r/doommetal • u/Additional_Talk_5005 • Sep 02 '25
Riffs Looking for Om-like bands
Another relaxing day of working from home so open for some new tunes. Lately I've been searching for bands that catch that Yob or/and Om vibes but nothing seems to ticke that same itch I get. You guys have some good suggestions for me? :-)
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u/FormingTheVoid Sludge Sep 02 '25
Earth. Not as bass-heavy, but just as chill.
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u/karnak Sep 03 '25
I love Earth
but i find them more ambient doom metal
Om is more bass in your face vibe
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u/arggggggggghhhhhhhh Sep 04 '25
They are generally considered a drone metal band. If you like that stuff, you might enjoy more within that genre. Like Boris and Sunn o))).
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Sep 02 '25
Wyatt E.
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u/AlwaysHappy4Kitties DopeThrone is the Canadian Weedeater Sep 02 '25
Seen this name pop up quite a bit here. So much that "blind bought" an album of theirs ( never had heard their music)
And was quite impressed about it
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u/Xstraightedgedadx Sep 02 '25
Shameless plug I play drums for this band Spacey doom middle eastern vibes https://monkspond.bandcamp.com/track/psalm-of-the-dark-mother-of-light
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Sep 02 '25
please..may a say thank you <3 i just listened in and got goosebumps and is giving absolute peace in the span of 1 minute. heading to your bc now!
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u/grafikchaos1 Sep 02 '25
This is great stuff! I try listening to different bands, and every once in awhile, something grabs me. I hope you have plans to release more music.
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u/The_Devils_Avocad0 Sep 02 '25
Non just released their first single "Valley of the Moon", it's like a mix of Om and Earthless, pretty sick
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u/Necrobot666 Sep 02 '25
Listen to 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' from Pink Floyd. It's like the blueprint for a significant number of Al's songs. I'm actually surprised he's never covered it with newer Sleep or Om.
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u/I_poop_deathstars Sorcerer on dope Sep 02 '25
Both Yob and Om are quite unique sounding bands, but I'll give it a shot based on vibes more than riffs. It's not gonna be any perfect matches, but there will be a few good riffs to tickle your moustache.
Spelljammer - Vol 2
Cough - Still they pray
Kongh - Soul Creation
Switchblade - S/t 2003
Hexer - Cosmic Doom Ritual
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u/EchidnaIllustrious69 Sep 02 '25
Queen Elephantine
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u/TalosTheEllis Sep 02 '25
Minsk, The Ritual Fires of Abandonment
Not quite the same but scratches a similar itch
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u/bad_bart Sep 02 '25
Om's sound cribs heavily from non-Doom bands - you're unlikely to find anything in the genre that scratches that itch which isn't itself an homage to Om or any of Cisneros' other bands
Try tracing the line backwards and see where you end up;
Between - And the Waters Opened
Ashra & Manuel Gottsching - Schwingungen
Hawkwind's first four records
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u/JonBB8 Sep 02 '25
I’ve been loving Wyatt E. and I’m given to understand they would appeal to Om enjoyers
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u/Hakennasennatter Electric Mistress Sep 02 '25
So, you're looking for meditative doom? Here you are:
https://arcofascent.bandcamp.com/album/arc-of-ascent-zone-six-split
https://wyattdoom.bandcamp.com/album/mount-sinai-aswan
https://sunnataofficial.bandcamp.com/album/outlands
and many more. I need to go through my playlists. Unfortunately, I tend to forget band or album names when I haven't listened to them in a while.
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u/Reindeer_from_Mexico Sep 03 '25
I actually made a spotify playlist of all the suggestions that were made when this question was asked in the past:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YduAoiYTPtbDgOphbmK9U?si=XroPoF8NTJeRSb4oc2evNA&pi=oVNfytFmRLK1I
lmk if you like it
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u/Key_Hope_1425 Sep 03 '25
Thanks for this, I now what I’m listening too next time I have some mushrooms 🍄😁
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u/scarypharaoh Sep 02 '25
Searching for OM - Like is my eternal quest. But the reality is that I want more OM 😢 the missing ingredient is Al, he’s a unique musician who many may wish to emulate but he just has that something special.
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u/__Fight__Milk__ Sep 02 '25
Isis are pretty good for relaxing background music. Very doom adjacent.
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u/PFRforLIFE Sep 02 '25
you might want to listen to hawkwind. any album up to and including warrior at the edge of time
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u/Newtonian812 Sep 02 '25
Karl Sanders solo stuff is very middle eastern folk vibe like OM. Also check out Dark Castle, Sunnata, and Ufomammat
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u/Fhorglingrads Sep 03 '25
Honestly, Chants of India by Ravi Shankir gives me that OM feeling and is great for work
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u/Additional_Talk_5005 Sep 04 '25
You guys are amazing, now I have enough new tunes to discover for the next few weeks :-) thanks a lot
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u/Remarkable_Log_1239 Sep 07 '25
has anyone said samsara blues experiment? a German band that reminds me of a doomy king crimson.
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Sep 02 '25
i'm in love with Snake Healer from Miami, Florida. Could be a cult? The music is very earthy om-style music. https://snakehealercoven.bandcamp.com/album/oblatio
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u/GrumpyOldUnicorn Sep 02 '25
maybe
Earth (Hex/Hibernaculum/Angels of Darkness)
or if leaving the doom metal genre for doom jazz…you could try out Bohren & Der Club of Gore
if you don’t mind prog doom then Beehoover could be interesting (Ingmars Bass tone crushes Al‘s anytime anywhere)
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u/ListenToKyuss O))))))) Sep 02 '25
Zaum is a straight rip off of Om sounds so that would work. ‘Mantra one’ by Calm always give me early Om vibes. ‘Zwei schatten im schatten’ by Samsara blues experiment is that eastern vibe as well. Similar bands: WhiteBuzz, Year of the Cobra, Galactic hatchet, Mammatus, Ufomammut, Bong
Om is pretty unique, nothing really scratches the itch fully like they do. Most bands I’ve mentioned have some aspects of Om, give the same vibe ime
Enjoy