Royal Quest
Formed: 1998
From:
Athens,
Greece
Last Known Status: Active
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Royal Quest Details Debut Album
Greek symphonic power/progressive act Royal Quest will self-release the debut album "The Tale of Man" worldwide on May 22, 2015.
Royal Quest was formed in 1998 in Athens when Yannis Androulakakis (guitars/vocals) and Dennis Bekatoros (bass) started putting their musical and lyrical ideas together. After releasing the demo in 1999, the duo decided to work on a concept album with an original story inspired by the "Eternal Champion." In the meantime, the line-up was shored up to participate in several underground festivals in Athens.
Throughout the years, Dennis and Yannis focused on completing the album with the addition of a new member, Odysseas (drums). Compositions, story editing, recording attempts and sound experimentation, but also disappointments and long breakups resulted in the end of the co-operation of the two founders with Dennis' initiative. In January 2010, Yannis decided to produce the album on his own. The recording and engineering plans started from scratch and in 2014 the album was mixed by Yannis himself and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios. More...