EMERALD SUN'S BIOGRAPHY
Thessaloniki, in the northeast of Greece, is the second biggest city of this country in which the enthusiasm for Heavy Metal is boundless. According to this, there are countless fans, clubs, magazines, and of course bands competing for local dominance. Rising from this concrete jungle in 1998: EMERALD SUN. The band had fought its way to the top of the local scene after performing numerous sweaty and impressive shows. In all those years a line-up sharing more than the mutual fondness for music had been consolidated. Singer Jimmy Santrazami, the two guitar players Teo Savage and Johnny Athanasiadi, bass player Fotis "Sheriff" Toumanides, keyboardist Jim Tsakirides and drummer B-Wicked proudly call each other real friends with the ambition to conquer the stages of this world.
In 2003 and 2004 EMERALD SUN released two great demos: "Sword Of Light" and "High In The Sky", which received extremely euphoric reviews in Metal magazines all over the world. Even when hearing them for the first time, the powerful, melodic Speed Metal songs remind you of the Germans Helloween at their best time. This certainly is mostly due to the fantastic voice of Jimmy Santrazami which sounds like Michael Kiske..s almost down to every detail. After shows with bands like Redrum, Pandemonium, W.A.N.T.E.D., Roxy Bitch and Edguy the band performed on many festivals, among others on the Rockemon, Rock Before X-Mas, Metal Up Your Ass and the Coca Cola-Fest. Supported by massive radio and TV promotion, EMERALD SUN becomes one of the most famous local bands.
In January 2005 EMERALD SUN enter the Nemesis Recording Studios in Kavala to record their debut album under the direction of producer Tasos Karapapazoglou (Nemesis, Elwing). His skillful guidance illuminates the new songs which had been diligently composed over years, and the remix and the mastering of R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Jack Starr, David Chastain...) makes them sound powerful and brilliant. "Escape From Twilight" (the title of the album) sounds so convincing that Limb Music Products agrees to a long-term cooperation with the band. At the Greek Mainhill Awards, they are elected best newcomer band. Plus, in the online edition of the third Heavy Metal Eurovisions Song Contest with participants from over 40 countries, EMERALD SUN finish second with the song 'Scream Out Loud'.
And now the time has come: 'Escape From Twilight' is released by LMP. Pieces like the award-winning 'Scream Out Loud', the title tracks of the demos 'High In The Sky' and 'Sword Of Light' and the phenomenal 'The Story Begins' will enthuse every fan of old Helloween, Stratovarius and Rhapsody totally. But EMERALD SUN are much more than a band with song-writing talent and musical skills which equal those of the old heroes. With their very own instinct for enthralling passages, toughened in the fire of countless, sweaty live shows, EMERALD SUN send the listener on a trip from one climax to another. It is difficult to elude the fascination of their music. So it gets obvious quite quickly why EMERALD SUN could establish themselves as the best of many excellent bands in their home country. And that is just the beginning of the story..
Debut album of Greece..s biggest hope in the Melodic Metal sector
EMERALD SUN is one of the best and most famous club bands in Thessaloniki, second biggest city of Greece
Their two demo CDs got great reviews and were massively promoted in radio und magazines
EMERALD SUN already appeared on TV , amongst others national TV station ET3
Numerous festival performances, a.o. Rockemon, Rock Before X-Mas, Metal Up Your Ass, Coca Cola-Fest, etc.
Recorded by Tasos Karapapazoglou (Nemesis, Elwing) in the Nemesis Recording Studios
Mixed and mastered by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Jack Starr, David Chastain...)
Discography
2003 EMERALD SUN (Sword Of Light) Demo
2004 EMERALD SUN (High In The Sky) Demo
2007 EMERALD SUN (Escape From Twilight) CD
Line-Up
Jimmy Santrazami (vocals)
Johnny Athanasiadi (guitar)
Teo Savage (guitar)
Jim Tsakirides (keyboards)
B-Wicked (drums)
Fotis 'Sheriff' Toumanides (bass)
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HERE ARE SOME GREAT REVIEWS ABOUT "ESCAPE FROM TWILIGHT" ALBUM
METALRAGE (web-zine) The Netherlands
Within the power metal genre it is a fact that some countries stand out, or stood out. Finland has Stratovarius (and many others), Germany has Helloween, Italy has Rhapsody of Fire. And now we may add Greece to that list with the release of Escape From Twilight by Emerald Sun.
BEHIND THE VEIL (web-zine) Greece
Once you listen to the songs that are included in "Escape From Twilight", every single note, chorus and melodic line will be carved in your brain and will make you hum the songs for hours and hours afterwards. This band is an apocalypse for a number of reasons.
METAL TO INFINITY (Web-zine) Germany
LMP has a new coming talent since they lost Rhapsody, and Emerald Sun is that name ! Eerald Sun have the ambition to conquer the stages in the world, and it seems like this is only a matter of time.
LORDS OF METAL (web-zine) The Netherlands
With the departure from Rhapsody, Luca Turilli and recently Wizard, Limb Music has lost a few of its most important bands. Recently the label has been gaining more and more heavy and power metal bands to compensate the "damage". At the end of last year they released and excellent album by Zandelle and again this month they come with another promising heavy metal band. Emerald Sun.
BRIGHT EYES (web-zine) Germany
Briefly and well, EMERALD SUN submitted a mad album, at which many different will break-off themselves till the end.
METAL INVADER (web-zine) Greece
WOW!!! What is that? Definitely the better stuff that I've heard lately! EMERALD SUN came to prove that as long as there are bands that love metal and they know how to perform it, this music will always have a great future. I really feel very lucky that I have this material in my hands. EMERALD SUN managed to create a masterpiece.
THE METAL CRYPT (web-zine) France
Not quite as ubiquitous or eminent as they once were, Limb seem to be making a come back with some awesome new signings, one in particular, is speedy Greek power metallers Emerald Sun, whose sophomore effort "Escape from Twilight" is an almost by the numbers Euro metal offering, but manages to extricate itself from the dreaded mire of plagiarised mediocrity by offering a top notch set of tunes.
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SCREAM OUT LOUD
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