Name this medieval-themed metal band

November 6, 2006 7:01 PM

Trying to find the name of this 90s-2000s medieval-themed metal band that has a video where the lead singer walks around a castle singing and posing on the ramparts while the guitarists play solos.

The music is really epic and the video is very silly. Don't really know anything more about it.

posted by destro to media & arts (13 comments total)

Rhapsody?
Holy Thunderforce
posted by Anything at 7:15 PM on November 6, 2006

No, but damn if that video didn't fit the criteria.

If I remember correctly, the singing was more like "Run to the Hills" era Iron Maiden.
posted by destro at 7:31 PM on November 6, 2006

Possibly a Hammerfall song... or Blind Guardian though I can find nothing to fit.

On the black metal side there is Emperor's The Loss and Curse of Reverence (Video Here)
posted by Ikazuchi at 8:23 PM on November 6, 2006

manowar/soldiers of metal?
posted by wuzandfuzz at 8:27 PM on November 6, 2006

Well, y'know, you're describing a whole sub-genre of music videos. But you're probably looking for the one that was on MetaFilter and I Love Music (and that I'm looking for now, but can't seem to find it...)
posted by klangklangston at 8:44 PM on November 6, 2006

At first I thought it was Dragonforce.

But then I realized there were no castles save for the one in my head. So it must be I'll See the Light Tonight! Maybe?
posted by herrdoktor at 9:31 PM on November 6, 2006

It wasn't I believe in a thing called love, was it?< ?a>
posted by MadamM at 9:36 PM on November 6, 2006

immortal?
posted by atom128 at 11:02 PM on November 6, 2006

Slade has a castle. Wrong decade?
posted by simbiotic at 12:02 AM on November 7, 2006

Could you possibly be thinking of "Holy Diver" by Dio?
posted by saladin at 6:44 AM on November 7, 2006

nope, it's probably what klangklangston is thinking of though.
posted by destro at 7:45 AM on November 7, 2006

Do you remember anything else about the video? Did the lead singer have long hair? Were they dressed like medieval knights?
posted by DrSkrud at 8:47 AM on November 7, 2006

guitarists had long hair, lead singer did not.
posted by destro at 8:39 AM on November 8, 2006