Funeral Dooooooooom!

**Stained Glass Flames** · Subject: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:50 am

So, the only band that fits the "funeral doom" tag that I am familiar with is AHAB, and I really dig 'em. So, who is familiar enough with this sub-genre to mention some other bands that are worth checking out? As a bit of a caveat, I typically don't get into bands that go too far into the satanic/occultic territory lyrically, unless the music is so ridiculously good that I'm able to overlook it. Any recommendations?

Thanks, dooooom brothers (and any sisters, if you're still around)!

**detuned** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:39 am

Who comes up with these descriptions anyway?

**dOOm&gLOOm** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:16 pm

I don't know many funeral doom bands. I wish I knew a few more. I have heard a few though and some of my favorites are Tyranny and Wormphlegm. Ahab's first album is probably my favorite funeral doom album I've come across.

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**Stained Glass Flames** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:43 pm

detuned wrote:

Who comes up with these descriptions anyway?

Good question. This particular label tends to describe the slowest, most crushing doom out there. The pace rarely rises above a crawl, the vocals are of the death variety, and there tends to be a bleak, oppressive atmosphere.

Doog, thanks for the heads' up on TYRANNY and WORMPHLEGM (what a ridiculous name!); I've heard them both mentioned before, I'll have to check into 'em. Smile

**detuned** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:07 pm

Stained Glass Flames wrote:

the vocals are of the death variety...

Thanks for the heads up, not my cup of tea. In my old age I like melody with my heavy riffage.

**SabbSteve** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:23 am

I was thinking that some with clear vocals fit too,like While Heaven Wept,that definitely has a funereal sound.......

**Stained Glass Flames** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:54 pm

You may be right, Steve... Any time I've heard something described specifically as "funeral doom" there are death vocals in the mix, but I imagine (unless it's plagued by genre-nazis like black metal tends to be) that a band could have the glacial heaviness, snail-pace, and totally depressing vibe, and throw clean vocals in the mix too. That would probably be kind of cool actually.

**Shawn Eat Snake** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:54 am

Funeral Doom does not, as a rule, have much in the way of clean vocals...although some bands will use them a little bit...here are some bands to check out...

AHAB
ESOTERIC
EVOKEN
WORSHIP
MORGION
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION
ASTRAL SLEEP
SHAPE OF DESPAIR
WRECK OF THE HESPERUS
dISEMBOWELMENT

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**Stained Glass Flames** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:41 pm

Thanks for the info, Shawn. I have AHAB's album, and I have heard WRECK OF THE HESPERUS (liked 'em a lot).

**Shawn Eat Snake** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:35 am

Stained Glass Flames wrote:

Thanks for the info, Shawn. I have AHAB's album, and I have heard WRECK OF THE HESPERUS (liked 'em a lot).

No problem...the new PANTHEIST album is a Funeral Doom album with some varying influences...I highly reccomend it...and SHAPE OF DESPAIR is one of my faves...the vocalist is Pasi from (ex)AMORPHIS...one of the best growlers on the planet...

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**Stained Glass Flames** · Subject: Re: Funeral Dooooooooom! Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:27 pm

Cool, that's not the first time I've heard SHAPE OF DESPAIR mentioned in a positive light. I'll add them to the list... Thanks again!