Redrum is a melodic Hard Rock Band based in Thessaloniki (Greece).
Athan 'Lyssa' Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis started the project in September of 2003 and one year later they recorded 12 songs in a local studio.
After getting in touch with the
well known German Vocalist Michael Bormann, they΄d sent the material to Duisburg, where Michael recorded all the vocal parts and co-write a couple of the songs.
Unfortunately because of some line-up changes they had to re-record all the drums(Thanos Sarketzis) and bass(Vassilios Topalides) parts.
The mix then took place in Michael΄s “RMB – studios”, where Panos, Athan and Michael finally completed
“No turning back”. In these first four years of existence, besides their headliner shows,
they supported also a lot of well known bands like
Bonfire, Tyketto, Krokus, Danger Danger, House Of Lords,
Adlers Apetite, Blue Tears, Europe, Robert Plant and Glenn Hughes.
They appeared on festivals like “Firefest” and Rockwave in Athens.
REDRUM is the only band in “Rockwave΄s” history, who has played
without having any discography.
By REGINA SWARN
I was casually relaxing in my home office and doing some work at my website about a month ago when I saw this video in my email message box. I normally get lots of music and videos from many artists and bands so I tend to check my mailbox quite often. I was going to wait until the next day to check out all the music and videos that is sent to me so that I would have the time to give each one my undivided attention. I get dozens of videos and music sent to me either by mail or email for review on a daily basis. Most of the time I'll wait until the weekend (Saturday) so that I can give the entire day to just listen to all music sent to me from the bands, artists, or their managers to get my review or a simple opinion.
When I got the video by RedRum I decided to play it. There was something about the picture on the cover of the video that made me listen to this band right away. The picture reminded me of Classic Rock and Metal that I loved so much. I didn't hesitate to hit the play button, and the rest as they say, was history. The music coming from this video blew me away. I stopped everything that I was doing to hear this powerful rock and roll song. Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God. I just kept saying, Oh my God, Oh my God, is this happening to me? So I played it once again and the feeling grew stronger. It was at that point that I knew this was something mega. Something major. This song is a hit and the band is great. I played the song about seven more times back to back and still wanted more.
I had to say that because this is how I first heard of the band RedRum just a month ago and since then I've become one of their biggest fans. Rock and Roll music at it's very best with the powerful vocals of Michael Borman, Athan Lyssa Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis on guitars, Vassilios Topalides on bass, and Thanos Sarketzis on drums. I'm writing about this band because I wanted the world to know how their music affected me the very first time that I heard it and how blessed I am to have found a band that brings that good ole Rock and Roll back. It's the kind that I grew up with. Hard and Heavy, yet still very melodic.
I still can't sit still when a RedRum song is playing. This music is like a Rock and Roll explosion that's so powerful. Every song by this band is great and stays in your mind. You find yourself singing the song long after the music has stopped playing. A message to the world: Please check out this great band from Thessaloniki (Greece) and let them take you down a memory lane to the great Rock and Roll you've known and loved. My message to the band RedRum: Thank you so much for touching me with your great brand of Rock and Roll, the kind that I grew up with and always loved. Thank You! Thank You!
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