Before elaborating on the topic at hand, introductions are in order. First of all, there is Sinergy, an absolutely mind-blowing Finnish power metal band. Perhaps you have heard some of their songs – Midnight Madness, The Warrior Princess, Last Escape are good examples. As you can already tell, their music has a tinge of epic adventure quality mixed with fantastic guitar riffs. Then there is At Vance, another impressive power metal band with German origins. Sinergy tends to experiment with black metal while At Vance seems to prefer a more ballad-style music. Noteworthy songs? Answer Me, Cold as Ice and Lost in Your Love. There is also Rough Silk, yet another power metal group from Germany. The themes of their melodic tunes flick between darker topics, with an occasional reference to the paranormal world. Nosferatu, Walls of Never and The Fiddler on the Skeletal Horse are just some interesting mentions. Read more
A word of advice to bands; when the brilliant notion of doing a cover enters your mind, do heed how the end product will sound. Will it carry the song into a whole new level, giving it new layers of depth and meaning? Or will it be the yardstick measurement of what not to do?
Well, this is one instance where a song cover did exceptionally well.
The song in question? Eleanor Rigby and the band of the hour is Godhead.
If I were to talk about Heavy Metal, I would talk about excellent music, guitar riffs, fantastic vocals, the look, the feel, the raw edge and of course, being true to yourself.
But everything has a beginning and for Heavy Metal that legendary starting point was Judas Priest.
Fair enough, there were other bands, other awesome singing groups around. But keep in mind, most of them were still heavily influenced by the Blues.
Who put the Metal in Rock and fused it to be Heavy Metal? The Metal Gods themselves. That's right, that was Judas Priest. Read more
