Sooner or later, I knew I’d be back to metal. Seems like the
smaller the country, the less chance of anything but metal. I guess it just
grinds everything else down.
Armageddon's music moves mostly in melodic Power Metal with
progressive influences. Armageddon is the longest running Cypriot group so they must keep that metal
monster well oiled & tuned to keep it going all these years. They have been
a continuous live presence since 1985. At that time they were known as Heavy
Duty, basically a metal covers band. As they wrote more of their own
compositions & the fans grew to love these, they phased out the covers,
although even today audiences ask for some of their old songs. Later in 1985
they changed the name to Armageddon. They have performed hundreds of times live
in pubs, clubs, festivals & other places all around the island, as well as
the rest of Europe..
After a lot of rehearsals, enough material was gathered
& Armageddon recorded their first 4-song demo in 1987. The following year
they recorded their second demo with eight songs, the four older songs from
their first demo, but re-orchestrated after a year playing them live, plus four
new songs.
Their first released work was an EP on vinyl in 1991 from All Records. Although the disk was loved by the rock & metal music enthusiasts, & it carved out a place for Armageddon as one of the best groups in Cyprus & elsewhere as well, only 500 copies were made. Although it received limited re-release on CD in 2003 (from some sources around Europe), it is still very difficult to find.
Armageddon on Rev. 16:16 are: Jimmy Mayromatis – vocals; Kikis Apostolou – guitar; Antonis Loizides – bass; & Blake Helton – drums.
Armageddon - Rev.16:16 12” ep, All Records AR 107, 1991.
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Side 1 –
Raiders of Steel
Judgement’s Day
Side 2 –
The Colours Bleed to One
Rockin’ the Universe
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ScarletSnowPrelude is an
post-rock screamo hardcore band formed in 2005 in Larnaca on the island of Cyprus.
They take their name from the opening level of Vampire Night, a seminal
Playstation 2 game. The name seemed rather unusual & aurally appealing;
also pleasant was the idea that it didn't have much of a stereotypical connotations.They list the
likes of groups as disparate as Every Time I Die & Joy Division as
influences. They are working to master & refine their sound. How long they
last remains to be seen; such is the nature of many bands in Cyprus, due to the island’s status
as a transitional phase of many people’s lives.
Their latest sound includes
some great synth-touched emo with a mixture of throaty vocal screams & surreal
guitar rhythms very in your face. They’ve enjoyed successful gigs in Greece (at Underworld in Athens)
& on Cyprus. In Cyprus
they played with their former vocalist, Alex (Club Red in Nicosia)
& (at Bands Fest at Club 11 in Larnaca) with their two new vocalists, Theo
& Denis (who also plays guitar).
Their goal right now is
to finish a ScarletSnowPrelude album that everyone is happy with. That’s the
direction they're heading in at the moment. ScarletSnowPrelude are: Theo –
vocals; Denis – guitar & vocals; Michael – guitar; Mario – bass; &
Paymon – drums.
So here is an ep from
ScarletSnowPrelude (I added a remastered bonus track).
ScarletSnowPrelude – 3Track ep & one bonus track, self-released, 2010.
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Tracklist –
Ashley
Garden Month
Give them Cairo
Bonus track –
Ponder (remastered)
& before I & I leave de I’land doncha know, Jah Øne
be bringin’ some chronic Dub by way of Brother Haji Mike. Testifyin’ about the
crime a havin’ but 1 gram, now.
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