PRESS RELEASE:Symphonic power metal music made in Greece, catchy and heavy at same time? Yes, it may happen.Dimitris Melidis and Dimitris Zacharopoulos formed MINUETUM on early 2007. Melidis (keyboards, composer), being influenced by artists like ANDRE ANDERSEN (ROYAL HUNT) and JENS JOHANSSON (STRATOVARIUS) set the musical image of MINUETUM to catchy heavy metal music, fully supported by neoclassical arrangments, symphonic elements and epic melodies both with many keyboards and guitars solo contrasts. Zacharopoulos (Vocals) which, is by the way, journalist of Metal Hammer Greece for over a decade, offered an emotional singing on the vocal area of the band, with a voice that reaches succesfully both mid and high notes.
The two founders of the band worked on the first tracks (all music written by Melidis and all lyrics by Zacharopoulos) and the result was the songs "Finally Free", "Into the Night', "The Ghost King", "Key to Glory" and "Hero Divine", which ended out as the first demo of the band, ("Minuetum" demo) released with the first line up on the summer of 2007. After that demo the guitarist and drummer were asked to leave the band and the duet decided to re-record all the tracks of "Minuetum" demo with a new line up. At that moment two new members entered the band: John Manopoulos (guitars) and John Roussis (drums). It was time for the last addition to the band's line up: Christopher Karras joined Minuetum and became the first bassist on the band's history. Both five guys entered the studio and re-recorded all the tracks of the debut demo. The result was "Glass Scenery" demo EP which saw the light of day on September 17, 2007. That demo was accepted warmly both by fans and press. Also, on METAL HAMMER Greece it scored 8/10 points on a double review that was made on the "Greek Scene' section of his pages by two editors (one of Metal Hammer and another outside of the magazine). John Roussis (drums) left the band due to musical differences and at January 2008. Since then, the drummers of the band are sessions.
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