Born in Korinthos/Greece in August 1977, George got his first drum kit at the age of 12 having already a 2-year background in music as a guitar player. His first drum studies started in 1990 with Vasilis Mpaxevanakis and he continued later on with jazz master Yannis Stavropoulos. His first official band was Extremity Obsession and he recorded 2 demos with them doing also duties of lead singer and producer, while at the same time George had a big part into writing for the band. A few years later, George moves to Athens to join Nightfall and records 2 albums with them: I Am Jesus and Lyssa-Rural Gods And Astonish Punishments. He also forms an extreme metal band, Sickening Horror and records a promo cd and their debut album When Landscapes Bled Backwards. Playing with Nightfall and Sickening Horror, George started getting the attention of drummers and gained his own crowd in the local Greek scene. His several studio or live sessions during his carreer also helped George to establish his name as an all around player and multistyle drummer. In August 2004 George joins Nile and moves to US to start working on the band’s new album Annihilation Of The Wicked which was recorded 2 months later. Right after that George kicks off his first World Tour with the band and getting the chance to play all around the world, including most of Europe’s biggest Metal Festivals as Wacken, Graspop, Hellfest etc. as well as Japan’s Loudpark and the legendary Ozzfest in US. George remains the drummer of Nile to this day and he has also recorded the albums Ithyphallic, Those Whom The Gods Detest and At The Gate Of Sethu establishing himself as one of today’s top metal drummers. His passion about drumming quickly led him to start getting involved with Drum Clinics and Workshops around the world, while also joined Modern Music School in Athens/Greece starting the Extreme Drumming Department. He has performed in several countries for individual drum clinics and workshops, and also some of Europe’s biggest Drum Festivals as is London Drum Show, Adams Drumfest, Internation Percussion Festival etc. He also did several Clinic Tours in Europe, Australia and Japan, took part as a main performer in big Expo shows like Frankfurt’s Musikmesse in Germany or Palm Expo in Mumbai-India and took part in big drum camps like the SickDrummer Camp and Thomas Lang’s Big Drum Bonanza. He got many features and cover stories in well known drum magazines as Drum!, Le Batteur, Modern Drummer, Top Drummer etc. George’s 2 DVDs Intense Metal Drumming and Intense Metal Drumming II were released in summer 2008 and fall 2012, both getting incredible reviews and feedback. With these 2 DVDs George also reveals his skills as an instructor while at the same time he launces his Official Online Lessons through his website with big success. He takes part in other online lesson websites as well as in applications such as Drum Guru from Hudson Music. In 2013 George announces his first Book who comes out as a Trilogy under the name The Odyssey Of Double Bass Drumming (The Beginning, The Journey, The Arrival) with the first part scheduled for a January 2014 release. George’s Book comes to cover any level of drumming, and it’s the most complete work that George has ever done. George is endorsed by Pearl, Sabian, Vic Firth, Evans, Axis, Extreme Headphones, Serial Drummer Clothing and D’addario. His official products includes his Vic Firth SGK Signature sticks as well as his Axis George Kollias Special Edition pedals.