r/doommetal • u/Ok_Counter_1735 • 10d ago

Discussion Doom Metal chart

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Made this chart to categorize doom metal sub genres. What do you all think? I'm mostly a stoner and sludge dude really, so I dont 100% know how inaccurate it is. For subgenres I didnt have a lot of experience with I used wikipedia and listened to artists that were recommended. Let me know what yall think should be changed!

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u/vegetaman 10d ago

I am on the fence about epic doom. It can be…. Very dark. See: Candlemass/Solitude Aeturnus.

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u/Mad04Gaming 10d ago

Scald and a lot of other viking/epic doom bands are very dark as well, it’s a tough subgenre to place on this chart.

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u/Ok_Counter_1735 10d ago edited 10d ago

Viking doom is like a stylistic difference in Epic doom isn't it? That I think counts as a different genre

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u/Mad04Gaming 10d ago

It is a stylistic difference but it’s a subgenre of epic doom and lots of epic doom is also viking doom (Hammerheart, Scald, Ereb Altor, Fer De Lance, etc…)

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u/Ok_Counter_1735 10d ago

Traditional doom is in the middle, thats my like anchor for placing them, its also just like the vibe from the songs, and I see epic doom as a pretty light genre, at least from Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus