[C'Thulu Dawn]

Hang on.... what are the traits of a Doom band? Just so we're all on the same page...

[INQUISITIONWOLF]

Tiamat is a great band, the traits os a doom band are depressing, gloomy lyrics, in some cases sucidal stuff, very deep and dense riffing. Like the genre says its doom

[C'Thulu Dawn]

So any depressing badn with deep n' dense riffing?

Does that mean The Cry Of Mankind isn't a doom song?

[Vex]

Doom metal is slower metal (not necesarily uber slow, but usually slower) with lower guitars (as in lower tuning, usually also has a death metal type distortion on it). Musically it's mostly chord progressions. Lyrically, a lot of doom bands have somewhat depressing lyrics. Though they need not be depressing, a lot of bands just have darker lyrics, some (sludge metal) have darker and drug related lyrics.

Due to how depressing the lyrics can be a lot of Doom metal bands are commonly called goth metal, which is incorrect. A Doom band can be gothic, but that does not make it goth metal.

[INQUISITIONWOLF]

the cry of mankind has all of the above

[BlackwaterNymph]

MDB has the most depressing lyrics to me. For My Fallen Angel is heartbreaking.

Novembers Doom's lyrics to me aren't as pathetic and depressing to me as MDB. Maybe because I know the band and know what nerds they are. :laugh:

[Uedoxia]

INQUISITIONWOLF, on Apr 30 2005, 11:56 PM, said:

Monumentum is another grat band, they are from Greece, they just have three albums, their first one is In absentia cristi, great work, thats a really underground band, that makes their sound really sick
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It's soooo cool that you mentioned Monumentum! I was in Greece last summer visiting my relatives and saw them in this club, in a cave, on an island. I had a fabulous time. I even got to chat awhile with a couple of them.

[INQUISITIONWOLF]

Uedoxia you are so lucky!! how was meeting the band??

[Zyprexa]

BlackwaterNymph, on May 27 2005, 05:19 AM, said:

MDB has the most depressing lyrics to me. For My Fallen Angel is heartbreaking.

Novembers Doom's lyrics to me aren't as pathetic and depressing to me as MDB. Maybe because I know the band and know what nerds they are.  :laugh:
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I don't reckon MDB are at all depressing. They cheer me up no end when it's dark and cold and I'm lonely.

Whelm. They're doom from Denmark. DEPRESSSSING. But oh so prettyfilledwith.

[Uedoxia]

INQUISITIONWOLF, on May 29 2005, 11:09 PM, said:

Uedoxia you are so lucky!! how was meeting the band??
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It was GREAT! They loved the fact that I was from the states and that I knew of them. I told them I too dabble with the guitar. It was awesome there! The club was inside a real cave with all those natural rock formations. They dont speak english all that well but you cant tell that in the music you know? So we spoke in greek. Man...I loved it there and I can't wait to go back!! As soon as I can save enuff money again..I'll go, but this summer i'll be spending here with all of you guys. The way I see it, it's not such a bad deal afterall, huh????

[C'Thulu Dawn]

Good Charlotte depress the fuck out of me, now that i think about it.

[Zyprexa]

Only bucos they're shit. And anyway they're not doom metal. True though, depressing to think people actually consider them a metal band.. which they're CLEARLY NOT! I'm SORRY, for all you dedicated fans.