Calyces are the sepals that form a protective layer around a flower in bud. It is also the name of an Athenian 4 piece prog rock/heavy metal act built around Manthos Stergiou, guitarist and main songwriter in the acknowledged prog metal band Tardive Dyskinesia that left a deep mark in the local scene and made a sensation on the underground circuit. In its over-a-decade course, Manthos has curated, produced, recorded and performed live the 4 full length albums they released to international critical acclaim. In this new outfit, he assumed guitar and vocal duties and he is being accompanied by Alexis Stavropoulos, Giannis Golfis and Loukas Giannakitsas, all of them already being key members in Greek bands such as Insect Radio , Revenge Of The Giant Face and Borderline Syndrome .
Calyces’ “Impulse to Soar” (released on October 16, 2020) blends prog metal in the way it was shaped through the 00’s, with the finest elements of classic progressive rock from the 70’s, bridging the most important areas of the thinking man’s music In their running time these 10 tracks feature sweeping low tuning heavy riffs with a barrage of polyrhythmic parts, alternating with atmospheric passages emphasizing groove, melody and energy through the lens of an accurate songwriting. Alan Douches (Mastodon, Kvelertak, The Dillinger Escape Plan etc.) and features a guest appearance by Jørgen Munkeby ( Shining ) with a saxophone solo on “Unfair Labour”.
