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Strikelight
12+ albums
heavy metalmetalTraditional MetalGreekgreek metal
about
Strikelight history begins at the end of 1999, where, 16 year-old then, Thodoris Vogiatzis (bass) proposes to the 15 year-old childhood friend, Nick Mavrelis the forming of a band, affected by the N.W.O.B.H.M. movement and 80’s metal in general. After a two month period, the following year-as 2000 was entering-they started looking for members. In the period of the first rehearsals, Vogiatzis had met Vasilis Xirokostas (the current drummer), where he had gone to work in his business as a distributor. Xirokostas was going to the rehearsals and assisted the unexperienced Mavrelis. In the course of events, Mavrelis was proved inefficient for the band, so Xirokostas replaced him in the mid-2000. Originally they were jamming with several guys from the neighbourhood, such as Panayiotis Nikolopoulos (guitar), Andrew Andikakis, Dimitris Lapas, Alex Kampanis and others. Nikolopoulos had the talent, but he wasn’t into for something serious. The band then found George Katsaros for a replacement, who was an old schoolmate of Vogiatzis and a childhood friend of Mavrelis. This cool guy had the energy for something good and he kept showing his love for the music of Strikelight. Around March 2000 Hristos Makridis came to take over the vocals. He was a natural talent, but due to serious personal problems he was forced to leave the band. Panayiotis Anagnostopoulos was his replacement. A second guitarist joined the band, a talented schoolmate of Vogiatzis, Dimitris Arvanitis. The band was sta
