EPIC Rock & Metal records

[William Levesque]

This is so epic

 

[Brian Hodgins]

Best band/album you've never heard of!

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

This is so epic

Truly is!!

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

@ William: How did even discover all your music here? I don't recall hearing this music on our local radio stations. but its awesome! to let you know.

 

[William Levesque]

Well... I don't know !

I know one thing though... Never listen to radio if you want good music ! XD

(At least where I live)

 

[Péter Bártfai]

We have a good radio, but I won't hype it! It plays all kinds of music, and not those that are played to death on other channels. OK sometimes it's not good but I got to know a lot of very good music artists through that radio, both foreign and hungarian ones. (lol before I listened to that radio I didn't even realized we have good music)

Back in time I discovered a lot of metal bands via their own sites, they usually have a "friendlist" there, + I sometimes check the recommended vids on YouTube. I started from Helloween, I remembered someone saying they play good music, checked them and I liked it, then of course if you know Helloween, you can continue to Gamma Ray, etc. And then some friends showed what they've been listening, Rhapsody, etc. If you know Rhapsody, you can check out their links too (Luca Turilli has another band too)
And like that if you know Nightwish you know Tarja already

 

[William Levesque]

Actually I started with Avenged Sevenfold... Heard that on T.V. (Seize the Day) and went on to make that my favorite band...

For Nightwish... I watched a movie called "The Pantom of the Opera" (A newer version, still in the same settings though) and after liking it, I wanted to know if anyone made a metal version of the theme song... Guess what ?

Then I went on to listen to about everything by them, realised that they got a new singer, so listened to that... Then I wanted to know what Tarja was doing, so I listened to that

Of course there are more bands but these are the principal ones

Story of my (musical) life

 

[Péter Bártfai]

Helloween - Gorgar

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

Actually I started with Avenged Sevenfold... Heard that on T.V. (Seize the Day) and went on to make that my favorite band...

For Nightwish... I watched a movie called "The Pantom of the Opera" (A newer version, still in the same settings though) and after liking it, I wanted to know if anyone made a metal version of the theme song... Guess what ?

Then I went on to listen to about everything by them, realised that they got a new singer, so listened to that... Then I wanted to know what Tarja was doing, so I listened to that

Of course there are more bands but these are the principal ones

Story of my (musical) life

incredible!

 

[William Levesque]

This song is so dark and beautiful and amazingly put together at the same time...

 

[William Levesque]

Welcome to the world of imagination

(In the sheltering shade of the forest
Calling calming silence
Accompanied only by the full moon
The howling of a night wolf
And the path under my bare feet...
...The Elvenpath)

Hearing music from the deepest forest
Songs as a seduction of sirens
The elf-folk is calling me

Tapio, Bear-king, Ruler of the forest
Mielikki, Bluecloak, Healer of the ill and sad
Open the gate and let me follow the uncurving path

The way to the lands
Where as a hero I stand
The path where Beauty met the Beast
Elvenpath
It's the honesty of these worlds
Ruled by magic and mighty swords
That makes my soul long for the past
Elvenpath

The moonwitch took me to a ride on a broomstick
Introduced me to her old friend home gnome
Told me to keep the sauna warm for him

At the grove I met the rest - the folk of my fantasies
Bilbo, Sparhawk, goblins and pixies
Snowman, Willow, trolls and the seven dwarves
The path goes forever on

The way to the lands
Where as a hero I stand
The path where Beauty met the Beast
Elvenpath
It's the honesty of these worlds
Ruled by magic and mighty swords
That makes my soul long for the past
Elvenpath

(Long ago,
In the early years of the second age,
The great elven-smiths forged the Rings of Power.)

As I return to my room
And as sleep takes me by my hand
Madrigals from the woods
Carry me to neverland
In this spellbound night
The world's an elvish sight
In this spellbound night
The world's an elvish sight

(But then the dark lord learned the craft of ring-making,
And made the Master Ring.)

 

[Adam Eggbeer]

 

[William Levesque]

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

Lol WIlliam do you know something different to Nightwish?

This is funny remake of Ramaya, but it is amazingly well done and I love it!

 

[William Levesque]

Yeah, I do...

For some reasons that's all I listen to these days XD

 

[Péter Bártfai]

Just found this song! Man I didn't even know we have a band like this!

Edit: searched for a translation to make it easier for those who don't speak hungarian

6. Hazatérés - Returning Home(By Ongirl89 from YT - Dallos Réka)
In days of old, in the home of wind and plain.
There lived a valiant, called Wing of Nice-Field.
From Wise Wilderness' blood, from Golden Forebear's heart
He was taken to the Lower World by the soul of fire

With him lived his family, his two brothers
Flame of Nice-Fires, and Blow of Good-Wind
His two beauteous aunts, the wife of our Sun-lord
The Mirage, and his Into-The-Sea-Glancing home

The growth of the opulent grass, the music of the streamlet,
The peace of the plain displeased only one.
His name was Kalamóna, the dark demon of the misery,
Schemer Intrigue's faithful servant

Wing of Nice-Field, and his two brothers
Fought as they could against the harm.
But arms doesn't work, magic can't affect
The Golden Edge turned into dark.

As the fire-forger saw it, took light, fire and steel
By great work he forged a magical sword,
It became the arms of the flame, the pure song of the light,
Chasing the viciousness, doing the ugly one harm.

He gave it in Wing of Nice-Field's hand, the owner of the plain,
the lord of the Nice Golden Edge,
to oust Intrigue
to can live the people of the plain in peace.

Thereafter the Nice Golden Edge blooms,
In its forests the song of sunshine sounds,
Wing of Nice-Field, and the children of Dawn
ward this land forever and ever.

 

[William Levesque]

Nice lyrics there

Alright, here's some "non-Nightwish" lol !

(lyrics in description)

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

Something different to the above. I admit its not my cup of coffee, but this particular record is awesome :O

 

[Péter Bártfai]

 

[William Levesque]

Life is a waterfall,
we're one in the river,
and one again after the fall.

Swimming through the void
we hear the word,
we lose ourselves,
but we find it all...

Cause we are the ones that want to play,
always want to go,
but you never want to stay.

And we are the ones that want to choose,
always want to play,
but you never want to lose.

Aerials, in the sky,
when you lose small mind,
you free your life.

Life is a waterfall,
we drink from the river,
then we turn around and put up our walls.

Swimming through the void,
we hear the word,
we lose ourselves,
but we find it all...

Cause we are the ones that want to play,
always want to go,
but you never want to stay.

And we are the ones that want to choose,
always want to play,
but you never want to lose.

Aerials, in the sky,
when you lose small mind,
you free your life.

Aerials, so up high,
when you free your eyes,
eternal prize.

Aerials, in the sky,
when you lose small mind,
you free your life.

Aerials,so up high,
when you free your eyes,
eternal prize