Mother of Millions (band)

Mother Of Millions is a five piece progressive rock band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2008.

Mother Of Millions
Live at the Trianon Theater in 2014
Background information
OriginAthens, Greece
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitemotherofmillionsband.com
MembersGeorge Prokopiou
Kostas Konstantinidis
Makis Tsamkosoglou
Panos Priftis
George Boukaouris

Biography

Athenian prog-rockers Mother of Millions, were formed in 2008.

In 2014 the band released its first, critically acclaimed, concept album "Human" by Turkey Vulture Records / Bungalo Records / Universal Music Group Distribution (USA). Following the album's release, the band got busy, performing live and presenting, at most occasions, Human in its entirety.

Along the way the band has played in many venues around Europe and shared the stage with well established acts, such as Devin Townsend Project, Leprous, For All We Know, Septicflesh, Sleepmakeswaves etc. Mother of Millions did their first European mini tour as a support act for Textures in November 2017.

During the last days of 2016, MoM finished recording, mixing and mastering "Human’s” successor, entitled "Sigma". The band has signed a record deal with ViciSolum Records and released "Sigma" on November 3rd, 2017.

Musical style and influences

Mother of Millions are typically categorized in the progressive metal or progressive rock genre. The sound of Mother Of Millions, according to the band, can be described as equally massive as cinematic. An intense experimentation involving elaborate rhythms, folk aesthetics, post-rock elements & progressive rock tunes. The band's members have said they are influenced by different genres, but artists like Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Explosions in the Sky, Tool, Pain of Salvation etc, and composers like Hans Zimmer, are stated to be major influences to its sound.

Mother of Millions band logo[1]

The band's name comes from the plant Bryophyllum delagoense also known as Mother of Millions. Bryophyllum delagoense reproduces by seed and by tiny plantlets that are produced at the tips of its fleshy (succulent) leaves. Dislodged leaves and broken leaf parts can also take root and give rise to new plants. This species is commonly spread in garden waste. The tiny seeds are probably wind and water dispersed and its leaves and plantlets may also be dislodged and spread by animals, vehicles, machinery, soil and slashers.[2]

In an interview, the band stated that the plant's toxicity and its uncontrolled reproduction are the two points that stand out as a metaphor regarding nature and society.

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The band's logo indicates toxicity and hazard, being an X sign. The logo gives the impression of an heraldic banner demonstrating the band's initials.

Discography

Human

The band's debut album "Human" was released in February 2014. The record is divided into 3 states, concerning social and political situations. There is a central character, but no specific identity, that moves from personal impasse to collective struggle, from the individual solution, to finding that human may rise only when he understands the exponentially increasing power of the people as a whole.

Mother of Millions' motto "Rise Evolve" comes from the chorus of the 5th track of the album, "Evolving".

Sigma

Mother of Millions released their second full length album "Sigma" in November 2017. Sigma is a concept album, focused on silence as a state of inertia. Sigma is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. It is the initial of the Greek word "Σιωπή", meaning Silence. Sigma is also used as a symbol for the summation operator.

Artifacts

Their third album "Artifacts" was released on March 22, 2019.

References
  1. "Mother Of Millions". motherofmillionsband.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. "Factsheet - Bryophyllum delagoense (Mother-of-millions)". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. "Το Barikat ακούει μουσική. Συνέντευξη με τους Mother of Millions". Barikat.gr | Μνήμη | Κριτική | Αστάθμητο. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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