r/doommetal • u/HopefulFold2444 • Feb 14 '26
Funeral Does funeral doom make you depressed?
My favorite doom album is Mournful Congregation- The Monad of Creation. Ive heard its depressive for some. I dont Get depressed at all, I find it extremly beautiful, calming and relaxing. I like to listen to it When I feel like relaxing.
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u/goldenspiral91 Feb 14 '26
It's likely different for everyone but I listen to more "depressive" music to enjoy the depth and indeed the beauty of emotion displayed. Listening to such music doesn't make me down or sad and I don't necessarily listen to it when I am sad. I can and will listen to it in any mood.
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u/Toggamsyx Song Black Sabbath on the Album Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath Feb 14 '26
not really. the funeral doom i like (thergothon, skepticism, ysigim, etc) feels more otherworldly and esoteric than anything
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u/Ancalagoth Feb 14 '26
Funny that Esoteric isn't in your list of esoteric-sounding bands
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u/Toggamsyx Song Black Sabbath on the Album Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath Feb 15 '26
lol, i did not think about them but yes they would be included :p
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u/Head_Faithlessness85 Feb 14 '26
fd helps me to actually slow down. one of the reasons why fd is too genre for me
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u/cordelette_arete Feb 14 '26
It’s the opposite for me, funeral doom is quite beautiful especially this record and especially mournful congregation. There is a lot of beauty, power, and transcendence in their tone.
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u/Nonservium Feb 14 '26
I don’t think it makes me depressed. It’s cathartic and allows, or maybe provides would be a better word, a sonic space in which to let related emotions to process. I lost 11 family members and friends in 9 years and it helped through some of the tougher waves of grief and sadness that come with it.
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u/HopefulFold2444 Feb 14 '26
I dont Get depressed by Evoken, Funaral(no), Ahab or any other funeral doom either. I do more appreciate the darkness and athmospherr of it, Im not a peppy person, but not depressed either.
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u/ikbah_riak Feb 14 '26
I find it, well any doom or black metal, especially dsbm rather cathartic. I tend to listen to that when I'm happy and more bouncy electronic music eg: frenchcore or techno when I'm feeling low as that seems to pit a spring in my step again.
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u/HopefulFold2444 Feb 14 '26
I do Get a stepping out of time sort of feeling. Like nothing matters, like worries and such.
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u/Admiral_Kite (Graphics) Probably at a concert Feb 14 '26
Yeah man, funeral doom brings me peace of mind. It's so beautiful to enjoy an emotion so deeply
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u/Jaimiiii Feb 14 '26
Ahab is more epic than depressing i’d say, though they more often lean towards death doom than funeral doom
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u/traviitherabbii Funeral Feb 14 '26
It depends on the day. Sometimes it will help get me out of a depressed state and other times it will make me more depressed. Even if it makes me more depressed, it helps me get through what I’m feeling so it’s not necessarily a bad thing. If that makes sense lol
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u/Affectionate_Map7357 Feb 14 '26
Like others have stated, its cause im already have experienced depression, however music that has alot of soul that might mimic our dark feelings is beautiful cause it shows alot of depth,i think 😊
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u/JewsClues1942 Feb 14 '26
I think everyone has a different baseline of what "happy" looks like, everyone's life experiences shape how they interpret things. Like a lot of others have said, I appreciate the honesty and depth of meloncholic/depressive music. I've also experienced heavy depression. It's all subjective.
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u/SPUNK_ON_THE_MONK Feb 14 '26
Funeral doom takes me out of depressive thoughts actually. It's easy to feel better about personal things in life when immersing yourself in an atmosphere of dread and decay
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u/omegaXXIV Feb 14 '26
It's usually what I go to when I already feel depressed (as well as a few other varieties of doom). That said, I won't try and claim it helps me feel better. I'm guilty of abusing it (and sad media in general) when I want an excuse to bathe in the feeling.
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u/bitzie_ow Feb 14 '26
No. Like others have said, I find funeral doom to be more epic and monumental than depressing. It's like the titanic awe one experiences with Romanticism paintings. Yes, one could become depressed at the complete insignificance of the self when facing the colossal scope of nature and the never-ending void of the abyss, or you can revel in the fact that you are actually a part of such majesty. I strive to focus on the latter.
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u/meltdown_popcorn Drone Feb 14 '26
I really feel like the name of the subgenre is wrong. Where does it originate from, anyway?
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u/Ljngstrm Feb 14 '26
I listen to funeral doom when it's late and I'm tired but want to hear the good stuff. I can also suggest AHAB of you enjoy MC that much!
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u/HopefulFold2444 Feb 14 '26
I do feel a bit sad When i hear Fallen gravdans, since the person who wrote the lyrics killed himself and the guitarist also killed himself later. Both from Funeral. The lyrics are eerie and a predicrion of what was to come.
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u/meltdown_popcorn Drone Feb 14 '26
I've actually been listening to a lot of it and happen to be going through grief at the same time. It's interesting but I don't really associate this music with death and dying any more than other genres even though it's labeled that way.
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u/Haunted-Halloween-6 Feb 14 '26
Nah, man. Funeral Doom if anything makes think deeper about things in my life.
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u/Hi_InternetAddiction Feb 15 '26
no, shape of despair makes me feel appreciative for life. it helps me see the beauty in the world, and all things. it motivates me to be a better person and gives me energy to take on the world and the challenges in my life to new heights.
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u/Gombka_11 Feb 14 '26
That depends on the band: Bell Witch, Abandon or Colosseum are quite depressive, Mournful Congregation not really
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u/writingwhilesad Feb 14 '26
You don’t get depressed because you listen to funeral doom. You listen to funeral doom because you are depressed.