Doom Metal Reccommendations

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A friend of mine showed me some doom metal recently and I really liked it. I was wondering if anyone here would have any reccommendations on where to start with this genre because, to be honest, I know nothing about it.

I've listened to Thorr's Hammer and Capricorns and really liked them so where should I go from there?

smackbunnybaby

Moss, Esoteric, Khanate.

There are loads of types of doom and often people prefer one over the other!

Drone, Sludge, Funeral to name a few types.

nacho libre

Candlemass
Solitude Aeternus
Warning
Shape of Despair
Hooded Menace
Pantheist
Evoken
Unholy

probably best to start off with the more accessible stuff before checking out the likes of Esoteric, Khanate and Thergothon.

chin_grin

Ooh try out Black Shape of Nexus. From Germany, some amazing stuff. (Check out track "III". Just stupendous)

http://www.myspace.com/sadhusonofabitch

http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Shape+of+Nexus

Black NG-60-90

Listen to Electric Wizard. Come My Fanatics.. and Dopethrone are all the doom you'll ever need.

Otis Driftwood

Cathedral FTW.
My Dying Bride aint half bad either.

finbarr

Mourning Beloveth. Great doom band and Irish to boot.

Pugsley

finbarr wrote: »

Mourning Beloveth. Great doom band and Irish to boot.

Seconded, listening to their 'Disease for the Ages' album currently, excellent. Personal favourite album of theirs would be 'The Sullen Sulcus', breath taking stuff. More along the melodic edge than Thorr's Hammer (who have a fairly crushing sound), but definately worth listening to to expand your Doom collection.

"Tyranny" and "Worship"would be along a similar vein to Thorr's hammer, both solid bands.

"Candlemass" and "My Dying Bride" would both be worth checking out, both very influential doom bands.
For personal favourites I would recommend:
Warning - Watching From a Distance (best doom metal album ever, imo)
Tristitia - Garden of Darkness
Fear of Eternity - Spirit of Sorrow

buck65

Sunn O)))
Black One - great record

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Thanks for the recommendations lads! I'll be streaming music for weeks.

nacho libre

Anathema's early output is definitely worth checking out too.

John

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Moss, Esoteric, Khanate.

There are loads of types of doom and often people prefer one over the other!

Drone, Sludge, Funeral to name a few types.

Black NG-60-90 wrote: »

Listen to Electric Wizard. Come My Fanatics.. and Dopethrone are all the doom you'll ever need.

YES! All of these are great recommendations.

Also, Burning Witch are another band related to Thorr's Hammer, also worth checking out.

Wreck of the Hesperus are an Irish doom group, heavy as ****.

Corrupted are a Japanese doom group who are difficult (and sometimes very expensive) to buy but worth the hassle.

Saint Vitus are a classic doom band that may not be as heavy as all of the above but are an important influence on them all.

winter soldier

i like blue cheer and pentagram. also trouble, st. vitus, witchfinder general, melvins, earth etc etc. i reccommend a lot of 70's obscure hard rock/heavy rock. leafhound, mountain etc etc.

Zerroth

Lamentations and New Dark Age by Solstice = win!!!

Undertow

I'll give you a few sludge recommendations- if you like Capricorns you should like Pelican, Neurosis, Cult Of Luna, Isis, Rosetta, Lent0.

I'd also recommend Crowbar, Amenra & Torche. That should be enough to keep you goin for a while.

Also, check out the site http://www.last.fm/home for recommendations based on what you listen to, thru WMP for example. The best site on the net, believe me! I've discovered so much new music thru it its unreal....

Lanfear

Forest of Shadows - here's a link to their song Eternal Autumn, set as background to clips from my favorite love story of all time, Dracula....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kJ4t6x9vs

John

Undertow wrote: »

I'll give you a few sludge recommendations- if you like Capricorns you should like Pelican, Neurosis, Cult Of Luna, Isis, Rosetta, Lent0.

Erm, none of those are really sludge though. Sludge is more along the lines of Eyehategod:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTNWczKWq1k

or the aforementioned Crowbar.

Oh and I don't know if you've seen it but Neurosis have announced an Irish date. Can't remember when but Wolves in the Throne Room are supporting. Awesome.

Zerroth

John wrote: »

Oh and I don't know if you've seen it but Neurosis have announced an Irish date. Can't remember when but Wolves in the Throne Room are supporting. Awesome.

Where did you see that?

John

last.fm I think. Could be bull**** but I'm hoping it's not.

John

Damn. It was a prank.
http://www.last.fm/event/1009480

superconor

Try Mael Mórdha - Gaelic Doom Metal. Folk influences, but not 'fiddle dee dee flaggons of ale' type folk: more melancholy and historical. Their lyrics read like a textbook. My favourite Irish band.

trackmixstudio

superconor wrote: »

Try Mael Mórdha - Gaelic Doom Metal. Folk influences, but not 'fiddle dee dee flaggons of ale' type folk: more melancholy and historical. Their lyrics read like a textbook. My favourite Irish band.

I recorded both of Mael Mordha's albums. They are a great band.
Also check out "graveyard dirt". Brilliant stuff.
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055564526

Pugsley

trackmixstudio wrote: »

I recorded both of Mael Mordha's albums. They are a great band.
Also check out "graveyard dirt". Brilliant stuff.
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055564526

2 shameless pimping posts in a row, one linking to the other.....

But yes Mael Mordha are excellent.

trackmixstudio

Pugsley wrote: »

2 shameless pimping posts in a row, one linking to the other.....

But yes Mael Mordha are excellent.

I initially posted a link to graveyard dirt because I think they are an exceptional band that people may want to listen to. Then I noticed the doom metal thread and posted. I have nothing to do with either of these bands other than having recorded them. I was not "pimping". I am very open about being a recording studio and very rarely post in any of the band or music forums here other than the music production forum. On a rare occasion I want to share a link to a band that I think people may be interested in hearing I get accused of "pimping".:rolleyes:

DreamerDeceiver

Anathema's The Silent Enigma album is a doom masterpiece. One of the best death/doom albums ever recorded.
And Forest of Shadows is great too, especially his first EP and his album Departed... I don't like very much his new album Six Wave of Woe

Pugsley

trackmixstudio wrote: »

I initially posted a link to graveyard dirt because I think they are an exceptional band that people may want to listen to. Then I noticed the doom metal thread and posted. I have nothing to do with either of these bands other than having recorded them. I was not "pimping". I am very open about being a recording studio and very rarely post in any of the band or music forums here other than the music production forum. On a rare occasion I want to share a link to a band that I think people may be interested in hearing I get accused of "pimping".:rolleyes:

Taken to PM's...

MetalDawg

Watching from a Distance by Warning is excellent doom metal. Shame they split. Anyone know if the members are in other bands/projects now?

Pugsley

MetalDawg wrote: »

Watching from a Distance by Warning is excellent doom metal. Shame they split. Anyone know if the members are in other bands/projects now?

Apparently not, according to:
http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=10936
Shame, would have liked to see them live.