Absence of Dawn

Hailing from the beautiful and incredibly old city of Argos (Peloponnese), Death/Doom act ABSENCE OF DAWN began activities in 1992. During it’s seven years of existence, the band managed to keep together with the same core line-up which was: Iraklis Sourous (vocals, lyrics), Nikolas “Nick” Katsoulieris (guitars, composition), Dimitris Karoutis (bass) and Stathis Karoutis (drums).

Their debut demo cassette entitled “And the Sun Is Fading” (1996) was recorded in August 1996 at Zenetzis Studios (Athens). It was actually not until this point in time that they settled with their band name, having employed several different monikers earlier on. The tape, released a few months later, showed ambition; being released on pro-printed cassette and with excellent packaging. Yet somehow it failed to stir the pot, most surely because of non-existent promotion.

In the beginning of 1998, the band recruited John Kozanidis as a second guitarist prior to the recording of the second tape. The recordings were completed one year after the debut, in August 1998; this time in another Athenian recording facility called Voices Studio. “Promo 1998” contained two new tracks and was mainly intended for promotional purposes (which didn’t really happen!)

Staying true to their schedule, the first (and only) ABSENCE OF DAWN live performance took place one year later in August 1999 at their hometown of Argos. The set list consisted of eight original songs in total, which included the complete demo material plus two newly composed songs (one of which was an instrumental). The latter two songs would never be put to tape however, as this concert was sadly enough the last sign of life from the band.

Compilation appearances:
* Shadows in Silence Compilation Tape Volume 1 - Dancing with the Shadows [Cass, Comp: Self-released, 1998]