Originally posted by ~Zeanra~
If mister Dill won't get mad, I'll take advantage of this thread...
Course I won't get mad - I'm a complacent Devil, I am!
Recommended doom metal albums?
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St. Vitus
River of Understanding
Solitude Aeturnus is one of my favorite bands ever. They play classic doom metal. One of the most notable features of Solitude Aeturnus is the amazing vocals of Robert Lowe (no, not Rob Lowe). His singing, especially on the first two albums - Into the Depths of Sorrow and Beyond the Crimson Horizon - are very powerful and completely soar, and in my opinion, put him near the ranks of Dio, Dickinson, and Tate. The music on the first two albums can best be described as progressive doom - longer, more complex songs, a focus on musicianship (GREAT solos, if you're into that). I don't know if Solitude Aeturnus is a Christian band or not, nor do I particularly care, but some of the lyrics on the first two albums seem somewhat biblically derived, although not preachy at all. Their next two, Through the Darkest Hour and Downfall, while still good, feature a more angry vocal approach by Lowe and a loss of the progressive leanings of earlier albums, leaving a more simplistic songwriting style. Most recently is Adagio, with a return to the smoother vocals and a more somber set of songs (not to mention an awesome cover of "Heaven and Hell"). Good luck finding the first two albums, they're long out of print.
I haven't heard anything by them, but they're on my check-out list for sure due to all the great things I've heard about them.
NP: Katatonia - 12
LoboUivante
my tummy hurts
Solitude Aeturnus are great... i only own Thorugh the Darkest Hour but it's easy to notice that they are a true doom band
LoboUivante
my tummy hurts
svenske kocken
oompa loompa doopity doo
I think Black Sabbath are the forefathers of doom (I mean, the song Black Sabbath is the definition of what doom is). So check out their first six classic albums:
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master Of Reality
Vol 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
+ Heaven and Hell with Dio on vocals
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master Of Reality
Vol 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
+ Heaven and Hell with Dio on vocals
Solitude Aeturnus most definitely "Through The Darkest Hour" and "Downfall". I've even heard Solitude talk bad about "Downfall" but I absolutely love the cd. The songs 'Concern' and 'Chapel of Burning' being me faves.
Check out Candlemass' "From the 13th Sun". Oh so doomy and Black Sabbathy.
Check out Candlemass' "From the 13th Sun". Oh so doomy and Black Sabbathy.
The Wanderer
Watcher of the Storm
Most of teh good stuff has been mentioned (on this page anyway, i didn't read the whole thread as its really old)
i would add Evoken: quietus(fav) and embrace the emptiness.
all Skepticism (fav)
funeral: tragedies.
all Unholy, esp gracefallen and the second ring of power
Shape of despair (fav)
Dolorain: i prefer when all the laughter is gone, but the self titled is good too.
these are mostly funeral doom bands, as oposed to the more traditonal (candlemass) and doom/death (my dying bride. all is good though.
My dying bride is one of my favorite bands.
St. Vitus hit most of the rest...I'd add icon to the paradise lost list, and as the flower withers and the dreadful hours tot he my dying bride list. also, everything from novembers doom is good, though the knowing and the newest one being the best.
also,add the karelian isthmus to the amorphis list (though i love all their albums, the first two are the doomiest).
He listed morigion, but i can't stress enough how amazing solinari is. mandatory.
I would add primordial too, esp spirit the earth aflame.
High on Fire is a good band, though they are more in the stoner/doom field. a bit darker than a lot of those bands thogh.
i dont recommend khanate. can't stand em.
warhorse is cool, as is electric wizard (definatley not slow doom, evoken, funeral, skepticism own that title), though not my favorite shit.
of course you must own candlemass epicus...and you must get cathedral forest of equilibrium. that be some slow shit.
Insanity reigns supreme is good doomdeath though not very original. talented band. in 10 years they've released one album
Dusk is another favorite of mine, they recently issued both their eps on one cd. track it down if you can.
i've not see Disembowelment listed. mandatory.
Im gonna stop there. sorry if i repeated anythign....and this was totally as i thought of it, thats why its a messy post.
i would add Evoken: quietus(fav) and embrace the emptiness.
all Skepticism (fav)
funeral: tragedies.
all Unholy, esp gracefallen and the second ring of power
Shape of despair (fav)
Dolorain: i prefer when all the laughter is gone, but the self titled is good too.
these are mostly funeral doom bands, as oposed to the more traditonal (candlemass) and doom/death (my dying bride. all is good though.
My dying bride is one of my favorite bands.
St. Vitus hit most of the rest...I'd add icon to the paradise lost list, and as the flower withers and the dreadful hours tot he my dying bride list. also, everything from novembers doom is good, though the knowing and the newest one being the best.
also,add the karelian isthmus to the amorphis list (though i love all their albums, the first two are the doomiest).
He listed morigion, but i can't stress enough how amazing solinari is. mandatory.
I would add primordial too, esp spirit the earth aflame.
High on Fire is a good band, though they are more in the stoner/doom field. a bit darker than a lot of those bands thogh.
i dont recommend khanate. can't stand em.
warhorse is cool, as is electric wizard (definatley not slow doom, evoken, funeral, skepticism own that title), though not my favorite shit.
of course you must own candlemass epicus...and you must get cathedral forest of equilibrium. that be some slow shit.
Insanity reigns supreme is good doomdeath though not very original. talented band. in 10 years they've released one album
Dusk is another favorite of mine, they recently issued both their eps on one cd. track it down if you can.
i've not see Disembowelment listed. mandatory.
Im gonna stop there. sorry if i repeated anythign....and this was totally as i thought of it, thats why its a messy post.
Dionysos
Silence...
Doom is not my cup of tea but I totally respect and like very much Candlemass......... and of course Black Sabbath's first albums...
Board
A role model to mankind:
I'm not a big fan of doom stuff, but My Dying Bride's "Like gods of the sun" is recommendable. It's the only album I have by them. If you're into gothic/doom stuff I can recommend Theatre Of Tragedy's "S/T", "Velvet Darkness they fear", The 3rd and the Mortal's "Tears laid in earth" and Type O Negative's latest three albums: "Bloody kisses", "October rust" & "World coming down". The Type O records are all in my top 10 all-time fave!!!!!!!
Never considered Type O a doom band. If I was going to throw their name into that category "Slow, Deep, and Hard" would be the only LP from them I would put into the doom category.
The Wanderer
Watcher of the Storm
Nocturnal Emperor
Why so serious ?
Agreed. I don't consider Tristania a doom metal band. Neither
Theatre of Tragedy nor Type O Negative.
Theatre of Tragedy nor Type O Negative.
LoboUivante
my tummy hurts
IMHO:
Tristania - Goth Black Metal
Type O'Negative - Goth "Metal" Rock
Theatre of Tragedy - isn't this the band with a female vocalist?
Tristania - Goth Black Metal
Type O'Negative - Goth "Metal" Rock
Theatre of Tragedy -
isn't this the band with a female vocalist?
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
I think lots of people mistake goth for doom/death. I know I do, even still at times. They're very closely-related subgenres I think, no?
LoboUivante
my tummy hurts
true, i also had kind of thoughs times distinguishing them.
Goth music lyrics are very dark and sorrowed (as with Doom) but they use mainly organs and other electronic instruments and sounds, also its highly influenced by pop music, their roots are from pop.
Doom - beautiful...
Goth music lyrics are very dark and sorrowed (as with Doom) but they use mainly organs and other electronic instruments and sounds, also its highly influenced by pop music, their roots are from pop.
Doom - beautiful...
discouraged1
disco my arse!
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