The Shadows Of Ithaca – Hunt The Hunter | Metal Territory

The Shadows Of Ithaca are an act from Kavala that unites two different musical paths: Aggelos Kalogrias, a singer with a blues feel, and Panos Roumeliotis, a guitarist who had come through the epic metal of Elwing. Their debut, «Hunt The Hunter», was released in July 2023 on digipak and digitally, independently, and looks to the hard rock and heavy metal of the 80s without sounding like a period copy.

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Country: Greece (Kavala)
Genre: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock with blues passages
For fans of: Elwing, The Guess Who

The listen

«Mr. Incredible» opens the album and sets the tone: lyrics about glory, money and recognition that come easily, as long as you accept the price. Right after comes the cover of The Guess Who’s «American Woman» — more aggressive and impetuous than the original — and «Above The Water» keeps the same intensity. From there on the album changes pace: «Blue Cold Cell» and «Now That The Buffalo Has Gone» step heavier, the title track «Hunt The Hunter» keeps the fun going and the closer «In Basements and Attics» stretches out for eight minutes, with the solos always having that blues hue that characterizes the whole album.

Seven tracks, 45 minutes, with the two of them having written the music and the lyrics and with Kalogrias on vocals and Roumeliotis on guitars. Alongside the album there are official videos, a lyric video and guitar playthroughs, while t-shirts with the album cover were also released.

“Mr. Incredible” (5:33)
American Woman (4:07)
Above The Water (5:57)
Blue Cold Cell (7:12)
Now That The Buffalo Has Gone (7:38)
Hunt The Hunter (6:21)
In Basements and Attics (8:16)

It’s an album that doesn’t chase trends: riffs, melodies and vocal lines that will remind older listeners why we fell in love with this music, and younger ones that the old sound can stand just fine today too. It deserves a full listen, in order.