Shot and edited by Nick Hearne from Alpaca Antenna Studio on a JVC GR-C1 VideoMovie Camcorder from 1984, a music video for the title track of EP “L’Appel Du Vide” by Olympus has arrived in Cyberspace. Filmed live at the record release show at Radio City Social in Chelmsford it’s a firecracker from the English
Having given us not one but two EPs in the year that has been 2026 Colchester England Melodic Death Metal force Olympus have announced themselves to an unsuspecting world in style. The first of those was April’s “Knowing it Shall Wake” which saw them blur the lines between Scandinavian influences and those from 2003 era
An exploration of themes of self-worth, depression and suicide, tracing a journey through the darkness of intrusive thoughts towards a crucial realisation that you are not alone and hope can ultimately save you? That might seem like an awful lot to shoehorn into just three songs but with “L’appel du Vide” which translates from the
Reflects the internal struggle of feeling isolated, questioning your own worth and becoming consumed by destructive thoughts, while ultimately turning towards connection, resilience and hope a new EP for Essex Melodic Death Metal five piece Olympus is waiting in the wings. Titled “L’appel Du Vide” French for “the call of the void” it takes the
Fresh from tearing Daltons in Brighton apart with Concrete Age, Kinzoku and Monovoid, Essex Melodic Death Metal quintet Olympus have shared a full band playthrough of the title track of EP “Knowing it Shall Wake“. The record brought to and end a five year wait for fans and is so damn epic it beggars belief, so
“This EP has been a long journey for us. We’ve poured a lot of time, work, and emotion into these songs, and it feels great to finally share them. We’re so beyond proud of what we’ve made, and this is only the beginning of Olympus Ex morte pulchritudo prodit” ~ Oz Hassan, drums
Injecting fresh life into the Melodic Death Metal scene, Essex quintet Olympus are set to unleash their ferocious debut EP “Knowing it Shall Wake” on 24th April. Ahead of that and a quartet of live shows currently booked, the band have shared a music video for “Revenant” to demonstrate how they balance melody and aggression
