Dol Ammad is a heavy metal band formed in 2000 by Greek keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge. Dol Ammad uses many different instruments and the vocal support of a fourteen-member four-part choir. Lightbridge describes his music as "electronica art metal" and cites electronic music pioneers Jean Michel Jarre and Vangelis as key influences. The band derives its name from a fuel refinery in the computer game Descent 3.
Lineup Current members Band Thanasis Lightbridge - synthesizers Alex Holzwarth (also formerly of Rhapsody of Fire) - drums and percussion Dim - electric guitar Nick Terry - bass guitar
Choir Soprano - Mary Palaska, Kortessa Tsifodimou, Alexandra Voulgari Alto - Vicky Alexaki, Sofia Patsi, Maria Stolaki, Ntina Strani Tenor - Alexandros Barmpas, Panos Iampoultakis, Themis Mpasdekis, Anestis Papageorgiou Bass - Kyriakos Chouvardas, Petros Moraitis, Yiannis Tsalouhidis
Sound engineer argystream - argy papageorgiou
Guests D. C. Cooper (Silent Force, Royal Hunt) - vocals (Ocean Dynamics)
Former members Band Jimmy Wicked - guitar (Star Tales, Demo)
Choir Zoe Tsokanou, soprano (Star Tales, Demo) Marieta Pangiotidou, alto (Star Tales, Demo)
Discography Demo No. 1 EP (2001) Demo EP (2002) Star Tales (2004) Ocean Dynamics (2006) Winds Of The Sun (2010) Cosmic Gods: Episode I - Hyperspeed (2012) Cosmic Gods: Episode II - Astroatlas (2018)
References
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dol-ammad-mn0000868224#discography
External links General
Interviews Sea of Tranquility - "Dol Ammad - A new Sound, A New Genre" POWERMETAL.de - "Interview Dol Ammad" Metal Perspective - "Interview with Thanasis Lightbridge" Heavy Law - "Dol Ammad" Metal Fan - "Een interview met Thanasis Lightbridge van Dol Ammad" Vampster - "DOL AMMAD: Die musikalische Freiheit, die ich mir nehme" Lords of Metal - "One small step for Dol Ammad, one giant leap for metal" Lords of Metal - "Interview Dol Ammad" Lords of Metal - "Dol Ammad" Nucleus - "A Great Adventure" Melodic Hard Rock Today - "Interview Dol Ammad" Progressia.net - "ENTRETIEN : DOL AMMAD" Dol Ammad on Avantgarde-metal.com 2007