PANX ROMANA
 
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Their name is a play on words inspired from the Latin phrase " Pax Romana" that means "Roman Peace"
The members were : Fragiskos Ninos - Frank (Voice) , Giannis Vasiliadis - Woody (Guitar) ,
Dimitris Dimitrakas (Drums) and Hristos Athanasiou (Bass).

    From time to time some other people have joined were in for the band. They were : Nickos Polychronopoulos (Drums),
Dimitris Romanos (Bass) , Giorgos Jijivakos (Guitar) and Lefteris Kagelidis (Bass) .
Ninos and Polychronopoulos were ex-members of  "The Stress" While Dimitrakas had participated
to the bands : T.V.C ,Simmoria (=Gang) , Olethros (=Havoc) , Schmeterling.
 It's important to mention Dimitrakas remarkable efforts to promote new Greek bands .
He had a radio broadcast called "Rock n' Roll Boithies" (=Rock n' Roll Helps) that left it's mark to history because it was one of the few broadcasts that played demo tapes from new bands unknown to the public.
 

In 1984 Panx Romana participated in a compilation called "Diataraxi Koinis Isihias" (=Violation Of Peace) , that was released from "Enigma Records", with the song "Ellines" (=Greeks) from which some words were "cut" because it was censored.
  Their first Lp "Paidia Sta Opla" (=children to arms) was released in 1987 and it was dedicated to those that were "lost" from accidents and suicides in the army. After this other Lps followed like "Adartes Poleon"  (=rebels of the towns) in 1989, "Space Ti Grammi" (=break the line) in 1993 and " Diagogi Kosmia" (=proper conduct) in 1996 all from "Wipe Out Records"

 
 

Apart from "Diataraxi Koinis Isihias" they participated to the following compilations : 
"12 Raw Greek Groups"  (1988) , "Fragmenta" (1990) , "Double Shot" (1991) , "Faces vol. 1" (1992) ,
"To Magiko Botani" (=The magical herb) (1994) , all from "Wipe Out Records" .
In 1994 a 60 min tape was released under the name " Nazi Raus" (means in German Nazis get out) .
It is worth to mention that all Panx Romana's  lps included a 16 page publication , called "Kitrinos Typos" (= Yellow press) with very interesting subjects of social and political contents like        (e.g Army, education drugs state, authorities...) that mirrors -as well as their songs- their ideological believes.

 

Greek caustic lyrics (political and social subjects with ideological extensions) and powerful, full of energy music establish Panx Romana  as one of the most remarkable bands of the last 15 years.
Despite the frequent changes of their members, Panx Romana's concerts have always maintained their powerful and revolutionary atmosphere, continuing to excite their young fans.
It seems as if Panx Romana have never left the years of adolescence. Despite the fact that they became known to the public, they remained simple and aproachable, without the characteristic stress of the bands of this kind that are anxious of their promotion and advertisement ( with the withdrawals that may follow).  For this reason they have  never made any organized tours in Greece neither any attempts for a carrier abroad ( even though there had been a proposal from a Swiss company called "Black Cat" ) . However Panx Romana gave a lot of gigs in the country most of the times with the help of high schools and universities instead of clubs .
 

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