Holy Martyr formed in the middle of the nineties.
They were a trio and t… Read Full Bio ↴Holy Martyr formed in the middle of the nineties.
They were a trio and they were led by guitarist Ivano Spiga.
The band started writing songs, which were in the vein of the classic British metal and of the eighties epic metal.
After numerous changes in the line-up, the band finally found stability in 2002, when they released their first demo cd called “Hatred And Warlust”.
With its relentless savage attack, the cd made proselytes all over Europe, and Holy Martyr gained prestige as one of the best undergound Italian Heavy Metal bands of the new century.
Anyway, the band was not too happy of these great results, so after just 5 months they started composing new stuff and they recorded their second Ep called “Hail to Hellas”.
It was based upon the famous battle of Thermopylae, fought by 300 Spartans. The Ep gained prestige among the most famous Italian, German and Greek magazines, and the band became a cult Heavy Metal band in Europe.
For this album, Holy Martyr asked and got funds from more than 200 fans.
This was quite unusual for an underground band, but they managed to create a huge group of faithful fans all over the world in a short time.
Thanks to the numerous good reviews, Holy Martyr were asked to join the German Festival “Keep It True”, along with bands such as Manilla Road, Elixir and Wizard.
The band got an enormous success in this first abroad appearance, and they were asked to join another festival, this time in Greece (Athens) and along with Cloven Hoof.
Here, they received an enthusiastic welcome.
In 2005, after the positive experience of the previous years, the band produced their third Ep, which was put of print within a few months after its release.
It was called “Vis Et Honor”, and it showed another improvement in the style of the band, which anyway stick to their origins: an epic, aggressive and melodic work, this time inspired by the Ancient Rome and Roman Soldiers.
This third chapter gained the interest of DragonHeart Records, which offered the band a contract and the chance to finally record their debut album, in the name of steel and blood!

From The North Comes The War
Holy Martyr Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Holy Martyr:

Ares Guide My Spear In the ancient times Of gods and heroes In a time of…
Ares Guide My Spear (Hellenic Warrior Spirit) In the ancient times Of gods and heroes In a time of…
Defenders in the Name of Hellas Is this the last goodbye? Sparta is calling us Victorious …
Hatred Is My Strength Annihilating, destroying, another town is burning We rape, …
Hellenic Valour Look at the field where the wheat's growing stronger Golden…
Kamari Andreia Polemos Kamari, Andreia, Polemos Three hundred heroes, into glory ri…
Kamari, Andreia, Polemos Kamari, Andreia, Polemos Three hundred heroes, into glory ri…
Lakedaimon Just a child with a blade and a shield There's no…
Legion's Oath Iuppiter victor, hoc ius aurem praebe. Nostram vim, nostrum …

Legion's Oath (March of the Legionaries) Iuppiter victor, hoc ius aurem praebe. Nostram vim, nostrum …
Metallian When the true Heavy Metal is crackin' in my ears I…
Son of a King I Came Through Frost And Fire Bring Up By Jotun's…
Spartan Phalanx We... we are the men with blades of bronze We... we…
The Call to Arms (The Persian envoy:) "Our archers are so numerous, that the…
The Lion of Sparta In the foray of the fight A sweet whisper ascends into…
The Shadow Over Innsmouth Legion after legion coming from the sea Through the black n…
To Kalesma Sta Opla Κόκκινο το αίμα μας, κόκκινος ο χιτώνας μας Πολεμώντας και…
Under Siege Wasting my life for the old feudatory Oppression and war ,…
Vis Et Honor Veterans of war we're the legionaries Coming to destroy in t…

Warmonger Here i pray tonight the gods of war To meet my…

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