Evan K started playing guitar at the age of 11, inspired by famous
hard rock bands like
Scorpions,
Deep Purple,
Led Zeppelin, and
Whitesnake. Five years later he completed the E-Guitar & Jazz Harmony program of
Berklee College of Music through authorized local conservatories in
Athens. At the age of 19, he left his German literature studies in Athens in order to study E-Guitar and popular music at the
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, University of Popular Music and Music Business in
Mannheim, Germany. He was one out of the four guitarists chosen every year to study there. In 2015, Evan K joined the industrial/death metal band Cypecore. In January 2016, the band released its third studio album
Identity, with Evan K in the line-up. In July 2016, Evan K released his first studio solo album
Blue Lightning, where
Fabio Lione (
Rhapsody of Fire,
Angra,
Vision Divine) and
Bob Katsionis (
Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud),
Markus Johansson (4ARM,
Sylencer, THEM), Jimmy Pitts (
Marco Minnemann,
Christian Münzner) appear as special guests. The album was released in Europe via FC Metal Recordings and in Japan via
King Records. In 2017 Evan K recorded guitars and bass for the debut album
Rhapsodies in Black by Exit Eden, a female symphonic metal band formed by
Amanda Somerville,
Clémentine Delauney, Marina La Torraca and Anna Brunner. The album features metal covers of some very popular hits such as
Madonna's "Frozen",
Adele's "Skyfall" and
Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi".
Simone Simons (
Epica) appears as guest vocalist in the album. In August 2017 Evan K was announced as the new
lead guitarist of the German power metal band
Mystic Prophecy. At the end of 2017 Evan K formed the dark rock and modern metal band Enemy Inside with singer
Nastassja Giulia and announced the release of their debut album
Phoenix in September 2018 with R.O.A. Records and in August 2021 their second album
Seven. Evan K is endorsed by
ESP Guitars, ENGL Amplifiers, Two Notes Engineering and HESU Cables. He enjoys testing and experimenting with new music gear and is also demonstrating products in his personal-(Evan K) as well as in ENGL TV channels in YouTube. == Discography ==