Guardian lauds Greek priest with a taste for metal guitar
A feature in The Guardian profiles Father Dionysios Tabakis, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nafplio who has unexpectedly become one of the most talked-about figures in experimental music. His self-recorded album, Paradise Metal, blends doom metal, Byzantine chant, Christmas hymns, rap and dubstep, earning critical acclaim after Pitchfork awarded it a score of 7.6, higher than albums by artists such as Daft Punk and Aphex Twin.
- Published in Greece
Priest attacks metropolitan bishops with acid during synodic meeting
A priest who threw acid at seven metropolitan bishops and a police officer during a synodic conference that planned to defrock him at Petraki monastery in Athens was arrested on Wednesday evening, Greek police said.
- Published in Greece
Trial date set for Patras priest who set fire to carnival decorations
A trial date was on Wednesday set for a priest in the city of Patras who was setting fire to municipal decorations used in carnival processions.
- Published in Greece