punk '77/KBD sound, in a scene full of post-punk (& later on hardcore)

bands. As far as their (sociopolitical in nature) lyrics go, they seem to

encapsulate all the events & agonies of their generation; tracks such as "Ομορφες μέρες στη Λέρο [ i leros / (name of an aegean island whose mental institution has one

of the worst records on human rights violations in europe) ]," "Γενοκτονία [

genoktonia / genocide ]" - which was originally censored & didn't appear on

record dressed with the actual lyrics until 1992, see below -, & "Άγχος [

aghos / angst ]" are indicative of the band's leanings.

Stress participated in the comp. "Διατάραξη Κοινής Ησυχίας [ diataraxi

koinis isyhias / disruption of public peace - a.k.a. disturbance of common

peace ]" & released two LPs: "Ο Ήχος Της Ανασφάλειας [ o ihos tis anasfalias

/ the sound of insecurity ]" (self-released, 1985; repressed by Wipe Out

Records, 1989) & "Ο Ήχος Της Ανασφάλειας ΙΙ [ o ihos tis anasfalias II / the

sound of insecurity II ]" (Wipe Out Records, 1992). The latter, a

post-mortem release, contains previously unreleased demo & live material

from the 1983-1985 period - also contained is the track "Γενοκτονία [

genoktonia / genocide ]," which had been censored the first time around for

its lyrical content (a translated version can be found here). Both records

have been highly sought-after collector's items for years on end.

The band started playing shows at around '81-'82. Its first line-up

consisted of Fragiskos Ninos (vox) - who later on formed Panx Romana - ,

Louis Kontoulis (guitar), Kostas Drivas (bass), & Nikos Hronopoulos (drums)

- who also played with Panx Romana for a while. Other people who went

through the band's ranks include Yannis Papakostas (vox), Yannis SialakIs

(vox), Yannis Karydis (drums), Spyros Mandelos (guitar), & Tom Bouzianis.

2011

b-otherside rec. present BSR 016 Stress “Athens Burning I” & I" 7'' single

It’s been exactly 30 years since the creation of Athens Burning from Stress and their message still remains up to date. B-otherSide records bring to surface the unreleased recordings of the first Stress era, from 1982 till 1985, with 9 songs divided in 2 different singles, in 500 numbered copies. The recordings are being introduced by Argyris Zilos, in an extract from the first radio presedention of Stress. The singles include a 4 page insert with photos and lyrics in greek language and english translation. The first 100 copies will have a special packaging which consist of a box with the Stress’ original mark ,the 2 singles and a poster ,in A3 size, signed from the group, exclusively distributed through the Labyrinth Of Thoughts mailorder (http://labyrinthofthou

Ο δρόμος που παίρνει οκαθένας στη ζωή του ειναι απλά ο δικός του δρόμος . Δέν σημαίνει οτι ειναι ο καλύτερος η ο σωστός δρόμος – Ειναι ο δρόμος μου και μου αρέσει να τον σέβονται οπως μου αρέσει να σέβομαι το δρόμο των αλλων.