81db (band)
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81db is a band based in Italy that was formed on April 2006 by the Greek guitarist Kostas Ladopoulos. As he stated in the band's first interviews, the musical idea was to try to combine a new alternative rock/metal sound by mixing melodies and heavy guitar riffs with folk elements derived from Kostas’ Greek origins. The current members of the band are Kostas Ladopoulos (Guitars, Bouzouki
), Filippo Capursi (Drums), William Frodella (Vocals), Vieri Pestelli (Bass
). The band had their debut album out on 2009 through Orion’s Belt Records and published by EMI
in Italy and distributed by Minos EMI
in Greece. They are currently working with the producer Sylvia Massy
for their upcoming release of 2011.
81db finished their first demo CD at the beginning of November 2006 and the band started to look for a label.
Various pod casts and local radios played the song ‘Voices
’ and got positive reviews for the home-made promo CD. Comments like "Extremely Original" "Without musical limits" "Psychotic sound" which was exactly what the compositions meant to achieve. On Dec. 2007 "Nice Trip" went to no.1 metal song of 59.330 songs in the US Music Network, Soundclick
. In March 2007 81db along with Fabio Bianchini, started filming a video of the song ‘Voices’. Later the web platform Digichannel with rock videos from around the world, chose the Voices Video Clip to be in their home page. The band kept going and playing concerts to support their EP in central and northern Italy. In November 2007 the band signed with a new-born label: Orion’s Belt records. A few months later, Deep Purple invited 81db to open their Turin concert on 13 July 2008.
In the meantime, after many successful international reviews to their self-produced 4-track promo EP, many people had become curious on what was going to follow up. In June 2008 the band entered the studio Larione10 of Florence to record 12 tracks which were going to be the final result for their debut album “Evaluation”.
Their debut CD, Evaluation
, out on 20 March 2009 for Orion’s Belt Records and published by EMI
publishing in Italy, was physically distributed by Minos EMI in Greece, SELF in Italy and digitally worldwide.
81db after some very good reviews for the album (Rock Hard
Italy – 7.5/10, Metal Hammer
Greece 9/10 and many more webzines and press) began touring the UK on November 2009 with excellent results and great feedback. Their video “voices” was in rotation on Headbanger’s ball of MTV Greece
as well as the important Mad TV
Greek music television. Their debut album was voted as the "2009 Top Record" from Vasilis Zaharopoulos, an important Metal Hammer
editor of the Greek magazine.
All this noise made the producer Sylvia Massy
interested at the project offering the band a chance to work with them at their studios for the upcoming 2nd album that should be published on 2011.
The second album of the band called "Impressions" was announced to be released on April 25, 2011 by the UK label Rising Records.
Past members
Impressions (Rising Records) - Produced by Sylvia Massy
& Kostas Ladopoulos
Greek Esquire (Greece, July 2009)
Italian Rock Hard (Nov 2009, Jan 2010)
Greek Rock Hard (March 2010)
Greek Metal Hammer (Jan 2010, March 2010)
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
), Filippo Capursi (Drums), William Frodella (Vocals), Vieri Pestelli (Bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
). The band had their debut album out on 2009 through Orion’s Belt Records and published by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
in Italy and distributed by Minos EMI
Minos EMI
Minos EMI is the domestic trade name of EMI Music Greece, a record company in Greece. It is the Greek record label division of the British-based, multinational EMI Group....
in Greece. They are currently working with the producer Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy is an entrepreneur, record producer, and studio engineer in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993's Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool.-History:...
for their upcoming release of 2011.
Biography
81db was formed in April 2006 by the Greek guitarist Kostas Ladopoulos. After a few changes to the line-up, the band found its current line-up, with singer William Frodella, Filippo Capursi on drums and Vieri Pestelli on bass.81db finished their first demo CD at the beginning of November 2006 and the band started to look for a label.
Various pod casts and local radios played the song ‘Voices
Voices
Voices is a 2006 translation of a 2003 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, another entry in the multi award-winning Detective Erlendur series. It was first published in English in August, 2006. The Swedish translation of the novel won Sweden's Martin Beck Award for the best crime...
’ and got positive reviews for the home-made promo CD. Comments like "Extremely Original" "Without musical limits" "Psychotic sound" which was exactly what the compositions meant to achieve. On Dec. 2007 "Nice Trip" went to no.1 metal song of 59.330 songs in the US Music Network, Soundclick
SoundClick
SoundClick is a music-based social community. It offers bands, artists, and music labels a platform for self-promotion. Songs can be streamed, downloaded in MP3 format, sold through the store, or licensed to others. SoundClick compiles daily charts for various genres, based on how many times a...
. In March 2007 81db along with Fabio Bianchini, started filming a video of the song ‘Voices’. Later the web platform Digichannel with rock videos from around the world, chose the Voices Video Clip to be in their home page. The band kept going and playing concerts to support their EP in central and northern Italy. In November 2007 the band signed with a new-born label: Orion’s Belt records. A few months later, Deep Purple invited 81db to open their Turin concert on 13 July 2008.
In the meantime, after many successful international reviews to their self-produced 4-track promo EP, many people had become curious on what was going to follow up. In June 2008 the band entered the studio Larione10 of Florence to record 12 tracks which were going to be the final result for their debut album “Evaluation”.
Their debut CD, Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation is systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of something or someone using criteria against a set of standards.Evaluation often is used to characterize and appraise subjects of interest in a wide range of human enterprises, including the arts, criminal justice,...
, out on 20 March 2009 for Orion’s Belt Records and published by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
publishing in Italy, was physically distributed by Minos EMI in Greece, SELF in Italy and digitally worldwide.
81db after some very good reviews for the album (Rock Hard
Rock Hard
Rock Hard is an EP by the Beastie Boys, released by Def Jam Records on 12" in 1985. The song, and the accompanying songs on the 12", feature the band's debut rap effort....
Italy – 7.5/10, Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
Greece 9/10 and many more webzines and press) began touring the UK on November 2009 with excellent results and great feedback. Their video “voices” was in rotation on Headbanger’s ball of MTV Greece
MTV Greece
MTV Greece is the Greek version of MTV, launched on September 1, 2008.MTV Greece broadcasts mainly English, American and Greek music, MTV's shows like Date My Mom, Made, Nitro Circus, RoomRaiders, America's Most Smartest Model, etc. subtitled in Greek, as well as three Greek shows...
as well as the important Mad TV
Mad TV
Mad TV may refer to:*MADtv, an American sketch comedy television series based on Mad magazine*Mad TV , a 1991 German television station management simulation game*MAD TV , a Greek music channel-See also:...
Greek music television. Their debut album was voted as the "2009 Top Record" from Vasilis Zaharopoulos, an important Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
editor of the Greek magazine.
All this noise made the producer Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy is an entrepreneur, record producer, and studio engineer in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993's Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool.-History:...
interested at the project offering the band a chance to work with them at their studios for the upcoming 2nd album that should be published on 2011.
The second album of the band called "Impressions" was announced to be released on April 25, 2011 by the UK label Rising Records.
Band members
Current members- Kostas Ladopoulos - Guitars, BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
(2006–present) - Filippo Capursi - Drums (2006–present)
- William Frodella - Vocals (2007–present)
- Vieri Pestelli - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2008–present)
Past members
- Antonio - Bass (2006–2007)
- Francesco - Vocals (2006)
Official Albums
Evaluation (Orion's Belt Records) - Produced by Kostas Ladopoulos| Evaluation - 2009 |
|---|
| 1. 2000x |
| 2. Miror |
| 3. Nice Trip |
| 4. Voices |
| 5. Dr. Barytone |
| 6. Revelations |
| 7. Argonaut's Dance |
| 8. Insects |
| 9. Insexts |
| 10. So Wounded |
| 11. W.D.S. |
| 12. Generation xxx |
| 13. aNoia |
| 14. Evaluation |
Impressions (Rising Records) - Produced by Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy is an entrepreneur, record producer, and studio engineer in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993's Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool.-History:...
& Kostas Ladopoulos
| Impressions - 2011 |
|---|
| 1. Code 84 |
| 2. The Last Laugh |
| 3. Won’t Follow You |
| 4. Jabberwocky |
| 5. Wasting my Time |
| 6. Agora |
| 7. Patience |
| 8. Captcha |
| 9. LightPath |
| 10. Luna |
| 11. Petrified (Medusa) |
| 12. FreakShow |
| 13. Impressions |
External links
Official sites- Official site
- http://www.myspace.com/81dbofficial/81db Myspace MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
] - http://www.facebook.com/81dbofficial 81db on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
Sources
Jam Magazine (Italy, April 2009)Greek Esquire (Greece, July 2009)
Italian Rock Hard (Nov 2009, Jan 2010)
Greek Rock Hard (March 2010)
Greek Metal Hammer (Jan 2010, March 2010)
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- http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=3239&lang=en
- http://behindtheveil.freehostia.com/i81db.html
- http://www.metal-empire.it/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3133
- http://www.self.it/ita/details.php?nb=8019991869246&tc=c
- http://www.metal.it/album.aspx/10897/
- http://www.rockpages.gr/detailspage.aspx?id=4051&type=1&lang=EN
- http://www.rockpages.gr/detailspage.aspx?id=3633&type=3&lang=EN
- http://rockskini.blogspot.com/search/label/-%2081db
- http://ashladan.be/review/81db-evaluation
- http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=16166&lang=en#
- http://www.metal-invader.com/gigs/81_Db_2009_11_24/gig.php