What sets Salome apart from the doom metal crowd is that they never do quite what one would expect from their genre. Doom’s most satisfying aspect might be, as the brilliant Justin Foley would put it, that the genre allows you really feel the weight and physical exertion of the music — but it’s biggest pratfall is that it can become redundant and boring in a hurry. For too many doom bands, drone isn’t the appetizer — it’s the main course. It’s like they’re testing the listener: “Oh, yeah? You think you’re hard? Well, how long can you listen to this shit? IT’S LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY, MOTHERFUCKERS!”

Oh hell, I can't tell you how much I agree with the above statement. Now I know we have some doom metal fans here. Do you disagree with the above? Just one of the things that has always bugged me about the genre so I thought I might post it here just to vent.

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Originally posted by Slaytanic:
I thought this thread was about the crust band... Oh well...

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Esoteric (UK) - Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum

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This is the greatness of "doom" to me.
Epic, monumental walls of heavyness.

Or take

Evoken - A caress of the Void

In fact, those are my two favourite doom records.

They even overtook Cathedral's classic 'Forest of Equilibrium'.

What I don't like about other doom bands is when they use prevalent blues patterns.
There are so many other possibilites than to built everything upon blues licks, as we know.

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For example, In the Woods... they come from the black metal scene, but I think they played some kind of avant garde rock-metal with a doom twist. The same for my fellow Chilean friends Mar de Grises.

Ultra slow funeral doom, drone, etc. also bores me.

Not a Big fan of the more "rockish" doom (ala Count Raven, St. Vitus, etc.). I somehow feel that they are all trying to mimic Black Sabbath, and in that case I just prefer to listen to Sabbath (flame suit on) .

All I can say is that I dig the heaviness and dark sense of melody of doom, but mixed with some dynamic arrangements, variation and energy. (maybe Voivod meets Doom?)

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I've always considered doom to be Sabbath, Trouble, Electric Wizard, Candlemass, yadda yadda yadda.
Bottom line for me is, if it's heavy and grooves, I dig it. I also like a singer that you can understand what the hell they're singing. Probably because I can't properly play an instrument and need to connect to the words and want to sing along.
I also enjoy doom better when they mix in other elements to make it more interesting... although, I guess that wouldn't really considered pure doom.

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