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Purple vinyl with gatefold cover

Battleroar is the leading epic metal band in Greece. Their main songwriter Kostas Tzortzis, tend to take long time between their albums, but he use the time well. Ages seem to have flown since I first heard To Death and Beyond, but if you haven’t experienced The Wrathforge of Finis Mundi, you are missing some of the best epic metal there is. Since 2008 To Death and Beyond Battleroar have become more mature and staid, as well as probably more symphonic and well produced on Blood of Legends, but the trajectory has always been up. Codex Epicus does not bring the edginess or grit back, and lowers the violin profile heard in Blood of Legends significantly, but it still wins with its musclewound riffs and rousing melodies. The songs on Codex Epicus are driven largely by a strong vocal performance and galloping riffs, though the group are also able to execute slower songs with an equal amount of precision. For a band that’s approaching the two decade mark in their career, Codex Epicus shows no sign of slowing down. If anything, it shows the band still evolving as they write new music. To all the fans, Battleroar still got it, even if Codex Epicus has less bravery than To Death And Beyond or is less ornate than Blood Of Legends.

Track list:
1. Awakening The Muse
2. We Shall Conquer
3. Sword Of The Flame
4. Chronicles Of Might
5. The Doom Of Medusa
6. Palace Of The Martyrs
7. Kings Of Old
8. Enchanting Threnody