Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)A subgenre of heavy metal characterised by a slow tempo and low-tuned guitars, often emphasizing despairing lyrics.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. What would driving a car be without doom metal?

    deWas ist eine Autofahrt ohne Doom Metal?

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  2. Candlemass is an influential Swedish doom metal band.

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Origin

Perhaps from the 1986 album title Epicus Doomicus Metallicus or maybe from the 1970 Black

Perhaps from the 1986 album title Epicus Doomicus Metallicus or maybe from the 1970 Black Sabbath song "Hand of Doom".

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Word family

1 related words
Relateddoom rock

See also

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