CRYSTAL TEARS singer Ian Parry (ELEGY, VENGEANCE, AYREON) has issued the following report:

"Crystal Tears CD Presentation - Argy's Bar - Thessaloniki, Greece - Friday, September 17th, 2010

Well to my delight finally Friday evening came and it was the BIG event for Crystal Tears and the CD release party and being the singer in the band naturally I was there and what a night. More than 300 fans and friends came out in force to support C.T. and the release of the new Generation X CD.

The atmosphere and support was amazing and the excitement from everyone when we presented the 1st new song came as a complete surprise. It was not just a band and some fans, but one huge happy family. Chrisafis (drummer and founder member) together with the owners of Argy's bar down town Thessaloniki organized a lottery evening for the release party and everyone had the chance to win a free cd or t-shirt which went down a treat. You can image the feedback and response we got when we presented the new 'Nightmare Serenade' video.

Woah, what a blast; what a band and what a bunch of cool people from Thessaloniki who were strong in numbers and showed their admiration and support for Crystal Tears. My heart felt thanks go to all who have supported the band for many years and my glass was lifted high with gratitude (a few too many times as you can image ha! ha!).

A memory I am going to cherish for years to come. Thanks to Argys bar; thanks to the fans and friends of Crystal Tears and thanks also to my collegaues and friends from Crystal Tears for an amazing night!

Crystal Tears CD Presentation - Rock Bar Mess - Kozani, Greece - Saturday, September 18th, 2010

The weather was perfect the atmosphere could not be better and after a 2 hour drive from Thessaloniki Crystal Tears arrived at Rock Bar Mess in the wonderful Greece town of Kozani to be greeted by a cool reception from many fans who had been waiting eagerly to meet the band at the Crystal Tears CD presentation for Generation X and just like the fans and friends at Argy's bar the night before the fans and friends in Kozani did not let us down.

A line of young metal dudes stood smiling as the band arrived. With our own cool Video DJ Bill (The CD Spinning Wizard) we kicked off the evening with some classic metal tracks to get the juices flowing (including the tasty Greek beer ha! ha!) then we rolled into an evening of introductions, CD giveaways followed by screams as the presention of the first killer tracks from Generation X finished and a roar when the debut Crytal Tears video clip ended in full applaus and admiration from our amazing Greek fans for an amazing Greek metal band which I am proud to be part of.

From Crystal Tears and myself Thessaloniki, Kozani and Greece, we salute you."