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Evan K
Birth nameEvangelos Koukoularis
Also known asEvan K
Born (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 30)
Hamburg, Germany
Genresheavy metal, instrumental rock, hard rock, progressive rock, progressive metal, experimental rock, melodic death metal, industrial metal
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsFC Metal Recordings, King Records, ROAR
Websiteevanofficial.com

Evan K (born Evangelos Koukoularis on May 27, 1994)[citation needed] is a Greek/German composer and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist of the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy, former and lead guitarist of the German dark rock band Enemy Inside and ex-guitarist of the industrial/death metal band Cypecore. Evan K also performs with the female symphonic metal band Exit Eden and works as a producer, solo artist and session musician in a wide range of music genres, from pop to rock and metal.

Life and work

Evan K started playing E-Guitar at the age of 11, inspired by famous hard rock bands like Scorpions, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Whitesnake. Five years later he completed the E-Guitar & Jazz Harmony program of Berklee College of Music through authorized local conservatories in Athens. At the age of 19, he left his German literature studies in Athens in order to study E-Guitar and popular music at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, University of Popular Music and Music Business in Mannheim, Germany. He was one out of the four guitarists chosen every year to study there.

In 2015, Evan K joined the industrial/death metal band Cypecore.[1] In January 2016, the band released its third studio album Identity, with Evan K in the line-up.

In July 2016, Evan K released his first studio solo album Blue Lightning, where Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra, Vision Divine) and Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud), Markus Johansson (4ARM, Sylencer, THEM), Jimmy Pitts (Marco Minnemann, Christian Münzner) appear as special guests. The album was released in Europe via FC Metal Recordings and in Japan via King Records.[2][3][4][5][6] [7][8][9][10]

In 2017 Evan K recorded guitars and bass for the debut album Rhapsodies in Black of Exit Eden, a female symphonic metal band formed by Amanda Somerville, Clémentine Delauney, Marina La Torraca and Anna Brunner. The album features metal covers of some very popular hits such as Madonna's "Frozen", Adele's "Skyfall" and Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". Simone Simons (Epica) appears as guest vocalist in the album.

In August 2017 Evan K was announced as the new lead guitarist of the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy.[11] At the end of 2017 Evan K formed with singer Nastassja Giulia the dark rock and modern metal band Enemy Inside[12][13] and announced the release of their debut album Phoenix in September 2018 with R.O.A. Records.[14][15][16][17]

Evan K is endorsed by ESP Guitars, ENGL Amplifiers, Two Notes Engineering and HESU Cables. He enjoys testing and experimenting with new music gear and is also demonstrating products in his personal-(Evan K) as well as in ENGL TV channels in YouTube.

Discography

EVAN

with Enemy Inside

with Mystic Prophecy

with Exit Eden

with Cypecore

  • Identity, 2016

References

  1. ^ Cramer, Eike (2016-07-03). "Sturm, Fußball, Amon Amarth: Der Samstag beim With Full Force 2016 - Metal Hammer". Metal-hammer.de. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  2. ^ "Evan - Blue Lightning |CD Kritik|CD Review|DVD Kritik - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. 2016-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. ^ "Kennt ihr schon ... EVAN? | Story/Artikel - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  4. ^ "Evan – Blue Lightning - Recensione". MelodicMetal.it. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  5. ^ "Lords of Metal ezine". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  6. ^ "Review: Evan – Blue Lightning – FC Metal Recordings - Release: 15-07-2016 - www.LiveReviewer.com". Wp.livereviewer.com. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  7. ^ "Blue Lightning | metalinside". Metalinside.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  8. ^ "Evan K on Twitter: "Great 5/6 review, in June's issue of @screammagazine (Norway)! Check it out! "". Twitter. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-23.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Rock ' N ' Roll Monuments - EVAN – Blue Lightning (FC METAL RECORDINGS)". Rocknrollmonuments.gr. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  10. ^ Langer, Mike. "EVAN – Blue Lightning". Ffm-rock.de. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  11. ^ Mystic Prophecy, Rockpages. "Evan K – Mystic Prophecy". rockpages.gr. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  12. ^ metal-aschaffenburg.de | Band of the Month-Interviews-Regionale Bands
  13. ^ konzert-nerd.de | Enemy Inside - Nachtleben
  14. ^ ROAR | Enemy Inside
  15. ^ ffm-rock.de | Enemy Inside announce debut album Phoenix
  16. ^ Youtube | ENEMY INSIDE - Falling Away (Official Video)
  17. ^ toughmagazine.de | Enemy Inside „Falling Away“
  18. ^ "MYSTIC PROPHECY announce the release of their new album 'METAL DIVISION', out on January 10, 2020!". arcticmetal.no. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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