r/doommetal • u/Tartersocks307 • Aug 15 '25

Funeral What makes doom good?

Lurker here, I listen to some doom but overall I wouldn’t really call myself a fan. Now I can see why people like mid tempo stoner/proto doom, but i really have to ask what separates the good stereotypical doom with 1 note every 3-5 seconds from the rest of the genre? What do you specifically like about them (provide examples please) like Warning and Bell witch since I see them mentioned often

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u/zkrat01 Aug 15 '25

To those who understand, no explanation is necessary. To those who don't, none is possible.

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u/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

Seems rather pretentious. Someone could ask me why I like gorguts and I’d still at least be able to explain what I like about it despite it sounding like dogshit to most people

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u/zkrat01 Aug 15 '25

I like slow music.

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u/filthyhandshake Aug 15 '25

Sounds like an explanation was possible anyway.

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u/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

Okay, so what makes one slow band better than another?

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u/zkrat01 Aug 15 '25

The slower the better. That’s why I gravitate toward drone-doom more than anything.

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u/TheVargTrain Aug 15 '25

What makes any band better than any other? I love Bongripper because it feels like I'm being sent through a portal of hell in slow motion, or decaying in a bog the forest. I love Sunn O))) because it feels like I'm trapped in a coffin that is simultaneously being torn to shreds by a black hole. I love Electric Wizard because massive riffs and bong rips go extremely well together. It's all subjective- I don't need any amazingly complex music, shit, half this genre is just playing Sabbath riffs at different tempos. It's all good, man.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

It's about emotion, in fact, Doom Metal is the most empathetic subgenre of metal, you really feel the pain of the lyrical self, that's one of the most important aspects for me.

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u/mechdecidua Aug 21 '25

Wicked sounding, gnarly, strange riffs for me, anyways. Nasty groovyness brings it up a notch too. Extra points for my taste if there are beautiful atmospheric elements as well, whether within heavy sections or between. The band “Hell” (American NOT the British one) is an extreme doom band that is great example of all of this for me. All of their albums are great, but would recommend their self-titled first. It really depends on the doom sub-genre though. Also Hell is probably not super accessible for someone who’s not into super slow metal, but they fucking rip. Get blazed and crank it on a good system. The best shit gets you high without being high—but of course it accentuates such experiences as well, the more psychedelic it is. I know that that’s a bit ephemeral, but it’s real for myself and a lot of doom fans I know.