Firewind
Sign in to saveFirewind is a Greek power metal band formed in Thessaloniki in 1998. The group is currently signed to AFM records and was originally a small project created by guitarist Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony, in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded their debut album, Between Heaven and Hell. To date, the band has released ten studio albums and has been met with international success.
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- Firewind in 2018
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- Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Power metal, heavy metal
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- 1998, 2002–present
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- Century Media
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- Gus GPetros ChristodoulidisJohan NunezHenning Basse
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- Bob KatsionisBrandon PenderStephen FredrickChitral SomapalaKostas ExarhakisMatt ScurfieldBrian HarrisStian KristoffersenMark CrossMichael EhréApollo PapathanasioHerbie Langhans
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- ''Between Heaven and Hell''
- ''Burning Earth''
- ''Forged by Fire''
- ''Allegiance'' and ''The Premonition''
- ''Days of Defiance''
- ''Few Against Many'' and 10th anniversary
- ''Immortals''
- Lineup changes, self-titled album and ''Stand United''
- Band members
- Timeline
- Discography
- References
- External links
Firewind is a Greek power metal band formed in Thessaloniki in 1998. The group is currently signed to AFM records and was originally a small project created by guitarist Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony, in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded their debut album, Between Heaven and Hell. To date, the band has released ten studio albums and has been met with international success.
==History== ===Early history=== The band began in 1998 when the young Greek Gus G. decided to record a demo on a 4-track recorder with some close musician friends in the United States as Gus "briefly attended Berklee College of Music in Boston". The project was entitled Firewind, and was used as a showcase for Gus' guitar skills in an attempt to earn a professional recording deal. Gus G. was quoted as saying, "Firewind, the second Electric Sun album, that's where I got the band name from."R.Y.A.N. - Season 2, Episode 4: Gus G. The demo attracted the attention of Leviathan Records, but activity was put on hold when Gus was hired by Nightrage, Dream Evil, and Mystic Prophecy.