Beginner’s Guide to Metal Genres

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DOOM METAL

FREQUENT TRAITS

• Slow tempos
• Low-tuned guitars
• “thicker” sound than other metal genres
• Music and lyrics evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom

HISTORY

• Where it came from
  • Among the oldest forms of metal, rooted the blues and in music of early BLACK SABBATH
• Where it is today
  • Experimentation has led to multiple forms of doom metal. One that remains in line with the sound of the pioneers of doom. The other uses higher guitar tunings and faster tempos than many other doom bands.

BANDS

• CANDLEMASS
• BLACK SABBATH
• TROUBLE
• SAINT VITUS
• CATHEDRAL
• PENTAGRAM

SUB-GENRES

• Death/Doom (MY DYING BRIDE)
• Sludge Metal (CROWBAR)
• Stoner Metal (KYUSS)

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