{"id":105671,"date":"2025-11-08T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105671"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:31:29","slug":"album-review-olymp-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-olymp-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"OLYMP – Rising (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

OLYMP
\nRising<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMetalizer (2025)<\/span>
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Two years after their self-titled debut full-length album, German heavy metal clan Olymp brings us more yarns of mythology. Sebastian T\u00f6lle (lead vocals and guitar), Andr\u00e9 M\u00f6bius (bass and backing vocals), Armin Feigl (guitar) and Dominik Rankl (drums) all previously featured for progressive metallers Moral Hazard so there\u2019s no denying the chemistry here.<\/p>\n

Olymp deliver a powerful set of songs which mix traditional metal via the rawer elements of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and even a tinge of punk, especially with the backbeat of opening song \u2018Olive Wreath\u2019. The riffs are sharp but thankfully not over-produced and the vocals boast a grit and passion even if not every note is reached to perfection.<\/p>\n

Hints of early Iron Maiden leak through on various songs, the band driving hard riffs and stony percussion, and yet somehow, even with such understated determination, there remains a streak of the grandiose as the foursome loiters on the edge of 80s Euro power metal.<\/p>\n

\u2018Thread Of Life\u2019 brings that bouncy punk groove again, striding with a swagger beneath the foreground of tough riffs. I dare not suggest this is streetwise metal, but it sure as hell has an attitude as \u2018Fire And Brimstone\u2019 cruises on a diet of oil and soot, steadily loping into the heat like long forgotten U.S. rockers Krank and Mad Reign. Namesake song \u2018Olymp\u2019 is a contender for best track on the album, trudging with a quintessentially British rhythm that\u2019s both punchy and confident, but then there\u2019s \u2018Eternal Torment\u2019 with its 80s early Slayer<\/a> build up.<\/p>\n

There are times when I expected Olymp to burst into a nasty dose of thrash, and although it never comes, the combo remains steadfast in producing hardy metal. There\u2019s some good melodies to boot as well; \u2018Orpheus\u2019 borders on a speed and power metal aesthetic, and closer \u2018White Rose\u2019 plays out like raw doom metal.<\/p>\n

Working well within their limits, Olymp really do have that cult aura, and when the riffs and vocals are that resilient and rugged, you\u2019ll hear why.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OLYMP Rising Metalizer (2025) Rating: 7.5\/10 Two years after their self-titled debut full-length album, German heavy metal clan Olymp brings us more yarns of mythology. Sebastian T\u00f6lle (lead vocals and guitar), Andr\u00e9 M\u00f6bius (bass and backing vocals), Armin Feigl (guitar) and Dominik Rankl (drums) all previously featured for progressive metallers Moral Hazard so there\u2019s no […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5995],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-olymp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105673,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105671\/revisions\/105673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}