Year : 2022
Style : Epic Heavyr Metal
Country : Greece
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 57 mb
Bio:
Epic Heavy Metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022.Dragon Skull is a new group from Athens. The members are Ares on vocals, Chris Brintzikis and Panos Wallach on guitars, George Voudouris on bass and Theo Stamatiades on drums. Even though Dragon Skull are at the beginning, you understand for sure that their members have experience and that is not the first band to play music.They do not make mistakes of inexperience, especially in the composition of the songs.
Album:
Debut EP released in October 7, 2022.Trends may be inescapable, but they aren't always a negative, and for those who like their metal of a particularly raw and olden vintage the ongoing NWOTHM craze is nothing short of a modern godsend. As this phenomenon enters its late teens, it seems that a sizable number of late-comers to the scene has been jumping onto the bandwagon from unexpected places. Case and point, newly minted heavy metal quintet straight from Greece named Dragon Skull, which came from seemingly out of nowhere and includes two principle members of the moderately visible metalcore outfit System Decay of all bands. Though the divide that separates the stylings of the epic metal exploits of the early 80s from that of 2000s mainstream NWOAHM darlings like As I Lay Dying and All That Remains might seem a bridge too far, that is the very distance that is successfully crossed on this band's self-titled EP and debut.It should be first noted that while this outfit takes some fairly heavy lessons from the school of Manowar in how they approach recounting the twilight tales of swords and sorcery that go with a healthy diet of Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, the stylistic toolbox that is employed is a bit different from the string of bands paying homage to Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol. The pace generally mirrors the sometimes slow, sometimes swift character of the aforementioned iconic bands, along with the pummeling yet dank character of the guitar tone, but the production quality is notably modern and crisp, and when accompanied by the gravely vocalizations of helmsman Aris Labos, comes across more along the lines of something one might hear out of Grave Digger or Running Wild in recent years. It's a curious mixture that one might chalk up as being part barbarian, part rogue buccaneer, but when the dust settles it's definitely one that works and makes for a reasonably distinct niche.Like a raging berserker crashing through the forward lines, this album wastes little time in laying down the old school metal law. The opening crusher "Barbarians" proves aptly named as it speeds and shuffles through pummeling riffs that adorn an anthem that rests somewhere between the archaic rawness of Frost And Fire and the gritty power of Branded And Exiled, while Labos' smoky growls land dangerously close to a youthful Rolf Kasparek. It's immediate successor "Death Dealer" also cruises at a fairly swift pace, but opts for a more melodic presentation, crossing sabers with the early 90s swashbuckling era of Running Wild, whereas the crusher of a title anthem "Dragonskull" lays on the infectious hooks something fierce. A brief respite from the auditory carnage emerges in a charming little acoustic romp by the campfire with heavy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey vibes dubbed "Sons Of The Brave", but where this album really shows its brilliance is the mid-paced, epic 6 minute closer "Tyrant's Doom", arguably one of the most blatant nods to classic Manowar to come to light in recent years.They say a tiger never changes its stripes, but for those who've heard the handiwork of System Decay, it's all but impossible to believe that the same vocalist pulls off such an authentic mid-80s German speed metal gruff and the same guitarist could so perfectly emulate the signature riffs that have come to be associated with the clans of Scotland and Jolly Roger. Likewise, there is plenty of kudos to go around for the rest of the musicians in congress, particularly that of Panos Vlachopoulos, who's tech happy yet lyrical lead guitar work proves flashy enough for Chastain but also tasteful enough for Running Wild. The number of new acts coming to light bearing the insignia of the NWOTHM might be approaching the point of saturation, but the quality factor has yet to take a corresponding downturn, and for those who want it with a modern coat of paint, one could do considerably worse.
Line-Up:
Aris Labos - Vocals (2022-present) - See also: System Decay, Deathcrop Valley
George Voudouris - Bass (2022-present)
Panos Vlachopoulos - Guitars (2022-present)
Christos Brintzikis - Guitars (2022-present) - See also: System Decay
Theodore Stamatiadis - Drums (2022-present)
Tracklist:
01. Barbarians 04:19
02. Death Dealer 04:02
03. Dragon Skull 05:12
04. Sons of the Brave 03:17
05. Tyrant's Doom 06:10
06. Winter Night 01:39
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