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| Doom metal | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic oreegins | Hivy metal (esp. early 1970s Black Sabbath albums) |
| Cultural oreegins | Early–mid 1970s, Europe an Unitit States |
| Teepical instruments | Electric guitar − Bass − Drums − Vocals |
| Derivative forms | Gothic metal - Sludge metal - Post-metal |
| Subgenres | |
| Epic doom − Drone doom − Funeral doom - Gothic metal | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Stoner doom – Sludge doom – Daith/doom - Black/doom | |
Doom metal is an extreme form o hivy metal that teepically uises slawer tempos, law-tuned guitars an a muckle "thicker" or "hivier" soond than ither metal genres. Baith the muisic an the leerics intend tae evoke a sense o despair, dread, an impendin doom.[1] The genre is strangly influenced bi the early wirk o Black Sabbath,[1] wha formed a prototype for doom metal wi sangs lik "Black Sabbath" an "Into the Void". Durin the first hauf o the 1980s,[1] a feck o baunds frae Ingland (Pagan Altar, Witchfinder General), the Unitit States (Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Trouble) an Swaden (Candlemass, Count Raven) defined doom metal as a distinct genre.
- ↑ a b c "Doom metal". Allmusic. Archived frae the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 Julie 2008.