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= Sotiris Vayenas = Σωτήρης Βαγενάς (born July 07, 1971) often referred to by his stage name Sotiris Anunnaki V., is a Greek musician best known as vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of Greek Symphonic Death Metal band Septicflesh.

Stage Name
The stage name Anunnaki was introduced in 2011 on the credits of the album The Great Mass and is a direct reference to the ancient Sumerian deities with the same name.

Biography
Sotiris Vayenas (real name in Greek Σωτήρης Βαγενάς) was born on the 7th July of 1971 in Patras Greece. He is a founding member with Spiros Antoniou and Christos Antoniou of Septicflesh. Besides his involvement in his main band, he participated in the first phase of the Neoclassical, experimental side project of Christos Antoniou Chaostar

Musical Career
Sotiris Vayenas along with Spiros Antoniou (bass and brutal vocals) and Christos Antoniou (guitars) formed Septicflesh in Athens Greece, in 1990. They released a debut EP, Temple of the Lost Race in December1991 from Black Power Records. Their first full-length album, Mystic Places of Dawn, was recorded in April 1994 at the Storm studio with the co-production of Magus Wampyr Daoloth (who had been the keyboardist for Rotting Christ). released by Holy Records. They started working on a new album for 1995 and named it Esoptron. It was produced by Septic Flesh and George Zacharopoulos, recorded and mixed at Storm Studios in March - April 1995, mastered by Sonic Contact (France), and released by Holy Records. The same year, Sotiris Vayenas (guitar) with Gunther Theys of Ancient Rites (vocals) and George Zaharopoulos from Necromantia, Rotting Christ (bass) founded a Gothic side project band, named Danse Macabre and recorded a demo with the songs "Psychopompos" and "A Dream Within A Dream". However, the demo was never released and shortly thereafter, the project collapsed. Later In 1997 Theys continued Danse Macabre with a new, international line-up and in the debut albumTotentanz which was released in 1998 by Mascot Records,  those two tracks from the previous lineup, were included on the album as a bonus.

The next album of Septic Flesh was The Ophidian Wheel (1997) followed by A Fallen Temple (1998). The same year Christos Antoniou founded Chaostar a Neoclassical, Dark Wave, Experimental side project band and Sotiris Vayenas became also a member (guitars, clean vocals). The first self-titled album was released in 2000 from Holy Recs. The same year Septic Flesh also released an album, called Revolution DNA. In 2003 Septic Flesh released Sumerian Daemons (2003) but then decided to split up.

After the breakup, its members moved on to different or existing projects: Chris Antoniou continued involvement with Chaostar and another project band called TheDevilWorx was formed a year after Septic Flesh's disbanding featured some members from Septic Flesh's original line-up. In March 2007 Sotiris Vayenas revealed his plans for a new solo project called Aenaos but his plans changed as a reunion of Septic Flesh took place (from then on, the two words on the band's name became one, Septicflesh)

On February 19, 2007, Septic Flesh announced their first reunion show for Greece's Metal Healing Festival featuring Orphaned Land, Rage and Aborted, set to take place July 20–22.

On April 3, 2007, Blabbermouth.net reported the band reunited for a seventh full-length CD, for French record label Season of Mist. According to guitarist and composer Christos Antoniou, the release would feature a full orchestra and a choir, totalling 80 musicians and 32 singers. Septic Flesh finalized the new album, Communion, in Studio Fredman in Sweden; it was released in April 2008. By this time the band had changed its name from Septic Flesh to Septicflesh. According to guitarist Christos it looks better and states a new phase in the band.

On September 10, 2009, the band announced that they had begun work on a new studio album, tentatively planned for release in the beginning of 2011.

On December 17, 2010, the band released the first single, "The Vampire From Nazareth", and announced that the new album will be shipped on April 28 in the UK, and April 29 in the United States.

On February 12, 2014, the band released details about Titan. The album was released in June 2014. On December 15, 2014, it was announced that Kerim "Krimh" Lechner had joined Septicflesh as their new drummer, following the recent departure of their former longtime drummer, Fotis Benardo (a.k.a. Fotis Gianakopoulos).

In June 2016 interview it was declared that, since early 2016, Septicflesh had been working on their tenth studio album, scheduled for release toward spring 2017. In early June 2017, band members claimed that Septicflesh's tenth album, titled Codex Omega, is officially due to release on September 1, 2017. Like the previous album, Titan, Codex Omega was released through Prosthetic Records.

On August 29, 2018, it was announced that the band had signed to Nuclear Blast Records.

In February 2019, Septicflesh performed their first live performance featuring a full orchestra and choir, in a sold-out performance at the Metropolitan Theater of Mexico. The show was recorded and was released through Season of Mist in July 2020 as the band's first official live album, titled Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX, in audio and video format.

with Septicflesh

 * Mystic Places of Dawn (1994)
 * Esoptron (1995)
 * Ophidian Wheel (1997)
 * A Fallen Temple (1998)
 * Revolution DNA (1999)
 * Sumerian Daemons (2003)
 * Communion (2008)
 * The Great Mass (2011)
 * Titan (2014)
 * Codex Omega (2017)
 * Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX (2020)

with Chaostar

 * Chaostar (2000)
 * Threnody (2001)

Guest appearances

 * Varathron- Walpurgisnacht (1995; guitar solo)
 * Raism - The Very Best of Pain (1996; guitar)
 * Raism - Aesthetic Terrorism (1997; guitar)
 * Danse Macabre - Totentanz (1998; guitar)
 * Order of the Ebon Hand - XV:The Devil (2005; guitar solo)
 * Korrigan - Thy Art, Lament (2010; vocals)
 * The Foreshadowing - Oionos (2010; recitation)
 * Fractal Gates - Beyond the Self (2013; guitar solo)
 * Katavasia - Sacrilegious Testament (2015; guitar solo)
 * W.E.B - Tartarus (2017; vocals)