Misty Route - Power Trio from Greece
Can you introduce yourselves?
Hello! We are Misty Route from Athens, Greece and we play alternative metal. Lefteris Saatsakis on the guitar and vocals, George Armando Konomi on the bass and Kostas Bacopoulos on the drums.
Where did you all meet?
Common friends of ours brought together Lefteris and George, who began jamming together and creating some of the first tunes. After some auditions Kostas joined us on the drums and we named our band Misty Route.
How long have you been playing together?
Since October 2019.
Where did the "Misty Route" name come from?
Typical brainstorming until something made the click. We wanted the band name to reflect our music as much as possible.
Who or what bands are your main musical influences?
Hard to list them all really, since we are a mixture of many different genres. Some main ones could be Godsmack, Tool, Deftones, Opeth, Metallica and Breaking Benjamin.
What is your top five favorite songs of all time?
Only five? Thats hard!
1. The Pot – Tool
2. Passenger – Deftones ft Maynard
3. Fade to black – Metallica
4. Drapery falls – Opeth
5. Comfortably numb – Pink Floyd
Of your own music, which song is your favorite?
How can you pick among your own children? Impossible! We can just say that Sweet Revenge is one of those that tick the most boxes of our genre, so its highly possible to be liked.
What was the inspiration for "Sweet Revenge"?
The people around us that suffer from any kind of addiction and try to fight against it every day.
How could you describe your style of music, what can your fans expect to hear and feel?
Our music is inspired by a mixture of different musical genres and is characterized mainly by its ambient character and escalating groove. Touches of psychedelic rock are harmonically brought together with metal breakouts. It feels quite emotional.
What other band or bands do you think you sound like?
We are trying to sound unique in our own way. You can find characteristics of our main influences in there of course, but we actively avoid copying any.
What are the goals for the band in the future?
Our main goal for the moment is to promote our debut album “Without A Trace” and prepare for live shows to play it in front of the audience! Let’s hope that COVID will allow…
Is it difficult being a band in Greece?
We guess it is more or less similar to other parts of the world right now. Live shows are very limited during the latest months due to COVID prevention measures, which gives all bands a big headache. Our country might not be a leader in the global Metal/Rock scene, yet it has many passionate fans and vastly talented local bands, like Rotting Christ, Villagers of Ioannina City, 1000mods, Planet of Zeus, Nightstalker, Naxatras or Mother of Millions that especially during the recent years have found the worldwide recognition they have worked for and truly deserve. This is truly inspiring for new bands like ours.
Do you play any shows outside of Europe?
Not yet. Its a wild dream. We follow a step-by-step approach and we hope to reach there sometime!
Lastly, tell me an interest fact about the band?
We are already working on new songs for the next album!
Go Listen, Follow and Enjoy!
