Very pleasant videos for our local scene. There are many more bands , older and newer ones to dig into. It is impressive that the number of bands is enormous ,in proportion of the population numbers throughout 80s and beyond . Useful for all metalheads even the greek ones ! thanx again and have a good year !
thanx for the video. I am so curious that no one mension "Nightfall" this band was in early 90s along with septicflesh and Rotting christ. Now drummer fotis benardo is in this band. they have a great last album "at night we prey" have a long discography. this is a huge band with for the start of Greek black/death metal. Also dont forget the Warrior path, Secret outcry, and Triumpher (their last album got great reviews)
Thank you for these two videos! If you decide to make a third one, you may consider the following bands: Mother of Millions, Sacred Outcry, The Silent Wedding, Sunburst, Inner Wish, Diviner, and last but not least Villagers of Ioannina City.
Hi John!!1 so cool to see part II of this installment, it really seems that Greece is the right place to be if you want to start a metal band..... i have not heard most of the ones you talked about, but took notes about a couple if might be fun to check out. cheers and be well
The noise figures/ 1000 mods/ Holy monitor/ Naxatras/ Daemonia nymphe/ Planet of Zeus/ Void droid/ Bonzai are some bands you could check out mainly from the stoner rock genre
Thanks for showcasing bands from our local scene! It is true what you said about death metal so allow me to suggest some bands from the whole range of that genre in case you are interested. Abyssus- Oldschool Death Ascending Olympus- Thrash/Death Serement- Blackened Death Vulnus- Brutal Death Among Ruins- Melodic Death
Great two videos!Although I live ib Greece, there were a lot of bands that I didn' know until now. Please check out the 'Planet of Zeus' and '1000mods' bands.
Like others, i'd also suggest Nightstalker, 1000mods, Planet of Zeus, Villagers of Ioannina City and Naxatras There is also a nice playlist on youtube 'Weedian - Trip to Greece' which contains many stoner metal/desert rock songs from Greek bands, highly recommended
You should also check Triumpher, Stygian Oath and White Tower, Crosswind. Also from old-school Greek metal bands definitely check Nemesis, Deceptor and Marauder. Thanks for checking our metal scene mate.
I recomended Planet of Zeus but now I will recomend VIC (Villagers of Ioannina City)! VIC is a Greek Folk rock band from Ioannina, Greece, formed in 2007. They play post, stoner and psychedelic rock with a large dose of Greek folk music from the region of Epirus. The regional musical tradition is characterized by polyphony, specific rhythms and tunes, and the use of clarinet, kaval, and bagpipe. The band fuses this unique folk music with modern psychedelic forms, creating a sound where the dominant solo instrument is the clarinet. Believe me, this is going to be a unique experience for you, since you probably have not listen anything similar !!! These dudes really have a unique sound! I suggest you to start with "Zvara (Live)" (Greek Lyrics) and then listen to their album called "Age Of Aquarius" (English Lyrics)
i discovered your channel yesterday,great job bro.by the way you should listen to Nightfall,one of the three best and oldest metal bands from Greece (with Rotting Christ and Septic Flesh).trust me,you don't wann miss this,especially the album ''lesbian show''.one of the first bands that signed up with a big record company outside of Greece 3 decades ago.check also Necromantia,the ''boss'' of the band played the keyboards on the first albums of rotting christ and is the singer of Yoth Iria (only on the albums,he is against live shows).Astarte is a female only black metal band.Planet of zeus/1000mods/Rusty Bones,Villagers of Ioannina city are great examples of stoner rock (V.I.C use tranditional instruments),''Full House Brew Crew'' has an american heavy metal style.Leatherhead from Larissa produced their debut album last year,Streetwise from Larissa again play oldschool hardcore,Rapture are a great death band and last but not least is Riffobia from Trikala,great oldschool thrash metal.i hope you have time for a part 3 with these bands.keep up the great work,i'll start watcing all your videos today
Check also: Konsensus, Vile Species, Friki and Φορμόλη, all coming from the DIY grindcore scene, it's an extremely small scene in Greece and very underrated in my opinion, I think it's worth the time if you're into extreme music in general.
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Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Interesting video. 'του θριάμβου οι φωνές αντηχούν όλοι θέλουν τον ήρωα να δουν λευτεριά και αλήθεια μαζί δέναν του Διγενή την ψυχή'. The Exiles. ΕΞΟΡΙΣΤΟΙ.
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Yeah, Greece is probably a pretty good place to play heavy metal and its various genres. Anyway, I kind of like the scene there. If I could recommend something, if you haven't heard it yet, I would recommend the epic heavy metal by Δημήτρης Κατής . Εξόριστοι - Εξόριστοι (Dimitris Katis . Exoristoi - Exoristoi). I know you like Suicidal Angels, so I recommend another band by guitarist Gus Drax called Sunburst (it's power/progressive metal, I have their debut from 2016, and this year they released their second full-length album). As for thrash metal, I really like Chronosphere, Biotoxic Warfare, Amken, Bio-Cancer, Exarsis... And if you want some power metal, listen to Sacred Outcry - they released two albums in 2020 and 2023. Cheers ~ Fozzie
Here some Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal bands from Greece......Inveracity,Mass Infection,Resurgency,Mortal Torment,deified shreds,Abnormal Inhumane,Incineration,Aceptic Goitre and Embryectomy
I am not into the local metal scene, I prefer the Greek Rock mostly, so from all the bands you showed I only really listen to Nightstalker which are "lighter" in comparison to some of the other bands. What I want to write with this comment is that Greece does have good bands across the music spectrum and if you notice a theme there and that there is a particular skillset that seems to emerge. A typical Greek band has these four elements: - Great bass - Great drums - Good lyrics, even when abstract (though with the heavy Greek accent that some of the lead singers have, they might be hard to grasp) - The lead singer is not that good objectively, however his voice seems like it was made just to sing those particular songs. Nightstalker fit this theme like a glove, but another good example of that are the band "Deus Ex Machina" and their songs "Insight" and "Iraq 'n' Roll". No need to review them in your channel, just listen to them in your free time and you will hear exactly what I am talking about. :) Have a nice 2025!
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Yeah, you can say that. For example the song "Father Sun" from the "Villagers of Ioannina City" (a band that someone else mentioned in the comments) features local bagpipes (in a practically metal song) and the solo is made by a clarinet instead from the electric guitar (again, in a metal song - at 6 and a half minutes, if you find the video). Good solo too :P The song is uploaded separately on YT, but you can find their whole album on YT, it is on their channel for free. Grand fun ahaha. Enjoy! :)
hehehe welldone pronouncing thesssaloniki but now you misspronounce khirki :) and yes i think too that khirki's album was of the best in 2024. nice video
6:16 that was very rude of him. Don't worry if you mispronounce stuff. I mean, i'd wager you wouldn't have the same reaction that he did to a Greek mispronouncing Massachusetts. Trust me we wouldn't stand a chance trying to say that word.
Very pleasant videos for our local scene. There are many more bands , older and newer ones to dig into. It is impressive that the number of bands is enormous ,in proportion of the population numbers throughout 80s and beyond . Useful for all metalheads even the greek ones ! thanx again and have a good year !
Thanks yes I noticed there are so many bands from that country
thanx for the video. I am so curious that no one mension "Nightfall" this band was in early 90s along with septicflesh and Rotting christ. Now drummer fotis benardo is in this band. they have a great last album "at night we prey" have a long discography.
this is a huge band with for the start of Greek black/death metal.
Also dont forget the Warrior path, Secret outcry, and Triumpher (their last album got great reviews)
Thanks I'll keep it in mind
Thank you for these two videos! If you decide to make a third one, you may consider the following bands: Mother of Millions, Sacred Outcry, The Silent Wedding, Sunburst, Inner Wish, Diviner, and last but not least Villagers of Ioannina City.
Thanks. I'm not sure if I will make a third one but I have so many recommendations I might have to
Hi John!!1 so cool to see part II of this installment, it really seems that Greece is the right place to be if you want to start a metal band..... i have not heard most of the ones you talked about, but took notes about a couple if might be fun to check out. cheers and be well
Yes I have been getting a lot of comments and there is an endless supply of bands to talk about. I even did part three of Greece.
The noise figures/ 1000 mods/ Holy monitor/ Naxatras/ Daemonia nymphe/ Planet of Zeus/ Void droid/ Bonzai are some bands you could check out mainly from the stoner rock genre
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out. Many people have been mentioning Planet of Zeus, so I will include them in the next installment.
Awesome video series! You can also check out Aenaon (folk black metal), Ocean of Grief (Melodic doom/death metal) and Kawir! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the recommendations. I talked about Kawir in the first video.
I have interviewed two Greek metal bands so far. You found a perfect series for you JC.
Yeah, it's because a few people in the comments section say that I look like a Greek Orthodox Priest 😂
@ that is a good one. A few people have called me Ray Romano.
@ Need is awesome I have listened to that band. Would like to interview them.
Yeah, I thought they were pretty good
Thanks for showcasing bands from our local scene! It is true what you said about death metal so allow me to suggest some bands from the whole range of that genre in case you are interested.
Abyssus- Oldschool Death
Ascending Olympus- Thrash/Death
Serement- Blackened Death
Vulnus- Brutal Death
Among Ruins- Melodic Death
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out.
Great two videos!Although I live ib Greece, there were a lot of bands that I didn' know until now. Please check out the 'Planet of Zeus' and '1000mods' bands.
Thanks I know 1,000 mods and someone else recommended planet of Zeus
Like others, i'd also suggest Nightstalker, 1000mods, Planet of Zeus, Villagers of Ioannina City and Naxatras
There is also a nice playlist on youtube 'Weedian - Trip to Greece' which contains many stoner metal/desert rock songs from Greek bands, highly recommended
Thanks. I'll look into it.
...sincerely appreciate The Temple introduction. Instant attraction.
yeah, they were pretty cool.
You should also check Triumpher, Stygian Oath and White Tower, Crosswind. Also from old-school Greek metal bands definitely check Nemesis, Deceptor and Marauder. Thanks for checking our metal scene mate.
You are welcome and Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews from Marauder check their album 1821
I recomended Planet of Zeus but now I will recomend VIC (Villagers of Ioannina City)!
VIC is a Greek Folk rock band from Ioannina, Greece, formed in 2007. They play post, stoner and psychedelic rock with a large dose of Greek folk music from the region of Epirus. The regional musical tradition is characterized by polyphony, specific rhythms and tunes, and the use of clarinet, kaval, and bagpipe. The band fuses this unique folk music with modern psychedelic forms, creating a sound where the dominant solo instrument is the clarinet.
Believe me, this is going to be a unique experience for you, since you probably have not listen anything similar !!! These dudes really have a unique sound!
I suggest you to start with "Zvara (Live)" (Greek Lyrics)
and then listen to their album called "Age Of Aquarius" (English Lyrics)
Thanks. I had a lot of people recommend Planet of Zeus and VIC. So I will include them in part 3.
i discovered your channel yesterday,great job bro.by the way you should listen to Nightfall,one of the three best and oldest metal bands from Greece (with Rotting Christ and Septic Flesh).trust me,you don't wann miss this,especially the album ''lesbian show''.one of the first bands that signed up with a big record company outside of Greece 3 decades ago.check also Necromantia,the ''boss'' of the band played the keyboards on the first albums of rotting christ and is the singer of Yoth Iria (only on the albums,he is against live shows).Astarte is a female only black metal band.Planet of zeus/1000mods/Rusty Bones,Villagers of Ioannina city are great examples of stoner rock (V.I.C use tranditional instruments),''Full House Brew Crew'' has an american heavy metal style.Leatherhead from Larissa produced their debut album last year,Streetwise from Larissa again play oldschool hardcore,Rapture are a great death band and last but not least is Riffobia from Trikala,great oldschool thrash metal.i hope you have time for a part 3 with these bands.keep up the great work,i'll start watcing all your videos today
Thanks for the recommendations. I am planning a part 3 so I will check these out.
You should check out :
White Tower
Stygian Oath
Leatherhead
Mallevs
I talk about Leatherhead in the third video.
Check also: Konsensus, Vile Species, Friki and Φορμόλη, all coming from the DIY grindcore scene, it's an extremely small scene in Greece and very underrated in my opinion, I think it's worth the time if you're into extreme music in general.
Thanks. I will be planning a part 3
My humble suggestions:
Necromantia
Deviser
And also give Plaque-portraits of mind album a listen.
Thanks. I will cover Necromantia in part 3
there is a list of very good Greek black metal greek bands:
1) Ravencult th-cam.com/video/CCXR_iyuvKQ/w-d-xo.html
2) Sorgelig th-cam.com/video/wgR0q8IkIqw/w-d-xo.html
3) Isolert th-cam.com/video/H3FR3eBaTHE/w-d-xo.html
4) Macabre Omen th-cam.com/video/uJugJWzRQPk/w-d-xo.html
5) Thou art lord th-cam.com/video/sTkHNJfgYg4/w-d-xo.html
6) Spectral Lore th-cam.com/video/jlAVjqP0m8E/w-d-xo.html
7) Dodsferd th-cam.com/video/Dp63uOZPu9A/w-d-xo.html
8) Mnima th-cam.com/video/SyvX0ZSwNzw/w-d-xo.html
9) Spectral Path th-cam.com/video/iWtPX1BnLpM/w-d-xo.html
10) Thlipsis th-cam.com/video/tEpE4bb1wQk/w-d-xo.html
11) Katavasia th-cam.com/video/-xa0dqTn1O4/w-d-xo.html
12) Caedes Cruenta th-cam.com/video/AbiZ2bsgGdc/w-d-xo.html
13) Cult of Eibon th-cam.com/video/YMKx2uTQCh8/w-d-xo.html
14) Empire of the Moon th-cam.com/video/5qmgfkEBHNY/w-d-xo.html
15) Insanity Cult th-cam.com/video/qqyPiktCMgY/w-d-xo.html
16) Lunar Spells th-cam.com/video/IzHcivyAbxs/w-d-xo.html
17) Mystras th-cam.com/video/0JKcogopwhw/w-d-xo.html
18) Nocternity th-cam.com/video/CbgvTvGH7z8/w-d-xo.html
19) Order of the Ebon Hand th-cam.com/video/jj9gApQ-4Ig/w-d-xo.html
20) Agatus th-cam.com/video/7TzgWFPaOWo/w-d-xo.html
21) Zemial th-cam.com/video/v6esG33P8_A/w-d-xo.html
Last one is NWOBH like Warlord. 22) Black Sword Thunder Attack : th-cam.com/video/EBg3-Cns-vI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. I'll keep them in mind.
Didn't see your frist show on Greek bands, but one I really like is Stone Cream. They have 3 album's out all very good.
Thanks I'll keep it in mind
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Interesting video.
'του θριάμβου οι φωνές αντηχούν
όλοι θέλουν τον ήρωα να δουν
λευτεριά και αλήθεια μαζί
δέναν του Διγενή την ψυχή'.
The Exiles.
ΕΞΟΡΙΣΤΟΙ.
Thanks for watching the video
You should definitely check out the band "Deaf Radio" and maybe specifically their album "Modern Panic". Falls into the stoner genre:)
Thanks I'll keep it in mind
Will you do a "Most anticipated ROCK albums of 2025"? I loved the Metal List, but I am looking for rock. Keep up the great work.
I'm not sure. I don't have a lot of rock albums on my radar so far but I'll look into it.
Subfire - Blood omen (Heavy metal) is one of my favourites this year.
Thanks I'll keep it in mind
For those interested:
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5 x 60 Minute Greek Stoner playlists here - > th-cam.com/play/PL6OeZkfHmKCd7wx_GBRJAyGtT4VWr6p5S.html&si=IcuAOHNGBM7JwvNd
Thanks
A channel called "That Metal Bloke" made a video thread recently called "10 perfect albums"!
I have heard about that channel although I never watched a full video of his.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews I filmed a response to him yesterday.
Well done bro🤘Check also Degenerate Mind -Vortex if you please!
Thanks. I'll give it a listen.
Inveracity,one of the best brutal death metal bands ever,is Greek.also mortal torment is really cool.mass infection also
Thanks
Outside Human Serpent and Dead Congregation, I don't know any of the Greek bands you mentioned.
That's cool all these bands were new to me
Cleavercult - Brutal Death Metal !
Thanks, I'll keep them in mind.
For progressive metal I can't recommend enough: Groove therapist
And for doom metal: Doomocracy
Thanks. I'll check them out.
Yeah, Greece is probably a pretty good place to play heavy metal and its various genres. Anyway, I kind of like the scene there. If I could recommend something, if you haven't heard it yet, I would recommend the epic heavy metal by Δημήτρης Κατής . Εξόριστοι - Εξόριστοι (Dimitris Katis . Exoristoi - Exoristoi). I know you like Suicidal Angels, so I recommend another band by guitarist Gus Drax called Sunburst (it's power/progressive metal, I have their debut from 2016, and this year they released their second full-length album). As for thrash metal, I really like Chronosphere, Biotoxic Warfare, Amken, Bio-Cancer, Exarsis... And if you want some power metal, listen to Sacred Outcry - they released two albums in 2020 and 2023. Cheers ~ Fozzie
Thanks I have lots of recommendations so I'll keep them in mind
check out revolting breed they have one album and thats all you need. excellence
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
You should listen to "enemy of reality" and "therion" also..
Thanks
Here some Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal bands from Greece......Inveracity,Mass Infection,Resurgency,Mortal Torment,deified shreds,Abnormal Inhumane,Incineration,Aceptic Goitre and Embryectomy
Thanks. Ill keep them in mind
Hey metal brother listen Riffobia u will love them
Thanks
I am not into the local metal scene, I prefer the Greek Rock mostly, so from all the bands you showed I only really listen to Nightstalker which are "lighter" in comparison to some of the other bands. What I want to write with this comment is that Greece does have good bands across the music spectrum and if you notice a theme there and that there is a particular skillset that seems to emerge. A typical Greek band has these four elements:
- Great bass
- Great drums
- Good lyrics, even when abstract (though with the heavy Greek accent that some of the lead singers have, they might be hard to grasp)
- The lead singer is not that good objectively, however his voice seems like it was made just to sing those particular songs.
Nightstalker fit this theme like a glove, but another good example of that are the band "Deus Ex Machina" and their songs "Insight" and "Iraq 'n' Roll". No need to review them in your channel, just listen to them in your free time and you will hear exactly what I am talking about. :)
Have a nice 2025!
Thanks. Yes, I noticed that Greek bands don't sound like other bands from other countries.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Yeah, you can say that. For example the song "Father Sun" from the "Villagers of Ioannina City" (a band that someone else mentioned in the comments) features local bagpipes (in a practically metal song) and the solo is made by a clarinet instead from the electric guitar (again, in a metal song - at 6 and a half minutes, if you find the video). Good solo too :P
The song is uploaded separately on YT, but you can find their whole album on YT, it is on their channel for free. Grand fun ahaha.
Enjoy! :)
Listen to LEATHERHEAD. They just released their first album.
Thanks I'll keep them in mind
You should listen to major denial
Thanks I'll keep them in mind
Ωραιος!
Thanks
Actus Septem
hehehe welldone pronouncing thesssaloniki but now you misspronounce khirki :) and yes i think too that khirki's album was of the best in 2024. nice video
Thanks, yeah, I will have practice speaking Greek now LOL
6:16 that was very rude of him. Don't worry if you mispronounce stuff. I mean, i'd wager you wouldn't have the same reaction that he did to a Greek mispronouncing Massachusetts. Trust me we wouldn't stand a chance trying to say that word.
Thanks. I probably should ignore the trolls, but sometimes I can't resist trolling back.
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Greek Thrash metal
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
cheers man.. keep up the with your cool channel 🤘
Moeror
Thanks for the recomendations. I'll check them out.
chek out my brothers jailcat from thessaloniki
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Thanks for the recomendations. I'll check them out.
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Drama Noir my friend
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
There I also no macedonia
The correct one is ..Makedonia
Thanks
Aetherian melodic greek metal band, septic flesh orchestra metal band, rotting Christ... Varathron
Check out the first video. I think I covered them all.
also check out Calyces, Adam, 1000mods & Planet of Zeus...these are more on the alternative side
A lot of people are recommending Planet of Zeus. I'll include them in part 3.