Epic Metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. Heavy metal, sometimes referred to as simply metal, is a form of music characterised by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars. ...

Traditional Epic Metal

It was born in the US in the early 1980s as a slower and more solemn branch of Heavy Metal. Early albums remained quite close to the main genre, both in the music and in lyrical themes like bikes, women, and a healthy amount of self-apology, adding with time themes from epic poetry, mythology and fantasy literature. Bands from this era include Manowar, Virgin Steele, Cirith Ungol, Omen Manilla Road and Medieval Steel. United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, and one of the major forms of narrative literature. ... The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from μυολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the... Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... Manowar Members from left to right: Karl Logan (guitar) Joey Demaio (bass) Eric Adams (vocals) Scott Columbus (drums) Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. ... Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, founded in 1981. ... For the US heavy metal band, see Cirith Ungol (band). ... Manilla Road is a heavy metal band, forming around its lead singer Mark the Shark Shelton (vocals and guitar). ...

Later, it received influences from Doom metal bands like Candlemass and from Bathory's Viking themed albums, lost some of the light hearted themes for history and religion. Bands from this era tend to be from the mediterranean area, and include DoomSword from Italy and BattleRoar from Greece. It has been suggested that sludge metal be merged into this article or section. ... Candlemass is a Swedish Doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, and is regarded as one of the forefathers of the black metal and viking metal genres. ... HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book 1 was a double-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995. ...

Power Metal

The term has been used also for a genre between power metal, speed metal and melodic metal with a balance between slow and solemn hymns and the occasional outburst into powerful mid-tempos. A typical property of epic metal is a certain grandiose element and a penchant for trumpets, violins or even a full orchestra accompaniment. Themes in this genre are often taken from epic poetry and fantasy. Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ... Speed metal is a genre of heavy metal music that is similar to thrash metal, but tends to be more melodic and show less influence of punk music. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register other than the cornet, its above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. ... The pitches of open strings on a violin The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which...

Epic metal bands in this meaning include Hammerfall, DragonForce, Rhapsody, Battlelore, Nighthawk and Viperine. Recently, the Tolkien influenced Power Metal band Blind Guardian has been going in a more Epic direction than their earlier Power Metal albums. The band HammerFall (left to right: Stefan Elmgren, Anders Johansson, Joacim Cans (standing), Magnus Rosén, Oscar Dronjak) HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993. ... Dragonforce promotional image, showing band lineup as of 2005. ... Rhapsody is an Italian symphonic and power metal band, formerly known as Thundercross. ... Battlelore are an epic metal band from Finland. ... For the stealth aircraft, see F-117 Nighthawk. ... Viperine is a Power Metal band. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... Blind Guardian is a power metal (and more recently epic metal) band started in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, Germany. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ...

Battle Metal

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Battle Metal is a sub-genre of black metal related to this second meaning of Epic Metal, drawing on themes of medieval or fantasy battle and fighting, and in the opinion of some would be suitable for the soundtrack for a Role Playing Game. Battle metal bands like Summoning were thought to be possible contributors to the soundtrack of the Lord of the Rings movies, but this was mainly because of the Tolkien-related content of their music and they did not appear on the soundtrack. Most bands who play battle metal also contribute to other sub-genres of black metal: for instance, Bathory are prominent in the Viking metal sub-genre, and Waylander are pioneers of three sub-genres of black metal: this one, folk metal and Celtic Metal. Other metal bands have produced songs that fit the battle metal genre; the power metal band Thy Majestie is an example. Turisas is considered to be the band who gave the genre its name by mixing all the previously mentioned styles and much more into one on their album "Battle Metal" (2004) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... It has been suggested that Pakistani black metal be merged into this article or section. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... This article is about traditional role-playing games. ... Summoning is an Austrian epic/atmospheric black metal band. ... Dust jacket of the 1968 UK edition The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. R. R. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916, wearing his British Army uniform in a photograph from the middle years of WW1. ... It has been suggested that Pakistani black metal be merged into this article or section. ... Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band, and is regarded as one of the forefathers of the black metal and viking metal genres. ... Viking Metal is a cross-genre reference usually used to describe the lyrical and thematic elements of bands rather than the music itself. ... Waylander is a Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic metal and folk metal. ... It has been suggested that Celtic Metal be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Folk Metal. ... Heavy metal, sometimes referred to as simply metal, is a form of music characterised by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music. ... Thy Majestie, Hastings 1066 Photo Shoot Thy Majestie is an Italian power metal band founded in 1998. ... Turisas is a Finnish band founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård und Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. ... A genre is a division of a particular form of art according to criteria particular to that form. ...