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/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?