A bold journey from the long-suffering plains of Thessaly to the “Newcastle” of the north, in the infamous island that has nurtured so many musical idioms—this could well be the headline of the story of Phase. The book behind that headline, however, we leave entirely in the hands of the band’s founder and driving force,…
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Back on Track #8 ~ Hypoxia
Hypoxia emerged on the back of sorting and working on the first lot of riffs I had written for Phase. I remember working on the song on two different occasions, once in 2004 with Chris Gioldasis and once later around 2006-2007 with Damos way before we ended up actually playing together, but either attempts were…
Back on Track #19 ~ Homeseek Dark Blues
It was well evident from our first record we had an affinity for your Harmonic Minors and Phrygian Dominant scales, and some background might be helpful for anyone to understand why that is. Alex (Arnaoutoglou) and Chris (Gioldasis) both have roots in Asia Minor, historic Ionia. Alex‘s last name derives from Ar·naut (ˈärˌnau̇t = Albanian)…
Phase – In Consequence review on Sub Echoes
PHASE – “IN CONSEQUENCE” (2010) Release : December 21th,2010 Label : Backstage Records (Physical) , Insight Out (Digital) SOUTHERN SORROW Today’s menu features something local and high-quality. Hailing from Larissa, Phase has been making waves in the rock/metal scene for some time now with their first album titled ‘In Consequence.’ A work that stands out,…