Oooh a song about the guy who’s related to around 16 million dudes on earth, it’s Genghis Khan by Warkings featuring Orden Ogan. These guys have been rocking faces since 2018, and this is off their upcoming album ARMAGEDDON! Oh dang, here’s a link to Warkings’ website: https://www.warkings.rocks this is a perfect use of that TLD. I may have heard them previously, but I don’t think I saw them before, their getups are fantastic.
The song kicks off with a bit of throat singing, reminds me of Tenngar Cavalry, then changes gears to a pretty down the fairway call and response epic power metal song. It’s got a good driving beat, perfect for riding into battle and slaying enemies. You can’t ignore the super noodly sweeps picks solos, played on a very apt flying v. There’s a killer breakdown toward the end of the song would be perfect for a cutout in the live performance for the crowd to sing along. At three and a half minutes long, they don’t waste much time and spend most of it rocking faces off, which I enjoy.
The video rips. It splits between the band playing all dressed up like warriors and shots of an epic battle. I guess that’s how the band looks all the time, which is wild. Their masks are badass, like they’re wearing the skulls of their enemies. It’s unfortunate that the battle shots look more like medieval battles in England and not, like, a Mongol Horde™ laying waste to the countryside, and totally ravaging Oshman’s. Need more crazed archers riding horseback and taking stuff out. Or at least a couple shots of Xanadu!