interview - INK in art uber alles

Alexandroupolis when long time friends Savas Karabalasis(guitars,samples,producer) and Kostas Apostolopoulos(lead guitar) were recording some new songs in Savas Home Studio,they were searching for a guy with a good voice and Kostas thought that he knew one.So he brought Chris Tsantalis(vocals)who was obsessed with seattle vocalists.In about a week they had 3 songs which reminded a lot of bands Alice in chains,Depeche Mode,The Doors.This primal demo got some very good reviews from greek magazines but it was nothing really special.Everyone was in diffirent places so they got back together in 2002 when Chris returned after a very long trip in bulgaria.They started immediately to record their first complete demo which named NEW DAY.A lethal mix of heavy guitars,psychedelic melodies and soulfull vocals.The influences are the main reason behind their unique sound. Imagine a cross between TOOL,ALICE IN CHAINS,A PERFECT CIRCLE,SOUNDGARDEN, THE DOORS,THE TEA PARTY and you re nearly there. 2004 finds INK with some new members in the city of SALONICA. They re bulding a solid fan base with their powerfull live shows in local clubs,new songs are on their way,and NEW DAY is one of the surprises for SALONICAS rock fans.From 2004 to present INK have been playing lots of shows and they re sharing stages with artists like JEFF MARTIN(TEA PARTY,THE ARMADA) NIGHTSTALKER,MIKRO,BULLDOZA,SAMAVAYO,UNIVERSE217 and so many more.The band also appeared in Spirit of Burgas on the same bill as FAITH NO MORE,CLAWFINGER,FUN LOVIN CRIMINALS did and ardas river festivals.One of their main trademarks are their unique unplugged shows.New album DIARY is out now along with their video clips for their songs WELCOME, HEART PILLS and STRANGE LULLABY