For a promo video in 2014, a hyperbolic screed aligned with Magic Sword’s comic book plotlines was delivered by Britain’s John Doyle, aka Mr. Magic Sword’s strategy is similar, and no less fun.
Gwar has long disguised their marketing degrees behind alien costumes Nation of Ulysses entertainingly remained in political character during interviews. In performance, they remain masked and cloaked. Those pseudonyms are all that’s easily known about Magic Sword’s personnel. Enlisting Boise, Idaho based artist Shay Plummer, Magic Sword’s mythology lands with intriguing comic book installments, in which a ‘magic sword’ figures prominently and plotlines feature band member slash characters like the Keeper of the Magic Sword, the Seer of All Truths, and The Weaver of all Hearts and Souls. They’re also a full experience – a 360 degree roundhouse of live spectacle, fictional identities, and illustrated accompaniment on the page. For one thing, they’re uniformly vocals-free.
Magic Sword may have materialized momentarily to witness synthmetal’s earliest incarnation, but they aren’t content to only update with touches of Kavinsky -esque synthesizer and modern-pedal guitar shred. ” Or, if you professionally crate dig: Neal Schon and Jan Hammer’s “Untold Passion ” album. ” Ronnie James Dio’s “ Rainbow in the Dark. To wit: The soundtrack for the film “ Heavy Metal. Around 1981, synthwave and pop-metal had a one-night-stand.