Riding forth from Toronto with blades raised high comes Cromlech, ready to strike down man and beast alike in order to dispense their newest EP, "Iron Guard". A tremendous powerhouse of epic doom, this release will cause your heart to ache with hunger for battle and honor. All of the band's heavy prowess is wrapped up in medieval influence, creating a legendary experience. The first song, "Iron Fist / Iron Will" is a brilliant banner displaying the band's heroic glory with a decree so monolithic that they ran out of words for the second song - so they made that one an instrumental instead. "Unshakeable Weaponthane" starts off with a slow, heavy doom, but erupts into a frenzied assault that leads right into their third song, "Lair of Doom". Despite the title, this one sacrifices some of the doomy elements for a more driven, straight-forward metal approach as it tells the tale of Beowulf's final struggle. The EP closes with "Vigil at Earneness (From the Raiment of Flesh)", which goes full medieval as an instrumental that swells with ancient grandeur. A cold wind blows as acoustic guitars sing in both sorrow and triumph amidst other traditional sounds. By the end of the record if you don't find yourself dressed in chain mail with sword in hand, it's probably because you've already been slain. -Brandon
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