One more Power Metal band to go. This week has been so proficuous about them. Before you, my children of the night, might say anything I recognize Power Metal bands have so many facetes. Yeah, okay, I know I say they are predictable. On my behalf, I only use the term predictable to the zillion Rhapsodyish bands that pop up everyday here and there. So sorry, guys.
Okay, then, Aeon Gods with their newest release “King of Gods” aren’t a Rhapsody tribute band – thanks to the universe. They are a mix of Helloween and Hammerfall plus some Symphonic Metal dashes. The most interesting thing about the band is that they adopted an ancient Egypt iconography that reflects on the music. lyrics and visual. “King of Gods” is a homage to Amon, the king of gods, as the Britannica posits, the Egyptian deity revered as king of the gods. Amon may have originally been one of the eight deities of the Hermapolite creation myth. I find it very interesting having bands that use history as a motif for their songs and visuals and things.
Musicwise, “King of Gods” is a combination of the soft side of Helloween and Hammerfall plus some Symphonic Metal. By soft side I mean Aeon Gods use a lot of melody in their songs. Preferably with the good old choruses as Accept used to do as in the tittle track “King of Gods,” a track my dear child of the night will find himself singing alone in the dark. The band has a prone to simple and catchy songs with some Symphonic Metal features to grand the song as in “Babylon Burning” to make the song more accessible to more crowds. I’m not sure if this tactic works now, but it’s worth a try as it’s getting more and more difficult to make a living with a Metal band. It’s very interesting as well the trilogy of songs called The Flood. This kind of inspiration is Metal to the bone. As a coincidence or not, they are the fastest tracks of the album with the most inspired guitars. “Nintus Lament” breaks this a little commencing with a piano and voice. “Enkis Grace” is more cadenced with a prominent bass line that captures the fan’s attention.
“King of Gods” is an album for the diehard Power Metal fan. It doesn’t mean the common metaller can’t have lots of fun with it.
Aeon Gods “King of Gods” was released on November 22nd via Scarlet Records.
Track Listing:
- Sun-God
- King of Gods
- Aeon Gods
- Babylon Burning
- Enlils Command (The Flood Pt I)
- Nintus Lament (The Flood Pt Ii)
- Enkis Grace (The Flood Pt Iii)
- The Descent
- Monsters of Tiamat
- Tablet of Destinies
Watch “King of Gods” official music video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!