Interview with Siegfried "The Dragonslayer" Samer of Dragony in view of GHOSTLANDS & RAVENLANDS FESTIVAL 2025 // All Time Metal \\
In view of Ghostlands & Ravenlands Festival 2025 on 23/02, I spoke with Siegfried "The Dragonslayer" Samer co-founder and frontman of Dragony about the band and their appearance at the festival.
– Welcome Siegfried to All Time Metal!
– 2007 - 2025, 18 years of non-stop power metal with 5 studio albums and an anniversary album, describe these 18 years.
S: It’s been a pretty crazy ride I would say – we never really expected to “get anywhere” with our music and just started out doing it for fun. Now it’s almost 20 years later and we have quite a lot of unbelievable memories to look back on. We’ve toured with bands like Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian, played festivals all around the world from Wacken to 70.000 Tons of Metal, and even did our first headlining tour across Mexico in 2023. So I guess it’s safe to say, we got to experience a lot of things we never thought possible, so it’s been definitely a fantastic experience, even if you face challenges down the line.
– Did your sound change since your 1st album "Legends" until the recent "Hic Svnt Dracones"?
S: I think we’ve improved our sounds in all aspects, with tighter and more focused songwriting, better individual performances and of course better production, as our most recent album was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen, who is definitely one of the best engineers in the business today!
– Could you give us some extra information about your excellent new album "Hic Svnt Dracones"?.
S: The album is a fantasy-inspired retelling of the story of the infamous “Lost Colony” of Roanoke, the British settlement in the New World which disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and we decided to mix that up with some Jules-Verne-like elements as well as dragons (dinosaurs!) Vikings and Norse mythology – so basically all the most popular Power Metal clichés these days – to create the “Most Power Metal Album” of 2024. So similar to our previous album “Viribus Unitis”, it’s once again a concept album with an alternate-history concept story.
– This is your first time in Greece and you will be performing at the famous GHOSTLANDS & RAVENLANDS FESTIVAL, along with 4 other excellent bands, The Silent Rage, I Abyssick, Mystfall and Element Zero, how do you feel about this?
S: I actually have quite a few very good friends in Greece and Athens specifically, so I’ve been here frequently in the past! I always enjoy visiting, and since I’ve also attended some shows at Kyttaro in the past, like Up The Hammers back in 2024 I think, so it will be very cool to be playing there ourselves as well this time around! Can’t wait!
– Does the setlist for the GHOSTLANDS & RAVENLANDS FESTIVAL include songs exclusively from the new album "Hic Svnt Dracones" or favorite songs from the previous albums to?
S: The focus will clearly be on the new album, but we’ll definitely have a few classics from our back catalogue in the set as well of course!
– What are your plans about promoting your new album "Hic Svnt Dracones"?
S: After the show in Athens we’ll embark on a European tour together with Serious Black in March, and then have a few festivals lined up for the rest of the year and even into early 2026. So there will be plenty of opportunity for fans to check out our new material live!
– On the occasion of your appearance at the famous GHOSTLANDS & RAVENLANDS FESTIVAL 2025, send your message to your fans in Greece, but also to the listeners of Greek metal music.
S: I think that Greece has always been a very passionate market for Heavy Metal, especially for old school, classic sounding bands. We may be a bit more melodic and modern at times, but I’m curious to see how the Greek audience will react to our songs and our show. So I’m hoping to see many of you guys at our show at Kyttaro on 23rd February for Ghostlands & Ravenlands!
– Thank you Siegfried for this interesting interview and I wish you good luck at the Ghostlands & Ravenlands Festival 2025!
S: Thank you!
Interview by Anastasia Tetoula
for ALL TIME METAL
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GHOSTLANDS & RAVENLANDS FESTIVAL 2025
The Silent Rage
Dragony
I Abyssick
Mystfall
Element Zero
Κυριακή 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2025
Κύτταρο Live (Ηπείρου 48 & Αχαρνών, Αθήνα)
Ώρα Έναρξης: 19:00 - Οι πόρτες ανοίγουν στις 18:30
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