Villagers of Ioannina City

So a friend of mine on fb showed me this band today. I debated on which section to put them in, because they are more hard rock than metal I guess. Found the CD in the metal section at the store today so I put them in our metal section.

Anyways, I'm really liking these guys. They are from Greece, and you can definitely hear the accent in his singing. Guess they have two albums out, but so far o only found their second one called Age of Aquarius. Kinda reminds me of a mixture between New Opeth, and Pink Floyd, with a touch of maybe Witchcraft.

No love for these guys huh? Thought they would appeal t o some of ya anyways. I love this album and probably have played it at least twenty times in the two weeks I've owned it.

Just by your description Wrecky. Ain't my thang and won't click. Man -

Sounds a touch of Danzig. Gothic and romantic.
And believe it or not I can hear some Zep and Sabbath.
Singer - Bono and Morrison mix.
That’s pretty good in my book. Just awoke and am listening away
Sounds also like Greece is starting to happen.

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

Just by your description Wrecky.  Ain't my thang and won't click.  Man -

Your loss sir lol I get it though, but my description might have changed since first posting this. Click it, listen to the first ten minutes. If you don't like those first ten minutes, then you won't like the band. Take a chance

I listened to a few minutes this morning. It sounds pretty cool to my ears.

Wow. Bought CD. Glad I did.
This was perfect at 4:30 am in the July morning commute.
Very pagan. But oh so ethereal - as dawn was breaking.
A touch spooky. Singer is great.
Reminds me of Idle Hands singer.

Greece is very famous for its Epic metal music.

Here's a sample from one of the Epic metal Greek bands I discovered on my last business trip there:

Glower wrote:

Wow. Bought CD. Glad I did.
This was perfect at 4:30 am in the July morning commute.
Very pagan. But oh so ethereal - as dawn was breaking.
A touch spooky. Singer is great.
Reminds me of Idle Hands singer.

That is Idle Hands lol or did you post that video for comparison?

Out of comparison probably.

Gilbert wrote:

Out of comparison probably.

Threw me off, because I started listening to it without really looking at it, and thought what the hell song is this, it's not on my CD lol Then I saw who it was so bad to ask.

Apparently I missed this thread the first time around.

So I've listened to about 10 minutes of the clip posted at the top and I would agree with the Pink Floyd/Opeth hybrid comparison.

I'm actually kinda diggin' this sound but how much of the "growling/screaming" is there on the album? I can tolerate some here and there but not much more than that.

tohostudios wrote:

Apparently I missed this thread the first time around.

So I've listened to about 10 minutes of the clip posted at the top and I would agree with the Pink Floyd/Opeth hybrid comparison.

I'm actually kinda diggin' this sound but how much of the "growling/screaming" is there on the album?  I can tolerate some here and there but not much more than that.

No growling or screaming at all, that's why I said new Opeth lol

Listened all the way through. Assuming this is mindbending stuff with the hydroponics that are available now days. Metal? No man. No.

Just saw they posted a live show on their YouTube channel a few months ago. Two hours long, so they must have just played both of their albums and called it a show. Watching it now for the first time, and also bought the iTunes digital download. Doesn't look like you can get a physical copy yet. Loving this show though, hope they tour America one day.

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Just saw they posted a live show on their YouTube channel a few months ago. Two hours long, so they must have just played both of their albums and called it a show. Watching it now for the first time, and also bought the iTunes digital download. Doesn't look like you can get a physical copy yet. Loving this show though, hope they tour America one day.

If you want to check out some Greek metal, i strongly recommend you check out No Remorse Records.

Gilbert wrote:

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Just saw they posted a live show on their YouTube channel a few months ago. Two hours long, so they must have just played both of their albums and called it a show. Watching it now for the first time, and also bought the iTunes digital download. Doesn't look like you can get a physical copy yet. Loving this show though, hope they tour America one day.

If you want to check out some Greek metal, i strongly recommend you check out No Remorse Records.

I don't like these guys because they are Greek, I like them because they are good. But, I am always looking for new stuff, so I will definitely check out No Remorse Records.

So that No Remorse Records, which bands are Greek? Seems like they have a mix of everything there.

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Wrecked Neck wrote:

Just saw they posted a live show on their YouTube channel a few months ago. Two hours long, so they must have just played both of their albums and called it a show. Watching it now for the first time, and also bought the iTunes digital download. Doesn't look like you can get a physical copy yet. Loving this show though, hope they tour America one day.

If you want to check out some Greek metal, i strongly recommend you check out No Remorse Records.

I don't like these guys because they are Greek, I like them because they are good. But, I am always looking for new stuff, so I will definitely check out No Remorse Records.

I suggested Greek bands because Greece has got some excellent metal.

No Remorse's website is very good. You can find some rare jewels in there.

Yeah I know, been hearing a lot about Greek music these days. I plan checking out more from no remorse, soon as I get moved into my own place. Looked briefly and already saw,some stuff I want.