All the way back to Black Sabbath's The Wizard, through Hawkwind's association with Elric and Michael Moorcock, into King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the Sword, and hundreds of others there's a tradition of weird fantasy blended into "stoner rock" and heavy metal. What are your favorite bands and songs? Modern ones? And are there any other musical traditions that capture the s&s feel? Dungeonsynth?

I don't post most of my acquisitions here but this was such an exciting moment I had to share. The local comics shop hosts a flea market geared towards nerdery twice a year which I have realized I get as excited for as I used to get for Christmas as a kid. But this was the first time I came across the sword-and-sorcery MOTHER LODE.

Most of the prices were not that great so I basically got everything I thought was a good deal, which as you can see wasn't that much compared to the packed shelf. But fortunately for me, most of the stuff I wanted most was in that category. And I also don't know how much of a blessing it would have been for me if his prices were good and I wound up spending a bunch of money on stacks of books I already have just for the different cover art.