Perhaps, if we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, then we shouldn't judge a band by its music videos. Case in point: Ancient Bards. The Italian collective produces some of the best power metal I've ever heard, but the videos will cause your mouse to drift to the search bar so you can find something else to watch on youtube. I'm sorry! But it's true. But let's put all of that aside for the sake of good music. I came across "The Birth of Evil" way back when around the time I was obsessed with Arkona. I've just started looking into more of their songs, but it remains my favourite by a large margin.
And yes, this is another edition of female-fronted metal bands that I'm obsessed with.
Lead vocalist Sara Squadrani is good. Really good. "The Birth of Evil" allows her to show off her pipes to the world, though this isn't all about her. The guitars have me drooling. This is what power metal is and should be. Forget about any 80's group insisting that it's their genre. They lied. This is how it's done. No, you know what "The Birth of Evil" is? A female-fronted Iron Maiden performing on a viking ship that is making the most epic of all journeys. Don't worry, this kind of rambling means I'm in love with a song. Just do me one favour: don't watch the video. I've somehow been banned from commenting on it.
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