Swords-and-Sorcery is the Intersection of Heavy Metal and Old School D&D

On March 30, 2023December 28, 2024 By Travis MillerIn music, musings, sword-and-sorcery1 Comment

Sword-and-Sorcery is the common link between old school Dungeons & Dragons and heavy metal music.

Grumpy Wizard’s Reviews and Recommendations

On March 9, 2023May 15, 2025 By Travis MillerIn comics, fiction, music, recommended, Review, sword-and-sorcery, teevee, video games3 Comments

I want to be clear about what I review, how I review, and why. I don't want to be known primarily as a reviewer of RPGs, books, and music. Even though reviews get more traffic than most other types of posts, I don't do many of them. If views and followers were my primary metric, …

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Music Recommendation: The Oath by Lord Mountain

On January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 By Travis MillerIn music, recommended, sword-and-sorcery2 Comments

If you like classic heavy metal and high adventure, this is for you. The Oath by Lord Mountain is a sword-and-sorcery yarn in heavy metal form.

Music Review: Where Madness Dwells by IRONFLAME

On July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 By Travis MillerIn music, sword-and-sorcery1 Comment

Where Madness Dwells is an outstanding traditional metal album released by IRONFLAME. If you enjoy old school metal inspired by sword-and-sorcery then you should check this out.

Is Sword-and-Sorcery Making a Come Back?

On July 7, 2022July 8, 2022 By Travis MillerIn musings, sword-and-sorcery8 Comments

I see signs that there are some writers returning to sword-and-sorcery. I don't expect to see Del Rey or Tor publishing anthologies of new stories. I think we are in the beginning stages of a small but spirited small press revival of the genre. I have a few ideas why that might be.