Elysion (band)

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Elysion
Origin Athens, Greece
Genres Alternative metal
Gothic metal
Years active2006–present
Labels Massacre Records
MembersNikos Despotopoulos
Ilias P. Laitsas
Johnny Zero
Christiana Hatzimihali
Andreas Roufagalas
Past membersAntonios Bofilakis
Petros Fatis

Elysion is a Greek gothic metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2006.

Contents

The band members are Christiana Hatzimihali (lead vocals), Johnny Zero (guitar), [1] Andreas Roufagalas (bass guitar), Nikos Despotopoulos (guitar) and Ilias P. Laitsas (drums).

History

Silent Scream

The band released its debut studio album, Silent Scr3am , on 18 December 2009 on the Massacre Records label. It was produced and mixed by Mark Adrian and was mastered by Ted Jensen.

The album was met with mostly average to positive reviews. Femmetal Online gave the album a high rating, stating that "[t]he songs on 'Silent Scream' are so unrelenting and infectious that I had a hard time finding any fault at all with this CD. The sound and production is excellent and the band worked with American engineer Ted Jensen." [2] The German edition of Metal Hammer gave the album an average rating, calling it a "potential sensation" although the tracks were not found to be innovative. [3]

Someplace Better

On 24 January 2014, Elysion released its new album called Someplace Better, produced by Mark Adrian at ARTemis Studios in Athens, Greece, mixed by Dan Certa (We Are The Fallen, Ben Moody, Seether) and mastered by David Collins (Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe). Gustavo Sazes, who already worked for bands like Arch Enemy and Morbid Angel, is responsible for the cover artwork.

Bring Out Your Dead

The band's third album Bring Out Your Dead was released on March 17, 2023. It was produced and mixed by Mark Adrian and mastered by Nasos Nomikos. Dimitris Tzortzis is responsible for the cover art. The first release, Crossing Over, came out on February 8, 2023, while Raid The Universe was released 19 days later, on February 27. All other songs were released along with the album.

Band members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Elysion (band)

Discography

Albums

EPs

Demo recordings

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2006Elysion (demo)Best Demo Record in Metal Hammer magazine [6] Nominated
2007ElysionBest New Act in Fillipos Nakas Award [ citation needed ]Won
2007ElysionBest Rock Band in Fillipos Nakas Music Award [ citation needed ]Won

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References

  1. ↑ Froghy, Jasmin (2010). "Elysion – Silent Scream". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Elysion - 'Silent Scream' (2009)". Femme Metal Webzine. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Elysion – Silent Scream". Metal Hammer (in German). 1 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "ELYSION | Someplace better - Nuclear Blast". 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ 27 October 2012. "Elysion to Release New EP 'Killing My Dreams'" Metal Underground. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Night, Nataly (16 December 2009). "Elysion - Silent Scream". Reflectionsofdarkness.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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