Death/doom
Stylistic origins	Death metal Doom metal
Cultural origins	Early 1990s
Typical instruments	Guitar − Bass guitar − Drums − Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity	Small, dedicated fanbases mainly focused in Europe. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells
Derivative forms	Gothic metal - Funeral doom
Regional scenes
United Kingdom, United States, Finland, Netherlands

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History

The death/doom genre originated in the mid-Eighties when early progenitors like Dream Death began to mix traditional doom metal with the sounds of thrash and the nascent death metal scene^[2]. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Other early practitioners of the sound include the Dutch bands Sempiternal Deathreign, Delirium and Asphyx, the Australian group Disemebowlement and the American bands Winter and Autopsy^[3]. Asphyx is a Dutch death/doom metal band that incorporates Thrash metal elements into their music Disembowelment (often written diSEMBOWELMENT) was an Australian death / Doom metal band from Melbourne that was formed in 1989 Winter was an American death/doom metal band from New York. They are considered a pioneer in the death/doom subgenre Autopsy was a Death metal band founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert after leaving Death. Whilst many of these bands remained more death metal than doom, the style became more of a recognised metal subgenre with early records by such bands as Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema (aka the Peaceville three due to the fact all three were on Peaceville Records at the time), which combined the sounds of mid-Eighties Celtic Frost and Candlemass with the use of female vocals^[4], keyboards and, in the case of My Dying Bride, violins. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Paradise Lost are a Heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, which together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride, helped to develop the Celtic Frost were an influential heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. This article is about the band Candlemass for the Christian feast day see Candlemas. My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew The influence of these bands has been acknowledged by the likes of Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, The Gathering, Celestial Season and Saturnus. Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded Lacuna Coil is an Italian Gothic metal band formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal The Gathering is a Dutch band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Celestial Season is a Dutch Heavy metal band They were formed in 1991 as a doom / Death metal band along the lines of My Dying Saturnus is a six-piece metal band from Denmark formed in 1991 ^[5][6] During the Nineties the genre diversified with the incorporation of other influences such as symphonic metal (such as in the case of Crematory), psychedelia (as in the case of Unholy) or gothic metal. Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Crematory is a Gothic metal / Death metal band formed in Mannheim, Germany in 1991 Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Unholy was a Finnish avant-garde Doom metal band Formed in 1988, they were one of the first doom metal groups in their home country The tag of death/doom seemed to become less popular towards the end of the decade as many of the scene progenitors abandoned their early sound to embrace a more accessible or palatable direction. ^[7] However, the style persists in the form of funeral doom, a highly related genre that emerged in the mid-1990s, particularly in the form of Finnish bands such Thergothon, Unholy and Skepticism. Thergothon was an influential Finnish Doom metal band They were one of the pioneers of the Funeral doom subgenre starting with their demo Unholy was a Finnish avant-garde Doom metal band Formed in 1988, they were one of the first doom metal groups in their home country Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre ^[8]

Notable Death/Doom bands

• Amorphis^[4] (The Karelian Isthmus, Tales from the Thousand Lakes)
• Anathema^[4] (Until Eternity)
• Asphyx
• Autopsy
• Beyond Dawn
• Bolt Thrower (The IVth Crusade)
• Celestial Season (Forever Scarlet Passion, Solar Lovers)
• Daylight Dies
• Disembowelment^[4]
• Draconian
• Esoteric
• Evoken
• The Gathering^[4] (first album)
• Katatonia (Brave Murder Day, For Funerals to Come, Sounds of Decay)
• Lacrimas Profundere (early)
• Morgion^[4]
• Mourning Beloveth
• My Dying Bride^[4]
• My Shameful
• Necare
• Novembers Doom (Until The Pale Haunt Departure)
• Novembre
• Obituary (mid)
• October Tide
• Paradise Lost^[4] (Until Icon)
• Paramaecium
• Pyogenesis (Until Twinaleblood)
• Rapture
• Runemagick (Since "Darkness Death Doom")
• Saturnus
• Swallow the Sun
• Theatre of Tragedy (Until Aegis)
• Thorr's Hammer
• Tristania (early)
• Winter^[4]

References

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