“Tolkien fans can bang their heads to this blistering speed metal track! With a dose of 80’s Megadeth and Testament, this song tells the Silmarillion tale of the dark lord Morgoth breeding his most lethal weapon and chief among Dragons, Ancalagon the Black.”
That’s how Ohio’s Emerald Rage introduce their song “Dragonblood“, for which we’re premiering a lyric video today. The track is from the band’s latest album, Valkyrie, which was released last year by Stormspell Records.
In keeping with the tale it tells, “Dragonblood” is a rush to hear, fast and flame-throwing, exultant and dangerous, and guaranteed to get your pulse pounding.
The song is a bit of an exception to the rule in our site’s name (though we’ve always made exceptions). The vocals are gritty and inflamed, straddling a line between snarling and singing, though some actual singing does join in when the anthemic choruses arrive.
The vocals tell the tale, and the rhythm section drives the song hard and fast, but it’s the guitars that bring the broiling torrents of fire as they blaze and swirl, maniacally boil and viciously slash, creating both sinister and incinerating visions.
The song becomes even more fantastical when the guitar solo arrives and rapidly soars to a gloriously shred-tastic zenith.
The music of Emerald Rage continues to evolve, with their debut album High King activating comparisons to Running Wild, Iron Maiden, and Riot, and their follow-on EP Scealta drawing influence from such bands as Thin Lizzy, Rainbow, and UFO. And with Valkyrie they pushed further into more progressive and speed-metal territory, while retaining their affinity for power metal and lots of classic heavy metal influences.
For more info about the band and their music, and how to pick up their releases, check out the links below.
EMERALD RAGE is:
Jacob Wherley – Guitar/lead vocals
Tyson McCauley – Guitar
Erik Curry – Bass guitar
Zach Nichols – Drums
EMERALD RAGE ONLINE:
https://linktr.ee/emeraldrage
https://emeraldrage.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/emeraldrageband
https://www.facebook.com/emeraldrageband/