Persona Non Grata's formation began in 2003 when John Ioannidis (keyboards) invited Chris Gatsos (guitars) to join his group Fatal Error. It didn't take long for John and Chris to realize that they had to move on to progressive metal music which was a mix of rock that John loved to play and heavy metal that Chris grew up with. In order to achieve this they had to change the band's line up.
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During this period they focused on writing the music which would be the material for their first CD "Shade In The Light". It was 2 years later when vocalist, Bill Axiotis, joined the PnG group and they started recording this album.
They asked session musicians Akis Gavalas (drums) and Chris Vogiatzis (Bass) to help record the album. When the sessions were over they felt a synergy with the three members of the band and came on board permanently, completing the lineup of Persona Non Grata.
Their 1st cd "Shade In The Light" captures a band creating complex music but coming from the melodic end of the metal musical spectrum. Similar bands would include Circus Maximus, Vanden Plas, and Poverty’s No Crime.
The November of 2009 in the middle of the season PNG decided to change the vocalist of the group due to the increased obligations of the band.
Aris Pirris was their final decision because apart from his great voice, they have seen from the first moment that is willing to devote time and effort to give the impetus which was absent so far.
The 2010 in between lives gigs and tours, PNG went to their studio for recording the new album named “Quantum Leap”.
After some months of hard job they finalize the promo album. Seeking for a label wasnt finally so difficult as Massacre liked PNG's job. Some negotiations and the release is a reality.