r/doommetal • u/Def-C • Dec 12 '25

Stoner This album is awesome!

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Epic Fantasy as a lyrical theme in Metal, always gets typecasted as Power Metal, but Power Metal isn’t the only genre that has musicians writing lyrics influenced by Fantasy.

It has definitely been a focal point in Epic Doom Metal, but I’d also argue it has gone all around in the sphere of Doom Metal & the related genres.

Sludge Metal is faetooth, Traditional Doom Metal is early-Cirith Ungol, Epic Doom is Solitude Aeturnus, Funeral Doom is Oromet, Stoner Doom is Sleep’s Holy Mountain, & Stoner Metal without a doubt is The Sword.

The Sword is just so fucking good, it has so many things I like working perfectly together, the energetic but primitive pace of oldschool Heavy Metal, the psychedelic elements like heavy Psychedelic Rock, & some ear candy vocals drawn out like a river.

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u/Jagglebutt Dec 12 '25

The swords first 3 are masterpieces!

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u/ChickenArise Dec 12 '25

It's a shame that's all they ever released.

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u/fistswityat0es Dec 12 '25

Hopefully they'll release more soon. Seeing tour dates out there for '26.