The Doom Metal Genre

   

      A feeling of impending danger, darkness or despair and ill fate, an impending severe occurrence of danger that seems inevitable.
  What are the above definitions for? You must be wondering!. Well the above definitions will serve the purpose of the topic of this article as it directly reflects what the word "Doom" means, cool yeah! We'll be discussing today about a very popular genre of rock music, yeah it's popular because almost every proper rock head knows or has encountered the term "Doom Metal". But what really is Doom Metal??
       Doom metal is a subgenre of Heavy Metal Rock. Doom metal is like the heavyweight's heavyweight, why this?? Well because it tends to employ a heavier sound, and the instruments(guitar) are heavily distorted and down-tuned to have a very deep rooted feel, also most doom metal singers employ operatic style singing and also clean vocals and unclean(growls, screams, shrieks). Doom metal songs are characterized also by slower song tempos which are totally great and it has this dark melodious feel.
         There's no way to talk about a rock subgenre or genre without talking lyrical themes, Yeah if u have an appetite and appreciation for dark gory lyrics , then doom metal has it in stock for. A typical "Doom Metal" song basically contains Dark lyrics, on a wide range of topics, Although most fans just applaud the music itself and pay little or no attention to lyrics, well it's all about choice though. There's been so much controversy surrounding the Doom metal scene, mainly because of imagery and lyrical themes which most bands take to real extremes. Although these days some Christian Bands have now embraced the Genre, and now write materials that reflects their faith , which could be seen as the white side of the Doom metal family. Aside that, there are also other doom metal bands who write songs with positive messages but it's one out of 10.
    You know how a tree has roots and branches, so too does doom metal have its own. But in its case the roots are the subgenre and branches fusion genres. Why is this so ? don't blame me, blame it on experimentation from bands and musicians who are not contempt with the typical sound and they feel the need or desire to improve on what's on ground already, which is totally cool but can be messed up at times, But come on!! I mean it’s rock music so the usual is never enough.
      Now, Doom Metal started in the early 1970s, bands like Pentagram , Count Raven and Black Sabbath (can you even talk metal and not mention black Sabbath) are seen as pioneers of the genre, because their early releases influenced the whole Doom metal scene. But it wasn't until the 1980s that doom Metal really had a full grip in the Metal scene/Rock scene.
You must have a full  appetite already and you probably want me to stop talking and give you some band recommendations and songs to download, cool then , here is a few for you to feed on (song title/Band or Artiste),
High on Infinity / Count Raven
Day of Reckoning / Pentagram
Saint Vitus / Saint Vitus
Master Of reality / Black Sabbath
The above songs and bands cut across some of the mentioned subgenre and fusion genres earlier. But it's basically a feel of traditional Doom, because it's the bedrock.


So Dear rock heads download and listen them, you can leave your views and analysis on our comments section.

The sub-genres

Traditipnal Doom – Orodun, Reverend Bizzare

Epic Doom – Candle Mass, Solitude Aetunus, Solistice, Doomsword

Funeral Doom – Evoken, Funeral, Skepticism

The Fusion Genre

Stoner Doom – Acid King, Cathedral, Sleep, Electric Wizard

Sludge Doom – Crowbar, Eyehategod

Drone Doom – Earth, Boris, Sun

Death Doom – Autopsy, Anathema, My Dying Bride, Winter

Black Doom – Kantatonia, Forgotten Tomb

List Of Artists In This Genre

Pentagram

Pagan Altar

Yob

Zaraza

Funeral

Floor

Novembre

Nortt

Evoken

Wretched

Earth

Draconian

Dolorian

Void Of Silence

Disembowelment

Moonspell

Confessor

Corrupted

Iron Monkey

Jesu

Bloody Panda

Alice In Chains

Ghost

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