The Doom Thread

[Nico Mc Brain]

Ive read one who isnt into to this one. Personaly I love it and I know shevy does too. Im not only talking about black sabbath old school doom but its current incarnations with death black and goth.

[DerekRIHC]

If by doom you mean "one guitar stroke every 30 seconds, 10 minute songs, and drum beats that your grandma could play" then put me on the list of dislikers. That seems to be how doom is categorized here.

[sc00ts]

stuff i like: sabbath (obv), pentagram, sleep, witchcraft, st vitus

not into: more of the "stoner" oriented bands, such as electric wizard, orange goblin, etc

[Hell Bent For Karate Mullets]

I dig it all. At first I didn't really like the ultra-slow doom style, but over time it grew on me. I find it completely relaxing to listen to, and attractive in the sense it has these sludgy, crushing overtones. I don't find it terribly appealing during the morning/afternoon when I'm full of energy, but in the evening when the sun goes down and I don't have the brain power to decipher 500 bpm technical music I find some nice, slow doom plays well.

And not to hi-jack the thread, but I'd consider Orange Goblin straight-up stoner with some Sabbath elements more than stoner oriented doom. It's debatable, I suppose.

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derekrihc said:

If by doom you mean "one guitar stroke every 30 seconds, 10 minute songs, and drum beats that your grandma could play" then put me on the list of dislikers. That seems to be how doom is categorized here.

What he said.

[sc00ts]

stoner/doom get lumped in together often enough that i figured it was worth mentioning.

also, the asunder 2xlp on nuclear war now is pretty awesome

[thrashed]

Most of that shit is pretty relaxing when you're high.

[Hell Bent For Karate Mullets]

You're gayer than a dildo signed by Barbara Streissand.

[sc00ts]

pretty funny pwnage....when you're high

[DerekRIHC]

i can listen to slow stuff sometimes AT HOME chillin, but as far as live music, it bores the hell out of me.

[thrashed]

sc00ts said:

pretty funny pwnage....when you're high

not really, I'm high right now and I never laughed. His joke sucked.

[TheBloodySwagman]

I'm only just now wading into Doom, I've been listening to a hell of a lot of Katatonia lately. However, I do prefer their newer stuff, which I'm not sure would be strictly classified as Doom Metal (in fact, I think they've labeled themselves 'dark rock').

[Nico Mc Brain]

Which one album did you listen too? Last Fair Deal and Viva empitness is actually dark rock, not that its bad.

[Nico Mc Brain]

derekrihc said:

If by doom you mean "one guitar stroke every 30 seconds, 10 minute songs, and drum beats that your grandma could play" then put me on the list of dislikers. That seems to be how doom is categorized here.

well the same patern only done faster would still suck nonetheless.

But newer doom bands incorporate progression in their song structure so even if its mid tempo, dynamics keep changing every now and then.

So far Doom IVe been listening to lately

Swallow the Sun
My Dying Bride
Novembers Doom

[Hell Bent For Karate Mullets]

nico said:

derekrihc said:

If by doom you mean "one guitar stroke every 30 seconds, 10 minute songs, and drum beats that your grandma could play" then put me on the list of dislikers. That seems to be how doom is categorized here.

well the same patern only done faster would still suck nonetheless.

Excellent point.

I've been into November's Doom for quite a while. Good stuff.

[DerekRIHC]

Pattern?

[TheBloodySwagman]

nico said:

Which one album did you listen too? Last Fair Deal and Viva empitness is actually dark rock, not that its bad.

I've got Brave Murder Day, Discouraged Ones, Last Fair Deal Gone Down and Viva Emptiness (and I just acquired a promo version of The Great Cold Distance - voice over appears twice on each track, but I don't mind, I'm digging the album). I definitely prefer their Dark Rock stuff.

In terms of actual Doom, I've pretty much only listened to a few tracks from My Dying Bride's The Dreadful Hours, I like what I've heard.

[funkenstein]

I caught Orange Goblin live at the Double Door in Chicago, and they actually had a tempo faster than a whale's heartbeat. Live, they were definately upbeat (in tempo, not message).