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The Metal Chapters Vol. 1

This anthology shows that in the garden of Greek horror writing some
very dark and wonderful flowers are now blooming...but pick them at your peril!

​Graham Masterton

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​We all know the strong connection between metal music and fantasy literature: there are quite a few artists whose source of inspiration is heroes or works of great horror authors. So, the time has come for the opposite to happen!

   The authors of this book have joined forces with the greatest Greek metal bands of international appeal, so as to create ten stories inspired by their songs and offer moments of horror and fantasy to the readers. And all this accompanied by music!

   The readers have the opportunity not only to read the story written by the two authors who have been inspired by each song, but also to read the lyrics of the tracks and listen to the CD that accompanies the book.
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   The great guest of the collection, the lord of terror Graham Masterton, participates with a short story of his own, for which the authors have written a tribute song.

The Metal Chapters Vol. 1 is a book/CD project by Greek authors, Marios Dimitriadis and George Damtsios, that combines metal music with literature. In this book you will find the songs of ten metal bands (in the insert CD) and the stories that were born from their lyrics. As a guest to this book, you will find the author Graham Masterton, whose story became a source of inspiration for the two authors to create a song about it. ​

​The chapters
(The bands' line-ups and bios were written at the time of the book's release date. Any future changes will not be included here).

​Chapter Ι: Fire and Flame
Rotting Christ & George Damtsios
Rotting Christ
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Rotting Christ is a Black Metal band created in 1987. It is one of the first Metal bands in Greece and is considered by most to be the greatest Greek band of the kind. Twelve albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Sakis Tolis - Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Themis Tolis - Drums
George Emmanuel - Guitars
Vagelis Karzis – Bass
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The song and the story
The song “Fire And Flame” is unreleased and its first appearance is in this project. The lyrics are based on the short story, which talks about the return of an ancient demon to Earth. Now the only word whispered by the few survivors is Ruin…
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Chapter ΙΙ: The Venomous
Nightrage & Marios Dimitriadis
Nightrage
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​Nightrage is a Melodic Death Metal band that was created in Thessaloniki by Marios Iliopoulos and Gus G. in 2000. Later they settled in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seven albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Marios Iliopoulos - Guitars
Anders Hammer - Bass
Ronnie Nyman - Vocals
Magnus Söderman - Guitars
Lawrence Dinamarca – Drums

The song and the story
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The song is from the album "The Venomous" (2017) and talks about the female demon Marchosias, who spreads her poison to the nations through the vanity, jealousy and hatred of people, causing wars between them. The short story is based on this story, and in particular it brings the reader somewhere in the Third World War.
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​Chapter ΙΙΙ: Seed of Evil
Suicidal Angels & Marios Dimitriadis
Suicidal Angels
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Suicidal Angels is a Thrash Metal band created in 2001 by guitarist and singer Nikos Melissourgos in Athens. Six albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Nick Melissourgos - Vocals, Guitars
Orfeas Tzortzopoulos - Drums
Angel Lelikakis - Bass
Gus Drax – Guitars

The Song and the story
The song is from the album “Divine and Conquer” (2014) and talks about a dead man returning to life to avenge someone, whom he tortures cruelly. The short story speaks of this gradual appearance of the dead one in this man's life and how the man tries to cope with him.

​Chapter ΙV: Machines of fear
Innerwish & George Damtsios
Innerwish
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​Innerwish is a Power Metal band created in 1995 in Athens. Five albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Manolis Tsigos - Guitars
Thimios Krikos - Guitars
Antonis Mazarakis - Bass
Fragiskos Samoilis - Drums
George Eikosipentakis - Vocals
George Georgiou – Keys
The Song and the story
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The song “Machines of Fear” is from the album “Innerwish” (2016) and talks about the “entrapment” of members of modern society in the way it works. Mechanisms such as the church or the mass media, not bad by rule but wrongly used by those who direct them, have led the world to have completely lost control of its life. The short story goes a few years ahead and sees where humanity has been driven. Dystopia or inevitable future?

​Chapter V: Inure
Until Rain & Marios Dimitriadis
Until Rain
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​Until Rain is a Progressive Metal band from Thessaloniki which was created in 2004. Three albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Theodore "Teo" Amaksopoulos - Guitars
Lefteris Germellis - Keys
Matthew Vella - Drums
Cons Marg - Vocals
Donna Zed - Second vocals
Linus Abrahamson – Bass
The Song and the story
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The song is from the album “Inure” (2017) and talks about a girl who is suffering the trauma she has had since her childhood. The short story refers to this girl, placing her as a nurse in a psychiatric institution, where she finally finds the demons that have been haunting her.
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​Chapter VI: Tremor from below
Xelyruth & George Damtsios
Xelyruth
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​​​Xelyruth is a Heavy / Progressive Metal project from Naoussa, Greece that was created in 2016.
​Their first album will be released very soon and they consist of:
 
Roger Rovento - Voice, Guitar, Bass
Kostas Milonas – Drums
The Song and the story
The song “Tremor from Below” is unreleased. The album with the same title will be released in the coming months and is a concept album. For this very reason, the short story describes by exception the whole story of the album, which follows the steps of Xelyruth, a strange man who unexpectedly finds himself moving the strings of the whole world with unpredictable results.
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Chapter VII: Out of the World
Sunburst & Marios Dimitriadis
Sunburst
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Sunburst is a Power / Progressive Metal band from Larissa that was created in 2010. They have released one album and they consist of:
 
Gus Drax - Guitars
Kostas Milonas - Drums
Vasilis Georgiou - Voices
Nick Grey - Bass
 
Guest:
Bob Katsionis – Keys
The Song and the story
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The song is from the album “Fragments of Creation” (2016) and talks about someone who cannot stand the narrow limits of this world. In the short story the hero is placed in a strange city of a dystopian future where he tries to escape.


Chapter VIII: Black Pearl
Emerald Sun & George Damtsios
Emerald Sun
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​Emerald Sun is a Power Metal band from Thessaloniki that was created in 1998. Four albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Fotis “Sheriff” Toumanidis - Bass
Vasilis Stavrianidis - Drums
Pavlos Georgiadis - Guitars
Johnnie Athanasiadi - Guitars
Sefis Gioldasis - Keys
Stelios "Theo" Tsakiridis – Vocals
The Song and the story
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The song “Black Pearl” is from the album “Metal Dome” (2015). It refers to a man who was chosen by a superior power to save mankind from the dark with the help of a black pearl. The short story follows his journey...


Chapter IX: Zombie Hour
Nightstalker & Marios Dimitriadis
Nightstalker
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Nightstalker is a Stoner Metal band from Athens that was created in 1989. Five albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Dinos Roulos - Drums
Tolis Motsios - Guitars
Argy - Vocals
Andreas Lagios – Bass
The Song and the story

The song talks about the zombies that are starting to move around inside the city, paralleling them with drug users. The short story transfers the reader to the world that the song creates, telling a little story within this world.
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Chapter X: Reflected
Enemy of Reality & George Damtsios


​Enemy of Reality
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​Enemy of Reality are a Symphonic Metal band from Athens that was created in 2013. Two albums have been released and the band consists of:
 
Iliana Tsakiraki - Vocals
Steelianos - Guitars
Thanos-Bass
Philip Stone - Drums
Leonidas - Keys
 
Guest:
Fabio Leone – Vocals
The Song and the story
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The song is from the album “Arakhne” of 2016. It is a concept album and refers to the ancient Greek legend of Arakhne (Spider), a young weaver from Lydia. In this part of the story, Muse Polymnia shows a tapestry of the young Arakhne to the goddess Athena, which depicts the story of Narcissus. The short story has to do with “today” and a woman who is obsessed with the legend of Narcissus.
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Bonus Chapter: Ex-Voto
Fantasmagoria & Graham Masterton



​Fantasmagoria
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​This project consists of the authors of this book - who are also musicians - as well as guitarist Roger Rovento. The song they wrote is a tribute to the story of the great writer Graham Masterton and many guests take part in it.
 
Marios Dimitriadis - Guitars
Roger Rovento - Guitars (Xelyruth)
George Damtsios - Bass
 
Guests
Nickolas Leptos - Voices (Arrayan Path / Warlord)
Ioannis Anastassakis - Solo guitar
Bob Katsionis - Solo keys (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud)
Fragiskos Samoilis – Drums (Innerwish)
The Song and the story
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The song and the short story follow the steps of a man in Mexico, who has to decide whether to buy the talisman that a strange woman offers him. Is this deception or is his life in danger?​
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