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Rust are currently working with lead singer Vaggelis Kolios, a talented young singer with a mean voice and the right attitude. The band is now in their studio preparing their new album named “Addictions of the I”. This release will be of a totally different and renewed style with death-thrash main elements and a lot of ideas coming from other styles.
Thoughts
We have remained active since our first release, working in our studio and constantly trying to write better music and experiment with new styles. After two unreleased albums we are coming back with a new CD that will definitely make things right. We owe a big thank you to the fans that have supported us all this time and to our friends.
Download
You can now download our first album “Shoot’ em higher” for free! Thought we didn’t initially intended to make available our first album online we later discovered that it was being sold on the internet by companies that didn’t have the copyrights or any authorization from the band for that matter. So instead of just letting this happen we decided to give the album to anyone who wishes to have it with no charge what so ever. Although the band’s music style has been radically changed over the years it is still our first release so we proudly make it available for our fans and the visitors of our site. You can download the full album or any of the songs at the releases page in mp3 format (320Kbps) If you’re going to buy it, why not just get it from the source, at the best quality and for free.
Biography
Rust were founded back in 1984 but the name was not established until 1985 by the founder George Stratakis.George grouped up with Makis Makris (lead vocals) and the two of them begun a series of auditions to complete the lineup of the band four months later. After rehearsing their material for thirteen months in their studio Rust officially began their career in November 22, 1986 with a series of concerts in their hometown Athens.
Being one of the pioneer bands of the Greek heavy metal scene they entered the studio again in April, 1987 to work on some new ideas. Shortly after that they began giving concerts this time both in Athens and Thessalonica. In March 1988 and after a change in the lineup they re-entered the studio in order to record their debut album “Shoot them higher”. After seventeen months of recordings the band hit the road promoting the album and touring all over the country.
At the end of the tour Nick kaplanis replaced former bass player Lucas Metaxas.They begun preparing a second album with the name “Power Disorder” but this was interrupted by an important series of live events after which the lead singer Makis Makris who was a member for nine years left the band. Along with him and in a small period of time all the band's members except the founder George Stratakis and bass player Nick Kaplanis were replaced.
This radical change made the semi finished second album break in pieces and the idea of a new recording seemed now far away, so the band went out touring once more with a new lineup until early 1994.Then their musical style changed from classical heavy metal back in the 80’s to power progressive in the mid 90’s. This change of style delivered a change of band members again and a long absence from live events the band was so fond of. Drummer Greg Glezakos and guitar player Panos Lainas joined the band in 1994 to form an almost complete lineup that lasts to this day.
Most of the 90’s were a difficult time for metal music in Greece due to the lack of interest by the record companies. In spite of all that and with no frontman the band managed to prepare a new twelve song demo with the perspective to become a full album called “Subjective crime”. Unfortunately the album was never recorded. The main issue at the time was that Rust could not find an available lead singer to perform in the album. All the capable frontmen that could have performed (and they were few of them) were already main members of other bands.
With no solution to the problem and with time passing by the band adopted the thrash-death style of the new millennium. This led them to clean up their loose ends and after two unreleased material write songs for a new release. Today they have already prepared a CD demo for their new album named “Addictions of the I” and soon they’ll begin the official studio recordings.
Rust would like to thank the following former band members for their cooperation and their offer in the years that passed:
Makis Makris, Jim Midelias, Nikos Roussakis, John Kontogiannis, Alex Balakakis, Panos Terzopoulos, John Fiorentis, Nikos Psaros, Loukas Metaxas, Antonis Salevris, Aggelos Tsoukalas.
Releases
"SHOOT THEM HIGHER"
This was the first album of Rust and was released in 1990.
It was recorded, mixed and mastered in Studio 111 - Athens
Produced by Kostas Arniotis and George Stratakis
An independent production distributed in Greece by Seagull Records
Line up:
Makis Makris: Vocals
George Stratakis: Guitars
Lukas Metaxas: Bass
Jim Midelias: Drums
Music by: George Stratakis
Lyrics by: Makis Makris
- Shoot Them Higher
- Out Of Control
- Rust
- That Look
- Blind Fighter
- Time
- Till The End
- One More Time
