Author: kostas_gallery

Band: Star.Gate

Album: Escaping The Illusion

Out: March 8th 2024

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Melodic Metal pioneers STAR.GATE are back with their sixth full length album entitled “Escaping The Illusion” (SGR CD-074).

Α monumental release that highlights the brilliant level of songwriting and musicianship of the band.

A universe of dreamy melodies delivered through an epic soundscape of neoclassical magic. This is not an illusion.

This is real music for the soul.

This new album features vocals by the band’s new singer, Manos Fatsis.
Through his excellent voice Manos is taking the music of Star.Gate to the very next level!

Tracklisting:
1. Hiding All The Tears
2. The Deepest Sea
3. Lonely Queen
4. Life Is An Illusion
5. Wounded Soul
6. I Am Here
7. The Enemy Inside
8. Outcast
BONUS
9. Christmas Night (Acoustic Version)
10. Life Is An Illusion (Acoustic Version)
11. Formless Flame (Bass Solo)
12. The Field Of Oneness (Bass Solo)
-performing with one hand (right hand tapping)-
13. Crystal Blades (Bass Solo)

Line-up:
Kostas Domenikiotis: Bass
Sakis Bandis: Keyboards
Manos Fatsis: Lead and Backing Vocals
Anthimos Manti: Guitars
Stergios Kourou: Special Guest, all the drum work

Music composed by Kostas Domenikiotis
Lyrics written by Helen Roumpi/Kostas Domenikiotis
except tracks 5 & 6 by Helen Roumpi/Kostas Domenikiotis/Manos Fatsis
Music arranged by Kostas Domenikiotis & Sakis Bandis
except track 9 Music arranged by Anthimos Manti
and track 10 Music arranged by Manos Fatsis

Mixed & Mastered by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studio, Thessaloniki 2023
Artwork by Chris Karietis
Layout/Photo by Kostas Athanasoglou

Discography:
Stargate (Steel Gallery Records, 2004)
Reborn (Steel Gallery Records, 2013)
Longing For Light (Steel Gallery Records, 2016)
The Dream (Steel Gallery Records, 2019)
Unbroken Diamond (Steel Gallery Records, 2021)
Escaping The Illusion (Steel Gallery Records, 2024)

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Star.Gate Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)

Band: Horizon’s End

Album: The Great Destroyer

Out: May 19th 2023

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Four years have passed since the release of “Skeleton Keys”. The time is now for HORIZON’S END to open the fourth chapter of their imaginary book of sights, sounds and melodies.

“The Great Destroyer” takes the band to the very next level in terms of musicianship, songwriting and lyrical expression. A magnum opus that combines a wide range of influences (from classical music, to Manos Hatzidakis’ artistic vision and from 70s Symphonic Prog and 80s futurism to the Progressive Metal of yesterday and today).

All the above (and even more) influences have been perfectly balanced to highlight a unique musical result, able to be created and performed by this particular band only! Yes, there are lots of great Prog Metal bands around but noone sounds and feels like HORIZON’S END. And their latest masterpiece is the biggest proof for the above statement.

The band’s mastermind and keyboardist Sakis Bandis has composed a phenomenal album which is trademarked by the brilliant performances of Kosta Vreto on guitars, Stergios Kourou on drums and Kostas Scandalis on bass. Vasilios Topalides delivers some of his greatest vocals, sealing each and every song on this release.

The album is produced and mixed by Kostas Scandalis and Sakis Bandis, mastering by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studios (Thessaloniki, Greece), Artwork and front cover are created by Panagiotis Sifakis.

The Veterans are back. With their greater album that narrates the story of a Great Destroyer.

For fans of: MANOS HATZIDAKIS, SHADOW GALLERY, LEVIATHAN, DREAM THEATER, FATES WARNING, POWER OF OMENS, ICE AGE, LOST ON THOUGHT.

Track listing:
1. Damage
2. Last To Succumb
3. The Trail Of Notes
4. Another War
5. Catalyst Of Fear
6. They Will Rise Again
7. Nightmares
8. The Parade
9. Voices From The Sea
10. Postcards From War

Line-up:
Vassilios Topalides – Vocals
Kosta Vreto – Guitars
Kostas Scandalis – Bass
Stergios Kourou – Drums
Sakis Bandis – Keys & Backing Vocals

Credits:
Guest: Theoharis {Hail Spirit Noir} (Additional Vocals, Track 9)

All music written and arranged by Sakis Bandis
All lyrics by Sakis Bandis
Produced & Mixed by Sakis Bandis and Kostas Scandalis
Mastered by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studio, 2023
Cover Artwork/Layout by Panagiotis Sifakis

Discography:
Sculpture On Ice (WMMS, 1998) CD
Concrete Surreal (Steel Gallery Records, 2001) CD
Skeleton Keys (Steel Gallery Records, 2019) CD
The Great Destroyer (Steel Gallery Records, 2023) CD

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Horizon’s End Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel
Horizon’s End Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)
horizonsendband@gmail.com (Horizon’s End)

Band: Rage Of Romance

Album: Dark Equation of God

Out: December 16th 2022

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Rage of Romance return with their third full length album entitled Dark Equation of God. Staying focused on delivering melodic but also powerful songs with an emotional lyric background and with Esthibaliz Rojas (Erzsebeth, Melphomene) as their singer and frontwoman, the band has once again created a modern power metal album with many dark, atmospheric and progressive elements.

The album deals with the perpetual struggle of man to explain the mystery of existence and to trace the roots of cosmic equations that regulate life and universe.

Album recordings have taken place in band’s own “Haunted” studios with Iraklis Deligiorgis carrying out production, mix and mastering.

For fans of AFTER FOREVER, XANDRIA, NIGHTWISH, EPICA & WITHIN TEMPTATION.

Track listing:
1. Sands Of Time
2. Distant Worlds
3. Burnt So Beautiful
4. Kingdom Of Ashes
5. Thorns Of My Halo
6. Ground On Fire
7. Mooncry
8. Dark Sides Of God
9. Imperators

Line-Up:
Esthibaliz Rojas – Vocals
Leonidas Deligiorgis – Guitars
Iraklis Deligiorgis – Bass
Kostas Giannikopoulos – Keyboards
Nick Tsiligoudis – Drums

Credits:
Guest solo guitars by Miguel Angel López Escámez

All music by Rage Of Romance, all lyrics by Kostas Giannikopoulos.
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Iraklis Deligiorgis

at “Haunted Studios” (Chrysoupoli Kavala/GR)
Recording period: April 2021 – December 2021.

Artwork by Giannis Stergiou (Xanthi/GR April 2021)
Layout and design by Iraklis Deligiorgis.
Band Photos by Denis Jockmans and Savvas Giaskoulidis.

Discography:
Rage of Romance (Steel Gallery Records, 2014) CD
Thunderborn (Steel Gallery Records, 2017) CD
Dark Equation Of God (Steel Gallery Records, 2022) CD

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Rage Of Romance Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)
rage.of.romance@gmail.com (Rage Of Romance)

Band: Dark Nightmare

Album: Beyond The Realms Of Sorrow

Out: November 4th 2022

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Six long years have passed since the release of “Tortured Souls”, the third full length album by DARK NIGHTMARE, the Epic / Power Metallers from Grevena City, Northern Greece.

Now they are back opening another chapter in their legendary saga: Their new full length album entitled “Beyond The Realms Of Sorrow”.

The spirit of classic Heavy / Power Metal meets the Epic Metal legacy, through a realm of darkly shaded melodies. A one-of-a-kind combination that strikes the perfect balance between inspiration and diversity. The result is the best album that the band has released so far.

This record includes some huge songs like “Timerider” -a US Metal anthem in the vein of RIOT-, “Fighting in a Flow of Time” -an Epic Metal hymn that stands among the band’s classics- and “Hold Me In The Light” -one of the album’s most emotional moments-. A single listen to each and every song of this release is enough to make you realize that DARK NIGHTMARE have taken their songwriting to the very next level, reaching a sky-high top.

From the faster Heavy / Power Metal moments, to the slower epic parts, this album includes first class Heavy Metal for everyone. Heavy Metal that is played with heart and soul by one of the very last bands that keeps the faith alive!

For fans of LIEGE LORD, MANILLA ROAD, VIRGIN STEELE, SORCERER & DOOMSWORD.

Track listing:
1. Tears From The Sky
2. Hold Me In The Light
3. Timerider
4. Haunted Life
5. The Fields Of Screaming Souls
6. The Pain Of Our Soul
7. Fighting In A Flow Of Time
8. Old Man Tales In The Woods

Line-Up:
Yiannis Papadimitriou – Vocals/Guitars
Chris Tolis – Guitars
Nick Michalakakos – Bass
Dimos Konstantinidis – Drums/Percussions
George Karagiannis – Keyboards

Credits:

All music and lyrics by Yiannis Papadimitriou
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by George Stournaras at “Infected Studios” (Livadeia and Thessaloniki/GR)
Keyboards recorded by Antonis Hatziparasidis at “Caravan studios” (Grevena/GR)
Kahon and percussions recorded by Antonis Hatziparasidis at “Caravan studios” (Grevena/GR)
Recording period: June 2021 – May 2022

Artwork by Anastasio Karapapazoglou (Kavala/GR April 2020)
Layout and design by Angel Priest
Logo by Nick Tsapalianas
Logo digital editing by Angel Pryest
Pictures by Panagiota Karagiorgou
Executive producer: Kostas Athanasoglou

Discography:
Serpents Of The Night (Steel Gallery Records, 2007) Split CD
The Human Liberty (Eat Metal Records, 2009) CD
Spirit Nightmares (Steel Gallery Records, 2011) Split DVD
Beneath The Veils Of Winter (Iron On Iron Records, 2012) CD
Despair And Hope (Steel Legacy Records, 2013) 7″
Tortured Souls (Eat Metal Records, 2016) CD
The Dark Demo Years (Steel Gallery Records, 2021) Compilation CD
Beyond The Realms Of Sorrow (Steel Gallery Records, 2022) CD

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Dark Nightmare Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel
Dark Nightmare Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)
dnightmare99@hotmail.com (Dark Nightmare)

Band: Afterimage

Album: II: Beyond Horizons Infinite

Out: June 3rd 2022

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Four years after their debut, the Syros Island based group returns with their new offering featuring an updated -three guitar- line-up, presenting a massive evolution in their overall sound.

The addition of the new members James Mageiras on guitars, Jason Manousos on guitars and Petros Vasiliadis on bass and keyboards gives the band the ability to explore the pathways of the late 80s / early 90s US Progressive Power Metal, highlighting a mystical and epic soundscape that marks a new era. 

Of course all the known classic AFTERIMAGE elements are still here: The vocals of Chris Papadakis -described as a diverse mixture of John Arch, Geddy Lee and Buddy Lackey-. The expressive yet complex drumming of Kostas Moiragias and the amazing guitar work of Petros Printezis: features that actually set the basis of the AFTERIMAGE sonic trademark.

Songwriting is the key point on the new album, from the opener “Imagination Regenerated”, to the epic “Talisman”, the neo-prog anthem “Mirrors” -featuring the magic keyboards of Sakis Bandis (HORIZON’S END)-, the US Power Metal storm “Morgana” and of course the band’s magnum opus, the 15 minutes long “An Overture to Mystic Arts”. 

The album was produced, mixed and mastered at Infinity studio, Thessaloniki, by Kostas Scandalis (ex-WARDRUM, HORIZON’S END). Even from the early mixes listening sessions at Steel Gallery Records headquarters, those who listened, admitted that this is one of the best productions that Scandalis has delivered so far.

If you are after some inspired and well performed Progressive Power Metal ala early FATES WARNING (Arch era), HEIR APPARENT (“One Small Voice” era), MYSTIC FORCE, early PSYCHOTIC WALTZ and CRIMSON GLORY, this album is for you.

Spreading wings beyond horizons infinite, horizons unknown, as the stars align upon the skyline, above the Temples of Sett…

Track listing:
1. Prelude
2. Imagination Regenerated
3. Talisman
4. Transparent
5. Newborn Horizons
6. Morgana
7. Illusions
8. Nightingales
9. Mirrors
10. Passage
11. An Overture to Mystic Arts

Line-Up:
Chris Papadakis – Vocals
Kostas Moiragias – Drums
Petros Printezis – Guitars
James “Cook” Mageiras – Guitars
Jason Manousos – Guitars
Petros Vasiliadis – Bass, Keyboards

Credits:

All music by AFTERIMAGE except “Prelude” – Composed and performed by Sakis Bandis
All lyrics by Chris Papadakis
Keyboard parts on “Mirrors” composed and performed by Sakis Bandis
Drums recorded at Final Sound studio, Athens
Guitars recorded at Afterimage rehearsal studio, Ermoupolis, Syros, by Dimitris Kontizas
Additional recordings by Petros Printezis
Bass and keyboards recorded at Petros Vasiliadis’ home studio, Athens
Vocals recorded at Afterimage rehearsal studio, Ermoupolis, Syros, by Dimitris Kontizas
Produced, mixed & mastered at Infinity studio, Thessaloniki by Kostas Scandalis

Cover by Elena Vasilaki
Layout, band logo & video by Kostas Athanasoglou
Photography by Kostas Scandalis
Executive producer: Kostas Athanasoglou

Discography:
Traveler In Crystal Visions (Steel Gallery Records, 2018) CD
II: Beyond Horizons Infinite (Steel Gallery Records, 2022) CD

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records
Afterimage

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Afterimage Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)

Band: Sorrowful Winds

Album: Deny Reality

Out: April 15th 2022

Quite Evil HD (LYRIC VIDEO)

Deny Reality HD (LABEL’S PROMO VIDEO)

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“Deny Reality” is the band’s fourth full length that marks their return seven years after their previous “Non-Aligned” album. Power, melody, complexity and dark atmosphere are the main features of the band’s current sound portrait that is highlighted through an album that will satisfy all those who are still in search for some first class Progressive Metal.

SORROWFUL WINDS was one of the first bands of the 90s Greek Progressive Metal movement with legendary releases like their same titled “Sorrowful Winds” second demo and their “Imminent Arrival” debut album. From the very first days the band has managed to build its own trademark sound, keeping it as their main starting point, they go through a remarkable sonic evolution offering a new delightful piece of musical art. This is Prog Metal of the new age: Technical, theatrical, strange and beautiful: SORROWFUL WINDS are wisely exploring its dark variation.

If you adore the tech-vision of late era of SYMPHONY X, combined with the KING DIAMOND and CANDLEMASS blessings plus lots of PSYCHOTIC WALTZ, SANCTUARY and CRIMSON GLORY, then you should not miss this sonic masterpiece of dark expressionism. SORROWFUL WINDS are back! For good!

Track listing:
01. Deny Reality 5:16
02. Silence In The Morning 4:37
03. Time Pills 6:04
04. To Slay The Last One 6:30
05. Ocean Drown Me 5:53
06. Satan’s Heart 7:56
07. Quite Evil 5:10
08. 3 Years Old 4:23
09. Gone 6:32

Line-Up:
Mike I. – Vocals
Thanasis Hatziagapis – Guitars
Tasos Iosifidis – Bass & Keyboards
Kostas Exarchakos – Drums

Credits:
Lyric video by Gabriel management.
Music composed by Tasos Iosifidis / Thanasis Hatziagapis
Lyrics written by Mike I.
Music arranged and produced by S.W.
Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Dionisis Christodoulatos
at CFN Recordings studio, Athens – Greece
Drums and bass recorded by Diogenes Kyrantzoglou at Piper Studio, Piraeus – Greece
Original drawings and paintings by Konstantinos Tzalalis Art
Album cover artwork by Tasos Iosifidis

Discography:
The Imminent Arrival (S7 Records, 1999) CD
The Age Of Dreams (NMC Music, 2001) CD
Non-Aligned (Independent, 2014) CDr
Deny Reality (Steel Gallery Records, 2022) CD

CONTACTS:
Official Web:
Steel Gallery Records
Sorrowful Winds (Under Construction)
Sorrowful Winds (Active)

Facebook:
Steel Gallery & Arkeyn Steel Recs Official
Sorrowful Winds Official

YouTube:
Steel Gallery Records Official YouTube Channel
Sorrowful Winds Official YouTube Channel

e-mail:
kostas@steelgallery.com (Steel Gallery Records)