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Shattered Hope
12+ albums
doom metalDeath Doom Metalatmospheric doom metalfuneral doomGreek
about
1) Shattered Hope (Greece) Shattered Hope's music can be described mainly as atmospheric doom/death – funeral doom metal. The band was formed in Athens in July 2002. After many line-up changes, it was finally settled in December 2003 that Shattered Hope would be a six member band. Thereafter, the band played its first gigs at many clubs and open festivals, performing their own tracks as well as covers of My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Saturnus etc. In June 2005 the first demo was released under the name ‘A View of Grief’ which included 6 songs. It received great reviews on magazines, fanzines and webzines. Moreover, the Greek edition of Metal Hammer rated it a 7,5/10. After that release the band played many live gigs for its promotion. In November 2006, there was a line-up change as Nontas (lead guitar) left the band and Sakis, who had been previously playing the keyboards, replaced him while a new member, Eugenia, became the new keyboardist of the band. Under that new line-up Shattered Hope recorded ‘Promo 2007’ that contains two tracks. Many performances followed for its promotion. In November 2007 another line-up change occurred as Pete (bass) left the band and Thanasis replaced him. More live performances in Greece and abroad followed, some of which along with well-known bands of the scene such as Saturnus, Mourning Beloveth, Ataraxie, Mar De Grises, Mourning Dawn, Ahab, Pagan Altar etc. Meanwhile the band was composing its debut album, which was finally recorded
