Echidna

There are 2 metal bands with this name: A greek (Progressive Death Metal) and a portuguese (Thrascore/Melodeath Metal) one. 1) Greek one: They were formed in 2004 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The line-up consists of G. Chionidis (drums), N. Parastatidis (guitars), P. Bouklis (guitars), T. Deligiannidis (vocals) and A. Roditis (bass). They have released a demo in 2006 entitled This Suffering. Zero Tolerance (UK) magazine awarded them the Demo of the Issue (September/October 2006) and Metal Hammer (GR) magazine awarded them the Demo of the Month (July 2007).

1) Greek one:
They were formed in 2004 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The line-up consists of G. Chionidis (drums), N. Parastatidis (guitars), P. Bouklis (guitars), T. Deligiannidis (vocals) and A. Roditis (bass). They have released a demo in 2006 entitled This Suffering. Zero Tolerance (UK) magazine awarded them the Demo of the Issue (September/October 2006) and Metal Hammer (GR) magazine awarded them the Demo of the Month (July 2007). In 2010 they released their debut album Manifests Of Human Existence. 4-track promo version of the album was picked again by Metal Hammer (GR) as Suggestion Of The Month. They have toured in Greece, Belgium and Scotland so far.

website:
www.echidna.gr & www.echidna-band.com
www.myspace.com/echidnagr

2) Portuguese one:
They were formed in Vila nova de Gaia, PT in 2001 and under many changes they find their stability in 2002. The line-up consists of Frik (vocals), Miguel P. (bass & back vocals), David D. (guitar), Pedro L. (guitar) and Tiago P. (drums). They have released a demo in 2007 entitled Tearing the Cloth. The debut album (Insidious Awakening) was released on 2008 by Rastilho Records.

website:
www.myspace.com/echidna