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Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece

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My name's Konstantinos Vasilakos and I'm a Greek dude. My best friend says I'm a paladin (he doesn't mean it in any positive way though). I cannot blame him, especially since I sold my full-plate mail and divine sword to help the homeless. :-P My sign is not Aries like myspace.com horoscope claims, but in fact Taurus.

I've been listening to metal since the age of 10 and have never stopped, since this music talks to my heart and brain. I've lived most part of my life in Athens, but have traveled around Europe, as well as spent 4 years in Belgium during my childhood. I know English and French and I am studying in the Kapodistrean University of Athens , in the Department of Informatics & Telecommunications . I am the co-founder of a webzine known as the Metal Eagle Online Magazine . It's been online since 1999. I've been the chief editor from 2002 till the end of 2007. I have also been an editor for a printed hard rock/ metal magazine in Greece, called Rock On , for the totality of its life span (23 issues + the pilot issue). As for the present, I am an editor in the printed hard rock/ metal magazine Rock Hard Magazine Greece , from its first issue. I have also been part of the Greek PAIN OF SALVATION FC, known as "Pilgrims". It has become obsolete since its merging with the Official PAIN OF SALVATION Worldwide Fan Club .

Also, I was an admin on ESL (Electronic Sports League), Greek department from March 2007 to January 2008. I was in charge, along with some other admins, for the Greek DotA (Defence Of The Ancients) Professional Series and Amateur Series .
I was the head admin on Clan GR Forum, a Greek community around DotA (Defense of the Ancients) , as well as on the directly connected channel Clan GR on BattleNet , Northrend server (Europe) , from August 2006 to its closing, March 2007. You can find me on Northrend as well as in GGC Forum with the nickname Battl3Rag3R .
Worked as an admin for the Greek National DotA Cup By Bits & Bytes and Vodafone Cu (check the video on the left of this page) for the Halandri (31 March & 1 April 2007) and Petroupoli (21 & 22 April 2007) qualifiers, as well as the finals held in Glyfada (5 & 6 May 2007). You can check various pictures from the whole tournament here -- Clan GRC Forum .
I have been co-hosting a radio show on Atlantis FM 105.20 from September 2006 to April 2008 on behalf of the Rock Hard Magazine Greece . My partners in crime were Fraggiskos Samoilis (editor of the Rock Hard Magazine Greece ), Marilena Smyrnioti (editor for both the Metal Eagle Online Magazine and Rock Hard Magazine Greece ), Katerina Faleka (editor for Rock Hard Magazine Greece ) and Lefteris Tsoureas (editor for both Rock Hard Magazine Greece and Metal Eagle Online Magazine as well as chief editor for Sound Mag ).

I believe that life is too short and important to be wasting time about hating people or situations. If you don't like someone or something, just stay away. But don't waste your time on getting back or anything of the like. It just isn't worth it. I'm pretty straightforward with people. If someone annoys me, I won't hesitate telling him/ her so. Of course, this has the drawback that those people believe I'm rude, although I choose to be (ridiculously) honest and not a hypocrite. People are strange.

I've always followed the motto "Fuck you all", but never really realised it until recently (and I'm not 100% into it yet. Working on that.) It feels great. Don't let other people tell you what you can or can't do, nor what you should or shouldn't do. Every person is different and has his/ her own personal views on life, economics, standards, politics etc. Listen to what someone has to say and then take what is necessary to you and adapt it to your own life.

If you have a band or a label and you want your release(s) to be reviewed on Rock Hard Magazine Greece , send me a message and I'll provide all the info required.

Metal Eagle Online Magazine


Rock Hard Greece Magazine



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My Interests

Music (metal), movies, rock climbing, Capoeira, PC games [at the moment I'm into WarCraft 3 and mostly in DotA (Defense of the Ancients) ], pen and paper RPGs, basketball, having fun with friends, long serious discussions.
Greek National DotA Cup By Bits & Bytes and Vodafone Cu

I'd like to meet:

Devin Townsend , just because he has changed my way of perceiving music.

Music:

Whatever sounds good to the ear at each specific moment of time, whether it's hard rock or hip hop. As with everything, music can be good at times, no matter the "genre". Most preferably metal, all sorts, from heavy to extreme death metal. Most preferable are technical and melodic death/ thrash metal and progressive metal. My favourite bands in alphabetical order (in bold are my all-time favourite): AMON AMARTHAMORPHISANAAL NATHRAKHANATHEMAANGEL DUSTANNIHILATORANOREXIA NERVOSAANTHRAXAPOCALYPTICAARCH ENEMYARCTURUSARENAATHEISTAVANTASIAAYREONBIOMECHANICALBLACK SABBATHBLIND GUARDIANBON JOVIBRUCE DICKINSONBRUJERIACANDLEMASSCARCASSCHILDREN OF BODOMCHIMAIRACOPROFAGOCORONERCYNICDARK FUNERALDARK MOORDARK TRANQUILLITYDARKANEDEPRESSIVE AGE (D-AGE)DESPISED ICONDEVIN TOWNSENDDIMMU BORGIRTHE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLANDIODISTURBEDDREAM THEATEREDGUYEMPERORTHE ENDEVERGREYFANTOMASFEAR FACTORYGAMMA RAYGARDENIANTHE GATHERINGGOD FORBIDGOJIRAGRIP INC.GUNS N' ROSESHAMMERFALLHATEBREEDTHE HAUNTEDHEAVEN SHALL BURNHELLOWEENHIMSAHYPOCRISYICED EARTHIN FLAMESINTO ETERNITYIRON MAIDENJOB FOR A COWBOYJUDAS PRIESTKAMELOTKATAKLYSMKREATORKRISIUNLAKE OF TEARSLAMB OF GODLAMENTED SOULSLED ZEPPELINLINKIN PARKLUCA TURILLIMACHINE HEADMANOWARMARDUKTHE MARS VOLTAMARTYRMASTODONMEGADETHMEKONG DELTAMERCENARYMESHUGGAHMETALLICAMINISTRYMNEMICMORGANA LEFAYMOTORHEADMR. BUNGLEMUNDANUS IMPERIUMMY DYING BRIDENAGLFARNAPALM DEATHNASUMNEVERMORENILENOSTROMOO.S.I. (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE)THE OCEANOLD MAN'S CHILDOPETHORPHANED LANDOZZY OSBOURNEPAINPAIN OF SALVATIONPANTERAPARADISE LOSTPINK CREAM 69PINK FLOYDPORCUPINE TREEPSYCHOTIC WALTZQUEENQUEENSRYCHERAGERAGE AGAINST THE MACHINERAINBOWRAMMSTEINRHAPSODY OF FIRESADUSSAVATAGESAXONSCARVESEPTIC FLESHSEPULTURASHADOW GALLERYSKYCLADSLAYERSLIPKNOTSODOMSOILWORKSOULFLYSTAR ONESTRAPPING YOUNG LADSYMPHONY XSYSTEM OF A DOWNTENACIOUS DTESTAMENTTIME MACHINETOOLU2W.A.S.P.ZYKLON

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND - Vampira

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - Wrong Side

Brian Posehn - Metal By Numbers

Battle Of The Album Covers

Black Metal Dancing

PANTERA - Fucking Hostile parody

AMON AMARTH - Death In Fire parody

Movies:

Mostly into comedies (not teen comedies as most of those suck ass), action and horror (again no teen horror shit. Those kind of movies are for 12-year-olds), but wouldn't mind watch any other good movie. Some great movies: Matrix trilogyLord Of The Rings trilogyStar Wars moviesForrest GumpHot Shots 1 & 2Airplane 1 & 2Kevin Smith movies (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2)Jim Carrey movies (Liar, Liar, The Mask, Ace Ventura 1 & 2, The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Man On The Moon, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)HeroConan The BarbarianConan The DestroyerBraveheartDie Hard tetralogyHarry Potter moviesSaw I & IICrouching Tiger - Hidden DragonIn The Mouth Of MadnessSin CityMad Max trilogyFight ClubThe ExorcistThe Exorcism Of Emily RoseBatmanBatman ReturnsBatman BeginsNightmare Before ChristmasThe SnatchBlade moviesAlien moviesPredatorAVP: Alien Vs PredatorMichael Moore documentaries (Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko)Sixth SenseCrashFerris Bueller's Day OffFreddy Got FingeredIndiana Jones moviesThe Bourne Identity/ Supremacy/ UltimatumMonty Pythons moviesAustin Powers moviesJack Black movies [King Kong (Remake), Nacho Libre (also check below)]Spiderman 1 & 2X-Men 1, 2 & 3Million Dollar BabyBoksuneun naui geot (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance)OldboyChinjeolhan geumjassi (Sympathy For Lady Vengeance)Being John MalkovichAmerican History XRequiem For A DreamAmerican BeautyAkiraGhost In The ShellPerfect BlueTerminator moviesNight Of The Living DeadDawn Of The Dead (original & remake)Day Of The DeadLand Of The DeadShaun Of The Dead28 Days Later28 Weeks LaterMementoQuentin Tarantino movies (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, Sin City, Death Proof)21 GramsClickKung Fu HustleShaolin SoccerKung PowV For VendettaThank You For SmokingThis Film Is Not Yet RatedLittle Miss SunshineA History Of ViolenceBoratLucky Number SlevinHitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy40-year-old VirginMr. And Mrs. SmithFear And Loathing In Las VegasTransformers (now that's "heavy metal" :P)Silent Hill
Metal/ rock/ music-based & related movies & documentaries: Cradle Will RockHigh FidelityThe Pick Of DestinySchool Of RockWayne's World 1 & 2AirheadsThe Wedding SingerLittle NickyTrick Or TreatBill And Ted's Excellent AdventureBill And Ted's Bogus JourneyAir Guitar NationAlmost FamousStill CrazyThis Is Spinal TapThe DoorsRock SchoolMetal: A Headbanger's JourneySatan Rides The MediaDecline Of Western CivilizationDecline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsSome Kind Of MonsterAmerican Hardcore-The History Of American Punk Rock 1980-1986RayWalk The LineVelvet GoldmineDreamgirlsTina: What's Love Got To Do With ItThe Jacksons: An American Dream

Television:

What really happened when the Death Star blew up

I don't really watch TV anymore. Internet download and e-commerce rule! Anyhow, here's a list of my favourite series.
MetalocalypseBabylon 5ChuckSouth ParkFamily GuyDrawn TogetherPrison Break (season 3 sux)LostHeroesJerichoScrubs244400Beavis & ButtheadRobot ChickenAnimaniacsThundercatsDragonBall Z/ GTRanma 1/2TransformersNinja Boy or Kabamaru The NinjaRobotechThe SimpsonsFuturamaCelebrity DeathmatchX-FilesDesperate HousewivesTerminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesThe Big Bang TheoryDexter

Books:

Da Vinci CodeAngels And DemonsDigital FortressHarry Potter seriesLord Of The RingsThe HobbitHitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Heroes:

The person I am trying to become each and every day!

My Blog

Cleaning up "friendslist"

I got tired of all this shit with "friends" and other unnecessary contacts on myspace. Just like most people starting on myspace, I got stuck in the race of getting more other myspace profiles on my l...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:24:00 PST

Metal Eagle on decks

It seems that this autumn/winter marks something good for our beloved 'zine. First of all, starting from October, and more precisely tomorrow (25th of October 2007), every last Thursday of each month,...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:02:00 PST

CANDLEMASS/NEED live

The CANDLEMASS/NEED live was more than awesome! You can read a complete report HERE as well as check pictures from both bands on my profile by clicking on these links:CANDLEMASSNEED ...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:53:00 PST

Back from vacations

Just got back from my vacation in Mykonos with my girlfriend. With my newly acquired camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8) I had the pleasure to take a few photos. You can check them out here --> Summer 2...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:19:00 PST

HellFest by photo camera

Anyone interested can now view a small photo report from the infamous HellFest 2007. Just CLICK HERE. I would like to thank all the contributors of the photos: Kostas, Stefanos, the other Stefanos, Ni...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:32:00 PST

HellFest, the aftermath

It's been already 2 days that I'm back in Athens and I still haven't rested enough after this experience called HellFest 2007. The weather was, to say the least, unfavourable (hard rain for 5-10 minut...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:16:00 PST

HellFest here we come

It's Thursday afternoon and I'm getting ready for the airport. In the forthcoming days, and more precisely, from Thursday 21 June till Monday 25 June, I would be, along with some friends, to Clisson, ...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:27:00 PST

Make up your own mind

It´s Tuesday afternoon. I sit and watch a couple of video clips from some underground bands on the internet. And I start thinking. Who are we to judge them? We sit comfortably in our chairs, li...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Thu, 31 May 2007 01:13:00 PST

PAIN OF SALVATION acoustic show & CHIMAIRA DJ set on Rock Hard Greece Magazine annual party

It's almost the 10th of January 2007. First of all, a happy new year to all of you! xDSecondly, I would like to announce the annual party of Rock Hard Greece Magazine. Last year (actually, on 9 Dece...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:43:00 PST

Metal Eagle Best of 2006 X-mas Party

Don't miss out one of the best parties of the year, this Thursday 28 December 2006, at Texas Club. A Best Of 2006 with all the great releases from metal bands around the world, played by your most fav...
Posted by Konstantinos 'Battul' @ Rock Hard Greece on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:11:00 PST