W.E.B.
History
W.E.B. is a symphonic metal band based in the ashes of Athens, Greece. The Fall of 2002AD was the time that the idea of W.E.B. (also known as Where Everything Begun) was born and started to take a lifeform shape from an embryonic state to a music challenge expressing darkness and death through adrenaline and poetry. An expression both straight but at the same time theatrical. W.E.B. is here to move you, provoke you, and invite you to the journey through ravendark starless nights with a fire made of metal music.
2002: W.E.B. is formed. Debut release 'Demo 2002' released.
2003-2004: Rehearsals and search for band members to complete the lineup; 'Promo 2003' CD is created. 'Futility Promo' released in 2004.
2005: First gig abroad with Orphaned Land in Sofia Bulgaria. Signed a record deal with Sleaszy Rider Records. The first album is recorded in Fragile Sound Studios, Athens. The first video clip of the band is filmed for the song 'Cockroach'.
2006: On January the debut album 'Don't Wake Futility' is released. Great welcome from the press (both music oriented and not); Metal Hammer Greece honors the band with a cover on "Horror" (Metal Hammer's index). . Made a mini tour with To/Die/For (Finland) and several one-off gigs to promote the album.
2007: The band composes and records their second album in Scythe Noise Lab in Athens and went off to mix it at Fredman Studios (Sweden) with Fredrik Nordström. Later on filmed two video clips for the songs 'Enthorned' and 'Blossoms Cry'.
2008: On May the second album of W.E.B. is released with the title 'Jesus Heist'. Very good criticism about the album. Got the 8th place of sales in metal music albums in Greece. The band gets to have another cover for "Horror" of Metal Hammer. First part of the "Sinful Jesus Greek Tour" with countrymates Inactive Messiah takes place. Also first headline show in Cyprus ends 2008 the best way possible.
2009: The band takes the 4th place in "Best Greek Metal Band for 2008" by the vote of Greek Metal Hammer's readers. Second part of the "Sinful Jesus Greek Tour" starts on spring. In June W.E.B. join Forces with Septic Flesh, Inactive Messiah and Dimlight on the Greek Alliance Eastern European Tour, the first tour in Europe with a bill of Greek bands only.
2010: The band takes an intermission and starts working on the compositions of their third strike.
2011: Participated in "The Great Mass French Tour" 2011 with Septicflesh, Svart Crown and Valet Parn and just before that played in Durbuy Open Air Festival 2011 in Belgium along with Septicflesh, Celtic Frost and more. At the same time W.E.B. has entered the Devasoundz Studios in Athens to record the third album.
2012: W.E.B. cooperate with Daniel Castleman of Lambesis Studios, USA for the mix and mastering of their third album and on 12.12.12 they release 'My Storm Upon You' EP
2014: Third album 'For Bidens' is released by No Regrets Records. The band opens for Dark Tranquility in a mini tour and headlines the UK, Greece and Cyprus on its first headline tour.
2015: Composing the fourth album and joining Warrel Dane on stage as an opening act within his "Dead Heart in a Dead World" anniversary tour.
2016: W.E.B. enter Devasoundz Studios again to record the fourth album.
2017: W.E.B. ink a record deal with Apathia Records and release 'Tartarus' full length album
2018: After the release of 'Tartarus' W.E.B. booked numerous concerts and toured with Moonspell, Cradle Of Filth, Batushka in Russia and the Balkans, and appeared in Rockwave Festival with Iron Maiden, Volbeat and more.
2019: Toured with Septicflesh and Krisiun in Scandinavia and performed MetalDays Festival in Slovenia with Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, Rotting Christ, Dream Theater, Architects and more. At the same time W.E.B. entered the studio to record the fifth album.
2020: Toured Europe with Melechesh on the "Sumerian Sonic Magick European Tour 2020".
2021: The band's 5th album 'Colosseum' will be released in November via Metal Blade Records. It was produced at Sound Abuse Production Studio in Athens.
(source: W.E.B., October 2021; the last chapter added by AM)