Wardrum

Wardrum
Wardrum
	Pic from the "Desolation" photo session 2012
Background information
Origin	Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres	Power metal
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Steel Gallery Records
Members	George Margaritopoulos; Kosta Vreto; Stergios Kourou; J. Demian; Strutter
Past members	Yannis Papadopoulos; Kostas Scandalis; Piero Leporale
Website	www.wardrum.gr

Wardrum is a heavy / power metal band based in Greece, formed in the summer of 2010.

History

They were formed in Thessaloniki, Greece, by drummer Stergios Kourou, along with guitarist Kosta Vreto and bass player Kostas Scandalis (all three of them members of progressive metal band Horizon's End). Wardrum were originally fronted by Uli Jon Roth's Italian singer Piero Leporale, while front-man Yannis Papadopoulos joined them as lead vocalist in early 2012.

Their debut album Spadework was released by Steel Gallery Records on 20 April 2011 and the band was rated as one of the most promising bands in Greece. The Spadework lineup performed live only once, opening for Crimson Glory's show in Thessaloniki on 22 October 2011. In February 2012 the band parted ways with Leporale and found a local singer, to be more flexible and work easier. Yannis Papadopoulos took over the band's front-man position and they immediately recorded Desolation which was released on 25 April 2012. In October–December of the same year the band toured all over Greece to support the new album and managed to create a solid core of fans who have shown their support by voting the band in Metal Hammer magazine's annual polls as the fourth best Greek band.

In December 2017, the band parted ways with singer Yannis Papadopoulos, who several months before had joined Finnish band Beast in Black.^[1]

In March 2019, Wardrum announced new singer, George Margaritopoulos, who later participated in the fifth album of the band, Mavericks, released on May 28, 2021.^[2]

Line-up

Current

George Margaritopoulos – vocals
Kosta Vreto – guitar
J Demian – guitar
Strutter – bass
Stergios Kourou – drums

Former members

Piero Leporale – Vocals (2011)
Kostas Scandalis – Bass
Yannis Papadopoulos – Vocals (2012–2017)

Additional touring members

Kostas Vaporidis – guitar

Discography

Albums

Spadework (2011)
Desolation (2012)
Messenger (2013)
The Awakening (2016)
Mavericks (2021)

Videography

Music videos

Crest of the Wave (2011)
Parental (2012)
The Messenger (2014)
Travel Far Away (2014)

References

^ Rockpages (14 November 2017). "WARDRUM PARTS WAYS WITH SINGER YIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS (PRESS RELEASE)". Rockpages. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "WARDRUM - NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT". wardrum.gr. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links

[1] Rockpages (14 November 2017). "WARDRUM PARTS WAYS WITH SINGER YIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS (PRESS RELEASE)". Rockpages. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[2] "WARDRUM - NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT". wardrum.gr. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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