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Old 01-17-2012, 11:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Revelling in tension, despair, and dread, Doom Metal prizes atmosphere more than many of Metals other primary subgenres. Doom uses plodding tempos, repeated chords, and thick, distorted, down-tuned guitars to attempt to envelope the listener in a wash of desperate foreboding that can commonly last to the ten minute mark and beyond. Instruments generally keep to the standard guitar, bass, and drums, but it is not unusual to add keyboard passages and backdrops.

Doom vocals can be in any of the predominant Metal styles, but all share a determined attempt to invoke emotional hopelessness and mental anguish. This is further amplified by the lyrical themes of grief, depression, fear, resentment, and suffering that are hallmarks of the style.

The roots of Doom Metal are considered to have been planted in the early 70s work of Black Sabbath. In the early and mid-80s, European artists like Witchfinder General and Candlemass adopted the Doom sound as a full fledged genre unto itself, as well as American acts like Saint Vitus, Trouble and Pentagram. Their style of thick and depressive Doom remained the standard until the early 90s, when newcomers such as My Dying Bride, Cathedral, Electric Wizard, and many others began to experiment in melding Doom with several other Metal subgenres. Doom has proven to be one of the most lasting and recognizable Metal styles, maintaining a relatively small but devoted fan base in many countries.
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Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom.[1] The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath,[1] who formed a prototype for doom metal with songs such as "Black Sabbath", "Electric Funeral" and "Into the Void". During the first half of the 1980s,[1] a number of bands from England (Pagan Altar, Witchfinder General), the United States (Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Trouble) and Sweden (Candlemass, Count Raven) defined doom metal as a distinct genre.
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Old 01-17-2012, 12:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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some of my favorites before the big guys get metioned


Asunder (with Dino the drummer from Dystopia.....simply put beyond epic and with Cello!!!!.....listening to this makes me wish i had hair)


Thorr's Hammer (probably my favorite of the pre-sunn0))) bands....so 17 year old exchange student befriends a couple Sabbath lovin' dorks and thus begins the epic relationship of Anderson and O'Malley....on top of the fact seriously few vocalist....man or woman can reach such an absurd vocal range!!!!)


Corrupted (i caught these guys live with Asunder a few years back and they were amazing.....i think they only did one 62 minutes track.....almost all of their albums are one track)


Nadja (amazing drone/dome with a sort of multi instrument shoegazy fuzzyness.....this duo puts out albums seemingly every ten minutes)


Ahab (doom metal and Moby Dick......there is nothing that can wrong with that combination!!!!)
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Old 01-17-2012, 02:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm glad someone put up Ahab. My friends and I have a joke that Ahab is so heavy the band is comprised of whales.
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Old 01-17-2012, 03:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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F**king love doom
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Old 01-17-2012, 05:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm glad someone put up Ahab. My friends and I have a joke that Ahab is so heavy the band is comprised of whales.
i fucking love this!
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owzabout some ambient doom?

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.. Or even humorous and educational. Black Debbath can teach you about norwegian traditional costumes.

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Old 01-18-2012, 02:38 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Thorr's Hammer (probably my favorite of the pre-sunn0))) bands....so 17 year old exchange student befriends a couple Sabbath lovin' dorks and thus begins the epic relationship of Anderson and O'Malley....on top of the fact seriously few vocalist....man or woman can reach such an absurd vocal range!!!!)
I'd agree with everything you said if not for Engine Kid (RE previous Anderson).
Anyway, this is great and I've never listened to them before. And while I love some of the 'big guys' I probably don't need any more Doom Metal now that I have this.
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Old 01-18-2012, 07:45 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Anyone here know Cormorant? Listened to their 2011 release the other day and was really impressed.
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Amorphis back in the doom metal days:



Amorphis is considered the father of Melodic metal and a pioneer of doom metal in Europe.
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