Church of Crow Doom Festival
The doom metal festival held in a deconsecrated church in Pinerolo
About Church of Crow
A unique doom festival in Italy
The Church of Crow Doom Festival is one of the most anticipated and original events on the Italian metal scene. Born to celebrate the slow, monolithic, and atmospheric sounds of doom metal in its funeral, death-doom, and epic forms, the festival has found its home in the deconsecrated Church of San Giuseppe in Pinerolo, in the heart of the historic center of the town within the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont.
The 18th-century building, nicknamed "Doom Citizen" by enthusiasts, has become the symbol of the event: its natural acoustics and the solemnity of the sacred spaces pair perfectly with the heavy, reverberating music of doom, offering a listening experience hard to find elsewhere.
An international showcase
Organized by Valerio Leynir Possetto through his Church of Crow project, the festival has built a reputation that extends far beyond national borders: the audience arrives from all over Europe and sometimes from much further afield. The stage hosts a mix of historic names from the global scene and emerging acts, with numerous exclusive sets and Italian premieres that make every edition an unmissable event for genre collectors.
The festival's philosophy combines the rediscovery of legendary bands with the promotion of new underground doom talent, in a balance that has led some to compare Church of Crow to the legendary German Doom Shall Rise.
Pinerolo, capital of doom
Located at the foot of the Cottian Alps, Pinerolo welcomes hundreds of enthusiasts every spring, transforming the Piedmontese town into a small crossroads for the European doom scene. The event is also an opportunity to discover the historic center and the Pinerolo area, amidst mountains, history, and local traditions.
Church of Crow — edition 2026
La quarta edizione (IV Edition) del Church of Crow Doom Festival ha confermato Pinerolo come capitale italiana del doom metal. Due giornate intense, l'1 e il 2 maggio 2026, nella suggestiva Chiesa Sconsacrata di San Giuseppe (Sala Italo Tajo), con un programma che ha riunito leggende del genere e nuove realtà dell'underground. L'edizione ha visto numerose esibizioni esclusive e prime assolute italiane, confermando la vocazione internazionale della rassegna.
Programme Church of Crow 2026
Line-up della IV Edition
Tra i protagonisti dell'edizione 2026, headliner e show esclusivi:
- Esoteric — tra i massimi esponenti mondiali del funeral doom, attivi dal 1992, in un esclusivo show italiano.
- Funeral — pionieri norvegesi del funeral doom, per la prima volta in Italia con uno show esclusivo.
- Procession — epic doom dal Cile, in Italia per celebrare i vent'anni di attività con uno show esclusivo.
- Sad Symphony — il nuovo progetto di Fabio Bellan, erede dell'eredità dei Thunderstorm.
- Aeonian Sorrow — death/doom melodico e malinconico guidato da Gogo Melone.
- Doomas — death/doom dalla Slovacchia ispirato all'universo lovecraftiano.
Completavano il cartellone: Monolithe, Pilgrimage, Of the King, Old Night, Asphodelus, Dionysiaque, Swarm Chain, Pthumulhu, Maison Dieu, Harvest, In Lugubre Tenebris e Dio Nero.
Highlights Church of Crow 2026
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Practical information — Church of Crow
Location
Deconsecrated Church of San Giuseppe (Sala Italo Tajo), historic center of Pinerolo (TO), Piedmont.
How to get there
Pinerolo can be reached by train from Turin Porta Nuova station (line to Pinerolo/Torre Pellice) and by car via the SP23 and the A55/Turin motorway. The venue is in the historic center, within easy walking distance from the station.
Tickets
Admission is ticketed. Daily tickets and two-day passes are available; purchase is handled via direct contact with the organizers at [email protected].
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Where does it take place — Church of Crow
Chiesa Sconsacrata di San Giuseppe (Sala Italo Tajo)