Doom Metal

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Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom. The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, who formed a prototype for doom metal with songs such as "Black Sabbath" and "Into the Void". During the first half of the 1980s, a number of bands from England (Pagan Altar, Witchfinder General) and the United States (Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Trouble) defined doom metal as a distinct genre.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_metal

Sub-genre collaborators (+ child sub-genres and shared with Stoner Metal and Drone Metal):
  • Nightfly (leader)
  • MorniumGoatahl

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1914 Eschatology Of War

Album · 2015 · Death-Doom Metal
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"Eschatology Of War" is the debut full-length studio album by Ukrainian, Lviv based black/doom/death metal act 1914. The album was released through Archaic Sound in December 2015. 1914 formed in 2014, which is rather symbolic as that year marks the 100-year anniversary since the start of World War I, which serves as the band´s primary lyrical focus, and also their band name. Singing about war is nothing new and artists like Bolt Thrower and Hail of Bullets (and quite a few others) have made whole careers out of it, but off the top of my head I can´t name another artist solely basing their lyrics on World War I (WWI) (I just remembered Kanonenfieber though, so some do exist). The band image, their band photos, and even their performer names reflect the WWI theme. So these guys mean business and their extreme dedication to the project is arguably fascinating.

The lyrics are well written and it´s obvious that the topics are well researched. The band take us through various periods and episodes of WWI, telling stories of mustard gas attacks, the horror, disease, and dread of the trenches, Zeppelin air attacks, machine gun fire, and some historical facts thrown in, which provide the whole thing with the right amount of authenticity and gloom. Needless to say that the lyrics provide the album with a dark and unpleasant atmosphere. Another atmosphere enhancer are the sampled intro and outro tracks "War In" and "War Out", which feature WWI contemporary recording artists Billy Murray and the American Quartet and Charles Harrison respectively performing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" and "The Last Long Mile". Both tracks are considered compositions related to WWI. The former was often used as a marching song for soldiers during the war.

Stylistically the material on the album is a combination of black metal, doom metal, and death metal. It´s hard to say which of the styles is the dominant one, so my best description of the music would be an equal share of all three. The riffs are sinister, brutal, and heavy, but sometimes faster and more black metal tremolo styled. The pace is predominantly slow and doomy though, but there are also heavy mid-paced death metal styled riffs and rhythms featured on the album (those sections aren´t completely unlike some of Bolt Thrower´s output). The vocals are snarling blackened growling. They are very well performed, intelligible, and passionate, and generally a great asset to the album.

"Eschatology Of War" features a powerful, brutal, and detailed sounding production job, suiting the material perfectly. I personally wouldn´t have minded if the production had been a little more filthy and raw, but the production values are arguably both well sounding and professional. Upon conclusion "Eschatology Of War" is a high quality debut album by 1914. Hitting the right balance between the doom, death, and black metal influences could have proven difficult, but 1914 seamlessly combine the influences and create a sound of their own. The many vintage war themed samples and music snippets combined with the cruel lyrical subjects and the dark and heavy music make "Eschatology Of War" a great listen. A 4 star (80%) rating is fully deserved.

MOUNTAIN WITCH Extinct Cults

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Brief, fairly straight-ahead doom metal effort with strong trad doom and hard rock influences. The cover art is neat and the production helps evoke an early doom sound, but precisely because the imitation of the early doom style is so close, if you're into the likes of Pentagram or Saint Vitus or Trouble then you've probably heard plenty of heavier, doomier takes on very similar material before. I could have done with a touch more psych in the balance here; as it stands, this is the sort of thing I can have in the background happily and enjoy myself when it's there, but don't really remember much compelling about once the music stops playing.

COFFINS Beyond the Circular Demise

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"Middle of the road death metal" is something of a contradiction in terms, especially when it comes to stuff which captures the aura of the 1990s pioneers as deftly as Coffins do on Beyond the Circular Demise. It's solid, entertaining stuff for sure - but it's also so straight-down-the-line as to be unmemorable, without much distinguishing it from the output of other old school death metal practitioners beyond the odd touch of death-doom influences here and there, such as on Impuritious Minds. The production also isn't quite at the level it needs to be to get the best out of the more intricate material, and I can't help but think it'd be more memorable and more rewarding on repeated listens if there were a bit more clarity on that front.

ESTATIC FEAR A Sombre Dance

Album · 1999 · Doom Metal
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Estatic Fear released just two masterpiece albums in their short career, both of them lush with folky acoustic passages, flutes and strings mixed in with crushing Doom/Death Doom. A Sombre Dance features one long suite split up into much shorter tracks (as opposed to the first album, which featured two primary tracks totaling over 50 minutes). The shorter tracks make for a much more digestible album, and the Dark Folk passages are intelligently mixed into the songs rather than being cut into quick interlude tracks.

This album features more clean female vocals, and more Neoclassical Darkwave keywork which gives it a slightly Gothic flavor. The Death Doom is still as strong as ever, driven by liberal double bass drumming and tremolo lead guitars. A great variety in power, heaviness, and speed across even individual tracks makes it an incredible joy to listen to (despite how sombre and melancholic it is). Insecure listeners beware, for what one might call “cheese” permeates every corner, as a fantastical, dramatic showing is the name of the game for this Doom album.

And yet, to me, “cheesy” would be the wrong word. How about “classy”? The strings and melodrama here sound nothing of Power Metal or regular Symphonic Metal taste; rather, it evokes true Classical moods and compositions somewhere between the Medieval era and the Baroque era. Basically, unless you want to call Classical Music cheesy, there’s really nothing cheesy about this! Put on your best palace suit or dress and get ready to attend this funeral in a fairytale garden.

OCTOBER TIDE Grey Dawn

Album · 1999 · Death-Doom Metal
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"Grey Dawn" is the second full-length studio album by Swedish doom/death metal act October Tide. The album was released through Avantgarde Music in November 1999. It´s the successor to "Rain Without End" from 1997 and there´s been one lineup change as lead vocalist Mårten Hansen has been added to the ranks, making October Tide a trio on "Grey Dawn". Band founders Fredrik Norrman (guitars, bass) and Jonas Renkse (drums, guitars) are still present. The latter has completely abandoned performing vocals (which he performed on the debut album), so Hansen is the sole vocalist on "Grey Dawn".

"Rain Without End (1997)" sounded pretty similar to early Katatonia (Renkse´s and Norrman´s other contemporary band), featuring a melodic and melancholic doom/death metal style with growling vocals. That music style is more or less continued on "Grey Dawn", but Hansen has a slightly more blackened type growl than Renkse´s ditto on the predecessor. The quality of the material is decent, but "Grey Dawn" is not the most memorable album in the genre, and a few more catchy moments would have made this a stronger release.

The musicianship is strong, although Renkse´s simplistic and one-dimensional approach to drumming is hard to appreciate. It´s the dark and melancholic atmosphere and the heavy riffs and guitar lead themes which are the assets of the album. The sound production is professional and detailed, and upon conclusion "Grey Dawn" is a quality doom/death metal release by October Tide. To my ears the debut album was just a little more interesting and a little more memorable too, but this one is entertaining enough while it plays. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.

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PARADISE LOST Live Death

Movie · 2004 · Death-Doom Metal
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Considering this was actually released on VHS in 1990, Paradise Lost must surely overestimate the passion and loyalty of their fan club. Filmed in Bradford in 1989 to coincide with the band’s debut album, this is a 30-minute video of the band playing on stage. They barely move around, you barely see glimpses of the crowd, and in fact, you barely see vocalist Nick Holmes’ face due to his shaggy hair constantly covering it.

I’m not really a fan of their earlier, death metal growly material anyway, but even if I was, this video isn’t enjoyable or interesting to watch at all. Re-released in 2004 on DVD, this isn’t worth the 50p I spent on it if not for the fact that I do, in fact, actually like this band, and have a compulsive obsession to own everything a band puts out.

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