I'm a huge fan of them, spoken to them on multiple occasions and I just want to tell you that you were 100% correct in your interpretation; it is about being connected, both to each other and to the universe, that's the prevailing theme in their music. It's great to see someone discover VIC and to realise how special they are, because there is truly no other band that does what they do! Welcome to the tribe 🤟 EDIT: actually one more thing! If you want to hear more of them there is a concert called Alive in Athens here on RUclips, you can watch it in full and it's an amazing piece of art. These guys are fantastic in the studio but trust me, it's nothing comparing to them live! The power they have on stage is unbelievable. You should really check the live out!
My reaction when hearing this band for the first time: "Yes. THIS. Yes yes yes." They're absolutely amazing. Such great stoner, psychedelic rock that takes me way back in time but still feels new. I love the spiritual evolution of the song, where he starts out worshiping the sun, and by the end realizes he is the sun. Great reaction, glad you're into them!
Balkan or more generally Mediterranean bagpipes sound similar almost, but these are specific Greek variant of bagpipes. We Croatians, Serbs, Macedonians and Bulgarians have the similar sounding and looking instruments. Very old instrument indeed and haunting sounding.
I heard Dance of the night & loved it At last something different A mix of paganism folk metal psychedelia The first song I heard Zvara was a trance i hear on repeat
Cant find no better words but astonishing hypnotic mesmerizing! It took me to another world! Ps: I can totally agree: when I heard this song for the time, I couldn’t find any appropriate words. I was still „traveling“ 😉🤘
I love this band!! So happy to see a reaction! They are amazing and I would live to see them live but never see them touring the US. You should watch their live performance on RUclips Alive in Athens….what an awesome performance ❤
I saw the band twice live in a period of year or so. Last week was the last time. Total trance, good vibes, both from band and from audience. Transcendental experience as always. Bagpipe, kaval and clarinet solos hit as hard as usual guitar solos if not harder :) I usually like ethno/folk metal/rock mashups, especially if it has that epic old school vibe, real historic, cultural depth but not also modern in a way.
Very glad you liked this great band from my country. The instrument you re hearing there is a balkan type of bagpipe, it's called tsabouna if I m not mistaken. It's a very common instrument not only in Greece but throughout the Balkans. If you like this folk stoner rock/metal sound in general, I would suggest Dance of Night and Age of Aquarius (also by VIC) and the songs Nemecic, Kata ton Daimona Eautoy by Rotting Christ (they re not satanists don't worry, just atheists 😄). Cheers man!
Hi!!! If you wanna hear something different and surprising,try Derbi Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba, the song Gitana. They're from Sevilla, Spain. You're gonna enjoy them
Check out also two other amazing bands from Greece. Puta Volcano and Planet of Zeus. Greek rock scene is absolutely fantastic. Deaf Radio and 1000mods are also great. My recommendations are Puta Volcano - Dune and Planet of Zeus - All These Happy People. That's a good introduction to their music. I Greetings from Poland.
Hi there, thank you for putting so much reality in your words about VIC's music. Its trully amazing how the guys got to married the traditional music instruments and songs with metal music. All the instruments you heard, are typical traditional musical instruments from Greece, like bagpie, or clarino (kind of flute or clarinet), they do use even and didgeridoo. The lyrics are about Ioannina city,Epirus and in general Vikos, the mountainous area of Epirus. Is based on how people used to leave up in the mountais, with the river, the crystal clear waters away from machines. You can check out (I'm sure you've already done so, more of their songs (oldestr ones, have greek lyrics though) or more of the age of Aquarrius album. Here is a link from the guy who is playing all the traditional instruments ruclips.net/video/TAb7sTzAUCM/видео.html (the one with the long hair) and here is a typical live of the guys ruclips.net/video/Z1dsx-Td0QQ/видео.html Thanks again- Respect for your words
I'm a huge fan of them, spoken to them on multiple occasions and I just want to tell you that you were 100% correct in your interpretation; it is about being connected, both to each other and to the universe, that's the prevailing theme in their music. It's great to see someone discover VIC and to realise how special they are, because there is truly no other band that does what they do! Welcome to the tribe 🤟
EDIT: actually one more thing! If you want to hear more of them there is a concert called Alive in Athens here on RUclips, you can watch it in full and it's an amazing piece of art. These guys are fantastic in the studio but trust me, it's nothing comparing to them live! The power they have on stage is unbelievable. You should really check the live out!
great band .i agree with you my friend.i moved from denmark to greece and i just love greek music .its amazing
Great reaction sir , listen the whole Age Of Aquarius album it's amazing from start to finish.
Ioannina is a town in the north west of Greece, with great history and great beauty.The guys are from the city and they indeed are an amazing band.🔥🎶
After all these years, I'm still listening to this album again and again.
My reaction when hearing this band for the first time: "Yes. THIS. Yes yes yes." They're absolutely amazing. Such great stoner, psychedelic rock that takes me way back in time but still feels new. I love the spiritual evolution of the song, where he starts out worshiping the sun, and by the end realizes he is the sun. Great reaction, glad you're into them!
That sound at the beginning are bagpipes. The band is from Epirus, Greece. The whole album is a landscape of sounds. It's definitely a vibe
Balkan or more generally Mediterranean bagpipes sound similar almost, but these are specific Greek variant of bagpipes. We Croatians, Serbs, Macedonians and Bulgarians have the similar sounding and looking instruments. Very old instrument indeed and haunting sounding.
I heard Dance of the night & loved it At last something different A mix of paganism folk metal psychedelia The first song I heard Zvara was a trance i hear on repeat
This is Greek bagpipe called GAIDA promounced as (guy-dah) :)
Gaida as you call it is Turkish. This is Tsampouna, it's lower tuned than a Gaida.
Cosmic Soul and Dance of Night are also masterpieces in this album. Studio versions are just perfect.
That entire album is incredible. You need to listen to the first 3 tracks in order. F'n incredible!
All of them actually 😅
Cant find no better words but astonishing hypnotic mesmerizing!
It took me to another world!
Ps: I can totally agree: when I heard this song for the time, I couldn’t find any appropriate words. I was still „traveling“ 😉🤘
I love it too
Nice, good reaction. ✋❤
Bro , you catch the feeling . Tears come to my eyes , and i dont know why
lets villagers all over the world be united!
Best greek band since aphrodites child
I love this band!! So happy to see a reaction! They are amazing and I would live to see them live but never see them touring the US. You should watch their live performance on RUclips Alive in Athens….what an awesome performance ❤
I saw the band twice live in a period of year or so. Last week was the last time. Total trance, good vibes, both from band and from audience. Transcendental experience as always. Bagpipe, kaval and clarinet solos hit as hard as usual guitar solos if not harder :) I usually like ethno/folk metal/rock mashups, especially if it has that epic old school vibe, real historic, cultural depth but not also modern in a way.
the all album is amazing,best discover of the last 5 years to me,try Cosmic soul
This speaks to my tribal side! 🌞 🤘🏽
thank you very much! you understand what means music and what the live is it about.😊
U said it man hugely under rated Age of Aquarius is spell binding 🙂
You are a Very good critic and you now
Listen to SVARA too !
Very glad you liked this great band from my country. The instrument you re hearing there is a balkan type of bagpipe, it's called tsabouna if I m not mistaken. It's a very common instrument not only in Greece but throughout the Balkans. If you like this folk stoner rock/metal sound in general, I would suggest Dance of Night and Age of Aquarius (also by VIC) and the songs Nemecic, Kata ton Daimona Eautoy by Rotting Christ (they re not satanists don't worry, just atheists 😄). Cheers man!
Great live band also. I have seen them 3 times in Poland and it was always a fantastic live show. Great musicianship and energy.
Hi!!! If you wanna hear something different and surprising,try Derbi Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba, the song Gitana. They're from Sevilla, Spain. You're gonna enjoy them
Check out also two other amazing bands from Greece. Puta Volcano and Planet of Zeus. Greek rock scene is absolutely fantastic. Deaf Radio and 1000mods are also great. My recommendations are Puta Volcano - Dune and Planet of Zeus - All These Happy People. That's a good introduction to their music. I
Greetings from Poland.
Don't understand why everyone reacts to "Father Sun"? I mean, is a great song, but I think "Dance of night" is fucking outstanding.
Maybe cause this one has a lyrics video !
' E P I R U S
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IOANNINA
Did you already hear „ Millenium blues“ or „ Age of Aquarius“?
Hi there, thank you for putting so much reality in your words about VIC's music.
Its trully amazing how the guys got to married the traditional music instruments and songs with metal music.
All the instruments you heard, are typical traditional musical instruments from Greece, like bagpie, or clarino (kind of flute or clarinet), they do use even and didgeridoo.
The lyrics are about Ioannina city,Epirus and in general Vikos, the mountainous area of Epirus. Is based on how people used to leave up in the mountais, with the river, the crystal clear waters away from machines.
You can check out (I'm sure you've already done so, more of their songs (oldestr ones, have greek lyrics though) or more of the age of Aquarrius album.
Here is a link from the guy who is playing all the traditional instruments
ruclips.net/video/TAb7sTzAUCM/видео.html (the one with the long hair)
and here is a typical live of the guys
ruclips.net/video/Z1dsx-Td0QQ/видео.html
Thanks again- Respect for your words
SVARA
Big fan of VIC, if you like them you should also check out King Buffalo, check out the track 'Centurion'.
Listen to the whole album then. when you think this track is the best you find out youre so wrong soon after that.
When listening the album the first time I thought "wow this is the best song on the album" at every song 😅