Doom Metal

I was at the cd store, and i saw a compilation called "gothic doom metal". I am mostly into hardcore and thrash, and occassionally death and black metal.
I read the sticky about the kinds of metal, so i have a good idea of what this kind of music will sound like, but can someone recomend me some songs? Thanks in advance

[LordDargon]

Jondur will be here soon to tell you approximately 1 000 000 000 000 000 doom bands.

[Bartender]

Gah, methinks Dargon's suggestion be a good one. Wait for Jondur. Or Legions.

[superpeer]

Check out songs by

-Candlemass
-My Dying Bride
-Cathedral
-Paradise lost

To begin with. Jondur will give you more advanced recommendations.

[Dark Emperor]

Ah, who is this Jondur fellow? I have been told to seek him before, not yet have I done so.

[lilpete86]

The most knowledgable person for metal on the boards

*bows in his presence*

[LordDargon]

He is the Ancient One Of Metal.

*prepares sacrificial offering*

[Bartender]

^What they said.

*probably is sacrificial offering*

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Beseech are really cool as well

[NJMetalMeister]

The only doom bands i really like are Swallow the Sun and Novembers Doom

[ninjamonkey]

Type O Negative
My Dying Bride
Crowbar
Novembers Doom

[Jondur]

They call and I come.................

Here goes. if you want the quick answer, I think you will hate that compilation. Gothic doom metal is likely to be along the lines of My Dying Bride etc. That is, overblown, romantic lyrics with masses of keyboards against a backdrop of what is essentially slowed down death metal. If you're into hardcore and thrash then I guess that will sound like hell!

But if you are undetterred, then read on.

There are loads of different styles of doom metal and the genre has become so wide that any band that plays reasonably slowly and has lyrics that aren't about gutting your mother is included. Personally I think that this is all bollocks and apply the simple formula: slow + true metal X Black Sabbath = doom.

Anyhow, I digress: Some doom metal for ya (I only accept two subgenres, all that funeral doom bollocks can bugger off):

Death/Doom: Like the name suggests, a mixture of death metal and doom metal. The obvious candidates are Paradise Lost (first two albums only), Anathema (up to and including The Silent Enigma), My Dying Bride, November's Doom, Morgion, Decomposed

True Doom: the proper stuff! Solitude Aeturnus, Solstice, Trouble, Candlemass (RIP), St Vitus, The Obsessed, Reverend Bizarre, Orodruin, While Heaven Wept etc

You need any more info, just give me a shout

Jondur: I bow to you master

For further information and a decent list of doom metal bands then get your asses over to www.doom-metal.com

[Jondur]

Yeah Dm.com has lots of stuff on there but a lot of crap too.

Interestingly there is a strong link between punk and doom. The Obsessed started out as a punk band, Lee from Cathedral was Napalm Death while Griff was in Bomb Culture and Rich from Solstice was in Sore Throat. Funny how you can go from being as fast as possible to the other end of the spectrum eh?

Thanks for everything guys, im on the school computer so i cant download any songs
and my internet is down at home so ill have to go make a few purchases at the record store

[Bartender]

Originally Posted by Jondur

Yeah Dm.com has lots of stuff on there but a lot of crap too.

Interestingly there is a strong link between punk and doom. The Obsessed started out as a punk band, Lee from Cathedral was Napalm Death while Griff was in Bomb Culture and Rich from Solstice was in Sore Throat. Funny how you can go from being as fast as possible to the other end of the spectrum eh?

I'd guess if you've the sort of mentality that wants to play incredibly slow/fast, you're likely to later want to experiment with the other end.

Also, you went a whole post on doom metal without mentioning Unsilence or The River! I can't speak for Unsilence (I'm only just starting out in this doom metal lark), but The River are very good.

[Dark Emperor]

Yeah, I need to absorb some more of this stuff, I haven't really go into it yet. I was given The Beyond by Cult of Luna from a friend today, what would ye classify it as? I have seen it classed as Doom Metal before but it sounds kinda different from other bands of the genre that I have heard so far (I haven't heard much Doom Metal yet though).

[lilpete86]

I wouldn't class cult of luna as doom. Dunno what to class themas really

[Dark Emperor]

Yeah they are kinda wierd. I haven't listened to the whole disk yet, I shall study it tonight. I saw the video for Watchtower, it was cool. However, if it isn't Doom Metal, I can shut up. Sorry.

cult of luna: progressive sludge-doom?