History Main / DoomMetal

* Music/AcidBath (along with a [[GenreRoulette whole lot of]] [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly other genres]])

* Music/TheMelvins (TropeMaker; also counts as {{Grunge}} and NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly)

* Music/{{Bongripper}} (A rather [[NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly eclectic]] group, but their core style is stoner doom.)

* Music/NuxVomica (probably the closest that one can come to categorizing [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly their sound]])

* Music/DraggedIntoSunlight ([[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly probably the modern Bethlehem]] in terms of difficulty to pin down a genre, but again, this is the closest)

* [[Music/{{Buzzoven}} Buzzov*en]]

'''Doom metal''' is a subgenre of HeavyMetal that emerged in the late seventies/early eighties. It's often slow, dark, depressing and pessimistic, and is characterized by a thicker guitar sound than other genres of metal. The music and lyrics are usually meant to evoke a sense of dread, although more epic and "rocking" themes are far from uncommon.

* Bedemon (very obscure near-UrExample comprised of most of the members of Pentagram - Bobby Liebling was even a member on an on-off basis in the 1970s)

* Music/SaintVitus (TropeCodifier along with Music/{{Candlemass}}; also arguably the UrExample of stoner metal)

* Music/{{Soundgarden}} (Mixed with {{Grunge}}. Possible UrExample)

** Stoner Metal: Weed, [[CaptainObvious obviously]], deserts, occasionally horror and counterculture movies.

* Music/SloughFeg (also PowerMetal and FolkMetal)

* Music/KingdomOfSorrow (mixed with {{Metalcore}}, fronted by Jamey Jasta of {{Hatebreed}})

* Music/SloughFeg

A fusion of doom metal and drone music, also taking influence from ambient and minimalist music. Typically, the electric guitar is performed with a large amount of reverb or audio feedback, while vocals, if present, are usually growled or screamed; the more noise-influenced acts frequently include tape loops or harsh noise samples as well. Songs often lack beat or rhythm in the traditional sense and are typically very long. The genre was started by the band Earth, though the most well-known drone doom band is Sunn O))), who modeled themselves after Earth (their name is even a reference to Earth, as well as to the Sunn amplifier brand). This genre could be described as doom taken UpToEleven; it's minimalistic and brutal, and ''extremely creepy''.[[note]]Its polar opposite would be DreamPop, which is musical SweetDreamsFuel.[[/note]]

* CodeOrange (along with MetalCore and beatdown

* Music/VerminWomb (Mixed with grindcore)

* Music/BurningWitch

* Music/DraggedIntoSunlight

* Atlantean Kodex

* Music/CirithUngol

* The Doomsday Kingdom

* Music/{{Krux}} (a {{Supergroup}} comprised of members of Music/{{Candlemass}}, Music/{{Entombed}}, Music/{{Grave}} and Music/YngwieMalmsteen's backing group -- they mostly sound like Music/{{Candlemass}})

* TropeCodifier: Generally considered to be a combination of Saint Vitus, Music/{{Candlemass}}, Trouble, and for later doom bands, Cathedral. As for the subgenres:

** [[DeathMetal Death/Doom]]: Music/MyDyingBride, Music/ParadiseLost (for Doom[=/=]GothicMetal-leaning acts), or Music/{{Autopsy}} (for DeathMetal-leaning acts)

** [[BlackMetal Black/Doom]]: Deinonychus
* TropeMakers: The actual creation of doom metal as a genre can be blamed on a few bands, including Saint Vitus, Music/{{Candlemass}}, Trouble and Witchfinder General. Sludge, meanwhile, can generally be pinpointed to Black Flag (''My War'' has been ''massively'' influential to the genre), Melvins, and Flipper.

* Avatarium

Technically they are different subgenres, however the distinction is frequently very hard to grasp, so they've been lumped in together (A basic guide: traditional doom = Saint Vitus, epic doom = Music/{{Candlemass}}). This style is rooted in '70s rock and metal, and it becomes obvious in their presentation and sound; they sound as if punk never happened. ''For epic doom bands, some '80s metal, specifically the operatic vocals and gated drums, is mixed in. Shred-style leadwork is also present with some epic doom acts.''

* Music/MementoMori (Formed by Music/{{Candlemass}}'s lead singer; have a distinct PowerMetal influence)

* Music/WhileHeavenWept