Havent heard of Phoenix Reign? Well gather around and grab a seat, for I am about to tell you a story. A story about a band that has been around for many decades and a lot of people like yourself has not heard of them yet, but now is your chance to get to know them. I will discuss in great detail the many fascinating myths and legends about Phoenix Reign and how they came to be. I will also discuss the rise, the fall and the hugely popular and successful return of Phoenix Reign as we know it today. So are you ready?....No really, come on..... I SAID ARE YOU READY? Thats better. Lets begin.

Like its name, New York City-based metal band Phoenix Reign rose out of the ashes - but in this case, the ashes of a once strong metal scene. Originally simply called Phoenix, it came into existence in Greece in the summer of 1998 with founding members Billy Chrissochos (guitars) and Chris Pollatos (bass). They joined forces with Kostas Psarros (guitars), and with Wayne Noon (drums) soon recorded their first demo with original singer Eugene Siouzos. Unfortunetly the demo was never passed around and few people have heard it (we like to keep it that way). We have played clubs like L'amour with Lynch Mob, as well as the then-kings of underground clubs Voodoo Lounge and Castle Heights with other metal acts like Zandelle, Gothic Knights and Twilight Odyssey.

In 2002 Theresa Gaffney took over the vocals, the band started exploring new territory with successful shows in places like the Continental, Le Bar Bat and the Village Underground. In 2004, the band performed at the Good Times Magazine-sponsored Long Island Music Festival, and Don Hills where they played with Riot and Winger. They even broke into Latin territory as Budweiser sponsored them in the local Queens hotspot Made in Brazil, and in 2005 hit the world famous CBGBs.



Still known as Phoenix the band began working on their first recordings with Theresa. One song from the previous demo was re-recorded and the rest was new material. This time the demo was sent out to numerous webzines and it received mixed reviews.

A year later the band noticed all the other bands named Phoenix and decided to either change the name or add something to it. So they came up with Reign and it stuck. With the new name the band recorded some new songs and split them up into two different demos. Some songs still havent been released. Again the demos were passed out and received mixed reviews but this time the reviews were a little more positive and soon the band would be ready to record a full length album.

With the releases, Phoenix Reign has received radio play from local stations as well as internet stations. We have received coverage in several media outlets, including the Queens Tribune and Times Ledger newspapers, Neo Magazine and Sonic Cathedral’s well-respected webzine. We have also had articles and reviews in various magazines such as BW&BK (article one issue, compilation cd another issue), Metal Maniacs (a very positive review), Unrestrained (full page article) and many more.

Since its release last year "Destination Unknown" has received positive reviews to everyone it has been sent to for reviews, radio play, you name it people are really into it and loving it.

Earlier this year we made our first official video for the album of the song Masquerade Angel which features pieces of another Phoenix Reign related project called Atilla Attacks.




Right now were working on another video but I can't give any details about that right now so you'll have to wait. For now I'll post some links you can check out to get some more info on us.

Oh and last but not least December 1st we are playing with Turisas and Powerglove at the Chance in Poughkeepsie so go to our sites to purchase tickets if your in the area.

Thanks for reading this. You may now resume to your regular schedualed program already in progress.

Official Site- www.PhoenixReign.com
Myspace Page- www.myspace.com/PhoenixReign