Doom Metal
A subgenre known for slow tempos, heavy low-tuned guitars, and a sense of despair or dread. Rooted in early Black Sabbath, doom metal encompasses many styles from traditional to funeral and sludge.
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Doom metal is defined by its slowness and heaviness — tempos reduced to a crawl, riffs tuned down to their lowest registers, and an atmosphere of profound melancholy or existential dread. The genre traces its origins directly to early Black Sabbath and has branched into numerous sub-styles.
From the epic traditional doom of Candlemass to the funeral extremity of Evoken and the sludgy intensity of Electric Wizard, doom metal covers a vast sonic territory united by its deliberate, crushing pace.
