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13 ago 2023 · With doom metal having such a rich landscape of dark, horrible things, it can be hard to know where to dive in. Hopefully this will help. Below, Metal Hammer’s listed just five must-hear albums that sum up the history of metal’s saddest style.
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
- Kyuss – Thumb
- Sleep- Holy Mountain
- Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Under The Spell
- Electric Wizard – Funeralopolis
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This song definitely is one of the first doom metal songs: the dark instrumental and guitar tone of Tony Iommi, the overall sense of dread and anguish and the clean voice of Ozzy Osbourne ( (as in lots of the first songs of this genre, considering that growls and dirty vocals started to appear only with contaminations and subgenres such as sludge a...
Kyuss were another (almost mythical) band that led the genre (in their formation there was also Josh Homme, before playing into his “Queens Of The Stone Age”). Their combination of desert/stoner rock and heavy metal definitely was a big thing in the metal scene in late 80’s/early 90’s, despite their short activity (going from 1987 to 1995). From th...
Another big band of the 80’s and 90’s, together with Kyuss, was Sleep: their music can also be considered as stoner and desert metal, with common topics of drugs but with the negative connotations of doom metal music. The song “Holy Mountain” is a great song, very doom-esque and accessible to everyone with a little practice and some time: you can l...
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeatsis a band that definitely brings together vintage sounds and modern metal: their stoner/occult/hard rock mixes with doomesque soundscapes as well as early heavy metal influences, that will definitely remind you of early Black Sabbath and also punk music elements, as if also Alice Cooper was somehow in the band in the form ...
Electric Wizardis a band that is usely labeled under the stoner subgenre, with elements of sludge and frequents citations to the music of (guess what) Black Sabbath (their own band’s name is taken by two of their songs, “Electric funeral” and “The Wizard”). Listen to the song and play it right now!
23 ott 2020 · Metal has many, many sub-genres and one of the best is doom metal. In this guide, we’ll explain what doom metal is, how it came to be, and why you should listen to it…
Doom Metal: 70s blues-metal riffing meets 80s heaviness. Think Black Sabbath taken up to eleven: slow, heavy riffs; lots of dark imagery; and a sparse but foreboding atmosphere. Examples: St. Vitus, Candlemass, Pentagram, The Sword, Witchcraft
This is probably the earliest song that can be called Doom. Simple, easy to play, sounds badass; a great one for beginners.
In this article you’ll find my full guide to the genre, including chronological history, subgenres and regional scenes. Beyond this article, doom-metal.com is one hell of a resource for the doom metal genre overall. They have a broader scope, and it’s a very good place to find new, unknown bands.
Traditional doom is more informed by the roots of doom metal, those early Black Sabbath records and their contemporaries, and thus all metal in general. You'll also see a similar vibe with the subgenre Heavy Metal.
