DOG SOLDIERS
According to Romanian mythology, the Varcolac is a wolf demon said to have emerged from the souls of unbaptised children. A grisly beast rooted in Catholic complexities – the perfect subject for the jauntiest song on Powerwolf’s new, eighth album, Call Of The Wild.
“The Varcolac is like the king of the werewolves, so I wanted to have a massive, marching riff to illustrate the mightiness of this entity,” says Powerwolf guitarist Matthew Greywolf. “For Powerwolf lyrics, there are always two levels: if you are interested, you can read something more about them, or, you can just enjoy the lyrics and sing along!”
Frankly, it’s impossible not to sing along – it’s ridiculously catchy.
No one could have guessed that a bombastic, werewolf-themed German power metal band who sing operatic anthems about mythological beasts and religious romps (Resurrection By Erection, anyone?) would become one of the biggest metal bands in Europe. Almost 20 years into their career and now on album number eight, the five-piece are huge in Germany, racking up No.1 albums and headlining the 75,000-capacity Wacken festival in 2019.
But their success spreads beyond their homeland: they
