Help with Mythological Influences in Metal Music

[Death Animal]

Led Zeppelin One of frst bands that used mythology

 

[son_of_northern_darkness]

Very true. Immigrant Song! \m/. But Bathory pretty much invented the Viking genre with Hammerheart

 

[Freanan]

For babylonian mythology you might want to look into Morbid Angel (though they also used much Lovecraft and stuff - but i thoink there should also be sth babylonian in their discography somewhere?) and maybe the ambient noise project equimanthorn.

Then, there obviously is much celtic folk metal and viking metal.

For 'christian mythology', there is satanic black metal (quite obvious, isn't it?). Or for the other side that thing called 'white metal'.

I think Elend's (kind of neoclassical/ambient) last album Sunwar the Dead is about greek mythology.
Maybe also Virgin Steel, but i only herad about them and never listened to them.

 

[skeptik]

Anael on their latest album On Wings Of Mercury. Seek out the thread I made not too long ago entitled "Anael Interview." There's an interview (DER) in there with the band where they mention how they use many different kinds of mythology to draw influences and lyrics. Then seek out said lyrics. I'm fucking serious. I would love to see Anael mentioned in a paper, and it's perfectly relevant so...get on that plz.

 

[Dee Snarl]

Nile has some Egyptian silliness going on...

 

[son_of_northern_darkness]

Nile has some Egyptian silliness going on...

Some?! What planet are you on mate?

 

[metal paddy]

Through hours of practice and therapy.:Smug:

nice one my friend

 

[Zephyrus]

Not that I like power metal but Symphony X made a concept album devoted fully to Homer's "The Odyssey".

 

[Ender Rises]

Through hours of practice and therapy.:Smug:

 

[skeptik]

Not that I like power metal but Symphony X made a concept album devoted fully to Homer's "The Odyssey".

You say it like it's a bad thing. That is a (for the most part) great album. Although only the 27 minute title track is about The Odyssey.

 

[Ender Rises]

Maybe this is just because of 420 but I thought you hated power metal, Dodens?
PS Holy shit it's 420! Quick light another one!

 

[skeptik]

Euro Power is gay (read: Flower Metal). US Power Metal rapes you until you die, which I enjoy (in a non-gay way).

 

[Dee Snarl]

Some?! What planet are you on mate?

The planet that recognizes understatement as literary device. :Smug:

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Euro Power is gay (read: Flower Metal). US Power Metal rapes you until you die, which I enjoy (in a non-gay way).

name some us powermetal...

 

[Susperia]

Euro Power is gay (read: Flower Metal). US Power Metal rapes you until you die, which I enjoy (in a non-gay way).

If you enjoy it it's not rape. =\

 

[skeptik]

No it's not. They're not even from the US.

 

[Lyle]

name some us powermetal...

slough feg
manilla road
broca's helm
that one "thane to the throne" was a cool album inasmuch as that sort of thing can be cool, i don't remember who made it though

 

[skeptik]

Wrong again (though kinda right with Slough Feg and Jas Panzer), those are Heavy Metal for the most part.

Helstar, Distant Thunder, Sleepy Hollow, Attacker, stuff like that.

 

[Lyle]

Wrong again (though kinda right with Slough Feg and Jas Panzer), those are Heavy Metal for the most part.

Helstar, Distant Thunder, Sleepy Hollow, Attacker, stuff like that.

whatever. helstar is sweet, i've never heard these other dudes though, but i'll make a point of stealing them next time i turn on soulseek or direct connect

 

[Susperia]

I don't hear the Power in Slough Feg.