Background
Sotiris Lagonikas grew up in the 1970s and was greatly influenced by the music of classic rock giants of the time like Grand Funk Railroad, Queen, Kansas, Foreigner, Styx, Toto, Kiss and many others of the like.
Sotiris Lagonikas grew up in the 1970s and was greatly influenced by the music of classic rock giants of the time like Grand Funk Railroad, Queen, Kansas, Foreigner, Styx, Toto, Kiss and many others of the like.
Two years later Lagonikas released his second solo album, under the title "Progressively Dark" and by the spring of 2013, along with longtime friend and The second album of SL Theory was released December 2014, under the title "Different Space Different Time". Sotiris spent most of his childhood time, trying to replicate the moves of drummers on various music video clips, on his "imaginary drum set". At the age of fourteen, Sotiris joined Four Wheel Drive, a local band of six, with whom he toured and recorded their one and only album "Athoa" ("Αθώα") in 1990.
This album contained the first song Lagonikas ever composed (1982), titled "Isos meni kairos" ("Ίσως μένει καιρός"). after the synonymous song from Andrew Lloyd Webber"s Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar. recorded a number of demos and did many gigs all around Greece performing on stage alongside bands such as Manfred Mann"s Earth Band, Spiritual Beggars, Cathedral, The Answer, and others
In the year 2000, released their first self-titled album and they are now said to be working on their second, yet untitled, album. In the spring of 2009, Sotiris started working on his first solo album, under the project name SL Theory.
In his own words "each day, I would get into the studio all alone, grab my guitar, close my eyes and let my imagination fly. Listening to my songs, now that the recordings are completed, I can"t even recall much of the process".
Lagonikas" SL Theory debut album "I" was released in 2010 and his follow up album titled "Progressively Dark" was released in the winter of 2012.
On December 29, 2014, the second SL Theory album, under the title "Different Space Different Time", will be released world-wide. Lagonikas teamed up again with longtime friend and
Company-founder Chris Kissadjekian under the band name, their debut album "Wander Thirst" was released though Sleaszy Rider label. Company-founder Chris Kissadjekian and formed a classic hard rock duet under the name and signed with Sleaszy Rider label, under which the band"s debut album Wander Thirst was released in the spring of 2013.
