03-may-05 Hello to everyone! Just got back
from the european tour of FIREWIND along with HAMMERFALL,THUNDERSTONE and LORDI.This tour was another great experience for
me and everyone in the band,the band played in front of thousands of people every night with highlight the show in Gothenburg
with 8000 attendants and, by giving the best we could,I think that FIREWIND made a lot of new fans and friends in
Europe!
Of course,one of the most important things
that happened to me these days,was my meeting with mr JENS JOHANNSSON in Sweden and the great time we had together in the
after-show party!!!! Stay tuned for new pics from the FIREWIND shows!
04-mar-05 Another great stuff that shows the
appreciations of my fans towards me and music:in Japan's BURRN! readers polls results I was voted in the 13th
out of 20 position in "Best Keyboardist" category,while my cd is only 5 months released there!!! I would
like to thank all the guys/gals there for voting me and buying my records and do nothing more that promising for a new blasting
release in 2005! Thank you!(see also the "Gallery" page)
10-feb-05 GREAT NEWS 2: I finally came to
an agreement with the Greek distributor of KORG,BON STUDIO and from now on I'll be exclusively using for both stage and studio
some of KORG's amazing products! So,keep in touch for some new "arsenal" added in my equipment!
09-feb-05 GREAT NEWS: I would really like
to thank my fans/friends for voting me among the Top5 keyboardists in Greek Metal Hammer's Readers Polls for 2005! Also the
warmest comgratulations go to my FIREWIND mate Gus G. for winning the 2nd(!) place in Best Guitarist category! Here are the
results:
BEST KEYBOARDIST:
1.Tuomas Holopainen 16,8%
2.Jordan Rudess 12%
3.Fredrik Hermansson 7,5%
4.BOB
KATSIONIS 5,8%
5.Martin Powell 5,5%
BEST GUITARIST:
1.John Petrucci 10,3%
2.GUS G. 9,2%
3.Dave Mustaine 7,8%
4.Jon
Scaffer 5,5%
5.Slash 4,5%
07-feb-05 And here are the confirmed dates
for FIREWIND:
2005-04-30 Scandinavium Arena Gothenburg Hammerfall, Pretty Maids,Sweden
2005-04-24 Turbinenhalle
Oberhausen Hammerfall, Lordi, Thunderstone Germany
2005-04-23 Stadthalle Lichtenfels Hammerfall, Lordi, Thunderstone
Germany
2005-04-22 Filharmonie Filderstadt Hammerfall, Lordi, Thunderstone Germany
2005-04-21 Z7 Pratteln
Hammerfall, Lordi, Thunderstone Switzerland
2005-03-18 Underworld London Nevermore England
02-feb-05 Here are some confirmed dates concerning
some touring I'll do with both FIREWIND(Europe) and NIGHTFALL(Greece),so I will have a chance to meet all of you my friends
and fans and discuss about...everything!!! Let's go!
FIREWIND March 17 London (The Underworld)
UK
NIGHTFALL March 31 Larissa GR
NIGHTFALL April 1
Thessaloniki(Vilka Stage) GR
NIGHTFALL April 3 Athens
(Rodon Club) GR
NIGHTFALL April 8 Patra GR
NIGHTFALL April 9 Agrinio GR
NIGHTFALL April 10 Ioannina GR
FIREWIND April 21 TBA CH (+HAMMERFALL)
FIREWIND April 22 TBA DE ''
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FIREWIND April 23 TBA DE ''
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FIREWIND April 24 TBA DE ''
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FIREWIND April 29 TBA SWE ''
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There will also possibly be some more shows between 24 and 28 of April,so keep
in touch for more upadates about clubs,cities etc.
It's gonna be a very HOT April !!!!
05-jan-05 Happy and Creative year to you all!!!
As you see,the new japan-only re-issue of "Turn Of My Century" comes in a great cover and layout plus it features one exclusive
5 minute video with me shredding in both guitars and keyboards playing stuff from both cd's and doing an instant improvisation
which turned to be very nice.Check it out!
30-dec-04 Hello!Just got back from Norway
where FIREWIND played in Rjukan X-mas festival.It was acool(or might say "cold"??!!!) experience,the band seems that works
very well with the current line-up and now we're also planning a tour up there perhaps with stian's PAGAN'S MIND. FIREWIND
will also have a release party in Greece(Texas club/Athens) where we'll play some cool videos from japan too and unseen footage.Join
Us!
02-nov-04 "Downloads" section updated.Jump to IMAGINERY
web site,too for more tracks from "Long Lost Pride" to download!
28-oct-04 Bob will appear on next,November's issue
of YOUNG GUITAR (japan),
where,along with Gus G.,performs series of very impressive improvisational
videos!Pay extra attention to a piece called "Overkill Masterpiece Shredding...In The Night!"where both Gus G and Bob really
play the hell out of their instruments while laughing and drinking beers!Check it out!
04-oct-04 All hail to NIGHTFALL drummer George
Kollias who flies today to States to join the mega-technical-death metallers NILE! Good Luck,GK!!!!
01-oct-04 Release dates:
BOB KATSIONIS:Turn
Of My Century (JAPAN)... 08-dec-04
IMAGINERY:Long
Lost Pride (JAPAN)................ 21-nov-04
TOMC will be released in Japan from TOSHIBA-EMI in a new,amazing layout and cover by Havansclak Gyula
that did the latest Annihilator's "all for you" cd and will feature a bonus video.IMAGINERY's 2nd cd will be released from
AVALON/MARQUEE again in Japan only with all the cover/artwork done by Andre-Carl Beckston,while the band is joined by swedish
bassist Olof Sundfeldt of my friends SYSTEM SHOCK.
25-aug-04 More gigs for NIGHTFALL's "Jesus
On Stage"tour:
09/09/04
Cyprus
17/09/04 Kalamata
Stay tuned for confirmations!
22-aug-04 The new FIREWIND cd is already mixed by
Fredrik Nordstrom and release dates are set for October(Japan) and February(Rest O.W.),while we are currently mixing the new
NIGHTFALL masterpiece entitled "Lyssa: Rural Gods And Astonishing Punishments"to be released in November.
24-jul-04 Nightfall will headline at the "metal" day on a festival on
Tychero in the city of Evros in northern Greece on the 6th of August 04.We will play our full set including songs from
the whole history of NF as well as 2 new songs from the forthcoming cd.
23-jul-04 Vacations:Over! my visit to
the island of Ios was quite relaxing and joyful(also got a bit of sun-tan...)but now i'm back in Athens cause there's a lot
work to be done.Finally my cd is out on Japan market,I finished mixing/mastering the new IMAGINERY cd titled "Long Lost Pride"
and now we are heading for the mixing sessions of FIREWIND @ Fredman Studios(SWE) and NIGHTFALL @ Tico-Tico(FIN) I could reveal
the working titles for both these 2 releases but i guess my "bosses" will kill me so...Stay Tuned!!!
22-jun-04 "Imaginary Force" New release date for
Japan: 22/7/04
21-jun-04 What a weekend! Rockwave festival was
a great experience and i had a great time playing with both bands Firewind and Nightfall.Firewind won the greek audience and
me and Gus G. made a great show!I was using the reverse keyboard-stand(like J.Johannson)and it was very impressive,too!Of
course,next day with Nightfall,we had a very enthusiastic crowd,that was singing all the words and made a really big noise!I
was very comfortable with my 7 stringer running across the stage and still i cannot decide which instrument ! love more!!!!
15-may-04 I have finished all shootings for my video-clip
of "The Imaginary Force" track and the guys are doing the editing right now.I think it will be awesome with all three guys
(Me,Fotis & Stavros)giving their best!Unfortunately,it will only appear in the japan version of "Imaginary Force",so...be
patient for my future DVD,or start pre-ordering from Japan!!!
11-may-04 Today we delivered the master for the NIGHTFALL's version of
"The Ubiquitus Mr.Lovegrove by Dead Can Dance to Black Lotus Records for the D.C.D double cd tribute called:"The Lotus Eaters".The
cover became SO perfect that we decided to shoot a video for it and maybe release a single with the video-edit ,the full-size
version and the video-clip as well!
20-apr-04 The IMAGINERY cd is almost mixed/mastered
and ready to be released!I had great guest solos by Gus G.,Michael Harris and Marcel Coenen and the production is just awesome.It
contains 10 tracks(no fuckin ballads once more!) and the possible title is "BLEED TO SUCCEED" Cool?
12-apr-04 Today i got the confirmation about the ROCKWAVE festival 2004
in Greece and I will participate in it with BOTH NIGHTFALL & FIREWIND!!! Other names: JUDAS PRIEST,WASP,QUEENSRYCHE,RUNNING
WILD,NIGHTWISH to mention a few! check also at www.didimusic.gr
25-feb-04 The job is done! Lion Music and Toshiba-EMI
came in agreement and my new solo cd "Imaginary Force" will be released in Japan,too! More news about release dates,bonus
material etc soon to be added.
23-feb-04 EMI(Japan) made a very attractive offer
to me and my company for licensing my 2 solo cd's which is accompanied by a huge promotional package featuring a video clip,press,
radio & TV advertisement and many interviews in the biggest magazines in Japan like BURN!, Keyboard Magazine etc!
15-feb-04 Bad news : today I had an accident and
broke a bone of my little finger of right hand...The doctors said I'll be ok in about 2-3 weeks and then i'll be back in action!!!
27-jan-04 Just got back from the Japan tour I did
with FIREWIND( support: Rob Rock).It was an amazing experience,everything was so damn right scheduled and on-time,we had great
sound,great audience and met a lot people from labels.I gave them my promo cd's and now i guess I just have to wait! Not to
mention that in one of our shows in Tokyo we had a pretty special visitor that attended...Marty Friedman!!!
