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Epinikion

About Me


"Epinikion" means the song of triumph in Ancient Greek. And this is also a name of power metal band that rose in the heart of legendary capital of Kievan Rus at the early autumn of 2006. Three old friends, musicans all, joined their forces to create the best power metal album about the historical period of Kievan Rus. Their aim was to show the beautiful legends about heroes and events of that time to the english-speaking listeners and rise patriotic feelings of their fellow countrymen. Nine songs were composed, elaborated and recorded in two different language versions: english and ukrainan, during the year. Talented ukrainian artist Alex Buryak made all the artwork for the young but ambicious project and painted the fantasy-style portraits of Epinikion members. Besides, experienced designer Natalya Postnaya made the dragon logo. When the studio work was done, live cast was gathered to start rehearsals and prepare the Epinikion for the live performances. That is the beginning of the long story...
Look for it at our official page:)

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Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2007
Band Website: http://epinikion.com
Band Members:

Influences: Judas Priest, Rob Halford, Jeremy Soule, Johann Sebastian Bach, Evanescence, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Ayreon, Avantasia, Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards, DragonForce, Evergrey, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Iced Earth, In Flames, Kamelot, Machinae Supremacy, Nightwish, Pagan's Mind, Primal Fear, Rage, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Symphony X, Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Disbanded

Thank you all for your support, guys. Good luck to you all.
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:41:00 GMT

Jingle at Power Metal Radio

Greetings, friends! Let me tell you that Epinikion made the exclusive jingle for Power Metal Radio. Check it out on air or at our official website:)
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Epinikion at www.3drealms.com

You know it's quite an interesting experience to see our faces on the site of the legendary company that made a lot of games we played years ago. Though it is not our first appearance of that sort nea...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 04:48:00 GMT

Epinikion II Concept Art

The time has come to start showing something totally new.Welcome to the Epinikion official site to see the first example of Epinikion II concept.
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 14:43:00 GMT

Epinikion Blogs

From now you can read personal blogs of Epinikion members at http://epinikion.com/blog . There we plan to post fresh news, thoughts and some interesting information about Epinikion II making progress....
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Epinikion Forum

We want to point you to the Epinikion Forum, the place, where you can get fresh information about the band, ask your questions to the band members, share your opinion about the site or metal music, co...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:19:00 GMT

epinikion.com upgrade

Dear friends! Let us inform you that our official site was upgraded and ready for visitng. You can find lots of new features there and dozens are coming soon. Please, come in and share your opinion wi...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:14:00 GMT

Youtube

Some time ago the guy named sinHHHans shared the youtube link with us, where the awesome mix of Oblivion, Unreal Tournament and Epinikion Jeremy Soule's cover was shown in action. Now we want to share...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:11:00 GMT

How do you think it might sound in Ukrainian?

Greetings! Sorry for such a long delay, dear friends. Our work over new music takes all our strength and time. While we are keeping silence - let us treat you with the ukrainian version of our songs y...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:40:00 GMT

Epinikion at Rock 247 Online

Epinikion's song was played during the Hair Metal Haven Show of Rock 247 Online at 8th of September. Thanks, Chris. We all hope that your listeners were happy to know about us.And if someone wants to ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:43:00 GMT