Alexandros Anesiadis is a writer and researcher whose work explores the intersections of underground music, culture, and identity. He is the author of Tear It Down, Crossover The Edge, We Can Be The New Wind, and Heroes of the Metal Underground. He also holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communications. Yes, a Dr. too.

Musically, he balances between hardcore punk, crossover, and punk rock, with flavours ranging from thrash to post-punk and Oi! to garage rock. He is a lifelong devotee of bands as diverse as Naked Raygun, Wipers, Cro-Mags, D.R.I., Discharge, and Varukers. An unapologetic and borderline manic record collector, he is always willing to sell minor (or not-so-minor) body parts in pursuit of essential vinyl, such as Antidote’s Thou Shalt Not Kill 7-inch.

Alex (his preferred name) is a massive PAOK fan, a proud partner to an exceptional person (remarkably tolerant of his record-collecting and gig-going mania), and the father of a daughter whose passion for K-Pop constantly reminds him that underground culture evolves in the most unexpected ways.