In March of 2024, I was fortunate to be able to attend Northeast Dungeon Siege, a small music festival in Worcester, Massachusetts which is dedicated to the musical genre of Dungeon Synth. For those unfamiliar, the genre consists of fantasy ambient music largely performed via synthesizers. It takes its root from the instrumental interludes featured in Black Metal from the early 1990s. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend Northeast Dungeon Siege this year, as tickets sold out almost immediately (while it is still a niche musical genre, it is rapidly finding new fans, as evidenced by the quick ticket sales).One of the highlights for me from Northeast Dungeon Siege 2024 was Quest Master, an Australian dungeon synth artist, and much to my delight I learned he was going on tour in the United States in March of this year, and he was going to be stopping in Philadelphia. This tour was leading up to his return visit to perform in this year’s Northeast Dungeon Siege!
I bought a ticket for the show as soon as they went on sale. The show was at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, which is legendary for hosting punk and metal shows in its basement. This show was not going to be in the basement, however, it was to be held in one of the side chapels of the church! Beyond just being Quest Master, the show also featured Fief, a Dungeon Synth artist from Salt Lake City, Utah which I have been a big fan of since discovering them a few years ago.
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| Fief performed in a pair of sunglasses with old film scenes from mediaeval films playing in the background. |
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| The chapel was partially lit with real candles! |
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| Quest Master! |
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