Funeral doom - Citizendia

Regional scenes
Funeral doom
Stylistic origins	Doom metal Death/doom Dark ambient
Cultural origins	early 1990s, Scandinavia
Typical instruments	Guitar - Bass - Drums - Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity	Underground;Small, dedicated fanbases mainly focused in Europe
Finland

Funeral doom is a subgenre of doom metal and an outgrowth of death/doom. 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/doom (also known as deathdoom and doomdeath) is an extreme heavy metal subgenre Dark ambient is a subgenre of Ambient music that features foreboding ominous or discordant overtones Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles 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 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. 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/doom (also known as deathdoom and doomdeath) is an extreme heavy metal subgenre

Characteristics

Funeral doom is slower and heavier than most other doom metal subgenres (the term 'funeral' in funeral doom comes from the fact that the music moves along at the pace of a funeral march^[1]). Funeral doom bands may also incorporate influences from ambient music to create a sound that is not only distorted and gloomy, but also dreamy. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Vocals within the genre include mournful chanting and distorted growls, the former of which are used to add texture to the music. cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals

Bands

References

^ FAQ @ Doom-metal.com

Ahab is a Funeral doom band from Germany. The band was formed from two members of Midnattsol and one former member of Endzeit Celestiial is a one man Funeral doom metal band from Minnesota. Esoteric is a British extreme Doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute somewhat distorted vocals Evoken is an American Funeral doom / Death metal band that is influenced by the Australian band Disembowelment and the Finnish band Funeral are a Norwegian funeral doom band formed in 1991 by Thomas Angell and Anders Eek soon after Einar Frederiksen joined as bass and songwriter Mournful Congregation is a Doom metal band from Loxton South Australia, Australia which was founded in 1993 and has included members of Chalice Nortt is a Danish one-man black Funeral doom metal band formed in 1995 Shape of Despair is a funeral doom metal band from Finland that was formed in 1995 as Raven. Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre Stabat Mater is a one-man Funeral doom band from Finland. The band was formed in 2001 by Mikko Aspa of Deathspell Omega and Clandestine The Funeral Orchestra (often abbreviated as TFO is a funeral doom metal band from Sweden and more or less a side project of Runemagick as it features Thergothon was an influential Finnish Doom metal band They were one of the pioneers of the Funeral doom subgenre starting with their demo

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