A PLACE OF SHADOWS
Braveride son una banda griega que defiende el concepto "true metálico" y el sonido un tanto "crudo" aunque con una pincelada de moderna producción. Se trata de un grupo bastante desconocido aunque ya sabemos que eso no necesariamente significa nada malo en este nuestro mundillo musical. La banda se forma en 2004, en Grecia como decía, y ya desde el comienzo su planteamiento era encaminar su sonido hacia un Heavy Metal de corte épico. El guitarrista y cantante Marios Christakis es el fundador y principal promotor del grupo y ya desde sus comienzos tenía claro que queria crear una banda épica que se aproximase a "Warlord", "Bathory" o los primeros "Manowar", pero con un sonido del siglo XXI. Por aquel 2004 la banda era un proyecto de un solo hombre con una temática lírica completamente de fantasía, brujería y espada. En 2006 Marios se embarca en la grabación de su primer larga duración, "Heroic Deeds", algo que se atrevió a hacer en su casa tras ser él quien compusiera todos los temas e interpretara todos los instrumentos menos la batería que fue grabada por dos músicos diferentes en un estudio normal, el resultado es un disco cuyo sonido no resulta profesional pero el espíritu de la banda se ve reflejado en él. Más adelante se unen al grupo el batería Pantelis Antonoglou, a la voz Alex Koromilas, y Karolos Vigato a los teclados, lo que permite a Marios dedicarse solo a la guitarra y composición. En 2012 editan su segundo larga duración y último hasta la fecha de esta reseña, donde el cambio de sonido es evidente en lo que a tecnología se refiere pues el estilo del grupo y sus pretensiones permanecen idénticas. Quiero dejar hoy en el blog una canción de esta segunda obra, "Rise of the Dragonrider", en concreto "A place of shadows" donde se refleja ese espíritu épico que tanto persigue este grupo griego, canción de la que dejo un enlace a youtube.
Shadows of death always haunt my dreams, can you live with it
and then fade away like mist, elements and
spirits of the wind give each other chant, from the ancient world
to get way from this sorrowful path, full of tears and for that
many have tried to break the curse, heroes lost their way
but only few have courage to win this race, find the passage to these caves
With sword and shield, protect yourself from the shadow's touch
with strength, in you, your cations will be by force divine
Chorus:
From the valleys to the sky, from the caves to the sea
as we search for the great horn many dangers will be shown
from the ancient woods of life, between darkness and despite
where the dark lord keeps his scrolls there is a change to save our world
Dungeons of stone full of forgotten golf, haunted and old
hidden behind magic-silver doors, sorcery and
pain are well known to this place of flames, where nature dies
castle of the lost, somewhere, someone calls, wise man's words give it's
name that became a legend with its lord, laughing from his throne
years passing by cosmic balance strike, wheel of justice finally rolls
By wind and storm, your blade on the wildest rocks has forced
In dreams of mist, the war will become an act of hope
Castle of the lost someone calls
and then fade away like mist, elements and
spirits of the wind give each other chant, from the ancient world
to get way from this sorrowful path, full of tears and for that
many have tried to break the curse, heroes lost their way
but only few have courage to win this race, find the passage to these caves
With sword and shield, protect yourself from the shadow's touch
with strength, in you, your cations will be by force divine
Chorus:
From the valleys to the sky, from the caves to the sea
as we search for the great horn many dangers will be shown
from the ancient woods of life, between darkness and despite
where the dark lord keeps his scrolls there is a change to save our world
Dungeons of stone full of forgotten golf, haunted and old
hidden behind magic-silver doors, sorcery and
pain are well known to this place of flames, where nature dies
castle of the lost, somewhere, someone calls, wise man's words give it's
name that became a legend with its lord, laughing from his throne
years passing by cosmic balance strike, wheel of justice finally rolls
By wind and storm, your blade on the wildest rocks has forced
In dreams of mist, the war will become an act of hope
Castle of the lost someone calls
By Nash
