Hello! We started the band in America in 1997. We have 3 albums so far. 'Road to Macedonia', 'Terra Incognita' and 'Ira Imperium'. Before that we released 2 demos. We have played many concerts in Cyprus and abroad and we hope to keep doing this for long time!

Yes I am very satisfied. I think the album is really strong and I like it as a whole. A few minor details could have been different but I don't really think about it!

'Ira Imperium' is more powerful I think. It contains faster and heavier songs. 'Terra Incognita' had many 'hit' songs like 'Molon lave', 'The blood remains on the believer' and 'Angel with no destination' for example. The new album is more like a 'unit'!

The difference is in the pronunciation! When the pronunciation changes then the meaning changes! It was just something that needed to be done I guess.

Vagelis is not a member of the band but he has played the bass in the last two albums. So in a way, he was more like a session musician. For technical reasons our bass player could not record in Germany so for better result and instead of recording the bass from long distance, Vagelis offered to play it himself. He has also done a lot of voice harmonies. We were very happy with the sound of 'Terra Incognita' so the choice to record at the same studios was expected.

As I said Vagelis is not a member and Alexis has played some lead guitars on 'Terra Incognita' as well. But this time he also played rhythm guitars. His style is for heavier stuff so maybe that's another reason the album came out heavier and faster.

More guitarists mean more music ideas so why not? I am not a person who likes to limit himself into working with the same people over and over. And all the members of Arrayan path know that and respect that. So basically I didn't work only with these two guitarists but with a few others as well!

Well, we always like to tell stories, describing events and people. For these songs it is quite obvious that we are telling the tale from our own point of view. Prometheus who gave fire to the people, King Amenophis of Egypt and Queen Nefertiti of Egypt as well, the story of Odysseus in 'Lost Ithaca' and 'I sail across the seven seas' and the battle of Plataea in 'The fall of Mardonius'. An important battle in Greek history.

It is a young artist called Natalie Kyprianou and she was referred to me by friends of the band. It seems now that she was a great choice and she sang beautifully!

I feel fantastic to have him on the album! He used to be one of my favourites and I used to listen to all his albums. Especially 'Headless cross' and 'Tyr'! All these singers that you've mentioned are unique in their own way. Ozzy may not have the best voice but you couldn't imagine the earlier Sabbath without him. But my favourite Sabbath albums are the ones with Tony Martin! Dio is of course a god as you know haha! Gillan also used to be fantastic and I give him credit for influencing my favourite singer in the world (Bruce Dickinson), so even just for that he has my respect!

Yes, try Quadraphonic, Winter's verge, Blynd and R.U.S.T.

We are going to tour Greece and Cyprus at the moment. We will try to play some gigs in other countries too but it will not be a full tour. We will have more news in the following months. Also we are continuing with the song writing for the next album 'Stigmata' which will hopefully be about before summer.

It was very easy haha! I was studying there and when I finished my studies I returned home! The guy I started the band with, went to live in Hong Kong but he came to Cyprus to record our first demo! We never played a single gig in America. We simply wrote some of the music that would eventually end up in 'Road to Macedonia'.

Thanks for the interview and check our new album 'Ira Imperium'! We are waiting for your comments!