Firewind is a Greek power metal band formed in Thessaloniki in 1998. The group is currently signed to AFM records and was originally a small project created by guitarist Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony, in 1998.
Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded their debut album, Between Heaven and Hell. To date, the band has released ten studio albums and has been met with international success.
Members:
Gus G. - lead guitar, backing vocals (1998, 2002-present), rhythm guitar, keyboards (1998, 2002-2004, 2020-present), bass (1998)
Petros Christodoulidis - bass, backing vocals (2003-present)
Johan Nunez - drums (2011-present)
Herbie Langhans - lead vocals (2020-present)
Former members:
Brandon Pender - lead vocals (1998)
Stephen Fredrick - lead vocals (2002-2004)
Chitral Somapala - lead vocals (2004-2006)
Apollo Papathanasio - lead vocals (2006-2013)
Henning Basse - lead vocals (2015-2020)(2007 as a touring member)
Bob Katsionis - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004-2020)
Konstantine - bass (2002-2003)
Matt Scurfield - drums (1998)
Brian Harris - drums (2002-2003)
Stian Kristoffersen - drums (2003-2006)
Mark Cross - drums (2006-2010)
Michael Ehré - drums (2010-2011)
From: Thessaloniki, Greece
Genre(s):
Power metal,
heavy metal
Active From: 1998, 2002-present