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Guitarist Michael Kotsirakis and keyboardist Orestis Zafeiriou from Greek post-proggers Playgrounded talk about the production of their massive new album “The death of Death”, out on March 18 through Pelagic Records. We talk about the concept behind sound and lyrics, how the pandemic affected the release of the album and their upcoming live plans.Chapters:01:10 Introducing Playgrounded02:32 How The death of Death came to be06:20 Greece or The Netherlands?07:48 Spending time on songwriting vs. sound production12:35 Movement: the concept behind The death of Death13:39 That very first chord on the album!14:42 Maintaining a warm quality to the overall sound20:45 How has the pandemic affected the release of The death of Death23:38 The death of Death: Playgrounded’s Night is the New Day?25:55 What are the next steps for Playgrounded?27:50 With which band(s) would you want to tour?🎵 Playgrounded is:Odisseas Zafeiriou – bass guitarOrestis Zafeiriou – keyboards, programmingStavros Markonis - vocalsGiorgos Pouliasis - drumsMichael Kotsirakis - guitar 💿 Discography:Athens EP (2014)In Time With Gravity (2017)The death of Death (2022)✔️ Follow Playgrounded:Website: https://playgrounded.net/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playgroundedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/playgroundedofficial/Twitter: https://twitter.com/playgroundedYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/playgroundedtv/Bandcamp: https://playgrounded.bandcamp.com/Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3IHV9gV**********☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below?https://theprogspace.com/donate**********PROGTALKS by The ProgspaceThe Progtalks produced by The ProgspaceMain Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario AlbrechtProduced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias KirschAll graphics and animations by Vanessa KirschIntro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/SkybladeprogmetalOutro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/---Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.comFollow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/https://instagram.com/theprogspace/https://youtube.com/theprogspacehttps://twitter.com/theprogspace/
