VISIGOTH - US Heavy Metal

jedifart · Post by **jedifart** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:29 am

One of the best newer bands I've heard recently. Addictive old school US Heavy Metal from Salt Lake City.

Steel and Fire Records are releasing their two demos on one tape later this month and are taking pre-orders now at http://swordsandchains.storenvy.com/ (European people can order from http://heavymerch.bigcartel.com/)

The tracks can be heard here: http://visigoth.bandcamp.com/

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:52 am

Sound like they should be playing together with Steel Panther.

jedifart · Post by **jedifart** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:01 am

daniel wrote:Sound like they should be playing together with Steel Panther.

Uhhh... ok, whatever floats your boat.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:09 am

I realise it's a tad harsh but the vocals and melodies seem pretty college party radio-friendly, more than what I'd associate with a description like "old school US Metal"...

jedifart · Post by **jedifart** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:14 am

Fair enough - that was a lazy description from me undoubtedly but I'm a lazy fucker.

However, I do remember a lot of Metal that sounds like this coming from the States back in the 80s.

Anyway it's irrelevant. The music is great and I'm loving it, and that's what matters

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:15 am

Damn, I was hoping for a CD release

Visigoth is pretty great, but even if they were inspired by old school metal, I do not consider Visigoth old school metal.

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:12 pm

Warepire wrote:Damn, I was hoping for a CD release

It is coming on Jewels of Gwahlur series as soon as I can get to it.

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:58 pm

GandALF wrote:
Warepire wrote:Damn, I was hoping for a CD release
It is coming on Jewels of Gwahlur series as soon as I can get to it.

Wohooo!

jedifart · Post by **jedifart** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:48 pm

GandALF wrote:
Warepire wrote:Damn, I was hoping for a CD release
It is coming on Jewels of Gwahlur series as soon as I can get to it.

Some nice releases in that series. The Demon Bitch and Graven Rite demos are excellent too.

Anything else lined up for it?

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:52 am

Yep, WILDHUNT and VIGILANCE

jedifart · Post by **jedifart** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:49 pm

VISIGOTH is a young US band formed in 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Claiming influences from Dio, Omen, Twisted Tower Dire and Atlantean Kodex, they have raised quite an interest in the metal community with their traditional, epic-tinged, no-frills heavy metal.

Since “Final Spell” was released so far only in digital and on cassette, Sarlacc Productions and Cruz Del Sur Music felt that VISIGOTH’s music needed a more suitable format – wax!

Complete with an enhanced, specific for vinyls sound, insert with lyrics and a new layout created by Paul McCarroll/Unhinged Art (Primordial, Scald etc.), the “Final Spell” vinyl will be limited to 500 copies only, the first 150 in coloured-vinyl.

The official release date is set for mid April 2013.

“No matter what genre of metal you tend to favour, there is nothing greater than pure unadulterated adrenaline pumping heavy metal performed the way the masters intended it, and this is exactly the way they envisioned it. “ (Dream Void Dreams blog)

Reduced-price pre-orders available now from www.intothevoidrecords.com/shop