Hey nonny no? The inaugural Florida Dungeon Fest was an intriguing highlight of early 2025, bringing practitioners of dungeon synth — think John Carpenter meets Dungeons & Dragons and old 8-bit arcade games, all with a healthy dose of metal theatrics — from all over the country to Orlando to ply their medieval musicks. The highlights were many: a Byronesque Hillsfar conjuring gorgeous dark ambience at Conduit; the Conan-plays-keytar intensity of Seregost; and the courtly Ren Faire dancing that broke out in lieu of a circle pit during the second (k)night at Audubon Park Church. Well met, ye lords and ladies.
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This article appears in Best of Orlando (R) 2025.