Doomgaze

Doomgaze is a subgenre of heavy music that combines the dark, crushing riffs of doom metal with the swirling soundscapes and ethereal textures of shoegaze. Characterized by slow, heavy tempos, distorted guitars, and introspective, often screamed or whispered vocals, doomgaze creates a dense, immersive atmosphere that evokes feelings of existential dread and melancholy. Emerging in the 2000s, the genre drew inspiration from the drone and post-rock scenes, as well as the slow-burning intensity of doom metal. Doomgaze gained popularity in the 2010s, particularly among fans of experimental and underground heavy music. Culturally, doomgaze reflects a contemporary anxiety and disillusionment, sonically capturing the turmoil and unease of the modern world. While sharing similarities with post-metal and drone, doomgaze's unique blend of sonic brutality and atmospheric introspection sets it apart, creating a distinctive sound that is both cathartic and haunting.

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It's Closeness, It's Easy
Album - 9 Tracks - Released May 30, 2025

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(DOLCH)
BIG|BRAVE
Chelsea Wolfe
Dead Register
Dreamswell
E-L-R
Face Off
Fourteen Nights At Sea
Frayle
Fvnerals
GENA
Graywave
Grivo
Have A Nice Life
Iress
King Woman
Miserable
Our Earth Is a Tomb
Outlander
Planning For Burial
Shedfromthebody
Solip
THROTH
THROWE
This Will Destroy You
Upsetter
Warm
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Have A Nice Life
Chelsea Wolfe
This Will Destroy You
King Woman
Planning For Burial
BIG|BRAVE
Graywave
Frayle
(DOLCH)
Warm
Miserable
Grivo
Fvnerals
Upsetter
Shedfromthebody
Iress
E-L-R
Outlander
THROWE
Solip
GENA
Dead Register
Fourteen Nights At Sea
Face Off
Dreamswell
Our Earth Is a Tomb
THROTH
unknown fault