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Metal / Rock band from Athens Greece, formed in 1989. Founted by Κώστας Κυριακίδης after his departure from Spitfire (13) started as Watergate. They released their debut " Silk Under the Skin " independently but it was released later on by EMI Greece. After a series of live performances and the support of Saxon in Rodon club Athens, they disbanded in 1992 Interest in their music continued through the 90s even after the break up The world wide interest generated since the recent re-release of “Silk Under the Skin” in CD format has prompted the group to re form and begin work on new material. The plan is for the new material to be more guitar based and somewhat heavier than previously but without losing that melodic strength and lyricism which have been the trademarks of the band up til now. They reunited in 2017 for a new release, with a copletely new line up: Chris Dando: Vocals, Synthesizers James Marshall Stanley: Lead and Rhythm guitar Daryl Gardner: Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic guitar Paul Thompson: Bass Guitar James Barratt: Acoustic guitars Stephanie Fowler: Backing Vocals and Harmonie