Welcome to a new digital Karmic Link experience!
by stathis on Nov.08, 2009, under KARMIC NEWS
Hello everybody!
I would like to take this opportunity and welcome you to a new digital space created by our friend Aris Stremmenos!
We hope that this place will become an online community for all the people that enjoy the surrealistic project of Karmic Link!
Our aim is to create a community where the ideas and concepts behind the music of Karmic Link will be posted and discussed! Our sources of inspiration and other strange phenomena happening in our everyday lives will also find their unique slot here.
I wish you will enjoy this trip the same as we will do!
Stay tuned!
Stathis on behalf of Karmic Link!
*Esoterica* Prelude III
by stathis on Aug.10, 2010, under ESOTERICA
October 1st 2017,
Mother,
So much has changed since my last message. You must be worried sick: please don’t be. I cannot say that what I am about do is safe but I know it is right. Please rest all of your faith in that.
I see our world for what it really is now, and I follow the call of the light at the end of our tunnel.
Love,
Sandra
More digital stores to purchase *Esoterica*!
by stathis on Jul.28, 2010, under STORES
Leave a Comment more...*Esoterica* available in mp3va.com!
by stathis on Jul.13, 2010, under STORES
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by stathis on Jul.04, 2010, under STORES
Leave a Comment more...Review in Femme Metal!
by stathis on Jun.29, 2010, under REVIEWS
Karmic Link is the progressive/atmospheric metal project founded by Stathis Kassios. The band had previously released their debut in 2008 and now they are back with their latest output, “Esoterica”. Mina G. from Greece’s The Rain I Bleed returns to contribute her vocals to “Esoterica” which weaves a complex tale that should be well received by fans of conceptual metal.
Definitely at the heart of “Esoterica” is the stellar musicianship that the band displays and the stunning vocals of Mina G. that offers such a great compliment to the music that is being played. The songs range from up-tempo to atmospheric to soaring metal tracks, and all are expertly played. The story that unfolds throughout “Esoterica” is quite involved so I won’t go into it here (if you want to read more about it, you can do so at their official MySpace site). The opening number, “Cold” is a strong beginning that sets the story in motion. The following track, “Esoterica” is a fast paced, pounding metal number that also features quite a few tempo changes, the band follow that up with three more standout tracks, “Fire”, “Whispers On A Breeze” and “Still” became instant favorites. “The Separate Reality” is one of the more interesting tracks as the band features male and female newscasters accompanied by some great instrumental backing, I don’t know if that description does the track justice, but it is one that should definitely be heard. Other highlights include: the instrumental track, “Pleasure Is Nothing Without Pain”, “Twisting Patterns” and the closing number, “Vanilla Skies”. Stylistically, I would say that Karmic Link compare favorably to “Operation: Mindcrime” era Queensryche. Mina G. continues to be a great choice by Stathis Kassios to be the lead singer, her voice has many different layers to it, she can do the more melodic, commercial metal stuff and at times even an operatic style, she is quite the complete vocalist. With a playing time of about 48-minutes, Karmic Link offers the listener a challenging 11-song opus that picks up strength as the album progresses and never gets boring. “Esoterica” is not only a great concept album, but a great album period.
Rating – 89/100
Review By Tony Cannella
Tracklist
1. Cold
2. Esoterica
3. Fire
4. Whispers On A Breeze
5. Still
6. The Separate Reality
7. Pleasure Is Nothing Without Pain
8. Twisting Patterns
9. This Affliction
10. A Tattered Canvas
11. Vanilla Skies
Line Up
* Stathis Kassios – Keyboards
* Evan Hensley – Guitars, Bass
* Mina G. – Vocals
Review link:
http://femmemetal.net/KarmicLinkEsotericaRev.htm
Reviews in Greek webzines!
by stathis on Jun.13, 2010, under REVIEWS
Rating: 8/10
3) ROCK HARD magazine JUNE/JULY 2010
Το περσινό ντεμπούτο του σχήματος του Στάθη Κάσσιου με είχε εντυπωσιάσει. Οι ιδέες του νεαρού Έλληνα μουσικού φανέρωναν βαθιά γνώση του αντικειμένου, απέπνεαν φρεσκάδα και υπόσχονταν διακριτικά ένα μέλλον με πολλές ευχάριστες εκπλήξεις. Το δεύτερο άλμπουμ του, παραδοσιακά το άλμπουμ-εφιάλτης για όλα τα σχήματα και τους μουσικούς που έχουν όραμα για καριέρα, μια και από την τελική αποδοχή του κρίνονται πολλά περισσότερα από όσα μπορούν και οι ίδιοι να φανταστούν, επιβεβαιώνει τις προσδοκίες μας.
Το “Esoterica” αποτελεί κατά κάποιο τρόπο ένα είδος συνέχειας του “No light but rather darkness visible”, μολονότι υπάρχουν νέα στοιχεία στη μουσική των Karmic Link που δεν μπορούν να περάσουν απαρητήρητα. Η προσθήκη του κιθαρίστα Evan Hensley έχει προσδώσει μια δυναμική hard-rock διάσταση σε μια μπάντα που έτσι και αλλιώς ποτέ δεν διεκδίκησε το ρόλο της <<κακιάς, επιθετικής>> μπάντας, και σε συνδυασμό με τις ευφάνταστες ιδέες του Κάσσιου στα πλήκτρα αλλά και τα σταθερά και πολύ αξιόλογα φωνητικά της Mina G., συνδράμουν στη σύνθεση ενός άλμπουμ που μόνο συνηθισμένο γεγονός δεν είναι για τα ελληνικά δεδομένα, άσχετα αν η μουσική παιδεία της μπάντας είναι εξόφθαλμα κεντροευρωπαική.
Μπορεί οι Karmic Link να μην έκαναν αυτό που προσδοκούσα ενδόμυχα – έτσι κι αλλιώς είναι μάλλον νωρίς για αυτό- αφού μέσα στον πλουραλισμό των ιδεών τους διέκρινα μια αμηχανία σχετικά με τη γενικότερη κατεύθυνση που οφείλουν να ακολουθήσουν, όμως από την άλλη ίσως αυτή η ελκυστική ασάφεια του ύφους να είναι ένα από τα κυριότερα ατού μιας μπάντας που από τα πρώτα δύο δείγματα γραφής της φανερώνει απεριόριστες δυνατότητες και έχει όλο το μέλλον μπροστά της.
Key track: “Cold”
4) Metalzone.gr
Rating: 80/100
Review link: metalzone
5) metalhead.gr
Βαθμολογία:80%
Review link: metalhead
Esoterica Prelude II
by stathis on Jun.13, 2010, under ESOTERICA
September 28th 2017
I have the need to write my feelings down after the recent wave of events that has transpired. I am still at a loss for words when I try to explain what happened to me that night in June. Three weeks in intensive care, and nothing has been the same ever since, a figure from my past has come to my aid but what do I really know about him? Is he who he claims to be? Can I trust him? Can I trust anyone? My own family and friends were refused entry to stand beside my hospital bed. Or did they even know I was here? Why am I seemingly fighting for my life on the run?
He says he has answers. And these are answers that I so desperately need. But at the same time everything he is telling me is shattering my sense of self and reality. Am I to be held responsible for the lies I am supposedly forced to dump onto the public? I entered the world of journalism to search for the truth. I must have gotten lost somewhere along the way…
If anyone is to ever find and read this I wish that they were in a safer state of mind than my own…
Sandra