Bob Katsionis is probably the best-known producer from Greece, at least within the metal genre. And possibly one of the better known worldwide as well. Hallowed have had the fortune to have a few questions answered by Bob, about , and many other things.

Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm written by: daniel källmalm dream. in front of great audiences, and as some of the musicians I speak ferent compared with the debut we took a bit less Iron-maiden-ish pictures: promotional and cover Bob Katsionis gained some re- made my dream come true. Then with claim. It can cause logistical from 2019. And it contains singer path, we transformed a lot of me- published on: 2021-08-16 cognition with the band , I was a bit tired, also seeing that problems for the one who produ- Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon), a lodies into riffs and we got rid of but he has now left the band, for this is going nowhere bigger for ce and engineer music for other man not very active on the music the excessive number of ballads. When the subject of Bob being personal reasons you can read me, so I decided to stay home musicians. scene, and a very highly regarded They might return,.might not, one of the most highly regarded on Wikipedia, perhaps down to (like the rest of the planet was - Being a touring musician, it vocalist. So how did that collabo- this is totally up to Andreas’ in- in the rock and metal, he doesn’t wanting more time for studio forced to do due to the pandemic- was really hard. I had to pause ration come about? spiration. He writes everything, quite feel comfortable with such a work. And then the ever-present so my timing was right!) I built my productions and studio work - We just had to ask and work brings all the ingredients and description. pandemic was perhaps not as de- my first “real” studio and star- every now and then, so now I’m on the terms of the collaboration, then I just have to cook them and - I feel I’m literally at the very trimental to Bob as it was to many ted working on productions and free to make my plan the way I since he is a total pro. Maybe bring the food to the table, explai- beginning of what I want to do other in his line of business, may- how to make a better sound for want to. that’s why he is not very active ned Bob with a bit of a laugh. and every single day I’m strugg- be even helpful. my clients. Recently Warrior Path’s second in the scene. Or maybe he’s that But it is not only metal he does, ling to make better music and - I toured the world, played And for Bob it might be that the ”The Mad King” was re- picky and he loved our music, Bob is an avid video gamer, and help bands and artists reach their touring isn’t the same highlight leased, it is said to be a bit dif- what can I say? So, in this album he did some 16-bit video-game

Hallowed PDF-article 2 3 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm inspired music, we reviewed to make a retro-16bit album and Some of the songs we have revie- ness, what would you do? When asked about what musici- metal album with some killer riffs Amadeus Street Warrior some I just did it. Made 2 videos for it wed with Outloud has been quite - Hmm..perhaps I would be on an he would mostly like to work and smashing drums. But that is time ago here at Hallowed. We to show my message and then I good, but if Bob takes a moment, the video game industry. Would with, the answer is slightly unex- probably something we have to liked this nostalgic video game moved forward. To me the most which is the finest one? probably make more money and pected to me. wait for a while, the next project adventure, but what does Bob important is to leave stuff behind, - I think it might be Rendez-Vous play more games! Maybe not, - I would like to make an album is something else. think about this odd sidestep in create something every single In The Sky from the ”Rest In Keys” who knows? with Jeff Waters (of Annihilator), - There’s this new project I star- his musical adventures? day. album, but that’s an instrumen- Don’t ask me I would say, so my all-time guitar idol. And per- ted working on, Stray Gods, it’s - I just feel like life is too short tal. Maybe Edge Of A Dream from let’s return to the music and all haps with my longtime friend a thing I did in like 5 days’ time to over-think about creating mu- Bob Katsionis has done a lot Firewind, or Head Up High. Ah, those things. During the years George Kollias on drums. He is a and it’s more Iron Maiden than sic. Like, thinking what style and of music since his first tough question, next one please! Bob has collaborated with plenty monster! Iron Maiden themselves. Debut approach should I go, what’s around the turn of the century, Okay, another easy one then, of musicians, some well-known Perhaps we can expect a th- album comes soon, and I hope it gonna sell or not. I had this urge many songs on many albums. if you weren’t in the music busi- names and some less known. rashy Super Mario Bros inspired can compete face to face with the

Hallowed PDF-article 4 5 Hallowed PDF-article Design by Daniel Källmalm Design by Daniel Källmalm God’s new album “Senjutsu”. Or tic Flesh, that was terrible, very whole set on the guitar. Except I with Fredman, crazy guy. Then here in Sweden again for a show Some links: even if it isn’t I think I wrote a traumatic. Then, some crazy ti- had no clue of how the songs go working with , or anything. I think that it is safe Hallowed Review of Amadeus bunch of really good songs on it. mes with people going on stage on the guitar, so I was improvi- these people are like Gods on to say that you should be on the Street Warrior Live shows might not be what for stagediving on our Greek sing and doing arrangements in what they do. But you guys are lookout at Bob’s channels as he Hallowed review of Firewind’s drives Bob in his musical endea- shows, while the front bars were real time. a bit wild on your night-life. We always seems to have things go- vours now, but he has been play- breaking in the intro of Head Up So what about Sweden? As I saw huge street fights bertween ing on, and therefore we thank Hallowed review of Outloud’s ing live quite a lot, and like most High or women showing me their am from there, could be fun to drunk people in the middle of him for taking his time to answer Virtual Hero Society musicians he has some anecdotes tits in shows, or the last trauma- know… Gothenburg, drunk gilrs pissing some questions for us. Outloud web site to tell from the tours. tic experience I had in Monsters - Are you kidding me? I love behind cars, pffff crazy shit! Symmetric Records web - I remember my keyboard Of Rock, CZ with Firewind when Sweden! Spent a month there Yes, Swedes are often heavy stand breaking down during the my keyboard overheated during during the recordings of “Alle- drinkers on the weekends. Lets intro of a show playing for Sep- the line check so I had to play the giance” then, “The Premonition” see if we get to meet or see Bob

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