Infidel (5)

The band was formed in Athens, Greece by Manos Giakoumakis (drums), Yiannis Poussios (vocals) and Chris Kissadjekian (bass guitar) in the summer of 2000, under the name of Womb. Having jammed with various guitarists over a period of two years, they finally found Dennis Kostopoulos in the fall of 2002, and changed the band’s name to Infidel. After a series of rehearsing jams, they hit the stage for the first time on May 20 2004, to present their material in a free secret gig they put on for a “friends-and-family” audience of 500 people. Then came a show supporting Alabama Thunderpussy in Athens (October 5, 2004), and right after that the band entered Fragile Sound Studio with producer Vangelis Yalamas for a recording session which ended in July 2005, and resulted not in a demo or a promo CD, but in a 10-track, 47-minute full-length work, so the band signed to EMI Greece in September 2006 for the release of their debut album entitled “I, Oathbreaker”. In September 24, 2005 they supported Orange Goblin, in March 19, 2006 they opened for Grand Magus and almost one year later, in March 25, 2007 for Cathedral. They also played on Metal Healing Summer Festival 2007, while in 2008 they opened for Trouble at Gagarin 205 Their second album called “King of Cynical Control” came out from “Venerate Records” in December 2011. Produced once more by Vangelis Yalamas at Fragile Sound Studios, shows the band evolving to a more “progressive” style with lengthy songs. During 2011 they supported Petnagram at ANClub (April) and once again for Cathedral (October) . Influences range from Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Metallica and Trouble to Grand Funk, Thin Lizzy, Voivod and Bolt Thrower. kissadjekian@gmail.com