Bathory is always a favorite of mine. Quorthon is a genius in my opinion. I understand what you mean by epic metal being a bit hard to pin point in terms of what exactly makes it epic. I think bands like Summoning while okay for occasional listen over do it and just come across as a bit cheesy. And generally, that's the same problem I run into with a lot of power metal, too. While there's no doubt its 'epic' it comes across as a bit over done and cheesy. Then again, perhaps that makes no sense coming from me considering I love epic doom metal. Anyway, I'm rambling.
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