11 Facts About Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.

Doom metal bands influenced by other extreme metal genres often use growled or screamed vocals, as is the case of death-doom, black-doom, and funeral doom.

Early doom metal was influenced by Japan's Flower Travellin' Band, particularly their albums Kirikyogen and Satori.

Some doom metal bands were influenced by the underground gothic rock and post-punk scene of the 1980s, showing similarities with the dark themes addressed through lyrics and the atmosphere both music styles deal with.

Palm Desert, California, hosts a thriving desert rock and stoner Doom metal scene, drawing heavy influences from psychedelia, blues and hardcore punk, often featuring distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form jamming, and "trance-like" or "sludgy" grooves.

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Vocals are usually high-pitched like in black Doom metal, but lacking of energy, simulating feelings like hopelessness, desperation, and plea.

Drone metal is a style of doom metal that is largely defined by drones; notes or chords that are sustained and repeated throughout a piece of music.

Drone Doom metal is generally influenced by drone music, noise music, and minimalist music.

Sludge metal is a style that combines doom metal and hardcore punk.

Stoner Doom metal is often heavily distorted, groove-laden bass-heavy sound, making much use of guitar effects such as fuzz, phaser, or flanger.

Some bands who play traditional doom metal are Orodruin, Reverend Bizarre, Witchcraft, Saint Vitus, and Count Raven.