Doom Metal

Doom metal is a heavy, plodding, and atmospheric genre characterized by slow tempos, heavy distorted guitar riffs, and often growling or clean vocals. Emerging in the 1980s, it evolved from the darker aspects of heavy metal and hardcore punk, with pioneers crafting a sound that emphasized sonic weight and brooding intensity. The genre reached its peak in the 1990s, with the rise of subgenres like stoner doom and gothic doom. Culturally, doom metal provided an outlet for angst, introspection, and existential crises, resonating with fans seeking a heavier, more immersive experience. Drawing from blues, psychedelia, and ambient music, doom metal's distinctive sound is marked by its use of fuzz pedals, downtuned guitars, and haunting atmospheres, setting it apart from faster-paced metal styles. Its slow-burning, riff-based approach has influenced a range of subsequent genres, from sludge to post-metal, cementing doom metal's status as a foundational force in extreme music.

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40 Watt Sun
Abyss
Anders Odden
Artifer
BESSMERTNII
BRIDES
Bearwolf
Bell Witch
Black Winter
Bongripper
Bongzilla
Boris
CROWLEY
Catarinth
Church Of Misery
Cirith Ungol
Conan
Conker The Reaper
Conny Ochs
Crypt Sermon
DYSTOPIA
Dark Divine
Deathakles
Desidio
Desolate One
Dopelord
Druidess
Elis
Faith in Failure
Funeral
Funeral Pile
Gaskin
Grave Guy
Guile Rush
Hamferð
Helbrede
Jjesu
John Cxnnor
K:H:H:L
Killsiah
Lasskahl
Mammatus
Mjølnir
Monolord
Moon Devoured
Mournful Congregation
Mutilator
My Dying Bride
Nekrome
OM
October Tide
Officium Triste
Pallbearer
Paradise Lost
Paul Chain
Pelican
Pentagram
Planeetta 9
Primordial
Raven
Raven's Banquet
Requiem Rust
Roth
SWITCHBLADE
Saevus
Saturnus
SecretiveSuicide
Shattered Mind
Snail
Snake Ritual
Sonic Descent
Soulleech
Spiritus Mortis
Stone Throne
StonerPron
Swallow The Sun
Sólstafir
The Blacklava
The Foreshadowing
The Jötunn
The Moor
The Requiem
Throne
Tony Iommi
Troth
Trouble
Ufomammut
Ulver
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Vintervik
Warg
Winter
Witto Goom
Wolves In The Throne Room
Zolle
devilry
do not resurrect
ozzy
sunn O)))
Райга
Trouble
do not resurrect
Pelican
Mutilator
SecretiveSuicide
Katatonia
Paradise Lost
Electric Wizard
Dark Divine
Candlemass
Gaskin
Sleep
Swallow The Sun
Bearwolf
Witchcraft
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Eyehategod
Agalloch
Crowbar
Boris
Ulver
Pentagram
Draconian
Woods Of Ypres
Raven's Banquet
OM
Windhand
Tony Iommi
My Dying Bride
Acid King
Dopelord
ozzy
Weedeater
Monolord
Cathedral
Sólstafir
Pallbearer
Neurosis
Conan
Bongzilla
Witchfinder General
sunn O)))
Saturnus
Trees of Eternity
Primordial
Wolves In The Throne Room
YOB
Bongripper
Orchid
Saint Vitus
Novembers Doom
Belzebong
devilry
Trouble
Cirith Ungol
Elis
The Requiem
Bell Witch
BESSMERTNII
Ufomammut
40 Watt Sun
Church Of Misery
Mjølnir
Cough
Triptykon
Primitive Man
Ahab
Mountain Witch
Reverend Bizarre
October Tide
The Foreshadowing
Novembre
Warg
Solitude Aeturnus
Witto Goom
Roth
Shape Of Despair
Purple Hill Witch
Daylight Dies
Sluice
Grief
Raven
Hamferð
Clouds
Vintervik
Buzzov•en
Mourning Beloveth
Nekrome
Witching Hour
Aleah
Spirit Caravan
SILENZER
Sourvein
Conker The Reaper
Druidess
Funeral
The Moor
Crypt Sermon
Mournful Congregation
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