Today I'm highlighting "Sing a Last Song of Valdese" by Eternal Champion, arguably the most sword-and-sorcery heavy metal band of all time (Manowar might have something to say about that...maybe). I mean, lead singer Jason Tarpey writes for DMR Books. 'Nuff said.
I'm about halfway through the Karl Edward Wagner special edition of Phantasmagoria (highly recommended; it's FUN), and came across this quote by Tarpey about the inspiration for this song:
"I love Karl Edward Wagner; I almost made 'Sing a Last Song of Valdese' about another book of his called Dark Crusade, but then it occurred to me that I've already written a song dedicated to his novel Bloodstone, so this time around I wanted to focus on his short stories. There's actually elements of the lyrics in 'Sing a Last Song of Valdese' that are pulled from other stories in his collection called Night Winds, most notably the story 'Raven's Eyrie.' Kane is just an awesome character and I'm always tempted to write more songs in his honour."
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| You pulled the trigger on my Love Gun, indeed. Thanks Ken Kelly. |
2 comments:
Eternal Champion is great, of course, but as to the most S&S band of all time... Well, let me put it this way. DMR Books would not exist without Manowar.
Dave... that settles it then! Impossible to unseat Manowar from the S&S throne. Nor would I attempt to do so, lest I be buffeted with Black Wind Fire and Steel.
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