In our epic metal bubble, Sordid Blade‘s debut demo has popped up time and again over the months. Since we are unquestionably dealing with epic steel here, it makes sense to include the mastermind behind this project, Niklas Holm, who is also active in Wanton Attack, in our Manilla Road Special. André: Would you classify […]
It’s time again to share a new playlist with you. Today, everything revolves around the topic of “death”. The following 11 songs prove how beautiful this can be. Have fun listening! Solitude Aeturnus – Scent of Death DoomSword – Deathbringer – Blood on my Hands Omen – Die by the Blade Cirith Ungol – King of […]
A few days ago we reviewed Dragonbreath‘s debut album The Awakening on our blog. Since this is an amazingly good release, we wanted to interview the band as well. Fortunately, guitarist Demi-Draco had time for us. André: Hi, thank you very much for your time. How are you? Demi-Draco: Hello! Thank you for having us! […]
As the pandemic dominates lives worldwide, an awareness has been resurrected, an awareness almost lost in the vortex of every day live, taken for granted. I am talking about the awareness of globalisation. The world is interconnected, distance has become obsolete. Even tough globalisation has caused many problems, we can’t deny that it always has […]
Since Bill Tsamis’ death, we have once again taken a close look at the outstanding records of Warlord and Lordian Guard. In doing so, we decided to create a Warlord Top 10 that honours Bill and might be a great introduction for some newcomers. Of course, it wasn’t easy to decide on ten songs, moreover, […]
Atom Smasher zählt zu den Bands, die Aidan und ich ohne jegliche Einschränkung großartig und zu 100% Epic Metal Blog-kompatibel finden, nachzulesen auch in meinem Review der Debüt-EP The Age of Ice (2020) sowie auf unseren Newcomer– und EP-Bestenlisten aus dem zurückliegenden Jahr. So war es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis wir das Duo […]
Release: 07.05.2021 Am 5. April 2014 beehrte der mächtige Kodex als Headliner des Springdoom Depression VI-Festivals den Escape Metalcorner in Wien mit seiner Anwesenheit. Wer nicht dabei sein konnte, darf sich nun über eine Live-Aufnahme freuen, die seit dem mutmaßlich letzten Bandcamp Friday kostenfrei erhältlich ist (selbstverständlich sollte jeder, der es sich erlauben kann, ein […]
On the occasion of the death of William J Tsamis, we are launching a playlist that honours him and many other heroes who left this world far too early. You are unforgotten! Warlord – Deliver us from Evil (RIP William J Tsamis) Vicious Rumors – Out of the Shadows (RIP Carl Albert) Omen – In […]
Today, Giannis Vrontis, guitarist of Greek heavy metal band Crystal Winds, shows us his five favourite records of all time. Judas Priest – Sad Wings of Destiny Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast Accept – Restless & Wild Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys (Part 1) Warlord – Deliver Us
When I listened to Dexter Ward‘s latest output III for the first time, it blew me away. Even after a lot of spins, nine months later, it’s still an engrossing album that never bores me. For me, it’s one of the best records released in 2020, no doubt about it – and it contains a […]
