Birthmark (band) - Musical Style

Musical Style

Birthmark' s musical evolution is based on the band members' varied influences. The sound of the band started (2001–2003) from a point where hard guitar parts and powerful lead guitar melodies were being combined with "fragile", high-pitched vocals. Later (2004–2008), with the addition of the violin, the band's sound became more melodic, romantic and at the same time shadowy, dominated by Adamantine Arvanitis' expressive vocals. The "Product of Black Days" album, which was the outcome of this period was characterized by these elements and a degree of musical and emotional complexity. After 2008, the vast changes in the band's line-up brought a new era for its musical style. Birthmark's compositions became simpler with the band giving priority to certain elements of the songs, trying to make them straighter and more conveying of their feeling and meaning. Songwriting in Birthmark is a collaborative process, as all members have an essential songwriting role. All the band's music is officially credited to Birthmark and the lyrics mostly to Argyris Tsoukalas and Adamantine Arvanitis.