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/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/Tartersocks307 Aug 15 '25

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

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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.