Doom Metal

Doom metal is a form of heavy metal music that emerged as a recognized sub-genre during the first half of the 1980s. Generally, doom metal features very slow tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much “denser” or “heavier” sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a sense of dread or impending doom, and often an atmosphere of despair. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Callisto

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Dec 31 Thursday 31 December 2009 Today
Disco 2010 at Rickshaw Stop Glass Candy, Desire	Rickshaw Stop San Francisco CA, United States 37.775985 -122.42046	8 people attending Add shout
Jan 1 Friday 1 January 2010 Tomorrow
01.01.10 NYE after hours with Boris at m2. at M2 Ultra Lounge Boris	M2 Ultra Lounge new york, ny, New York, United States 40.71417 -74.00639	3 people attending 1 shout
Jan 5 Tuesday 5 January 2010
I / V / X == Salem+ Gatekeeper @ Glasslands at Glasslands Gallery Salem, Gatekeeper	Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn, New York NY, United States 40.714772 -73.966731	9 people attending 2 shouts
Jan 8 Friday 8 January 2010
JUCIFER + SALOME + Deathbeds at Kung Fu Necktie Jucifer, Salome, DEATHBEDS	Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA, United States -22.7666667 17.3	5 people attending Add shout
WHILE HEAVEN WEPT w/ Argus, Crucifist & Crown The Lost at 31st Street Pub While Heaven Wept, Argus, Crown the Lost, Crucifist	31st Street Pub Pittsburgh PA, United States 40.459872 -79.97133	Add shout
Jan 9 Saturday 9 January 2010
While Heaven Wept Argus, Oh Shit They're Going to Kill Us, Nervous Existence	The Little Barrow… Franklin, PA, United States	Add shout

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abeerarshad wrote:
4 hours ago

"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEATH DOOM AND FUNERAL DOOM MUST BE VAST..." It actually is, despite your irony.

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jonny_juicebags wrote:
yesterday morning

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEATH DOOM AND FUNERAL DOOM MUST BE VAST

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scapino wrote:
Tuesday evening

This tag is too general. More specific tags like traditional doom, funeral doom and death doom are more accurate.

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Alanis-Morisset wrote:
last week

Hatebreed - Destroy Everything

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Carnassial1 wrote:
13 days ago

Cheers everyone! You can vote for "Doom metal" in "Favorite Heavy metal Sub-genre Poll" on my profile page Carnassial1 It's over 2300 votes now. I'll be glad if you take a shot.

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The_Fenix wrote:
14 days ago

searching for this

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ChumbleChepooka wrote:
15 days ago

christian/jazz sushi fusion/folk doom for ever!

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VikingBloed wrote:
18 days ago

Where is St. Vitus, Pagan Altar, Reverend Bizarre, Sabbath, and Witchfinder General, amongst others!?!

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FoxFlexx wrote:
21 days ago

@killerkessler: Death Doom Metal for ever!

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mxgtr6 wrote:
22 days ago

Not to mention sleep and OM and other real doom metal. People are tagging doom metal on shit that doesn't even have any doom influences.

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killerkessler wrote:
24 days ago

yeah... how exactly is black sabbath not even mentioned here? and Electric Wizard? Bongzilla??? fuck MDB and all that other shit. This page is shameful at best

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Henkka93 wrote:
25 days ago

LOL 1/8 of the top artists play actual doom metal.

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Parkiet14 wrote:
last month

Saint Vitus is an awesome Doom Metal band....

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scapino wrote:
last month

Old MDB, that is.

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Katorevenge wrote:
last month

Cheers!

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scapino wrote:
last month

For doom in the vein of MDB, check out Paramaecium.

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metal_gimp wrote:
last month

Anathema (early stuff is 'proper' doom, but their later stuff is good too), Paradise Lost and Morgion if you like death-doom in the same-ish vein as MDB. October Tide is good if you like Katatonia's early material. Tiamat's 'Wildhoney' and 'Clouds' are too more mellow (but still excellent) death-doom offerings, especially the former. Cathedral's debut is definitely worth checking out too. If you're into more 'traditional' doom, then St. Vitus, Trouble, Candlemass (<<< gods) and Pentagram (US) are all essential. Not an expert on funeral doom so I'll leave that for another (rainy) day.

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Katorevenge wrote:
last month

Yeah I'm looking to get into this genre of metal. I already listen to a lot of metal already, and I like MDB but are there any other Doom bands I can start with? PM me please

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Jonzo67 wrote:
last month

Hmm, I want to get more into this genre (cautiously though, I don't like music too miserable). I like Katatonia a lot, who else should I check out bearing in mind I'm not a massive heavy metal fan?

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krasherr wrote:
last month

black sabbath - black sabbath from black sabbath is not doom then?

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