Now, don't take that moody comment to mean that Lampos can't kick it up just a bit. He does, but even as the tempos rise, Lampos stays cool. And instead of sounding stagey or contrived, it works. Which is really the most appropriate thing to say about this stuff. Nothing complicated, though most certainly thoughtful.
Restraint can be a most useful tool sometimes.
Still fully intense, of course. These songs burn brightly. Lampos sure knows how to write, and he seems to sell his songs to the listener effortlessly. Sure, it's hard work, but all the better when it sounds so seamless. But his one constant is literate lyrics that quite often could stand alone as poetry.