Crime Scene

Personnel: Girogio Bokos (vocals, guitar); Christina Kalantzi, Thomais Chatzigianni (vocals); Angelos (guitar); Sophia X (keyboards); Stavros (drums).Audio Mixer: Pelle Saether.Recording information: Grindhouse Studios, Athens, Greece; Zero Gravity Studios.Photographer: Aigli Drakou.On their sophomore album, Crime Scene, give Dakrya credit for attempting to deliver a full package comprised of a rather unique musical hybrid wed to a fully developed thematic concept and colorful wardrobe to match. In essence, the Greek septet starts out with a solid symphonic/progressive goth metal foundation (think After Forever, Epica, Nightwish, etc.) and then proceeds to adorn it with cheerily creepy organ figures straight out of a carny freak show, further warped by an obvious case of Mr. Bungle worship, and topped with an image that's part mad hatter and part A Clockwork Orange. When all of these elements actually mesh (and that's not always the case -- see below), the impressive results range from