P.L.J. Band

PLJ Band Is A Greek Progressive Rock Band.The Musicians Laurentis Macaeritsas Lead Vocals 12-String Guitar And Keyboards Antonis Mijelos Lead Guitar Acoustic Guitar Jimmy Vasalakos Bass Backing Vocals Pavlos Kikrilis Rhythm – And Classical Guitar And Tolis Skamajouras Drums And Percussion . Their Debut Album "Armageddon" Is Often Considered As The Most Acclaimed Greek Progrock Music. "Armageddon" Based Also On The Prophecies Of Ezechiel Contained Music That Was Extensively Based Around The Byzantine Scales As Used In Greek Orthodox Church Music And Featured A Decidedly Oriental Guitar Sound. "Armageddon" Was Released In ’82 But Immediately Forbidden Because Of The Blasphemical Lyrics And The Albums Had To Be Destroyed. Fortunately About 300 Records Survived And Ended As Highly Sought After ‘collector Items’ Value More Than US $ 300 00 In The Arms Of Some Very Lucky And Wealthy Progheads Many Years Later! The Progressive German Label Second Battle Re-Released "Armageddon" On CD From The Original LP Because The Mastertapes Were Lost. Their Second Release "Termites" Was Distinctly Inferior To Their Debut But It Got Them An Audience So They Went Mainstream Changed Their Name To Termites And Went On To Make Four More Albums. read less