Odes Of Ecstasy
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Odes of Ecstasy is a Greek
death metal
band formed in November 1993 by Dimitris Bikos and Joseph Nikou.
In the summer of 1996 they recorded their first demo, Atheistic Emotions, which featured vocals by Christina Maniati. The demo includes three atmospheric symphonic death metal songs, a cover of Black Sabbath
's "Paranoid (song)
," and an ambient tune with only female vocals, keyboards, and electric guitars. The specific release was announced as the "Promo of the Month by the Greek Metal Hammer magazine. Following the release of the demo, Dimitris Panayiotidis left the band for military service and was replaced by Nikos Baltas.
In 1997, they released a single-song promo entitled Words of Insanity, which gave them the opportunity to sign with the American label The End Records
, which released their first official album, Embossed Dream in Four Acts. The sound of this album is best characterized as death metal
featuring brutal male and operatic female vocals, and influences from classical music. The second release of the band came in 2000, Deceitful Melody.
After that, the band came to a standstill for several years due to many line-up changes, caused mainly by the obligatory military service of some of the band’s members. In 2004 the band formed again with a new line-up and a different musical orientation. The band played several shows to promote the news songs from their upcoming release, the self-titled Odes Of Ecstasy promo (2006) which had five songs. A full album was finished in October 2007.
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death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band formed in November 1993 by Dimitris Bikos and Joseph Nikou.
History
In 1994, Dimitris Panayiotidis joined the band on guitar, and in December 1995 they released a promo tape containing one song, "Theogony."In the summer of 1996 they recorded their first demo, Atheistic Emotions, which featured vocals by Christina Maniati. The demo includes three atmospheric symphonic death metal songs, a cover of Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
's "Paranoid (song)
Paranoid (song)
"Paranoid" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, featured on their second album Paranoid . It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song "The Wizard". It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100...
," and an ambient tune with only female vocals, keyboards, and electric guitars. The specific release was announced as the "Promo of the Month by the Greek Metal Hammer magazine. Following the release of the demo, Dimitris Panayiotidis left the band for military service and was replaced by Nikos Baltas.
In 1997, they released a single-song promo entitled Words of Insanity, which gave them the opportunity to sign with the American label The End Records
The End Records
The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...
, which released their first official album, Embossed Dream in Four Acts. The sound of this album is best characterized as death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
featuring brutal male and operatic female vocals, and influences from classical music. The second release of the band came in 2000, Deceitful Melody.
After that, the band came to a standstill for several years due to many line-up changes, caused mainly by the obligatory military service of some of the band’s members. In 2004 the band formed again with a new line-up and a different musical orientation. The band played several shows to promote the news songs from their upcoming release, the self-titled Odes Of Ecstasy promo (2006) which had five songs. A full album was finished in October 2007.
Current members
- Christina Maniati - vocals
- Nikos Baltas - vocals, guitar
- Giannis Fasoulakis - backing vocals, guitar
- Giorgos Pagidas - bass
- Nikos Simigiannis - drums
- Irini Tsiklou - keyboards
Former members
- Dimitris Panayiotidis - guitar
- Dimitris Bikos - vocals, guitar
- Savvas Dandoulakis - keyboards
- Joseph Nikou - bass
Discography
- Theogony (Promo, 1995)
- Atheistic Emotions (Demo, 1996)
- Faithless/Never Again (Split with Nocturnal Howling, Daimonion, 1997)
- Words Of Insanity (Promo, 1997)
- Embossed Dream In Four Acts (Album, The End, 1998)
- Deceitful Melody (Album, The End, 2000)
- Odes Of Ecstasy (EP, 2006)
- Odes Of Ecstasy (2007)