CROSSOVER was born in 1997 from the ashes of other bands, originally as Zion. During September of 1999, they record their first promo CD called Promo 2000. The line-up is finalized and CROSSOVER transforms their music with a harder and darker sound. During January of 2002 they record at Nemesis Studios and put into circulation officially in an independent production, their first Mini CD titled "Over The Cross" (Rate: 9/10 and Demo of the Month in Metal Hammer Magazine).
After the release of this mCD CROSSOVER had a lot of good reviews and was the demo of the month in the Greek Metal Hammer magazine, April 2002 (Rate: 9/10). CROSSOVER had a lot of pleadings and finally they signed with the French, Dead Sun Records. Also participate in many collections of the extreme sound all over the world such as "Greece Attacks Vol. II". The debut album was out on October 2002 under the title "Debauchery" and has 12 tracks (Rate: 8/10).
Many live appearances in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Cyprus, too many appearances in fests like Metal Healing Festival, Metal Heads Mission Festival, March Metal Day Festival, with many bands such as Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Rotting Flesh, Firewind, Nightfall, Olethrio Rigma, Naer Mataron, Obsecration, Kawir, Inactive Messiah, Homo Iratus, Antidrasi and Tardive Dyskinesia, W.E.B., Universe217 from our homeland and Manowar (USA), Suffocation (USA), Deicide (USA), Destruction (DE), Tiamat (SWE), Dark Funeral (SWE), Marduk (SWE) (3 shows), Mayhem (NOR) (2 shows), Ancient (NOR) (2 shows), Gra (SWE), Rhapsody of Fire (IT), Epica (NL), Downcast Collision (NL), Pentagram (TUR), Hollyhell (USA), Cenotaph (TUR), Devilish Impressions (PL), Absurdity (FR), Vulvulator (UA), Demenzia (BG), The A.X.E. Project (BG), Crystalnacht (BG), Grimegod (RO), Demoral (RU), Vomigod (PL), In Memory (IT) (2 Shows), Arkhon (CY), Entity (CY), Sabbah Navahthani (CY), Desecration (TR).
In 2004 CROSSOVER signed with Sleaszy Rider Records (GR). The album "Dogma" (SRR 026) with guest appearance on vocals by Kaiaphas (ex Ancient) is available in all specialist music stores. (Rate: 8/10)
 	In 2007 the band continues to play many important gigs and release the “Dream of Fire” EP for first time on vinyl (4-way spit), while in 2011 CROSSOVER released the album entitled "Pythagorized" with guest appearance on vocals by Aphazel (Ancient), Jan (Agathocles), Tristessa (Astarte), Nick (Lloth, Insected), Elizabeth (En-garde) and Nick (Deviser).
Most of the lyrics are written by ZION and Marietta Malta while the music is all by CROSSOVER.

The current line-up of CROSSOVER is:
ZION – Vocals,
Periz – Bass,
Zed – Guitars,
Morner – Guitars,
Zoltan - Drums.

CROSSOVER Discography:
1. Promo 2000 - mCD - Self-financed – 2000
2. Over the Cross - mCD - Self-financed – 2002
3. Debauchery - CD - DeadSun Records – 2003
4. Dogma - CD - Sleaszy Rider Records – 2004
5. Dream of Fire - 4way Split 10" - Zion Records - 2007
6. Pythagorized - CD – Orkestral Promenade / Razorbleed Productons / Zion Records - 2011

The Alchemists of Surreal Cabaret.

What happens when an opera singer/pianist and a jazz drummer hook up and put their alchemist cloaks on?
Opera Chaotique’s music cauldron contains all sorts of ingredients: Arias and African vibes, Jazz riffs and Punk growls, tender lullabies and gothic nightmares. Heat the potion up next to a piano and a drum kit, add a bundle of twisted tales, generously season with twisted humour, stir well, bring to the boil and... enjoy Opera Chaotique’s utterly unique crossover Cabaret show.

With an imposing armoury of original songs from their two albums “Death of the Phantom of the Opera” and “Poems of a Dirty Old Man”, as well as with as-good-as- new cover versions ranging from Tom Waits to Spike Jones, Opera Chaotique are in the habit of taking the stage by storm. And there’s always plenty of action in an Opera Chaotique gig, as they might only be a duo but they have on their side a whole bunch of (mostly) friendly ghosts, whose stories they twist, turn and narrate like post- modern troubadours, taking the audience to faraway places and times where just about anything is possible: even a heart-to-heart between Marquis de Sade and Charles Bukowski.
Infused with remarkably creative musicianship and impressively imaginative storytelling Opera Chaotique’s live performances could only be described as a feast of surrealism, with explosive music and deviant theatrics.
Opera Chaotique were formed in 2011 by Tenorman (aka George Tziouvaras) and Voodoo Drummer (aka Chris Koutsogiannis). Before joining forces and turning their backs to respectable music, they both led promising careers in their respective music genres.

As an opera singer, pianist and composer, George Tziouvaras has performed with many Symphony Orchestras and worked with artists such as Ennio Morricone and Cheryl Studer. He’s sung some of opera’s most famous parts and composed original music for theatre plays.
Chris Koutsogiannis has toured the world as a jazz and blues drummer, performing live and recording with many artists, including Meschiya Lake and Michael Dotson. His research on the roots of drumming has brought him to amazing places like Cuba, Brazil and West Africa.

Opera Chaotique’s unique music style and captivating live performances, have got them rave reviews and a growing cult following. The band has toured extensively in Europe and beyond, performing in a wide range of venues: from theatres to Goth clubs, and Jazz bars to Rock festivals. Some of their most recent appearances include venues such as Stuttgart’s Theaterhaus, Berlin’s White Trash, Barcelona’s Harlem Jazz Club and festivals like as UK’s Secret Garden Party and Wilderness and Athens’ Rockwave.

“A musical experience entirely unique, deep and well made” – thus spoke Where Y’at Magazine of New Orleans, about Opera Chaotique’s debut album “Death of the Phantom of the Opera”, featuring Bob Brozman and Tuxedomoon’s Bleine Reininger.

The band will soon release its second album, “Poems of a Dirty Old Man”, inspired by Charles Bukowski, with very special guest artists Lousiana Red and the Tiger Lillies’ frontman Martyn Jacques.

George Bandoek Apostolakis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, long enough ago to have first-hand knowledge and be comfortable in numerous vintage styles. Also long enough ago to have enough time to experiment in improvisation and electronics, indulge in his urge to explore different sounds and develop a knack for unexpected sounds, structures and themes. A strong, idiosyncratic stage persona didn’t do any harm either. 


A mainstay of the Greek eighties indie scene, he made his recording debut with the indie-rock outfit Noise Promotion Company in 1986. Between 1988 and 1995 he was living and working in London. 


From 1996 to 2004 he was a member of Blues Wire, the leading Greek blues band. In addition he took part in numerous jazz and improvisation projects, from the fast-paced jazz collages of Mihalis Siganidis to the live improvised soundtracks of Sakis Papadimitriou. In 2002 he joined the band of the legendary Greek singer-songwriter Thanasis Papakonstantinou, helping to create what was to be hailed as a unique and ultimately successful fusion of modern rock and Greek roots.  At that time he also started releasing solo 3”cds in an idm-ambient style. He collaborated with theatre director Simos Kakalas and the Horos Theatre Company, writing the music for three versions of the modern Greek classic Golfo between 2004 and 2007 and also appearing as an actor in the Golfo 2.3 beta version. Since 2004 he has also collaborated with the SineQuaNon dance company, the leading Greek exponent of contemporary dance, both as a musician and sound designer (Secret Supper) and a composer and musician (Homo Hameno Hamini). The musical and literary escapades of Tabako, an unorthodox accordion, cello, electric guitar and electronics trio, must be always mentioned.


From 2007 he has been living in Finnish Lapland, working in music education and composing music for plays, performances and documentaries (Kaamosvalkeat, Sota - absurdi tragedia, Koettelemusten Kaupunki / A Town Called Trouble, 30+ Sisarta, Itä-Lapin Talvisota, Leipätehtaan Naiset, Itä-Lapin Jatkosota, Johtajan Kaappi) . A member of Pekka Kumpulainen ja Ystävät, his guitar and harmonica playing features on the band’s recordings as well as the soundtrack for the film Kultajoki/Goldfluss. A solo live guitar cd entitled Fugitive was released in 2011. He can be seen playing solo ambient sets, either north or well north of the Arctic Circle. 



He has performed live in many countries between Scotland and China.


Using power, feeling, humour and a disciplined indiscipline George is always searching for the sounds that make us feel things we were not even aware of.

Τί σχέση μπορεί να έχουν τα παραδοσιακά κάλαντα της Θράκης με την Πανκ? Κάπως έτσι ξεκίνησαν οι Θράξ Πανκc, όταν ο Σταυρίδης Γιώργος και ο Χαρακοπίδης Βαϊτσης αποφάσισαν να “τα πούνε” από το 2008 και μετά, παίζοντας σε γάμους, πανηγύρια, πορείες και σκηνικά μέχρι που σε μια γιούρτα συνάντησαν τον Πάνο Γκίνη!

Thrax Punks started playing music from 2008 when George Stavridis and Vaitsis Charakopidis met each other after they played in gigs, such as weddings, traditional festivals and customs, many music festivals, even in protests on the road! Living on the era of actually “no genre” and influenced by many styles of music with the Greek underground punk scene to be the key to their relationship back then, they continued to adopt several elements on their music. In the autumn of 2015 they met Panos Gkinis during a jamming concert, where he joined the band. After they played together in many gigs around Greece, they decided to record their first live demo album called “ΠΑΝΚΟΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΟΨΥΧΕΔΕΛΕΙΑ” (punk mixed with fete Thracian party music and psychedelic music).

George Stavridis: Davul, Thracian Lyre, Vocals
Vaitsis Charakopidis: Gaida, Kaval, Zurna, Vocals
Panos Gkinis: Guitars

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23/01 Warsaw, J1 
31/01 TBA
13/02 Poznan TBA
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