If you’re after dark fantasy heavy metal music shorn of political or socio-critical messages, then Germany’s Blutgott is most likely what you’re searching for.
Out now, Blutgott‘s latest single ‘Demonslayer’ and it features Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens – the powerhouse voice behind KK’s Priest, and previously Judas Priest,Iced Earth and Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force.
A heavy metal anthem of the battle of righteous dragon angels and the savage demons of Hell in the Blutgott universe, The song is taken from the upcoming studio album Legions Of Metal due on 10th October – Check out the video here at RAmzine.
According to the Blutgott scenario the first dragons arose in Eden, born of purity and flame. They were bound to the righteous, radiant in their majesty, and so the world named them Dragon Angels. As the firstborn they walked before all others, shaping the destiny of elves, teaching wisdom, and forging the foundations of Eden’s culture and civilization. Among them stand the Dragon Gods, beings of unfathomable might, guardians of elves and all righteous souls. Their sovereign rules from the blazing Throne of Fire, and his host is known as the Demonslayers.
Around the Fire Throne, a thousand dragons clad in biomechanical armor stand eternal vigil. Their bodies are living fortresses: impervious to flame, resistant to mortal weapons, and armed with the devastating firepower of entire armies. Their wings created out of razor-edged dragonsteel. True flight is granted by the surging plasma coursing through their draconic forms. To those who look upon them from afar, they streak across the heavens like meteors – celestial harbingers of wrath. When they descend, they fall like burning stars, unleashing storms of dragonfire and salvos of weapons that lay waste to all who stand against them.
Yet even in the crucible of close combat, their fury does not wane. Many Demonslayers bear enchanted blades etched with runes of banishment and death, each stroke a doom to demonkind. These weapons lie hidden within their very flesh, merging with scale and sinew, called forth only when the moment demands. Then, from within their titanic bodies, the swords ignite into form – gleaming, rune-lit, and thirsty for the blood of abominations.
Over a 20 year period, German singer and guitarist Thomas Gurrath has created his own dark fantasy universe: the World of Blood Gods, featuring biomechanical vampire dragons with demonic abilities that have appeared across over 30 CDs under such band names as Debauchery, Blood God and Balgeroth… From here on, that unholy trinity of blood gods will come under the combined nomenclature of Blutgott.
‘Beats Of War’, the Debauchery version in fact, was issued as a single previously. Described as a thunderous hard rock track capturing the raw power and ferocity of the hordes of Setekh Drakorgaur. There’s crushing riffs, pounding drums, and gritty vocals, it tells the story of a brutal raid on a remote village – a storm of chaos, blood, and steel. Perfect for fans of epic fantasy worlds and heavy guitar-driven sound. Hard Rock music inspired by AC/DC, lyrics inspired by the chaos beastmen of the Warhammer World. Recorded, mixed and mastered by the lndary Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Krokus, Helloween).
Before that , the Debauchery version of ‘Animal Protector‘ came out as a single, their Blood Gods version having come out before thar. The lyrics on that one tell the tale of one of Setekh’s Blood Gods – a fierce protector of animals and sworn enemy of mankind – You can check out the videos for both here at RAMzine.
All the singles are taken from the 10th October due Legions Of Metal albums via the Metalvile Records label – Three bloody discs of old-school heavy metal and hard rock, recorded by Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Krokus, Helloween).
CD1 features a full mix of Blutgott madness, plus some absolute legends joining the ride: Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens – former singer of Judas Priest, and Michelle Darkness – the voice of End Of Green. CD2 is classic heavy metal and hard rock, like AC/DC getting into a bar brawl with Accept – and everyone wins. CD3 is a version with the Debauchery monster voice. Death metal growls that sound like a demon gargling lava.
Having been around some 20 Years making music about monsters and metal, they’re somewhere in between Judas Priest, Slayer, AC/DC, Rammstein and Bolt Thrower. They’ve made 20 albums with over 40 CDs.
The lyrics are about the own dark fantasy world, the World of Blood Gods, and these blood gods are brutal demonic vampire dragons.
There are also miniatures, a tabletop wargame, books and artworks and concerts of the various incarnations of the Blutgott metal universe have been held throughout Europe, Russia and Asia. The draconic Blutgott monsters were on tour with Doro, Saxon, Dismember, Napalm Death, Destruction and many other legends from the metal scene and played at major festivals such as Wacken, Summer Breeze and Bang Your Head and their albums are regularly in the top 50 of the official German album charts.
The main man behind Blutgott is singer and guitarist, creator of artworks and monsters, author of the World Of Blood Gods: Thomas Gurrath. The guy who gave up his job as teacher to become a full time metal artist.
