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WELCOME TO R/DOOMMETAL


  • Doom 101

  • Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom.The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, who formed a prototype for doom metal with songs such as "Black Sabbath", "Electric Funeral" and "Into the Void".*

  • During the first half of the 1980s, a number of bands from England (Pagan Altar, Witchfinder General), the United States (Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Trouble) and Sweden (Candlemass, Count Raven) defined doom metal as a distinct genre.

  • Source:Wikipedia


  • Policies

  • Policies aren't metal, but since a tiny percentage of you are intolerable, troll-ass scum fucks, we (the mods) reserve the right to ban any user and delete any comment or post at our discretion (which is pretty goddamn lenient). Doom on.

  • The only concrete rule here at the moment is: NO AI GENERATED CONTENT. Zero tolerance for AI slop here, posts and comments containing AI "art" or "writing" will be removed.


  • The Green List

  • About the Green List

  • Acid King - Busse Woods

  • Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

  • Black Sabbath - All

  • Bongripper - Reefer Sutherland, Satan Worshipping Doom

  • Electric Wizard - All

  • The Melvins - Houdini

  • OM - Advaitic Songs

  • Sleep - All

  • Warning - Watching From A Distance

  • Weedeater - Jason... The Dragon, God Luck & Good Speed

  • Note - If something is marked "All," new releases, covers, and rare/previously unreleased tracks will not fall under the Green List.

/r/doommetal

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New Daevar Song

Daevar - Siren Song

This song just rips. Heavy has fuck, but the vocals are hauntingly beautiful.

Enjoy

2 Comments
2025/02/01
23:41 UTC

2

The Violet Light - Debut track

This is our debut track 'Nasht & Kamen-Thah'. Give it a listen you weirdos. 🙂 If you like it, help us spread the word - the King in Yellow has arrived.

https://thevioletlight.bandcamp.com/track/nasht-kamen-thah

0 Comments
2025/02/01
23:37 UTC

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Anybody gone to see Thou the last couple days? Super curious about their set list since I’m seeing them tomorrow night in Louisville but no one has uploaded the set list to setlist.fm :////

2 Comments
2025/02/01
22:32 UTC

40

Saint Vitus

3 Comments
2025/02/01
21:36 UTC

123

Some days you just gotta:

25 Comments
2025/02/01
19:34 UTC

25

How is this album so good

6 Comments
2025/02/01
19:05 UTC

22

How do you all listen to music?

Debating getting rid of Spotify but will miss the exploring of artists, thinking about moving to a mix of bandcamp and internet radio. I have a collection of CDs and don't really want to get into record collecting.

What do you use and find works best for supporting your favourite artists?

85 Comments
2025/02/01
17:58 UTC

42

If you're into instrumental riffage...

11 Comments
2025/02/01
14:38 UTC

14

Burning Witch - History of Hell (Crippled Lucifer)

2 Comments
2025/02/01
13:31 UTC

2

Just arrived today…

I saw many people listening or collecting albums, mostly records (LP) but only few CDs.

0 Comments
2025/02/01
12:19 UTC

19

If you haven’t heard this yet, please do yourself a favour and give it a listen

Cancervo III, had it on repeat for like a month now

3 Comments
2025/02/01
12:11 UTC

2

Where to find a solitude Aeturnus patch???

I’ve tried so many websites trying to find one and none do them had any, trying to get one that’s either white or red as that’s the color scheme for my jacket.

0 Comments
2025/02/01
11:19 UTC

4

Any users of the Digitech freqout pedal?

Alright so I'm using an amp SIM for practice/recording. Sadly no amp worship in this house 🤣

I'm looking to emulate feedback I was looking at the Digitech freqout or the bluecat plugin AcouFiend.

Any of you lovely folk have experience with either?

6 Comments
2025/02/01
08:55 UTC

7

Wicked Trip- Misery

Wicked trip 🤘

1 Comment
2025/02/01
06:01 UTC

72

Socially acceptable doom to play at work?

New job doesn't allow headphones, but everybody takes turns on the Bluetooth speaker. Most of the time I pass up my turn and just tell people I listen to a lot of "weird shit", but sometimes when I'm closing and it's just me and another dude I'll play some Sleep or Sabbath, at first I was embarrassed, but they seemed to vibe with it!

Has me thinking about what doom metal can be considered socially acceptable, so far I have Sabbath, Pentagram, All Them Witches, (some) Gojira, truckfighters, Melvins, king gizzard, and clutch(maybe candlemass?). What else should I throw on the playlist?

Also I know being embarrassed and feeling I need "socially acceptable" music is bs because you should like what you like (one guy played grindcore for 2 hours today), but I still like the idea of having a playlist to get some people on to doom metal

140 Comments
2025/02/01
05:54 UTC

12

I wish more people knew Legba

This is legit one of my favorite Doom bands. The Riffs are addictive, thick, and heavy. The lyrics are great. And the vocals are just incredible. They have a few other albums that are really good as well. This one just happened to be the one I discovered them from when 666MrDoom posted this 6 years ago. Incredibly underrated. I clicked the Stoner tag, but I'd say it's also sludgy. Sludgy Stoner Doom. https://youtu.be/tlJP6VtOB2I?si=1-B1-R1hufYz8lzN

1 Comment
2025/02/01
04:43 UTC

5

Can i get feedback on the first song of my album about history?

4 Comments
2025/02/01
04:16 UTC

231

Absolutely love this band

33 Comments
2025/02/01
02:53 UTC

10

got my umbilical record signed (and smudged) 💀

3 Comments
2025/02/01
01:09 UTC

12

Hell yeah! Who’s going?

Also has anybody seen/heard the opening act? How are they?

3 Comments
2025/02/01
00:38 UTC

80

Catching Dopethrone plus some great local bands tonight

16 Comments
2025/02/01
00:02 UTC

8

Uncle Acid @ Ally Pally

What a truly amazing gig, playing flawless, sound mix superb & video running in the back ground pulled it all together, well worth the travelling.. Kevin’s Starrs is a maestro.

10 Comments
2025/01/31
23:33 UTC

64

I need the thickest, chunkiest, nastiest, fuzziest riffs you have

I've really been on a stoner metal kick lately and I neeeeed more of those sludgy thick soul crushing riffs in my life. I'm not exactly new to the genre that's for sure, but I know you fine fold can find some face melting ear drum blasting jams I haven't heard yet.

For reference some of the stuff I've been loving lately, weedeater, sleep, electric wizard, truckfighters (mostly gravity x if I'm being honest here), goatsnake, windhand, uncle acid and the deadbeats, and plenty of others I'm forgetting to listen right now.

If I could inject Jason... The dragon directly into my veins I would, though I imagine a similar effect could be achieved by smoking half an oz of pot and then slamming a bottle each of whiskey and cough syrup.

Let's see what you got.

114 Comments
2025/01/31
23:28 UTC

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I think spotify is concerned with how much Grief I've been listening to.

The first two playlists they recommend are about not doing drugs and going outside 🤣

1 Comment
2025/01/31
23:04 UTC

4

Denver CO post/doom band playlist

3 Comments
2025/01/31
22:57 UTC

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