stoneja Back to the past. The decline and fall of chivalric Byzantium makes a fascinating backdrop for music of the current era. Crypt Sermon rise to the conceptual challenge, amassing enough candles to illuminate an entire metal church where Power-influenced Trad Doom is daily worshipped. Brooks Wilson has the clean and cutting voice of a prophet; Jansson and Lipczynski wield their guitars with the mortal efficiency of Knights Templar.

Piper Haqim Reinvigorating epic doom! This album weaves and wanders and pulls you out of your skin. Favorite track: Christ is Dead.

OWNED BY 2 CHIHUAHUA'S Now this is some serious Epic Doom that reaches out of the stratisphere and is simply one of the best releases in a few decades. Highly emotive and highly original, the song writing is brilliant and the musicianship is excellant. This band have thier own unique stamp on the genre Favorite track: The Ruins of Fading Light.

spacciathemax Ciao a tutti! Let us clear all doubt, Crypt Sermon are not Satanists: they use the Bible as a literary metaphor. Their Epic Doom Metal, dark and pessimistic, explores human suffering and doubts without worshipping the devil. In the lyrics they criticize religion and fear death, showing a vision devoid of any hope. On the contrary, remembering that He is risen erases in me, when I am aware of it, every fear of facing existence, convictions that every person carries forward in life. Favorite track: Temple Doors.

Bryce C. Good god, the riffs. These guys are the real deal. They have a very professional sound, almost as if they’ve been crafting epic doom metal passages since the early days. If you dig the likes of Candlemass and especially Solitude Aeternus, this comes highly recommended! Favorite track: Into the Holy of Holies.

David Elder One of the best epic doom metal bands. Favorite track: Heavy Riders.

Nickie Harte Kelly Neomedieval folk dungeon synth from an anonymous Salt Lake City composer and musician. There are no credits, but obviously, synths play a part in creating the imaginary worlds this artist conjures up. Plenty of plinkiness here, in a most delightful way, could be harp, harpsichord, or hammered dulcimer, or maybe all three. Let yourself be enchanted. Favorite track: The Knight Of The Elves Blows His Horn.

iokanaan Encore une masterclass pour ce bon vieux Fief ! A écouter sans modération :) Favorite track: Moss Shod Battlements.

Dave Aftandilian Enchanting melodies that carry the listener far beyond the mundane to explore worlds of starry-sparkling magic and mystery. I love the almost hammer dulcimer-like percussive feel to the keyboards, and appreciate even more the lightness listening to them brings my spirit in these dark end of empire days.

Jen Everything Fief makes is gold worthy of a dragon's horde. This album is whimsical and wonderful. Favorite track: The Sword That Sang.

RJ Whimsical and fantastical dungeon synth to lift the adventurer’s spirit. Favorite track: Morning In The Misty Valley.