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Monumento (album)
''Monumento'' is the debut album by the Greeks, Greek metal band Dakrya (band), Dakrya. It was released worldwide on May 23, 2008. Track listing All music by Sophia Charalampous, except "Reflections and Illusions" by Sophia Charalampous and George Droulias. All lyrics by Sophia Charalampous. # "Crucifixion of Faith" – 5:33 # "Thorns of Punishment" – 4:46 # "Newborn Hope" – 5:15 # "Reflections and Illusions" – 4:50 # "Waters of Oblivion" – 5:51 # "Inner Scream" – 5:21 # "Revelations of a Madman" – 6:10 # "Into The Vortex" – 4:41 # "The Black Opera (Opus IX)" – 6:54 Bonus Tracks # "Wingless Souls" – 3:43 Personnel Band members * Thomais Chatzigianni – Vocals * Christina Kalantzi – Vocals * Sophia Charalampous – Keyboards * George Droulias – Guitars * Alex Drake – Bass * Charis Kampitsis – Drums Production * Sophia Charalampous – producer * Manos Konstantinidis – engineer, mix, master Additional musicians * Panagiotis Matrakas (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakrya
Dakrya is a theatrical metal band from Athens, Greece that was formed in late 2004 by Sophia Charalampous. The idea was to create a band that could develop a theatrical attitude and combine different musical elements with the dynamics of metal and rock sound. History Many rehearsals and line-up changes brought the first demo release for Dakrya in mid-2005 entitled ''Without Destination''. The singers Margina (female vocals) and Costas Lazarou (male vocals) participated as guest musicians for the recordings of the song. The reviews were good and soon Christina Kalantzi (vocals) and Thina Chat (vocals) joined the band as lead singers. Many live shows followed (mostly in Greece) as the band worked on new songs for their first full-length album to come. In 2007 Dakrya enters the studios to record their debut album entitled '' Monumento'' that was released on May 23, 2008 by Another Sphere Records (in France, Canada, Belgium) and 279 Productions (Greece & Cyprus). Monumento receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars of metal with different elements of orchestral classical music, such as symphonic instruments, choirs and sometimes a full orchestra, or just keyboard orchestration. Symphonic metal bands can feature classically trained vocalists, in which case they can be attributed nicknames such as opera metal or operatic metal. Perhaps the most prominent examples of symphonic metal bands are Swedish band Therion (band), Therion, Finnish band Nightwish, German band Xandria, Italian band Rhapsody of Fire, American bands Lorna Shore and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Dutch bands Epica (band), Epica and Within Temptation. Those bands place a large focus on elements prevalent in film scores in addition to the more basic classical components utilized more wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences. Pioneers of gothic metal include Paradise Lost (band), Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema (band), Anathema, all from the north of England. Other pioneers from the first half of the 1990s include Type O Negative from the United States, Lake of Tears, Tiamat (band), Tiamat and Katatonia from Sweden, and The Gathering (band), the Gathering from the Netherlands. Norway, Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy developed the "beauty and the beast" aesthetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Charalampous
Sophia most commonly refers to: * Sophia (wisdom), a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion * Sophia (Gnosticism), a feminine figure in Gnosticism * Sophia (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters named Sophia or Sofia Sophia or SOPHIA may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Sophia (Japanese band) * Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) * "Sophia", a song from '' Think Before You Speak'' by Good Shoes * "Sophia", a song from ''Mother's Spiritual'' by Laura Nyro * "Sophia", a song from '' Dust and Chimes'' by Six Organs of Admittance Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Sophia'' (TV series), a Russian historical drama * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) People and fictional characters * Sophia (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Scene (Dakrya Album)
''Crime Scene'' is the second full-length album by the theatrical metal band Dakrya Dakrya is a theatrical metal band from Athens, Greece that was formed in late 2004 by Sophia Charalampous. The idea was to create a band that could develop a theatrical attitude and combine different musical elements with the dynamics of metal .... It is a concept album focusing on society. Track listing # "The Charlatans" - 4:32 # "Blind Man's Bluff" - 5:05 # "Scaremongering" - 4:35 # "The Urban Tribe" - 3:59 # "Camouflage" - 4:34 # "Phantasmagoria" - 4:51 # "Inertia" - 4:24 # "Dramatis Personae" - 6:07 # "A Dreadful Sidescene" - 2:27 Personnel Band members * Thomais Chatzigianni - Vocals * Christina Kalantzi - Vocals * Angelos Charogiannis - Guitars * George Droulias - Guitars & Backing Vocals * Sophia Charalampous - Keyboards * Alex Drake - Bass * Stavros Vorisis - Drums Production * Pelle Saether - Mixing * Goran Finnberg - Mastering * George Bokos - Sound Engineering Additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeks
Greeks or Hellenes (; , ) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Greek Cypriots, Cyprus, Greeks in Albania, southern Albania, Greeks in Turkey#History, Anatolia, parts of Greeks in Italy, Italy and Egyptian Greeks, Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant Greek diaspora, diaspora (), with many Greek communities established around the world.. Greek colonies and communities have been historically established on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, but the Greek people themselves have always been centered on the Aegean Sea, Aegean and Ionian Sea, Ionian seas, where the Greek language has been spoken since the Bronze Age.. Until the early 20th century, Greeks were distributed between the Greek peninsula, the western coast of Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Cappadocia in central Anatolia, Egypt, the Balkans, Cyprus, and Constantinople. Many of these regions coincided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakrya (band)
Dakrya is a theatrical metal band from Athens, Greece that was formed in late 2004 by Sophia Charalampous. The idea was to create a band that could develop a theatrical attitude and combine different musical elements with the dynamics of metal and rock sound. History Many rehearsals and line-up changes brought the first demo release for Dakrya in mid-2005 entitled ''Without Destination''. The singers Margina (female vocals) and Costas Lazarou (male vocals) participated as guest musicians for the recordings of the song. The reviews were good and soon Christina Kalantzi (vocals) and Thina Chat (vocals) joined the band as lead singers. Many live shows followed (mostly in Greece) as the band worked on new songs for their first full-length album to come. In 2007 Dakrya enters the studios to record their debut album entitled '' Monumento'' that was released on May 23, 2008 by Another Sphere Records (in France, Canada, Belgium) and 279 Productions (Greece & Cyprus). Monumento receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists mo ...s released in 2008. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2008 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 albums Albums 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
