Oganalp O.G. Canatan

“I do this for the fans. I want to leave behind something meaningful, and I want to enjoy the work I do every day. That’s why I’m a part of Realm Walkers, and why Realm Walkers is a part of me.”

O.G. has spent decades creating at the crossroads of metal, storytelling, and design. As a producer and musician, he has collaborated with legends such as Jon Oliva (Savatage), Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Edu Falaschi (Angra), Tom Englund (Evergrey), Zak Stevens (Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra), and many more. He shared the stage with bands like Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Anathema, Destruction, Opeth to name a few. Once signed to EMI and AFM Records, he eventually stepped away from touring and band life to focus on producing albums and writing science fiction.

A lifelong geek and gamer, O.G. grew up surrounded by books, fantasy epics, video games, and tabletop adventures. Realm Walkers brings all of these worlds together into something tangible and communal. For O.G., this is not just brewing beer; it is creating a culture that feels authentic to fans like him.

O.G. and Onur on stage sometime in the past

Get to know O.G. better

Your top 5 albums of all time (Don’t cheat - no “it is too hard to pick” answers allowed!)

  • Nightfall in Middle Earth by Blind Guardian
  • The Chemical Wedding by Bruce Dickinson
  • The Odyssey by Symphony X
  • Room 5 by Shadow Gallery
  • Handful of Rain by Savatage

Some new metal bands you enjoy

  • Blood Incantation
  • Leprous (not new but not old either)
  • Burning Witches
  • Ghost
  • Harakiri for the Sky
  • Soen
  • Vola
  • Rivers of Nihil

Can go on.

Your top 5 authors of all time

  • Tolkien
  • Feist
  • Herbert (Sr)
  • Jordan
  • Clarke
  • Weiss

Again, can go on and on

Your top 5 games of all time

  • Baldur’s Gate 2 (I love 1 and 3 equally)
  • Star Wars Tie Fighter (with the expansion)
  • Deus Ex (everything DX)
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (I also love the tabletop - both RED and the earlier ones)
  • StarCraft
  • The Witcher (all of them)
  • Might and Magic 7 (actually 6-7)
  • Dune 1 and 2
  • Gabriel Knight (all of them)
  • Indiana Jones and... oh wait, you said 5

Your top 5 movies of all time

  • The Thing
  • LOTR (No Hobbit)
  • Terminator (1-3. Yes, I enjoy 3 as well)
  • Alien (1-2)
  • Indiana Jones (all)

Can go on.

Favourite Realm Walkers beer and a general beer type

  • Epic Quest from Realm Walkers. I like binge drinking rather than sipping, so I prefer lower alcohol, lighter aroma beers.
  • German Pilsners. My style of beer. Not much aroma, a good amount of throat burning, flows like rivers. Excited about our upcoming Pilsner line... (ooops, was I supposed to say this?)

Your three rules in life

  • No harm to animals or children.
  • Always be honest. You have to be able to look into your eyes at the end of the day and be able to say “I was honest.”
  • Do it.