Doom Metal
(See also)
heavy metal psychedelic
metal
Doom metal is a variation of
heavy metal
music which is slow and
dark and filled with tension. Black Sabbath's early albums were a great source
of inspiration for the genre . Bands like Trouble and
Candlemass combined these
influences with more modern ones to clearly define the genre in the late 80's. Originally from Chicago,
Trouble formed in 79 but did not become popular until 84. Their music
is slow and darkly melodic with slow grinding guitars reminiscent of Black
Sabbath.
Often confused with death metal Doom metal is much slower and not as
closely associated with occult themes. Trouble were
actually Christians and were originally labeled white metal by the label crazed
media.
In 86 Swedish born band Candlemass released Epicus Doomicus Metallicus combining
early heavy metal influences ala Sabbath and fusing them with modern-day influences.
A band from England called Paradise Lost was a very strong influence on the
current doom metal movement.
In the early 90s doom metal once again became popular. New bands like Winter
broke through the original boundaries of the genre and moved it forward to a
more modern style. In the mid 90's bands like The 3rd and the Mortal created
albums like Tears Laid in Earth' featuring a female lead singer and leading to a
more atmospheric hybrid of doom metal. Slower and more extreme acts like
Funeral, and Esoteric began to make their presence known in the doom genre.
Doom metal is still a viable genre and its influences are also felt in other
genres which absorbed its influences like
psychedelic
metal for one.
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