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Church of Misery

Doom metal
Doom metal

Church of Misery is a Doom metal act. Their sound grew out of Adrian Gurvitz, Black Sabbath, Trouble and Rise Above Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Church of Misery arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sleep, Saint Vitus, Reverend Bizarre, Pentagram and Acid Bath, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mono and Monster Magnet, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Church of Misery, reaching back through Adrian Gurvitz and forward to Mono. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Church of MiseryAdrian GurvitzBlack SabbathTroubleRise Above RecordsMonoMonster MagnetSleepSaint VitusReverend BizarrePentagramAcid BathKyussWitchfinder GeneralCorrosion of Conform…

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Church of Misery connections

Church of Misery grew out of Adrian Gurvitz, Black Sabbath, Trouble and Rise Above Records, shares an orbit with Sleep, Saint Vitus, Reverend Bizarre and Pentagram, went on to shape Mono and Monster Magnet. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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