Memorain
Memorain | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Thrash metal [1] |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | NMC (2002−2005) EMI Music Greece (2005−present) Thanatology Productions[2] Fono Ltd.[3] |
| Members | Ilias Papadakis Jason Mercury Vagelis Kolios Aris Nikoleris Nick Yngve |
| Past members | Andreas Boutos Dimitris Anestis Tolis Mistiloglou John Karathanasis Panos Andricopoulos Nick Menza Ralph Santolla Chris Valagao Steve DiGiorgio Gene Hoglan |
| Website | memorain |
Memorain is a Greek thrash metal band, formed by guitarist/vocalist Ilias Papadakis in 1999.[4]
History
[edit ]After a few lineup changes in 2001, the band recorded their first demo CD titled Until You Die. Drawing influence mainly from the American heavy/thrash scene, the band contributed a song for the Voices of Death Part 5 compilation album, and a few months later they paid tribute to one of their favorite bands, Megadeth, recording a cover version of the song "Disconnect" for the album Droogie – A Megadeth Tribute.
In August 2002, the band signed a two-record deal with local label NMC Music, and their first album Digital Crimes was released a couple of months later. In 2003, Memorain released their second album White Line , featuring guitarist James Murphy (Testament, Obituary, Death, etc.). The band also contributed songs to numerous compilation albums. In September 2003,[5] the band composed the music theme for Greece's premier metal TV show, TV War, a TV show supported by the Greek Metal Hammer magazine.[6] In September 2005, Memorain signed an exclusive contract with EMI Music Greece and two months later the band started recording their new album Reduced to Ashes with Nick Menza (ex-Megadeth) on drums and Jeff Waters (Annihilator) as a special guest. Recorded partially in Los Angeles, Reduced to Ashes was released by EMI Greece in April 2006. After a five-year gap, the band re-entered the studio in 2011 with a new line-up featuring Ralph Santolla, Chris Valagao, Steve DiGiorgio, and Gene Hoglan to record their fourth full-length album Evolution , which was released in 2012. In the following year, Memorain, with a new lineup, released an eight-track album that included re-recordings of songs from their first two official albums called Digital Line and their seventh studio release Seven Sacrifices .[7] In September 2014, the band announced that they had compiled their eight studio album entitled Zero Hour.[8]
Members
[edit ]Current members
[edit ]- Ilias Papadakis – guitar
- Nikolas Perlepe – guitar
- Vagelis Kolios – vocals
- Babis Kapageridis – bass
- Sevan Barsam – drums
Former members
[edit ]- Jason Mercury – guitars
- Andreas Boutos – vocals
- Dimitris Anestis – bass
- Tolis Mistiloglou – drums
- John Karathanasis – bass
- Panos Andricopoulos – drums
- Alex Doutsis – guitars
- Kostas Bagiatis – bass
- Marc Reign – drums
- Nick Menza – drums
- Ralph Santolla – guitars
- Chris Valagao – vocals
- Steve DiGiorgio – bass
- Gene Hoglan – drums
- Nick Yngve – drums
Timeline
[edit ]Discography
[edit ]Studio albums
[edit ]- Digital Crimes (2002)
- White Line (2003)
- Reduced to Ashes (2006)
- Evolution (2012)
- Digital Line (2013)
- Seven Sacrifices (2013)[9]
- Zero Hour (2014)[10]
- Duality of Man (2016)
Music videos
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Ex-MEGADETH Drummer, ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Guest In MEMORAIN Video". Blabbermouth.net . 6 March 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Zero Hour – Thanatology Productions". Thanatology Productions. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "fono.ru Memorain – Zero Hour". Fono ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "R.S.R Thrash Metal Memorain – Evolution Por Maple Metal Records (Ingles)". Rock Symphony Radio. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Biography – Memorain". Memorain. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "David Ellefson, Nink Menza, Jeff Waters Featured On 'TV War' Theme Song; Audio Available". Blabbermouth. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Memorain: Read some information about the new album". Rock Overdose. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Memorain Complete Recordings For Upcoming Zero Hour Album". Brave Words. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "MEMORAIN "Seven Sacrifices", by Metal Scrap Records". Metal Scrap Records.
- ^ "Zero Hour Album Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed". Memorain Official Website. Memorain. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Memorain Launch Video for 'False Positive'". BraveWords. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Greece's Memorain Premier "Divided" Music Video". BraveWords. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Memorain "Guardian Night" Music Video". BraveWords. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.