This enigmatic outfit from the northern forests of the kingdom of Bavaria was formed around 2005/2006 by Trummer and Kreuzer. The band quickly managed to become the centre of the new european epic metal movement. Their disturbing “Pnakotic demos”, released in 2007, gained them much praise and a fanatic following. In 2010 the band released their debut album "The Golden Bough", which won "Album of the Month"-spots in magazines around the world, for instance Rock Hard Magazine Germany, Heavy Magazine Germany or Metal Hammer Greece. In 2013, the second album “The White Goddess” was again very well received by fans and the press alike, was praised all over the world as one of the best Epic Metal albums ever. After playing shows and festivals in many different countries across Europe and taking a creative break, the Kodex returned in 2019 with “The Course of Empire”, which received an overwhelming response in print and online magazines:
Deaf Forever (D) - 10/10, #1 Soundcheck
Rock Hard (D) - 10/10, #2 Soundcheck
Metal Hammer (D), #4 Soundcheck
Rock Hard (GRE) - 10/10
Ave Noctum (UK) - 10/10
Metal Hammer (GRE) - 9/10
Rock Hard (I) - 9/10
Legacy (D) - 14/15
MyRevelations (D) - 14/15
FFM Rocks (D) - 10/10
Metal Invader (GRE) - 5/5
IndyMetalVault (USA) - A+
Metal Crypt (USA) - 5/5
Loud and Proud (I) - 95/100
Rockoverdose (GRE) - 95/100
Queens Of Steel (E) - 9/10
Rooted deeply in the sound of Bathory, old Manowar, Solstice and Manilla Road, Atlantean Kodex deliver a heavy mixture of dramatic hymns, harmonic twin guitars and fantastic melodies, telling tales of lost worlds and ages past. With one foot the past and the other in the present, Atlantean Kodex bridge the gap between the elder world and now, between dream and reality. What the future holds, even the wisest cannot say…