Venus Effect on the Rockwave Stage!
We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve officially won the Rockwave Festival contest and
will be performing as the opening act for Opeth at Terra Republic!
This is more than just a milestone — it’s our way of leaving a mark, and we couldn't have
done
it without your support. After countless hours of hard work, rehearsals, and passion, we’re
honored to bring our music to one of the biggest festival stages in Greece. Thank you to
everyone who supported us, voted, and believed in our music. We can’t wait to see you all
there.
The Venus Effect is real, and it’s coming to the Rockwave stage!
📅 26/06/2025
📍 Terra Republic, Thessaloniki
LINEUP
OPETH
THE HALO EFFECT
IOTUNN
LONGSHOTS
VENUS EFFECT
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Our music video for the heavy & psychedelic "Cold Nectar" is out on Youtube!
Knock your head down Don't say a word I'm speaking now Allow me to break it down I know how to play And I know how to win So be careful my friend Cause you just lost your turn I know your kind All bark and no bite Come on now buckle up You're in for a ride Check left and right Always two steps behind Wasting your precious time Your soul is all mine Can't you tell yet How this is gonna end Praying your heart out boy You're my favorite toy You best believe I ain't letting you run Cause what fun would it be Without tasting some blood I know your kind All bark and no bite Come on now buckle up You're in for a ride Check left and right Always two steps behind Wasting your precious time Your soul is all mine
The start of the end was beginning I can't believe God was in it Church bells, happy faces My whole fate awaiting for me White gown, messy mind Second thoughts screaming "get out" The biggest "I do" of my life What could go wrong? And then there it was The house he called our home But I could never open the door His filthy hands upon my shoulders His screaming echoing in my head His voice "You'll never get a way out of here" This time something shifted Took my fear off and lifted My only chance for resistance Grabbed it hard with all I got I can't take any more I've already had enough Stood my ground and fought till My dying breath And then there it was The house he called our home But I could never open the door His filthy hands upon my shoulders His screaming echoing in my head His voice "You'll never get a way out of here" Water Floating through my lungs Rising Rapidly Warm electrifying world Shutting off bit by bit Get me out
Waking up body is feeling cold Nothing beating in my chest no pulse Boiling anger steaming through the floor Your wooden casket holds me in no more They won't Forget Sunday's oh so sweet revenge There's no escape my will is done I'll run riots through your mind and skull There's no innocents they all stood silent Their suffering will be my payment now There's no escape my will is done Let's find a place for you to drown The river just run dry And don't forget all the accomplices Standing witness to his cardinal sin I'll wipe them down to their last prayer But their priest already met his maker You raised your hands in the name of god I'll cover all your fucking walls with blood My knoose wrapped around your kneck I'll count the second down to your last breath They won't Forget Sunday's oh so sweet revenge There's no escape my will is done I'll run riots through your mind and skull There's no innocents they all stood silent Their suffering will be my payment now There's no escape my will is done Let's find a place for you to drown The river just run dry
Do you recall, The sweetest of tastes that made you smile At that one nightfall It was all worthwhile One hell of a match Looked at your eyes, forgot about the stars Thought the world was ours How could I not feel attached? My magpie flew away today I knew that birds don't like me Why would I open up the cage? Who will accompany my last wish? You were the one, To show me the desolated forest's path Then you flew away That was my decay 'Cause your wings were my healer Your chirp would just captivate my ear But now silence has prevailed What a dreadful fairytale My magpie flew away today I knew that birds don't like me Why would I open up the cage? Who will accompany my last wish?
I'm going under Your spell is taking over me Grasping for air now While you are trying not to breathe Fighting with all my strength to keep a hold of you Hair made of fire Won't hurt to turn around and see Unholy choir Like sirens leading me to sea Ascending pyre burning down all of my flaws Take my heart and soul Leave just flesh and bones Destroy my disguise Guide me to the other side I'm going under Your spell is taking over me Grasping for air now While you are trying not to breathe Hair made of fire Won't hurt to turn around and see Unholy choir Like sirens leading me to sea Ascending pyre burning down all of my flaws Take my heart and soul Leave just flesh and bones Destroy my disguise Guide me to the other side
Maybe one day I'll grow up to be A little like you, heart of gold, maybe I'm Hoping one day We'll share the same wisdom Passing from you, right through me in a way Promise me That you'll be careful when you go Don't say goodbye just yet Promise you Will live always in my world Take one more breath for me Maybe one day Your smile will be free Of these dark clouds that now hang over you I'm hoping one day You'll fly high with angels Roaming this land, watching over us Promise me That you'll be careful when you go Don't say goodbye just yet Promise you Will live always in my world Take one more breath for me I want you to know Im starting to miss you Your fading face in my head all the time Promise me That you'll be careful when you go Don't say goodbye just yet Promise you Will live always in my world Take one more breath for me
How could I see The doubts rush through my veins? Stagnant I lay Your echoes whispering to me "You're moving backwards" "You're moving backwards" Am I moving at all? Right before I pass out Motionless Trapped in my own head Motionless Weighted by my skin Locked up inside Blood rush through my desires Searching for the Lotus flower trapped inside my chest This weight on my neck Won't let me take a breath Is there no escape from This mind of treason? Motionless Trapped in my own head Motionless Weighted by my skin
Walking under the heat of the sun Searching for an oasis of gold Bullet found in my king's head Leaving me thirsting for more Cold nectar of the gods I beg of you please Lend me your liquid harmony I'll pay your fine I won't look behind Kind vendor in your castle of cardboard Have you seen the traitor of gold Moustached man from the city of lust Left hundreds waiting for more Cold nectar of the gods I beg of you please Lend me your liquid harmony I'll pay your fine I won't look behind Days of travel in the desert of sand Left you weak and with nothing to show The king has died and his fountains are barren While they've kidnapped the duke in charge of The strange lands under the sea And his ransom you'll fail to believe The man you're looking for has killed all the nymphs Took his own life with the last cartridges I beg of you please Lend me yourliquid harmony I'll pay your fine I won't look behind
Don't you Fade away A star in the black horizon Come Dance with me one last time Take my hand let me show you what it's like Hop on the moon with me let's go take a stride Promise I'll never ever let you fall down Make me spin and turn in your arms Believe this lethal path was made just for us Watching the clock tick by but don't be afraid Our dreams have never tasted just so sweet before Run with me, run until you're out of breath How could I possibly tell that this was the end? Then the abyss falls open wide Awake in a reality that ain't mine The world will never ever just shut up The sour taste In my mouth I bite my tongue till the blood runs out Endorphins dancing on my mouth Can't feel my identity again I never was Myself Hop on the moon with me let's go take a stride Promise I'll never ever let you fall down Run with me, run until you're out of breath How could I possibly tell that this was the end?
Released April 4, 2025 All music written, arranged and performed by Venus Effect Lyrics by Venus Effect Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Dionisis Christodoulatos at CFN Recordings Studio, Athens, GR
OPETH THE HALO EFFECT IOTUNN LONGSHOTS VENUS EFFECT 26 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ 2025 | TERRA REPUBLIC, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ OPETH Στην αγκαλιά του progressive σκοταδιού: Οι Opeth έτοιμοι να σαρώσουν την καλοκαιρινή Ελλάδα. Τους αγαπάμε ιδιαίτερα και εκείνοι ανταποδίδουν αυτή την αγάπη με κάθε ευκαιρία. Το 2024, όλος ο κόσμος υπέκυψε στη σκοτεινή γοητεία του “The Last Will & Testament” τοποθετώντας τον ανάμεσα στους κορυφαίους δίσκους της χρονιάς.Το καλοκαίρι του 2025 έρχονται στην Ελλάδα για να μας τον παρουσιάσουν ζωντανά!Όσοι ήμασταν στον Λυκαβηττό, ξέρουμε πολύ καλά τι προσδοκούμε…Να νιώσουμε κάθε νότα αυτής της θηριώδους μπάντας να διαπερνά τις φλέβες μας ενώ κάθε κραυγή του Åkerfeldt μας σκίζει τα σωθικά.Μετά τη θριαμβευτική περσινή τους εμφάνιση στο κατάμεστο Θέατρο του Λυκαβηττού, οι θρύλοι του progressive metal Opeth, επιστρέφουν για δύο τεράστιες συναυλιακές βραδιές που υπόσχονται να μείνουν αξέχαστες. Αθήνα και Θεσσαλονίκη, these nights will be OUR last will and testament! 26 Ιουνίου. Δεύτερη Στάση: Terra Republic. Η δεύτερη εμφάνιση θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Πέμπτη 26 Ιουνίου 2025, στο Terra Republic, στον χώρο που θα γίνει σημείο αναφοράς στη συναυλιακή πραγματικότητα της Βορείου Ελλάδος και των Βαλκανίων γενικότερα. Είμαστε βέβαιοι πως η παρουσία των Opeth εκεί ως headliner, θα είναι καταλυτική και θα σημαδέψει με ιδανικό τρόπο τον τριήμερο metal μαραθώνιο που θα απολαύσουμε λίγο έξω από την Θεσσαλονίκη. The Halo Effect Οι The Halo Effect είναι ένα σουηδικό γκρουπ μελωδικού death metal, που σχηματίστηκε το 2019. Τα μέλη των The Halo Effect δεν είναι μόνο κορυφαίοι στον τομέα τους, αλλά και μερικοί από τους πρωτοπόρους της μελωδικής death metal σκηνής του Γκέτεμποργκ. Οι The Halo Effect σχηματίζουν μια μπάντα με κιθαρίστες και δεξιοτέχνες του μελωδικού death metal, τον Niclas Engelin και τον Jesper Strömblad, τον τραγουδιστή, growler και στιχουργό Mikael Stanne, μαζί με τον σταθερό «κορμό» και τη θεμελιώδη δύναμη του μπασίστα Peter Iwers, καθώς και τον συνεργάτη του εδώ και πάνω από είκοσι χρόνια, τον δυναμικό ντράμερ Daniel Svensson. IOTUNN Οι IOTUNN, γνωστοί για την αδιάκοπη εξέλιξή τους, έρχονται να παρουσιάσουν ζωντανά το Kinship, το πιο ανοιχτό και ατμοσφαιρικό άλμπουμ τους μέχρι σήμερα. Από το progressive/death metal του Access All Worlds μέχρι τη μελαγχολική, επική κατεύθυνση του νέου τους υλικού, το setlist τους θα είναι γεμάτο μελωδία, δύναμη και φαντασία. Οι επιβλητικές κιθάρες των Jesper και Jens Nicolai Gräs, τα στιβαρά τύμπανα του Bjørn Wind Andersen, το μυσταγωγικό μπάσο του Eskil Rask και η συγκλονιστική φωνή του Jón Aldará θα δημιουργήσουν μια ατμόσφαιρα που θα σας καθηλώσει. Αν θέλετε να ζήσετε ένα show όπου η τεχνική, η συναισθηματική ένταση και η ατμοσφαιρική αφήγηση συνδυάζονται σε ένα ταξίδι πέρα από τα όρια του metal, αυτή η μέρα είναι για εσάς. Η αποστολή μας είναι ξεκάθαρη: να σας εξασφαλίσουμε την απόλυτη φεστιβαλική εμπειρία. Ετοιμαστείτε για μια βραδιά που θα διευρύνει τα μουσικά σας σύνορα σε ένα καλοκαιρινό metal τριήμερο που θα μείνει στην ιστορία.
Venus Effect present their first album at Temple Athens, with their dynamic alternative rock coming to life on stage. Special guests, Modulus Zero and Daisy on a Shelf, are ready to give their own unique sound to the evening. If you are looking for real energy and unfiltered music, this live show is for you. ▶ Where: Temple - Iakchou 17, Gazi, Athens ▶ When: 25/04/2025 ▶ Line-Up: Venus Effect | Modulus Zero | Daisy on a Shelf
Venus Effect is a rock band based in Athens, Greece, known for their distinctive sound blending rock, alternative rock, and metal influences. The band has made a name for themselves in the local music scene, actively performing at various venues and organizing concerts that showcase their raw energy and musical versatility. One of the pivotal moments in the band's journey was their victory at the annual band competition held at Remedy. Winning the competition motivated them to record their debut LP "Venus Effect" at CFN Recordings Studio, which was released in April 2025. In May 2025 another of the band's milestones was achieved, winning the Rockwave Band Competition, awarding them the opening act for one of the festival's concerts. With their powerful sound and growing fanbase, Venus Effect continue to make waves in the rock scene, blending genres and delivering a captivating experience with every performance. Venus Effect are Sia Stini, Vocals Leonardo Agushi, Electric Guitar & Backing Vocals Kostas Michakis, Electric Guitar Stavros Sdrolias, Bass Guitar Panos Triantafyllou, Drums
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