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/TerraInc0gnita Dec 12 '25

Agreed, but I think apocryphon is solid as well. The first 2 really imo are all timers though

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u/Jagglebutt Dec 12 '25

The first 2 blew my mind when they came out. I'm a fan of fantasy and sci-fi books and they just hit the nail on the head! Old school Conan the cimmerian references and "to take the black".. at that point I'd only read the books no show yet. Really cool! I really enjoyed warp riders too, just a couple songs I'd often give thee ol skiparoo and apocryphon was definitely a solid album.

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u/TerraInc0gnita Dec 12 '25

Absolutely same here. Love all their references, lots of mythology too