VEGAS is a Greek group formed in 2008 and consists of three members: vocalists ZeRaw and Melina, and DJ Airth on the consoles.

ZeRaw was born in Zimbabwe. When he was 5 years old he came with his parents to Greece. He later decided to stay in Greece permanently.

Melina Makris was born and raised in Athens. From an early age she started playing music, and then studied and graduated from High School Ilion, alongside lessons in piano, voice and harmony of the National Conservatory of Music and dance lessons. She studied at the Technological Educational Institute of Traditional Music.

The DJ Airth was born in Athens where he lives. He studied at the Institute Piraeus where he met ZeRaw. The ZeRaw and DJ Airth were members, renowned in the field of hip hop, complex Tang-Ram, who began his career in the musical map in 1998. OiTang-Ram to their credit they have 3 albums.

They began with song "Tous Ponaei" that became a Top 20 single and made them popular in Athens. They had the top 10 hits "Irthe i stigmi", and "Mi Stamatas" that became successful both in Greece and Cyprus. The song was a top 5 hit in Greek airplay. In 2011 they had even bigger hits like the English song "Mad About You" with Tomer G that said that Vegas will have European success in the future, also they had the big hit " Mi Se Noiazei" and their no.1 hit single " Fili ". The video clip for "Fili" was the first Greek video clip that surpasses the 10 million views in YouTube. In October 2011, they released the power pop ballad "Gia Sena" that was even more successful in radio and hit no.1 also (the video clip for this song has almost 8 million views until September 2013). Gia Sena was followed by songs "Pio Psila" and "Panta Kalokairi" which became top 10 hits. "Pio Psila" is their most successful single in Greece and Cyprus. In Greece the song was no.1 in airplay for over 2 months and was top 5 for over 8 months. The video clip for "Pio Psila" is also their most successful video clip today and has over 16 million views until 2014 (only one Greek video clip has more, "Mamacita Buena" from Albanian-Greek singer and producer Claydee with 26 million views). Greek Reviewers said that the video clip for "Pio Psila" is "if not the best,one of the best Greek video clips of all time". The success of this song was so huge that it was in Greek aiplay for over 70 consecutive weeks in Greek airplay and its one of the most successful Greek singles in Greece iTunes chart history. In October 2012, they revealed their new single "Osa eixa" that became a top 5 hit. After that they released another single in May 2013, entitled " Akoma" that became a top 20 hit in Greek airplay. Akoma was filmed while they toured the east coast of the United States.



2 “...Inspired by everyone from Throbbing Gristle via GISM to Integrity, Vegas’ brand of traditional metalcore is complemented by an edgy willingness to experiment, as well as a slew of subversive conceptual activity...”

Holy Terrorism on par with excellence featuring members of ROSES NEVER FADE.

Vegas gave life to their artistic vision in Germany shortly after the dawn of the new millennium. With creative fires ignited by the physically confrontational nature of Japanese punks G.I.S.M. via the unrepentant early-80's ferocity of bands like Life's Blood and Negative Approach, the group channels their raw metallic attack through the intense apocalyptic tenets of the "holy terror" hardcore spearheaded in the 90's by the legendary Integrity (whose enigmatic frontman Dwid joins forces with vocalist and lyricist T on "Rhythm of Decline"). Such musical aesthetics and abstract introspective lyrical explorations seem to have been all but forgotten by today's contemporary breed, while thriving in the subversive climate of Vegas' allegiance to branching out from the foundations of traditional metallic hardcore by undertaking calculated experiments with avant-garde dynamics reminiscent of fringe acts such as Throbbing Gristle or flirtations with apocalyptic folk, indicating the band’s diverse potential. Expanding on some of their darker and more somber interests in Roses Never Fade - a side project that includes members of Integrity and Pale Creation - ensuring that the focus of Vegas remains rooted in the bitter pessimism and base aggression that should appeal to any fan of traditional, no-holds-barred metallic hardcore.
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