CELESTIAL ODE is a band that belongs to the metal genre. We ..re combining elements from speed, power and thrash and generally whatever sounds fast, aggressive and melodic. Our influences include bands like Judas Priest, Annihilator, Pantera, King Diamond, Helloween, Testament just to name a few but we blend them with our own personal style to create the result that we want.The band was founded in 1996 by Themis Gourlis (lead and rhythm guitar) and Dionisis Koutis (lead and rhythm guitar). The band came to a steady line up 4 years later with the addition of Manos Xanthakis handling the lead vocals. While we were writing songs for our debut we gave a couple of gigs in local clubs that went very well, this proved to be a great opportunity for us 'cause we saw the reactions of people that were total strangers towards the band and it's material.In July 2000 we entered Power Studios to record our debut album. Drumtracks were recorded by Giannis Petris who helped the band as a session drummer since our drummer at the time decided to quit. The recordings came to an end in January 2001 and the album was engineered, mixed, mastered and produced by George Stratakis. At present time we are currently writing songs for our next album.
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