During the 80s, doom metal was in a fractured state and barely a ‘scene’ at all. Candlemass and Trouble enjoyed some mainstream success, but others – including the likes of Pentagram, Witchfinder ...

Doom is a genre often overlooked by metalheads simply because it’s so unpalatable for those used to traditional song structures. You’ll never hear doom on the radio or even at most metal shows, so ...

Here are the 5 best doom metal albums of the 2020s, chosen by Ohio's atmospheric doom quartet Frayle. This third record is an extension of what Frayle have been so exemplary in executing, even ...

The past decade has seen quite a resurgence in doom metal, so much so that listeners outside of metal have likely heard the word “doom” or “doomy” thrown around with reference to heavy music, psych, ...

If you love modern doom, you owe a debt of gratitude to Candlemass. Formed in Stockholm in 1984, the group were among a handful of early purveyors of the slow, down-tuned, and monumentally forlorn ...

Modern digital avenues for music discovery can make it hard to remember what “underground” used to mean. Before the Internet, underground music was hard to find and often hard to even know about—and ...

In years past, I’ve tried heroically to listen to as much new music as possible. All the major releases got some ear time, but it was also important to me that I keep digging for all the great ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — At first glance getting into a yoga pose to the sound of heavy or doom metal music might sound counterintuitive: How calming can that be? But for at least one Mystical Hug Yoga ...

Since metal isn't generally sung in large groups, id Software had to gather their own ensemble via an open call for metal singers in Austin, Texas. Together, the group makes up the background noise of ...