Relic was conceived as medieval warriors reincarnated to our modern world via a transcendent power of music. Officer Nice of Metal to Infinity praises Relic as "addictive" and "a special band, creating a bizarre atmosphere around the entourage of this formation." and "playing the kind of music that we heard about thirty years ago and added recent elements to it." He continues with... "Relic stands for medieval dark US style of Metal with a slight progressive touch and often fat fingered guitars, they succeed to make an art out of it! The band also reminds me tot Psychotic Waltz, a contemporary version of Cirith Ungol and they seem to be under the influence of Pink Floyd and Genesis. The arrangements are pretty complex and don't invite the listener to shout along from the beginning until the end.. there's the stellar musicianship; these rockers own the skills to write songs that keep on playing in your head. As a drug, don't ask me which one, my brains are brainwashed and the symphonic compositions are so strong it seems I'm transferred to another world. Besides this fact Relic completes their powerful songs with a mysterious, even strange but beautiful atmosphere. Because of it we can easily add the word 'epic' to the description of the band. Some awesome enigmatic keyboard parts in the background support my thesis, as well as the wailing acoustic parts. The solos are well played, fast fingered and surrounded in a dark mood, I stay astonished behind. Not that John Mitchell is a guitar God but damn, how this warrior pulls the strings with so many emotions is amazing." (Speaking of the 3rd album "Trust"...) "From the opener 'Mystic Eye' until the 'Castle Guard' song Relic grabs me by the throat, obliging me to be a part of their gloomy musical feast." He continues "I prefer Relic because their song writing is stronger and they're adding much more emotional ingredients into their arrangements. Besides these arguments they have a more modern touch in their music and each song impresses me more. Don't let me say that Relic is a clone of Manilla Road, the godfathers of epic US Metal, but allow me to worship these guys." Now the 4th and final masterpiece of the late John Mitchell, Dead Prophecy stands a true "Testament of a Warrior" that fought a long battle with cancer with great courage and musical conviction. He will be missed, but he remains alive through his musical brilliance that we celebrate with Dead Prophecy.