{"id":105287,"date":"2025-08-08T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105287"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:23:07","slug":"ep-review-crypt-sermon-saturnian-appendices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-crypt-sermon-saturnian-appendices\/","title":{"rendered":"CRYPT SERMON – Saturnian Appendices EP (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRYPT SERMON
\nSaturnian Appendices EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nDark Descent (2025)<\/span>
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Very much an extension from last year\u2019s impressive The Stygian Rose<\/em><\/a> opus, this latest four song EP from Crypt Sermon, with the exception of the cover rendition of Mayhem\u2019s \u2018De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas\u2019, could easily have been included as bonus tracks from the album. I\u2019m assuming these tracks were leftovers from The Stygian Rose<\/em> because they have that feel to them.<\/p>\n

This is more gratifying doom metal from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based combo who have been plying their trade since 2013. And I\u2019m glad they\u2019ve returned so soon because the four to five year gaps between the first three albums certainly take their toll on those fans that may be a little impatient.<\/p>\n

Saturnian Appendices<\/em> begins with \u2018Only Ash And Dust\u2019, a song that runs just shy of eight minutes and is a majestic and fluid slab of doom. Crypt Sermon is becoming masters of grandeur, epically charged through colossal riffs and commanding vocals. Each instrument makes itself known yet without dominating the assembly, with everything operating in Gothic tandem as well oiled cogs.<\/p>\n

As each track unfolds one is transported back to the early 90s as shadows of Candlemass, My Dying Bride and Solitude Aeturnus come to the fore. The riffs are brooding yet sublime and punctured by leads which fizz across the layers of tumbling drums from Enrique Sagamaga.<\/p>\n

Throughout the EP Brooks Wilson maintains a quite gritty approach with his vocal tone. \u2018A Fool To Believe lumbers effortlessly with a rolling steady tide of shifting riffs and hooky melody, bathing in a traditional metal light before a series of infectious chugs introduces us to the next brooding phase. The lyrics bring a feeling of dread as Wilson booms: \u201cThey always follow no matter where I go, down in the hollow…\u201d<\/em>. There\u2019s an effective simplicity, a series of stark resonations that demand your attention.<\/p>\n

The EP rounds off with an intriguing version of Mayhem\u2019s black metal classic, \u2018De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas\u2019 which works very well when given the doom metal treatment. There\u2019s a nice web of soloing too to bring extra vim through the heavy fog.<\/p>\n

Saturnian Appendices<\/em> will certainly appease the fans until the next album, so be sure to make room for some more doom.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CRYPT SERMON Saturnian Appendices EP Dark Descent (2025) Rating: 7.5\/10 Very much an extension from last year\u2019s impressive The Stygian Rose opus, this latest four song EP from Crypt Sermon, with the exception of the cover rendition of Mayhem\u2019s \u2018De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas\u2019, could easily have been included as bonus tracks from the album. I\u2019m […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5711],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-crypt-sermon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105287"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105297,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105287\/revisions\/105297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}