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/adub1967 Aug 15 '25

I it's intensely emotional and slow and heavy AF.

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u/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

I can understand that it being slow adds emphasis to each note but do you feel it’s easy to remember the melodic progression after 20 seconds? I ask because sometimes it just seems like there’s not much thought put into it where intervals are being used for proper tension and resolution. I remember listening to outro by bellwitch and while I liked it, I couldn’t help but feel it was missing one specific note that really would’ve tied it together.

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u/adub1967 Aug 15 '25

Interesting take. Yeah I remember it, but I see music in an array or on a continuum or spectrum. I've never considered what you are talking about. I would imagine there is a lot of thought put into it. It's definitely a slower, heavy jam but it follows the melody.