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Doom metal

Doom metal is a genre. Defining acts include Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, Celtic Frost and My Dying Bride, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Doom metal grew out of Heavy metal, acid rock, Black Sabbath, extreme metal and proto doom. It sits close to atmospheric death metal, Death metal, Black metal, dark metal and stoner rock, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Drone metal, Sludge metal, Funeral doom, deathrash and black doom, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 33 connections around Doom metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Doom metal came from and where it led.

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Doom metal connections

Doom metal grew out of Heavy metal, acid rock, Black Sabbath and extreme metal, shares an orbit with atmospheric death metal, Death metal, Black metal and dark metal, went on to shape Drone metal, Sludge metal, Funeral doom and deathrash. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Doom metal

Roots8

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Kindred6

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What Doom metal shaped

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