Hi Peeps, Percy changed his instagram profile twice today. The first time it was a new picture from a photoshoot and the second was this pic from the Halloween party.
I’ll admit, I wish he’d left it as the photoshoot pic. He looks damn good!!
Has anyone called this game “Smoulder’s Gate” yet? If not, and it catches on, at least let me have a tshirt. Another Astarion drawing to chase away the winter blues.
I listen to all sorts of metal but for my money there’s nothing better for jamming out and writing sword and sorcery than oldschool heavy metal that shares my love of magic and mayhem. If you agree then you’ve probably heard all the classics already, so here are some newer, relatively lesser known sword and sorcery bands that are perfect for writing about heroism and adventure.
Dawnbringer: this is maybe the best concept album I’ve ever heard. A trippy and epic fantasy tale set to impeccable riffs. https://dawnbringer.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-lair-of-the-sun-god
Eternal Champion: probably the best-known band on the list for good reason. Not quite the Conan of the genre (that would be Cirith Ungol) but perhaps the Elric, the successor who’s arguably doing it better. OUGH https://eternalchampion.bandcamp.com/album/the-armor-of-ire
Fellowship: cheating a little with this one, as it’s power metal rather than true heavy metal, but it’s too good to ignore. It’s a 200 proof shot of pure upliftingness, with an emotional vulnerability you don’t often see in fantasy metal. https://fellowshipmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-saberlight-chronicles
Legendry: this band dual wields double-necked guitars and they somehow don’t suck. Backhanded compliment but I think it represents well their confidence in using their throwback, almost proto-metal sound to tell the tales they want to tell. https://legendry.bandcamp.com/album/time-immortal-wept
Owlbear: it just rips. For any and all D&D nerds who like their metal fast and fun. https://owlbearmetal.bandcamp.com/album/chaos-to-the-realm
Savage Master: no frills, no effects, just raw production, an oldschool attitude toward riffcraft, and one charismatic witch for a vocalist. https://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/album/myth-magic-and-steel
Smoulder: Yet another Moorcock-worship band, this one more doom-inflected, majestic and epic with a frontwoman who knows how to deliver soaring and portentous vocals. https://smoulder.bandcamp.com/album/violent-creed-of-vengeance