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Metal / Metal / Metal

"X-Piral - Heavy Fucking Metal "

Athens, Attica
Greece

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Member Since5/4/2006
Band WebsiteX-Piral.com
Band Members :: We would really appreciate if you left a comment to our songs or rate them ::

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Tassos K - Vocals
Nick Papanikolaou - Guitars
Dimitris Marinis - Keys and Piano
Makis Petritsis - Bass Guitar
Fragiskos Samoilis - Drums and Percussion

InfluencesVarrying from 80's Heavy metal and bands like Pantera, Metallica, and also the AOR scene, to european power metal and bands like Grave Digger, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Stratovarius etc.
Sounds LikeAs the reviews said : a mixture of european power metal( with keyboard elements ) and 80's heavy metal
Record LabelBurning Star
Type of LabelIndie




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Distribution

GREECE: Soundforge Music Group
CYPRUS: Soundforge Music Group
JAPAN: DISK UNION
GERMANY: SX DISTRIBUTION
NETHERLANDS : LSP
ITALY : MASTERPIECE
FRANCE: MUSEA
U.S.A.: THE END RECORDS
SLOVAKIA: METAL AGE
AUSTRIA: SX DISTRIBUTION
CHEZK REPUBLICK: METAL AGE
CANADA: THE END RECORDS
TURKEY: ATLANTIS MUSIC
SWITZERLAND: SX DISTRIBUTION
POLAND :METAL MUNDUS
BELGIUM : LSP
HUNGARY : CLS Distribution
REST OF THE WORLD: BURNING STAR RECORDS

Click on the distributor name to visit the website (if available)

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X-Piral were originally formed in 2000 by Nick Papanikolaou (lead guitars) and Dimitris Marinis (Synth & Piano), which have known each other from previous bands. Petros Hatzibiros, friend of both of them, was assigned with the rhythm guitar and Lazaros Damanis the vocals. The first drummer joins a few weeks later. Antonis Petridis (700 Machines) was a really skilful and technical drummer.

With this line up, a demo CD was recorded entitled "Perfect Lies", at Graffiti Studios on February of 2000. Bass guitar was recorded by Nick Papanikolaou as the band didn't have a bassist at that time. The result was not satisfying enough and the CD never got to the public. Antonis left the band to join 700 Machines as he never really was into the Heavy-Power metal we were trying to build, and as we were disappointed from our recording attempt, the band splits up.

After several months, Nick and Dimitris, decided to give it one more try, so we went on searching for new members to rebuild the band, this time under the name Shadow Play. Petros took once again the rhythm guitar and the search for a vocalist had begun. An old friend of Dimitris, Michael Apostolakis, finally took this place, with a voice fitted for he band's songs, having a weird brutality, and also high notes which we needed. We started, rehearsing the songs from our Demo, with some changes, first in Nick's room, until a drummer showed up and we entered the studio. The drummer was Tolis Makrantonakis, who had a past in some known bands in Thesaloniki, and was skilful enough to play the up beat tracks.

The band remained without a bass player until opportunities for live shows appeared and bassist Kostas Liapis joined the group. The band gave some live shows for a couple of months, until it was realised that there was enough material to start the recordings for a promo CD, which eventually turned out to be a full debut album.

At that time Kostas leaves the band as his musical orientation was totally different and he wasn't satisfied. The band wished him the best and he parted in a most friendly atmosphere. In the summer of 2003 the band entered Power Studios, under the guidance and support of George Stratakis (Rust), and began recordings.

2 months later and a while after the drum recordings were over, Tolis leaves the band. This was a rather difficult time as all the financial burdens were placed upon 4 people. Soon after, also Petros leaves the band, due to musical differences and the recordings stop in order to organize the financial part.

In October of 2003 the recordings started again until February of 2004, when Dimitris left for studies in Italy. Fortunately the band had all the time for Nick to record all bass, rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars and Dimitris to complete keyboards recordings. During the 6 months that Dimitris was away, some of the vocals were recorded but there was no activity due to lack of free time. In the summer of 2004, Dimitris got back and all the vocals were finished until September when the band began mixing the material.

By the time everything was almost finished it was discovered that another band has copyrighted the name Shadow Play and the band name changed to X-Piral.

That was when Giannis Georgopoulos of Burning Star Records contacted the band and after discussion of 2 weeks, it ended up with a deal and a contract.

In February 2005 Poison Eyes was finally out in the shops. Reviews began emerging, some good, some bad, but in general X-Piral had made a good entrance to the music scene.

The music of X-Piral was a combination of 80's Heavy metal with 00's European Power Metal, also featuring some female vocals, which sounds interesting enough.

So with new strength and a label to help, X-Piral found new members, Thanos Tzanetopoulos (Inactive Messiah) on guitars, Makis Petritsis (Wheelrunner) on bass guitar, and Fragisos Samoilis on Drums. All of them are dedicated musicians and metalheads, with their own influences, working hard to build the new sound of X-Piral.

Now X-Piral have almost finished 12 new tracks to be included in the 2nd album, and still composing more. The musical direction is more complicated as 6 musicians with entirely different influences formed these tracks. One can hear Power Metal, Thrash, Rock, Classic Heavy metal, influences from Finnish scene, Scandinavian, American and all this combined with new sound in the instruments. Vocals are not using so much their high notes, which is the most overused capability of singers, but concentrate in low and middle notes, making it more solid.

In the year 2008, a few months after the release of "Hunter" X-Piral made a difficult choise. After long though X-Piral replaced their vocalist Michael Apostolakis with vocalist Tassos K., even though the band never commented on this decision the partd ways with Michael in a most friendly atmoshere.

Nowadays X-Piral are working on new songs, rehearshing and composing every day for an upcoming release.



Band Members :

Tassos K: Vocals
Nick Papanikolaou : Lead Guitars
Dimitris Marinis : Synth & Piano
Makis Petritsis : Bass Guitar
Fragiskos Samoilis : Drums & Percussion

Former Band Members :

Lazaros Damanis (2000): Vocals
Michael Apostolakis (2000-2007): Vocals
Petros Hatzibiros (2000-2005): Guitars
Thanos tzanetopoulos (2006-2007): Guitars
Antonis Petridis (2000): Drums
Tolis Makrantonakis (2003-2005): Drums


Discography :


Poison Eyes (2005)

1. Steel Tears
2. Crawling In Your Minds
3. Metal Storm
4. Poison Eyes
5. Winter Skies
6. Plains Of Perfection
7. 15 Years Of Lies
8. Far Horizons










Recorded, mixed and mastered at Power Studios by George Stratakis and X-Piral. Out by Burning Star Records in February 2005.


Hunters (2007)

1. .com - fusion
2.Golden Wings
3.Fall Into Oblivion
4.Hunters
5.Duat (Land Of The Dead)
6.Timechaser
7.Powerlust
8.Hear Me Calling
9.The Fire is Burning Bright
10.Dead Within
11.Lie Down Fre







Recorded at Esoteron Studios (GR), mixed and mastered by Markus Teske at Bazement Studios (DE).
Released on March 2007 by Burning Star Records



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Jul 25 2008 10:02 PM


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Jul 23 2008 3:19 PM

We are going on a mini-tour starting tomorrow! Make it out to one of these shows and support us! We will hopefully have a couple more dates scheduled by tonight, so check back for updates!

July 24, 2008 @ Gil’s Bar and Grill
with Nothing Gained (London), Age Of Distrust, and more
27 W. 2nd Street
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
$6.00 - 8 PM - 18+

July 25, 2008 @ Artist Underground Cafe
with Dragonship and Antietam
1600 Monument Ave.
Richmond, VA 23235
$5.00 - 8PM - ALL AGES

July 26, 2008 @ Gil’s Bar and Grill
with This Final Hour and Ascender
Shipps Corner Shopping Center
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
$5.00 (21+) or $10.00 (under 21) - 9PM

July 31, 2008 @ Stage 1 Live
with Glitzy Akimbo, With Eyes Wide Shut, Wounds to Wisdom, The Greenery, and Falcon Does it Dirty
203 Olive Street
Grand River, OH 44045 (near Cleveland)
$10.00 - 7PM - ALL AGES

Sorry for the generic promotional comment!!!
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Jul 20 2008 5:55 PM

lazy live 26-7-2008
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Jul 20 2008 2:11 AM

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Jul 15 2008 5:57 AM

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Jul 13 2008 3:18 AM

Thanx for the friendship and support.
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Jul 13 2008 1:39 AM

thanks for the add
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Jul 12 2008 11:47 AM

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Jul 12 2008 9:03 AM

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Jul 3 2008 9:25 AM

Thanks for the add X-Piral!!! Be sure to check out our on-line store opening July 15th!! The link is www. badass-audio. com!!! AWESOME MUSIC!! Again thanks for the add and hope you'll check us out!!!

-The Bad Ass Team-
The DEAD MOLE





Jul 1 2008 3:26 PM

X-Piral:
You really kick ass!
I felt the pain!
Keep on rocking as hard as, hell itself in, "Athens, Greece"!
Your fan!
"The Dead Mole"
One dead mole with flowers
Nikos RagenHeart





Jul 1 2008 7:18 AM

Xa xa! Oi kaloi mou tropoi epiBaloun na rwtisw prwta!
Kana live 8a pai3ei? Ante re paidia apo tin sfentona perimenoume live!!!
lml
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Jun 30 2008 10:09 AM

Geia xara!

To album mas "Redemption" einai diathesimo...



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Jun 29 2008 6:10 AM

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Jun 26 2008 12:57 PM




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Jun 25 2008 3:42 AM

Kalhspera kai eyxaristoume gia th filia......



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Jun 25 2008 3:40 AM

Kalhspera kai eyxaristoume gia th filia......