Dragonforce Celebrates D&D and Metal Loving Character
Plus RivetSkull
Power metal band Dragonforce released a new song about a character in the video game Brawl Stars named Draco who loves heavy metal and Dungeons & Dragons. The song is called “A Draco Tale” and you can learn more about it in this KNAC article.
My video game playing son, Josh, tells me that Draco has in-game voice lines that reference metal music and tabletop such as the following:
“Seek and Destroy”
“Master of Puppets”
“Ace of Blades”
“Ah, failed the saving throw”
“D20 in hand, dragon at my command”
“Turning it up to 11…”
“You better be nice or I’ll get my dice”
Josh also tells me that if you max out Draco’s mastery, you unlock the in-game player title “Dungeon Master.” Watch the video for “A Draco Tale” here:
RivetSkull
Last week the band RivetSkull released their second album called Absence of Time. I know a lot of Critical Hit Parader readers are fans of Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, and Uriah Heep, so some of you might be intrigued by this description of the band’s sound in this Sonic Perspectives review of the new record:
“At first glance, what this second studio outing seems keen to dish out is heavily similar to the gritty and raw character of Dio’s seminal debut “Holy Diver,” but closer inspection reveals a band that covers a good bit more ground and also coming into their own as a creative force. Chad McMurray’s dual function as lead vocalist and keyboardist in the fold mirrors the ambitious character of what Ronnie James took to his 1983 debut, but the timbre of his voice bears a greater similarity to the smoother sound of Blue Oyster Cult’s Eric Bloom and the semi-operatic theatricality of ex-Uriah Heep front man David Byron.”
To my ears, McMurray sings in a technical, effortless style like Roy Khan, while the music offers crunchy traditional heavy metal with modern production. Dig this fun video for their song “Hellbound,” which features an 80s movie aesthetic.
As a bonus, check out how RivetSkull does justice to Aerosmith’s “Kings and Queens” on their Trail of Souls : Samsara debut album: