Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron - CD

The highly anticipated second album of the new leaders of epic traditional metal!

"Studying the Blade", Rating: 9/10, Decibel mag. (USA)

The debut full-length album The Armor of Ire, released in 2016 by No Remorse Records, became one of the best and most hyped albums of the last years, breaking the borders of underground traditional metal and reached a wider audience and fans of all metal genres, including also the hardcore and crossover scene. It was a fresh breath of passionate metal by fans for fans of hard and heavy music.

"For its near-mythic status as a turning point in American trad metal, in retrospect The Armor of Ire seems like a formative battle in a longer campaign. The songs were sharp and distinct. The performances still fresh while demonstrating reverence for Manilla Road", Sean Frasier writes for Decibel magazine and continues, "During that time, Eternal Champion’s lore as trad metal’s new guardian has only deepened. Joined by fellow luminaries Haunt, Visigoth and Sumerlands—the latter sharing three Eternal Champion members—American heavy metal has been lured to the fertile lands of swords, sorcery and anthropomorphized weaponry."

The impact of The Armor of Ire was instant. And still is, since after 4 years, the metal scene is still waiting for the next step of Eternal Champion with high expectations. People haven't forgotten them and their name is mentioned among the best releases of the decade. The Armor of Ire is already considered as a modern classic, inspiring also a new generation of epic heavy metal bands, and Eternal Champion was carefully working on the new album after performing live in festivals and clubs in the United States and Europe.

Eternal Champion's return with the new album Ravening Iron is history in the making. Even more memorable compositions, sophisticated songwriting, a high class example of Epic Metal art that identifies the genre instantly. Dramatic and triumphant, under a mystic and dark approaching, Ravening Iron brings the listener into the ecstasy of battle and the days of high adventure. A real journey and escapism into the ancient visions of light turning into darkness through the force of the blade, with a harder edge that could appeal also to crossover thrash and hardcore fans.