Review: Crypt Sermon 'The Ruins of Fading Light'

Join host Pete Pardo for a review of the latest CD from Pennsylvania doom metal act Crypt Sermon 'The Ruins of Fading Light'. #cryptsermon #darkdescentrecords

[@FrantikDisarray]

Thanks Pete for giving props to these guys. My friends out in Philly would not shut up about them

[@diannecarpenter7718]

The Crypt Sermon rocks! Thank you for showing the booklet inside and your review!🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@neugey]

I had this on my list of bands to check out and guess what just moved to the top of the list!

[@GMHG777]

Fantastic doomy metal, as you say many Candlemass references, these guys are badass !! Their first one is really killer as well !! Pete if you haven’t checked out their label mates Blood Incantation yet, you definitely should !! Their latest, Hidden History of the Human Race is epic cosmic death metal, even better than their monstrous 2026 debut Starspawn !!!v

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

I've heard bits and pieces of it, loved what I heard, so it's on order and should be at Casa Pardo shortly!

[@GMHG777]

Awesome, think you are going to dig their material A LOT ! Look forward to a SoT review as Hidden was easily my favorite death metal release of 2019 ! Also, Starspawn was released in 2016 not 2026 ha.

[@AMCmachine]

@@GMHG777 Maybe they're so good they're already the best death metal act of 2026!! \m/ \m/ ; D

[@AMCmachine]

@@GMHG777 Maybe they're so good that they're already the best death metal act of 2026!! \m/ \m/ ; D

[@treeduck3705]

Frank Chin used to be in black thrash band Vektor who I'm a big fan of.

[@willfitzpatrick1107]

Good call on this one. I might like it as well or even better than the last Candlemass. While I was listening to it as I was cleaning my car the nice Amazon man brought me a few new CDs including Eloy, Opeth and Riverside. Gonna be a good Saturday.

[@skallagrimr_kveldulfsson]

Hi Pete, very interesting. I am definitely a Candlemass fan, at least of the debut album and those with Messiah Marcolin on vocals. This sounds really good.

[@darrylamaki2470]

Thanks Pete,Just ordered the 2 cds on bandcamp...

[@almosthuman56]

Amazing album. I think its the best band I have heard in decades.

[@gwts1171]

I'm a huge doom fan (& Candlemass, obviously). This Crypt Sermon album is pretty damn good and I probably like the debut even more.

[@kaosmonger73]

Killer. Better than the debut album.Great stuff!

[@CandyOnAChopstick]

One of my favorite albums!!

[@scottwakefield6422]

Sounds cool 🤘 thanks!

[@dannypartridge6104]

thanks for the review gotta check them out....

[@DarkVegetaman]

This was like my album of the year for 2019. The first album was great but this follow up was killer.

[@iilias1]

Ofcourse we like doom- check also from this year -gothic stone and atlantean kodex

[@craigsmallman1035]

Apologies for diverting the attention of this band you're featuring but have you done any features on porcupine tree yet ? & if not will you at some point in the future ?

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

I think this album is pretty good. But the best doom metal album I heard last year is by a band called Fvneral Fvkk. I know...It's a awful band name. But their album Carnal Confessions is great melodic doom with wonderful production.

[@johnvalatos4073]

Great album. Pete I know you don't like this but if it's not on your list to review go and listen to Tanith - In Another Time released in 2019. Amazing album, female and male vocals with crazy good progy guitar passages and catchy songs. You need to wait for the guitar passages in each song but they are well worth it. You can listen to the whole album on Bandcamp. tanithnyc.bandcamp.com/album/in-another-time

[@adamsasso1]

Pete, have you considered making Spotify playlists for the music you review? Could be cool...

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

I don’t use Spotify

[@millfred123]

Pete's first "What's Hot" video from five years ago ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZmkfmWfotB9jrs

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Ugh...lol

[@millfred123]

@@seaoftranquilityprog You do look noticeably younger ... That's what five years of KZbin vids can do to a person. I noticed too youre reading the fine print on the CDs without the glasses lol

[@treeduck3705]

I heard a lot about this album and I tried it a few times but in the end I just couldn't get into it.

[@treeduck3705]

Who cares that you said who cares?