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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Egocentric," "Orama," "Crystal Tears"

Biography

Originally named Phlebotomy, Greece's On Thorns I Lay started out in 1992, recording a demo and a 7" EP under that name before making the name-switch in time for their 1995 debut album, Sound of Beautiful Experience. Heavily influenced by death/doom metal acts like Paradise Lost and Anathema in their infancy, On Thorns I Lay would evolve along a similar path as these bands over the course of subsequent albums Orama (1997), Crystal Tears (1999), and Future Narcotic (2000), eventually arriving at a far less extreme brand of hard rock, infused with melancholy and atmospheric Gothic nuances. During this time, founding members Chris Dragmestianos (guitar) and Stefanos Kintzoglou (bass), collaborated with numerous henchmen, actually relocating to Romania in 1995 for their graduate studies, and working with Elena Doroftei (vocals/viola), Ioanna Doroftei (piano/keyboards), and Andrew Olaru (drums), before returning home to Athens in the year 2000. After welcoming new members Minas G. (guitars/vocals), and Fotis (drums), and hooking up with Black Lotus Records, On Thorns I Lay's next releases, 2001's Angeldust and 2003's Egocentric, carried on exploring their self-labeled "Pure Depressive Metal." ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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On Thorns I Lay (previously known as Paralysis , then Phlebotomy) is a gothic metal band founded in 1992 in Athens, Greece [1].


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Biography

They started as a death metal[2], under the name of Paralysis[2], then changed their name for Phlebotomy in 1993[2]. In 1995, they again changed their name for "On Thorns I Lay" in reference to Shakespeare[2](The name was suggested by their friend, Nightfall's vocalist/bassist Efthimis Karadimas[2]) and their style got closer to Death/doom style [3], but, little by little, it evolved towards gothic metal, emphasizing melancolic themes or alternately, in the way of the band Theatre of Tragedy, having cavernous masculine voices and soprano feminine voices.

In 1994, the founders of the band, Chris and Stefanos, moved for graduate studies to Romania, where they also had some local musicians in their band. The current line-up of the band was formed in 2001, when the band founders returned to Greece.

Formation

  • Mahi (female vocals)
  • Stefanos Kintzoglou (bass/vocals)
  • Chris Dragmestianos (guitar)
  • Minas (guitar/vocals)
  • Fotis (drums)
  • Antonis (keyboards)

Discography

  • Sounds of Beautiful Experience (1995)
  • Orama (1997)
  • Crystal Tears (1999)
  • Future Narcotic (2000)
  • Angeldust (2001)
  • Egocentric (2003)

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  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifwxqtkldfe~T1 allmusic biography
  2. ^ a b c d e Interview with OTIL by webzine Underground-Empire in 2001 in german
  3. ^ allmusic

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