Drone doom
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| Drone doom | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Doom metal, ambient, noise, drone music, experimental music |
| Cultural origins | 1990s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Guitar - Bass - Drums - Synthesizer |
| Regional scenes | |
| United States, Japan, United Kingdom | |
Drone doom, also called drone metal, is a subgenre of doom metal. It generally takes influences from ambient, minimalism, and noise.
Characteristics
Drone doom is defined by drones, that is, notes that last for long periods of time. Melody, and sometimes vocals or any sense of rhythm are absent from the songs.[1] The vocals, if present, are usually screamed, and the lyrics are negative and deal with "abstract concepts". Heavy reverb and feedback are used. Bands also take influence from ambient music to create an atmosphere that is dreamy, but also distorted and gloomy, similar to funeral doom.[citation needed] Long song lengths are common, with the average song lasting from ten to thirty minutes. Bands also might make an album-long track, with an example being the sixty-two minute long Sun Baked Snow Cave by Boris and Merzbow[2].
Bands
- Black Boned Angel
- Boris
- Earth[1]
- Khanate[1]
- Sunn O)))[1]
- Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine[3]
- Trollmann Av Ildtoppberg
