Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Servants to the Tide am Jahresende in den Bestenlisten einiger Epic Metal Blog-Autoren weit oben auftauchen, ist sehr groß. Vor diesem Hintergrund liegt es auf der Hand, dass die beiden Chefredakteure Aidan Stein und André Krause mit den deutschen Epic Doom-Senkrechtstartern ein paar Worte wechseln wollten. Corona-proof geschah dies in entspannter Feierabendatmosphäre […]
In the last months, Aidan (Divine Victim) and me (André, Blaze Breeg) made a lot of interviews with very interesting artists who had a lot to say. Regularly, we asked them about their opinion on the term “epic metal”. A tough one, for sure… Here are the answers of members of the following bands: Morgul […]
Today we present to you another playlist which surely contains some gems you haven’t checked out yet. Enjoy listening. (by Aidan/Divine Victim) Genre: Epic Doom Place of Origin: Germany Rules: no full-length released before 2010 Playlist Servants to the Tide – North Sea Lord Vigo – Six Must Die Fvneral Fvkk – When God Is […]
It is a great honour for us to present to you the following interview with the one and only Rick Fisher, talking about his friend Mark Shelton, Manilla Road and epic metal in general. Enjoy reading! When did you meet Mark Shelton for the first time? Rick Fisher: I met Mark for the first time […]
Today, Chris Kappas – vocalist of Greek epic heavy metal band Achelous – talks about Manilla Road and Mark Shelton. Enjoy reading – and hail Epic Metal! Manilla Road seems to be an important source of inspiration for your music, would you agree? Anyone that performs Epic Metal has to admit that Manilla Road is […]
Release: 23.04.2021 Wer auf seiner Facebook-Seite mit dem Label “Epic Heavy Metal” wirbt, landet unweigerlich irgendwann auf diesem Blog. Auch wenn ich mir sicher bin, dass nicht zuletzt mein stets kritischer Co-Chefredakteur Aidan diese stilistische Einordnung mit dem einen oder anderen Fragezeichen versehen dürfte, passen die Schweden Stygian Fair zweifellos in das Beuteschema zahlreicher Epic […]
Wenn man in einer Social Media-Blase lebt, in der sich vor allem Musikliebhaber tummeln, darf man in seiner Timeline jeden Tag zahllose perfekt in Szene gesetzte Platten bewundern. Häufig spendiere ich wie auf Autopilot einen “Daumen hoch”, manchmal gibt es einen kurzen Austausch über ein Juwel, das ich ebenfalls schätze und in seltenen Fällen werde […]
Fortunately, this is not the first time we had the opportunity to talk to Mina Walkure, vocalist of Spanish heavy metal outfit Kramp (check out «My Top 5» and our Manilla Road interview). Nevertheless, it was time to focus on her band that released one of the best traditional metal albums in 2020, Gods of […]
A couple of days ago, I reviewed two songs I got from Aiwass, a very interesting US American one-man project who plays «epic psych-doom». Fortunately, Blake Carrera – the artist behind Aiwass – was available for an interview, too. Enjoy reading! By the way, 666MrDoom will be debuting Aiwass‘ EP His Name Was Aiwass on Saturday the […]
Today, we talked to Helio Junior, vocalist/drummer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sentencer – and a very nice guy. Enjoy reading! Hi, how are you doing? Helio Junior: Hi guys, I am doing fine, but I am kind of hungry and tired as I just got home from work! [laughs] Did this damn pandemic destroy a […]
