Memorain

Memorain is a speed/groove/thrash metal band from Greece, formed by guitarist/vocalist Ilias Papadakis in 1999.

History

After a few lineup changes in 2001, the band recorded their first demo CD titled "Until You Die". Drawing influence mainly from the American Heavy/Thrash scene, the band contributed a song for the "Voices Of Death Part 5" compilation album and a few months later they paid tribute to one of their favorite bands, Megadeth, recording a cover version of the song "Disconnect" for the album ''Droogie – A Megadeth Tribute''.

In August 2002, the band signed a two-record deal with local label NMC Music, and their first album "Digital Crimes" was released a couple of months later. In 2003, Memorain released their second album ''White Line'', featuring guitarist James Murphy ( Testament, Obituary, Death, etc.). The band also contributed songs to numerous compilation albums. In September 2003, the band composed the music theme for Greece's premier metal TV show, ''TV War'' – a TV show supported by the Greek ''Metal Hammer'' magazine. In September 2005, Memorain signed an exclusive contract with EMI Greece and two months later the band started recording their new album "Reduced To Ashes" with Nick Menza (ex-Megadeth) on drums and Jeff Waters ( Annihilator), as a special guest. Recorded partially in Los Angeles-California "Reduced To Ashes" was released by EMI Music Greece on 17 April 2006. After a 5-year gap, the band re-entered the studio in 2011 with a new line-up featuring Ralph Santolla, Chris Valagao, Steve DiGiorgio and Gene Hoglan to record its fourth full-length album called "Evolution", which was released in 2012. In the following year, Memorain with a new lineup, released an 8-track album that included re-recordings of songs from their first two official albums called "Digital line" and their sevenths studio release called "Seven Sacrifices". In September 2014 the band announced that they had compiled their eight studio album entitled "Zero Hour".

Members

Current members

* Ilias Papadakis – Guitar
* Nikolas Perlepe – Guitar
* Vagelis Kolios – Vocals
* Babis Kapageridis – Bass
* Sevan Barsam – Drums

Former members

* Jason Mercury – Guitars
* Andreas Boutos – Vocals
* Dimitris Anestis – Bass
* Tolis Mistiloglou – Drums
* John Karathanasis – Bass
* Panos Andricopoulos – Drums
* Alex Doutsis – Guitars
* Kostas Bagiatis – Bass
* Marc Reign – Drums
* Nick Menza – Drums
* Ralph Santolla – Guitars
* Chris Valagao – Vocals
* Steve DiGiorgio – Bass
* Gene Hoglan – Drums
* Nick Yngve – Drums

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

*'' Digital Crimes'' (2002)
*'' White Line'' (2003)
*'' Reduced To Ashes'' (2006)
*''Evolution'' (2012)
*''Digital Line'' (2013)
*'' Seven Sacrifices'' (2013)
*'' Zero Hour'' (2014)
*'' Duality of Man'' (2016)

Videos

*"TV War" (2007)
*"False Positive" (2014)
*"Divided" (2015)
*"Guardian Knight" (2016)

References

External links

Memorain.com

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Thrash metal musical groups
Greek heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups from Athens
Musical groups established in 1999
Musical quintets
1999 establishments in Greece