Nikos Sofialakis Cretan painter, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, which was set at Freedom Square (now Domenikos Theotokopoulos Square) in Herakleion, Crete on July 6, 1949. It was not until the 1952 Pan-Hellenic Artists Exhibition at the Zappeion, however, that Sofialakis received his ‘big break’, participating with the pieces "Twins", "Satyr", "Penelope", and "Maternity". His marble bust, "Twins", was already well known owing to its distinction at the 1947 Cairo Biennale, and his heads "Satyr" and "Penelope" received extensive praise, in both, the domestic and foreign press. It was owing to his masterpiece "Maternity", however, that Sofialakis received his great opportunity: the natural-scale statue in
And Their Name Was Treason living with his parents at the time. The band released an independent EP, "Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead", which helped them secure a recording contract. The EP contained an early version of "If Looks Could Kill", titled "If Looks Could Kill...then You'd Be Dead". According to McKinnon, "And Their Name Was Treason" was recorded "probably within 3 days", in Andrew Wade's bedroom at his parents house (credited in the album booklet as The Wade Studio). The members later said they had "no idea" what were they doing when they were recording the album. The album features samples from