Smoulder play epic heavy metal in the tradition of Tales of Medusa, Solitude Aeternus, Manilla Road, early Blind Guardian and Fates Warning. While their 2019 debut ‘Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring’ quickly pushed them to the forefront of epic doom metal, their 2023 followup ‘Violent Creed of Vengeance’ saw them push the limits of speed, power, and doom to fantastical heights. Vicious heroes wielding mystic swords and arcane sorcery await…
Praise for ‘Violent Creed of Vengeance’
“This is a masterpiece of Mystical Epic Metal: skull crushing, magical and chaotic.” - Forgotten Scroll
“Violent Creed Of Vengeance has me tightly in its chainmail grip. Through to the very last movements of “Dragonslayer’s Doom” (itself a self-declaration of genre as much as a title), there is no containing this album’s might, its bravado, its unrelenting magnetism.” - Toliet Ov Hell
One of this year’s epic metal highlights! Must-have!" - Metal Hammer (DE), 6.5/7
“Recommended to all lovers of the most heroic and bloodthirsty metal!” - Truemetal (IT)
“Smoulder have improved on all fronts!” - Metal.de (DE), 9/10
“There is a new and unstoppable force in the current sound of Smoulder.” - Saitenkult (DE), 8.5/10
“There is doom metal, speed metal, heavy metal, and power metal, all played with passion and precision.” - Metalstorm (INT)
“Smoulder still belong to the forefront of epic metal!” - Powermetal.de (DE), 8/10
“First-class!” - FFM-Rock (DE), 9/10
“The quintet underlines that they belong to the most exciting young bands!” - Heavy Music Blog (DE), 9/10
“‘Violent Creed of Vengeance’ will delight every fan of heavy metal!” - Metalzone (GR), 80/100