Marios Iliopoulos

Marios Iliopoulos
Background information
Birth name Marios Iliopoulos
Born (1969-12-16) December 16, 1969
Origin Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres Heavy metal, melodic death metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, bass
Associated acts Nightrage, Dies Irae, Firewind, Dragonland, Mystic Prophecy, Exhumation
Website http://www.nightrage.com/

Marios Iliopoulos, born December 16, 1969 in Sydney, Australia is an acclaimed Greek heavy metal guitarist and founder of the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage, and a former member of Exhumation.

After recording three albums with Exhumation (all of them produced in Sweden), Marios formed Nightrage along with fellow Greek guitar hero Gus G. Many prominent figures of metal such as Tomas Lindberg, Nicholas Barker, Tom S. Englund, Mikael Stanne, and Per Möller Jensen have collaborated with the band.

Marios has also made guest solo appearances for various artists, such as Dragonland, Dies Irae, Septic Flesh, Firewind, Mystic Prophecy and Universum. Marios also helped Death Metal band The Forsaken out on tour as bass player, and has been on tour with Firewind filling the same position.

Discography with Exhumation

  • Seas of Eternal Silence (1997)
  • Dance Across The Past (1998)
  • Traumaticon (1999)

Discography with Nightrage

Demo albums

  • Demo (2001)
  • Demo 2 (2002)
  • Demo 3 (2002)

Studio albums

Gear

Endorsements:

Endorsements: ESP E/II Eclipse with Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1 pickups, ESP USA Eclipse-II with Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1 pickups, Orange Micro terror amp, Presonus Studio One version 2.5 software, Providence cables H101 model, Providence Anadime Chorus ADC-3, BBE Green screamer overdrive, Dunlop "Marios" signature picks Ultex .73, Strings Elixir: 011, 016, 024, 036, 046, 068. Straps: Seymour Duncan and Elixir, Motorheadphones, Toontrack Digital drums, Maxon overdrive pedals, Line 6 relay wireless systems, Diago pedalboards, Parkwood acoustic guitars, Jim Nunis "Marios Iliopoulos signature" Guitar, AMT pedals.

NOT ENDORSED GEAR. Korg Pitchblack stage tuner, Samson AirLine Guitar - Wireless System, Boss Noise Suppressor NS-2, Boss Super Chorus CH-1, Ibanez SD 9 Sonic Distortion, Dunlop Original Crybaby Wah GCB-95, Takamine 12 string electric-acoustic guitar, Levin classical guitar.

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