Athena (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Ska punk, Alternative rock, Thrash metal (first album) |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Pasaj Muzik |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Gökhan Özoğuz Hakan Özoğuz Umut Arabacı Emre Ataker Sinan Tinar |
| Past members |
Alican Tezer Asrın Tuncer FeritTunçer Ozan Karaçuha Turgay Gülaydın Canay Cengen Burak Gürpınar Ozan Musluoğlu Doğaç Titiz |
Athena is a rock/ska band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up is composed of Hakan Özoğuz (guitar and backing vocals), Gökhan Özoğuz (lead vocals and guitar), Umut Arabacı (bass), Emre Ataker (keyboards), Sinan Tinar (drums).
Athena (ah-T'hěn-ah) was formed by twin brothers Gökhan Özoğuz and Hakan Özoğuz as a thrash metal band in 1987. After an unsuccessful first album, they switched their style to ska punk sometime later. Athena released their second album Holigan in 1998. The distinct ska sound of the album was welcomed by the local record buying public so much so that the title song Holigan was adopted as a march by football supporters of all ages at the stadiums. The album hit various Turkish charts and stayed at the top for a considerable amount of time. Shortly after releasing Holigan, Athena did a large scale tour of Turkey. One of the significant moments of the tour was their show at Açikhava Tiyatrosu in Istanbul. They later opened for Rolling Stones at a concert at Ali Sami Yen Stadium, then home to the Turkish football club Galatasaray.
Athena was the face of Turkey as part of the Millennium Concert at Taksim Square in Istanbul on the first night of 2000. The said concert was broadcast live by the Turkish channel NTV. They were later invited to the Popkomm Festival held in Köln, Germany where they performed with the Beastie Boys.
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