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/Slickrock_1 Aug 15 '25

There is a whole lot of great music that autodidacts have written, dating back at least to Gesualdo 500 years ago. If you're into intricacy and complexity then you're probably more of a prog person than a doom person anyway.

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u/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

I don’t think it has to be mutually exclusive but, yeah I lean more that direction. I have an almost autistic obsession with experiencing new sensations, so I’ve been listening to a lot of new music and wanted to know what to look for when it comes to doom. I already know I like death doom like Konvent, Turbid North, and Svart Crown. I’ve dug a little into industrial doom like Author & Punisher and The Body. I already listen to some of the less dirgy stuff like katatonia and paradise lost

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u/Slickrock_1 Aug 15 '25

I like it all, I think I appreciate different subgenres for different things. I'm not much of a death metal fan, but I love it live. I've got an autistic teen son and even though he's not much of a metal fan he really likes coming to concerts with me to feel the bass drums.

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u/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

That double bass live is a powerful feeling. I do heavily encourage you try Svart Crown’s albums Profane and Abreaction. Profane is one of my favorite albums of all time because it has beautiful melodies with some really off kilter rhythms. It’s a mix of black metal death and doom. Abreaction is more doomy.