Hi! I was thinking about this topic and I really like historic sutff mixed with metal. And i Though "wich bands talk about Anciente Greek History?".

Of course Firewind is my first thought. But i know about Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Sabaton, Virgin Steele and Iron Fire. ¿Maybe Iced earth with the two live albums in ancient greek places?

So! Some ideas?:d

Imperium comes to mind if you're into death metal.

Written by fourrobert13 on 07.03.2017 at 19:34

Imperium comes to mind if you're into death metal.

Dont know them. In youtube there is only things about the game!

Written by Baldmetal on 08.03.2017 at 00:15

Written by fourrobert13 on 07.03.2017 at 19:34

Imperium comes to mind if you're into death metal.

Dont know them. In youtube there is only things about the game!

https://imperiumdeathmetal.bandcamp.com

I'm not sure how much they write about ancient Greece but Nightfall is a band that has a few songs about ancient Greece.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/230172-Nightfall

Here's the first one that came to mind

Iron Maiden's "Alexander The Great" from the album Somewhere In Time is very famous. Manowar's entire The Triumph Of Steel album. Also Macabre Omen's Gods Of War - At War album, which is a great black metal album (early Bathory style). Kawir (Greek pagan black metal band) also have ancient Greek history and mythology themed songs. These are the ones that come to mind right now.

Sabaton - Sparta
Latest Fire Wind album
Arryan Path - Road To Macedonia
Iron maiden - Alexander , Real Om The Ancient Mariner , Icarus,

Rotting Christ, being Greek, has some ancient tendencies.

I'm pretty sure Astarte has a few songs about Greek mythology.

Savatage - Sirens
Anthrax - Medusa

Theatre of Tragedy - Cassandra

Therion songs Typhon, An Arrow From The Sun, The Wand of Abaris, The Falling Stone, Dark Venus Persephone. And probably others.

Add Avatarium - Medusa Child

Sabaton - Coat of Arms
Catharsis (russian power band, very good) - Sparta

Be'lakor - Sun's Delusion (based on the Iliad)

Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great, Flight of Icarus

This isn't about Greece (or perhaps very loosely), but Ex Deo's music pretty much covers Roman history/legends. They've had albums about Caligula, Romulus and Hannibal.

The death metal band Kronos. I think they're French, but the lyrical themes are ancient Greece, more precisely Greek mythology. Their latest album "Arisen New Era" (2015) is pretty good, if you dig the genre. I haven't heard their other two albums; but judging from the son titles the theme is the same.

There is also Septicflesh, whom I think is Greek. They are not exclusively about ancient Greece but uses the theme now and then. The title of one of their early albums is actually written in Greek letters.

Spartan is easily the best option if you like melodic death metal, or "power/death" as they call it.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned The Odyssey by Symphony X. The entire album and the 24 minute song are all based on the Homer epic. Maybe it was too obvious.