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Crypt of the Wizard are proud to present Scimitar - Scimitarium II on vinyl and digital formats. Available Friday April 24th 2026 to coincide with their UK tour, alongside an overdue repress of the sold out debut.

Hot on the heels of their debut LP Scimitar return with a lightning fast follow up simply entitled Scimitarium II.
Formed in 2024 by veterans of Copenhagen’s underground music scene including members of Slaegt, Gam, and Shaam Larein, Scimitar released their debut LP in February 2025 to wide acclaim. Arriving as a fully formed force of nature with an album far beyond the reach and scope of bands significantly deeper in their discographies. It should come as no surprise that their follow up drinks even deeper from the same well of riches as their first effort. Somehow, this time around, there is more light in the dark, although the glimmers and rays only serve to amplify the heaviness of the utter pitch blackness.

Opening itself up in a wrenching moment of becoming, Scimitatium II begins like an infernal piece of machinery, a vast, complex engine of sound slowly but steadily finding its inexorable pace until vocalist Shaam A’s voice breaks upon its nascent rhythms like glass. Once velocity is reached there is seemingly no stopping this breathless journey as its angular guitar lines narrowly wend themselves through cavernous tunnels leaving echoing tendrils in their wake, all while the frantic rhythm section threatens to shake the whole damn thing to pieces.
The flaming Scimitar is born of smoke and ash, and mystic flame burning itself brightly for ritual rebirth; a self immolating operation capable of incredible creation and terrible destruction.

Crypt of the Wizard are proud to present Scimitar - Scimitarium II on vinyl and digital formats. Available Friday April 24th 2026 to coincide with their UK tour, alongside an overdue repress of the sold out debut.

Hot on the heels of their debut LP Scimitar return with a lightning fast follow up simply entitled Scimitarium II.
Formed in 2024 by veterans of Copenhagen’s underground music scene including members of Slaegt, Gam, and Shaam Larein, Scimitar released their debut LP in February 2025 to wide acclaim. Arriving as a fully formed force of nature with an album far beyond the reach and scope of bands significantly deeper in their discographies. It should come as no surprise that their follow up drinks even deeper from the same well of riches as their first effort. Somehow, this time around, there is more light in the dark, although the glimmers and rays only serve to amplify the heaviness of the utter pitch blackness.

Opening itself up in a wrenching moment of becoming, Scimitatium II begins like an infernal piece of machinery, a vast, complex engine of sound slowly but steadily finding its inexorable pace until vocalist Shaam A’s voice breaks upon its nascent rhythms like glass. Once velocity is reached there is seemingly no stopping this breathless journey as its angular guitar lines narrowly wend themselves through cavernous tunnels leaving echoing tendrils in their wake, all while the frantic rhythm section threatens to shake the whole damn thing to pieces.
The flaming Scimitar is born of smoke and ash, and mystic flame burning itself brightly for ritual rebirth; a self immolating operation capable of incredible creation and terrible destruction.

NX Live in association with Crypt of the Wizard presents Flickers from the Fen live in London, Sat. July 25th.

Emerging from the forgotten glades of deepest Somerset, the fantasy folk and dungeon synth miscreants hit the capital for a Somer rite of great magnitude, alongside dungeon-delvers from the far keeps of Austin, TX and Canterbury.

Flickers from the Fen
MIDIeval magick mapping a tapestry of fantasy nostalgia. Full band set.

L A N D S R A A D (@orcus.ds)
Cosmic synth music inspired by Dune.

Apoxupon (@apoxuponus)
Sylvanic synth from the deep dungeons of Austin, Texas.

£13 adv. tx on pit.live / link in bio

DRESS TO QUEST

#dungeonsynth

If you like the sound of pagan forest synth, gut-churning goregrind, and Lord of the Rings obsessed fantasy metal, then you will really like Crypt of the Wizard.

Olivia dives into the label’s history and catalog, based on the recent Bandcamp Daily profile by Louis Pattison. Click the link in bio to learn more about the label.
@cryptofthewizard

In collaboration with @ancientdiet1 Crypt of the Wizard brings you these blackened shirts fit to bedeck sorcerers, mages necromancers, and pishogues of all shapes and sizes.

Order thine today and stay looking fresh the Wizard way

www.cryptofthewizard.com

In collaboration with @ancientdiet1 Crypt of the Wizard brings you these blackened shirts fit to bedeck sorcerers, mages necromancers, and pishogues of all shapes and sizes.

Order thine today and stay looking fresh the Wizard way

www.cryptofthewizard.com

In collaboration with @ancientdiet1 Crypt of the Wizard brings you these blackened shirts fit to bedeck sorcerers, mages necromancers, and pishogues of all shapes and sizes.

Order thine today and stay looking fresh the Wizard way

www.cryptofthewizard.com

In collaboration with @ancientdiet1 Crypt of the Wizard brings you these blackened shirts fit to bedeck sorcerers, mages necromancers, and pishogues of all shapes and sizes.

Order thine today and stay looking fresh the Wizard way

www.cryptofthewizard.com

In collaboration with @ancientdiet1 Crypt of the Wizard brings you these blackened shirts fit to bedeck sorcerers, mages necromancers, and pishogues of all shapes and sizes.

Order thine today and stay looking fresh the Wizard way

www.cryptofthewizard.com

THEE Wiz is back, live in this dive. 6pm UK. NTS.LIVE

THE TENT OF THE WIZARD will return to Muskelrock with full power!
You are in for a treat and this is what you can expect:

Thursday 00.30: Necro Soft
Rising from Copenhagen’s unrelentingly creative Mayhem scene with connections to bands such as Ryg Din Sidste Bøn and Gabestok, you already know you’re in for something special.
Heavy Metal Wrecking Crew DJs feat DJ SOPHIE WOODARD, DJ AMY SENTINEL & THEE WIZARD until 03.00.

Friday 01.30: Pleaser @pleasercph
Pleaser are “Dark, cute and cool”. The band projects he catchy viciousness associated with original punk rock, a dark convoluted-ness of certain kinds of metal - and yet an earthiness and willingness to explore that harkens back to earlier forms of rock music and all the way up to a current experimental music scene.

DJ THRISH & DJ RätzepützZz until 04.00.

Saturday 01.30: Steröid @dragon_rocker
Emerging from the Sydney punk scene alongside bands such as Gee Tee, R.M.F.C., and Tee Vee Repairmann, and with large side of Egg punk accompanying their NWOBHM bacon (also maybe the beans in this messy breakfast are AOR?… I think we might be overreaching with this metaphor). Steröid are ready to rock the main stage with more thunderous aplomb than an atom bomb, hard-boiled and clad in chainmail ripping blisteringly hot rockin’ riffs all night long.

Heavy Metal Wrecking Crew DJs feat DJ SOPHIE WOODARD, DJ AMY SENTINEL & THEE WIZARD until 04.00.

See you in the Tent of The Wizard in two weeks!
@muskelrock_pa_tyrolen

This Friday 15 May at 4pm Swedish äventyr rockers Hällas will be joining us in the Crypt of the Wizard record shoppe for an album signing session ahead of their headline show at @desertfest_london on the Underworld stage.

Pre-order your signed copy of Panorama and collect it in the shoppe after 4pm Friday or have it shipped to thine home. Limited copies available.

www.cryptofthewizard.com

IXP208 - STYGIAN RUIN - STYGIA II: ANCIENT AND ARCANE LP

Stygian Ruin returns with the long-awaited sequel to 2022’s Stygia. With this new chapter, E.R. continues his journey deeper into ancient, mystical black metal, blending evocative atmosphere, arcane themes, and a powerful sense of immersion into something both timeless and otherworldly. Co-release with @cryptofthewizard

Crypt of the Wizard are proud to announce
SCIMITAR UK TOUR

28th April - Newcastle - Lubber Fiend

29th April - Glasgow - 1990

30th April - Sheffield - Delicious Clam

1st May - London - Our Black Heart
Incineration Fest pre-party
W/ Fields of Agony

2nd May - Bristol - The Backroom Shredz
W/ Flickers From the Fen @flickersfromthefen

Ticket links coming soon

Powerplant - Bridge of Sacrifice

Flickers From the Fen - Stoned in Gielinor III

available now from www.cryptofthewizard.com

Back ‘pon the scarewaves with an hour of dour power including a track premiere from the new LP by Austria’s BRÅND coming soon from @avant_records

@nts_radio 6pm UK
NTS.live
@jnsmhr

Life after death festival.

Grateful to have the opportunity to shoot such an incredible festival.

Shout out to all the amazing acts throughout the weekend.

@lifeafterdeathfest @cryptofthewizard