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ORCumentary - ORCumentary - Reviewed By fullmetalmayhem! Monday October 23 2023, 12:47 AM

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ORCumentary - ORCumentary - Reviewed By fullmetalmayhem ! Check it out https://fullmetalmayhem.org/2023/08/15/orcumentary-mit-orcumentary/

Band name and album title: ORCumentary with ORCumentary

Genre: Power/Death Metal

Release date and label: This EP will be released on August 25, 2023 without label involvement.

Other releases from the band: Apparently this is their second EP, after four albums.

How I met the band: I keep receiving absolutely strange things from Metal Devastation Radio. Anyone who follows the blog will remember it. Same with this EP. So let's listen to what an ORCumentary sounds like.

How do I find the record: I think I can tell how the band came about: They played a round of Dungeons and Dragons and the whole thing as a group of orcs. By chance everyone had an instrument at home and after enough beer, or what they call it in the USA, the plan was hatched. So basically it's similar to how every power metal band is founded. But enough of my confusing theories. The music doesn't sound bad. Quite groovy, with keyboard support they work here and mix Death and Power Metal in an interesting way, without taking themselves too seriously. You can really tell that they enjoy what they do.

I like GIT OF FRENZIED RAGE the best, although I have fun with all five songs. Here the keyboard sounds damn 80s, the bass booms underneath and there are cool growls that really make you see an orc chief in your mind's eye.

Conclusion: It's fun, if you like music with Death Metal elements and a good dose of fun, this is really good advice. So just listen to what these orcs are doing: fullmetalmayhem

Release Date: August 25, 2023

FFO: Dethklok, Amorphis, Gwar

Location: Connecticut (USA)

ORCumentary to Release Self-Titled EP in August; Two Singles Streaming Now!

ORCumentary was spawned back in 2006 from the mind of keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Orc Adams as a merger of his love of European-style heavy and melodic metal, storytelling, and Lord of the Rings (and other fantasy films/books). Its trademark “Orc Metal” sound is a conglomeration of Gwar and Dethklok-like attitude, fantasy-inspired (and often tongue-in-cheek) lyrics, and songwriting heavily influenced by some of Scandinavia's best (Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity, among others).

ORCumentary has self-released 4 albums and an EP and performed hundreds of unforgettable live shows as a solo act. He has achieved viral acclaim across the internet; everywhere from Loudwire to Metal Injection , in particular for a hilarious set at a Hot Topic and then again when he provided an Orc Metal livestream alternative to 2019's much-maligned Maroon 5 Super Bowl halftime show.

Fresh off a highly successful symphonic experimental album ("Fully ORChestrated"), ORCumentary’s Self-Titled EP marks the triumphant return to the unassailable ORC Metal sound, and looks to both the past and future.

The next chapter in ORCumentary’s epic quest is the most exciting yet. "ORCumentary" features a brand new, self-titled song, which includes everything an ORC metal fan craves: infectious keyboard leads, deep growls, and victorious lyrics (that, in this case, give a new beginning to the epic, orc-centered tale that started many years ago). The past is celebrated with re-recordings of 3 classics (Fit of Frenzied Rage, Blood, and The Orc Belated Birthday Song), breathing new life into songs featured on the very first ORCumentary release (Orc Happy Growls and Keyboard Mayhem (2010)). Lastly, the tough old orc taps into his sensitive side with an epic and heartfelt cover of "Into the West" (the Oscar-winning song from Return of the King).

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