This post isn ' t the best at explaining itivy 34 fd 9 sh 19 d 58599 but it ' s not bad , either . Basically , it ' s a specific type of Manilla Roadearly Manowar worshipping type of trad metal , focusing on the more drawn out compositions . Secret of Steel in album form . Some of the original bands probably in one case , definitely hadn ' t heard those two or weren ' t taking influence from them but ended up in that vein anyways . For early stuff , think Legend From The Fjords one , Dark Quarterer , Wotan ' s first demo , Lazarus Sin , some stuff from the first two Brocas Helm records , etc . For later stuff , think Ironsword , Jotenheim , Ravensire , Holy Martyr , Wrathblade , Sinister Realm , Quicksand Dream , etc . It ' s really fun stuff one of my favorite styles though even within epic metal , there are a couple of stylistic offshoots of heavy metal , which really is a stupidly broad genre .