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INK formed in august of 1999 in Alexandroupolis when long time friends Savas Karabalasis(guitars,samples,producer) and Kostas Apostolopoulos(lead guitar) were recording some new songs in Savas Home Studio,they were searching for a guy with a good voice and Kostas thought that he knew one.So he brought Chris Tsantalis(vocals)who was obsessed with seattle vocalists.In about a week they had 3 songs which reminded a lot of bands Alice in chains,Depeche Mode,The Doors.This primal demo got some very good reviews from greek magazines but it was nothing really special.Everyone was in diffirent places so they got back together in 2002 when Chris returned after a very long TRIP in bulgaria.They started immediately to record their first complete demo which named NEW DAY.A lethal mix of heavy guitars,psychedelic melodies and soulfull vocals.The influences are the main reason behind their unique sound. Imagine a cross between TOOL,ALICE IN CHAINS,A PERFECT CIRCLE,SOUNDGARDEN,DOORS and you re nearly there. 2004 finds INK with some new members in the city of SALONICA. They re bulding a fan base with their powerfull live shows in local clubs,new songs are on the way,and NEW DAY is one of the surprises for SALONICAS rock fans. In 2004-2008 INK are playing a lot of shows and they re sharing stages with bands like MY EXUSE,TESTUBE,,MIKRO,BULLDOZA,SAMAVAYO,RAINING PLEASURE,LAZY EYE,LEAK,PLANET OF ZEUS,BLIND TENDRIL... they also appeared in ardas river festival. Trademark is their unique unplugged shows in places like SILVER DOLLAR and CARPE DIEM.New album is on the way along with their first video clip...


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Music:

Member Since: 4/7/2005
Band Members: VOCALS : TSANTALIS CHRISTOS INFLUENCES: alice in chains,monster magnet,the cult,tea party ,the doors,tool,deftones,a perfect circle,soundgarden,kyuss, stone temple pilots,agents of oblivion,dead boy and the elephantmen, afghan whigs,twilight singers,radiohead,truly,life of agony,pearl jam, faith no more,gruntruck,mark lanegan,hajis kitchenGUITARS : APOSTOLOPOULOS KOSTAS INFLUENCES:whatever is heavy from rammstein to machinehead and from soundgarden to queensryche anyway,mostly heavy guitarsGUITARS , SAMPLES , PRODUCTION: KARABALASIS SAVVAS INFLUENCES:alice in chains,soundgarden,nine inch nails,industrialBASS : JOHNNY CHATZIPAPAS INFLUENCES:mr bungle,vision of disorder,jamiroquai,deftones,tool,soundgarden,faith no more, white zombie,peeping tom,thievery corporation,infectious grooves, life of agony,bjork,cinematic orchestra,helmet, mad season,sade,meshuggah,sevendustDRUMS:PANOS MARGIOLIS INFLUENCES:pantera,incubus,tool GUITARS:SAVVAS KOUSA INFLUENCES:pearl jam,bush,temple of the dog,cold....seattle and alternative rock mostly



Influences:

Sounds Like: a psychedelic cross of heavy guitars,soulfull vocals,lots of emotion if you like bands like alice in chains,tool,soundgarden,pearl jam,perfect circle,stone temple pilots,the cult or the newer breed like earshot,,dead boy and the elephantmen,second coming,sponge,days of the new,alter bridge then we are your band.----EASY DAY(unplugged song from the furthcoming album)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

puregrainaudio.com interviews chris

INK is the name of the group and you hail from Greece, but who are the members, what instruments do each of you play...
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

chris interview with rockazine.com

www.rockazine.com  in the frontal page sectionposted January 2008 Ginger Lyvere: I'm really impressed with the cuts you have on your website. You can really tell Depeche Mode, Soundgarden, Alice ...
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:03:00 PST

Monolith.gr review for live show

At about 23:00, the native ten-legged machine of INK takes the stage, kicking in with a cover of KYUSS "Gardenia". INK's frontman Chris Tsantalis - dressed up in a purple corduroy shirt and a pair of ...
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:31:00 PST

INK singer collaborates with LAZY EYE download their song "days of storm"

INK singer chris sings with the fellow band LAZY EYE for their epic new track "days of storm",download it  through their page
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:27:00 PST

INK reviews

......INK reviews Dark under construction Dark under construction! Proof that you don't have to really like a genre to appreciate well constructed and performed good music. This one's so da...
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:49:00 PST

INK full cover story in artbit.gr

www.artbit.gr
Posted by INK(greece)mixing the album. on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:02:00 PST