Our band took inspiration from Conan the Barbarian. To be more specific, it was a fragment from the film about Conan the Barbarian from 1982 where his father told little Conan about the Riddle of Steel.
The Riddle of Steel is central to the plot of John Milius's 1982 movie, Conan the Barbarian.
"Crom is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, 'What is the riddle of steel?' If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me." ~Conan the Barbarian
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So I can't leave a long enough review to say everything I want. But I will say this, I love this EP. It's a great little follow up to times, and has just enough of a dynamic shift in sound to prove that Smoulder isn't a one trick pony with their first album's formula. This one really plays up the 70s prog aspects (DUST and Manilla Road influences definitely shine through even harder here). It's still Smoulder, don't get me wrong. Just a different side in some ways, all of which are good. playfulpooka
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Philly Vikings set out to deliver a full-length that is really epic, classic HM with NWOTHM and Bathory influences. Occult or phantasy world lyrics, you chose, but it really does immerse me in a LOTR-like world where I imagine a hoard of Huruk Hai head-banging and killing elves for the fun of it. sachavonkarl74
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If Elric had a soundtrack it would be this. It's everything you want from a epic metal album. Like a hot poker in the eye, but in a good way. Scott Malthouse