EPICUREAN MASS

Vinyl LP pressing. OrodruinAEs 2003 Epicurean Mass debut was a harbinger of things to come. So formidable that it took the band 16 years to release its Ruins of Eternity follow-up, Epicurean Mass paved the way for a resurgence in mournful, riff-laden Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus-styled doom. Doom was taken back to its earnest, dark roots, casting aside the occasional pomp and image-first angle that was emanating across the ocean. Eighteen years after its release, Epicurean Mass is finally getting the vinyl treatment. Recorded at The Space Recording Studio in Ontario, New York from May to June 2002, the original Orodruin created eight weathered, churning, ultra-heavy songs that brimmed with atmosphere. In an ode to Epicurean MassAEs many memorable song titles, Gallo remembers the album as being opierced together by cruel winds of war cries and peasantsAE laments, as the mounting feast erupted, we paid our dues to the lords of doom and are forever grateful for the wisdom we gained!o The experience, as Gallo recalls nearly 20 years after the fact, was also omagical and new.o'