Editing Doom metal (section)

== Regional scenes ==
Like other [[extreme metal]] genres, doom metal also has regionally based scenes, with their own particular characteristics:

=== Finnish doom metal ===
In one of the greatest doom metal outputs, Finnish groups focus more on the depressive mood of the genre, evoking an intense grieving feeling.<ref name="Grief">{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/interview.php?interview_id=137 |title=Swallow The Sun interview (10/2005) |work=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]] |author=DerRozzengarten |access-date= 6 January 2013}}</ref> The bands play with very slow tempos and melodic tones, creating an atmosphere of darkness and melancholia.<ref name="Grief" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://themoscownews.com/arts/20110324/188521655.html |title=Russian doom, Finnish-style |work=The Moscow News |author=Vladimir Kozlov |access-date=6 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110202504/http://themoscownews.com/arts/20110324/188521655.html |archive-date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> This scene was kick-started by the band [[Spiritus Mortis|Rigor Mortis]] (which, due to an older US band with the same name, changed their name to Spiritus Mortis), which originated in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/finland/alavus/spiritus+mortis |title=SPIRITUS MORTIS |work=MusicMight |author=DerRozzengarten |access-date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110201441/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/finland/alavus/spiritus+mortis |archive-date=10 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Mortis">{{cite web |url=http://www.femforgacs.hu/interju/473/Spiritus_Mortis_interview |title=Spiritus Mortis interview |work=Fémforgács |date=6 October 2009 |access-date= 6 January 2013}}</ref> Notable bands include [[Reverend Bizarre]],<ref name="RevBiz">{{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/bestfinnishmetalbands.htm |title=Best Finnish Heavy Metal Bands |work=About.com |author=Marsicano, Dan |access-date=6 January 2013 |archive-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524115212/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/bestfinnishmetalbands.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Minotauri]],<ref name="Mortis" /> [[Dolorian]],<ref name="Grief" /> [[Shape of Despair]],<ref name="Grief" /> [[Thergothon]],<ref name="Grief" /> [[Skepticism (band)|Skepticism]],<ref name="Grief" /> and [[Unholy (band)|Unholy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peaceville.com/news/?date=2011-08 |title=The Second Ring of Power – CD&DVD edition coming in October |work=[[Peaceville Records]]'s Official site |access-date= 6 January 2013}}</ref>

=== Louisiana doom metal ===
{{See also|Music of New Orleans#Heavy metal}}
Regarded as [[sludge metal]]'s birthplace by ''[[AllMusic]]'',<ref name="Allmusic" /> this scene originated in [[New Orleans]] in the late 1980s.<ref name="BestofNewOrleans.com-Axe to Grind: Heavy Metal in New Orleans">{{cite web|url=http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A50520|title=Axe to Grind: Heavy Metal in New Orleans|work=BestofNewOrleans.com|author=Fensterstock, Alison|access-date=19 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725040040/http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A50520|archive-date=25 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="AMG-Eyehategod">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p38682/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Eyehategod biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=Huey, Steve|access-date= 28 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="AMG-Exhorder">{{cite web |title=Exhorder|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12897|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=Torreano, Bradley|access-date= 28 June 2009}}</ref> The bands of this scene employ some [[punk music|punk]] influences, like harsh vocals, guitar [[Distortion (music)|distortion]] and downtuned sound.<ref name="AMG-IntheNameofSuffering">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r175541|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eyehategod – ''In the Name of Suffering'' |author=York, William |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=28 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="AMG-TakeasNeededforPain">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r266992|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eyehategod – ''Take as Needed for Pain'' |author=York, William |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=28 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="AMG-Crowbar" /> This scene was pioneered by [[Exhorder]], who was the first band to combine doom metal with a [[Thrash metal|punk-influenced metal sound]].<ref name="AMG-Exhorder" /> In the 90s, several sludge and stoner metal bands arose in the state, mainly influenced by bands like [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Melvins]], also mixing their sound with genres like [[hardcore punk]] and [[Southern rock]].<ref name="AMG-Eyehategod" /><ref name="AMG-Crowbar" /><ref name="AMG-Down">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p168208/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Down biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=Prato, Greg|access-date= 28 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="AMG-SoilentGreen">{{cite web |title=Soilent Green biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p206627/biography|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=York, William|access-date= 28 June 2009}}</ref> Notable bands include [[Eyehategod]],<ref name="AMG-Eyehategod" /> [[Down (band)|Down]]<ref name="AMG-Down" /> [[Exhorder]],<ref name="AMG-Exhorder" /> [[Crowbar (US band)|Crowbar]],<ref name="AMG-Crowbar" /> and [[Acid Bath]].<ref>"Modern hardcore music scene". [[Metalhammer]] magazine No.32.</ref><ref>Mahoney, Steve (30 March 1995). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828D4BAF75B4C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Acid Bath's not famous but it is one hot band"]. ''jsonline.com'', [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]].</ref>

=== Washington D.C. doom metal ===
{{See also|Music of Maryland#Popular music}}
This scene formed in the early 1970s and was kickstarted by [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] and [[the Obsessed]].<ref name=DC>{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-1194.html |title=Review: V/A – Doom Capital Maryland / DC |work=Metal Invader |last=Pamfilos |first=Themis |url-status=dead |date=23 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110034624/http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-1194.html |archive-date=10 November 2006 }}</ref><ref name="Doom Capital">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/doom-capital-maryland-dc-heavy-rock-underground-mw0000209044 |title=Doom Capital: Maryland DC Heavy Rock Underground |last=Henderson |first=Alex |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> Various doom/[[Stoner rock|stoner]] bands, mostly from [[Washington, D.C.]] and its [[Washington metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] on [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] (thus also being labelled ''"Maryland doom sound"''),<ref name=DC/> formed in this region being heavily influenced by early [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands, like [[UFO (band)|UFO]], [[Blue Cheer]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] and [[Sir Lord Baltimore]].<ref name="Doom Capital" /><ref name="virginiadoom">{{cite web |url=http://www.farmageddonrecordsmusicfestival.com/artists/pentagram.html |title=Pentagram |author=Tschetter, Michelle |work=Farmageddon Records |access-date=23 May 2013 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319073512/http://www.farmageddonrecordsmusicfestival.com/artists/pentagram.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This scene is also known as ''"Hellhound sound"'' for being closely related to the late [[Hellhound Records]],<ref name=DC/> who signed with many important bands of the scene like [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]],<ref name="wash">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2010/11/01/for-northern-virginia-metal-band-salome-not-all-hope-lies-in-doom/ |title=For Northern Virginia Metal Band Salome, Not All Hope Lies in Doom |author=Brandon, Wu |work=[[Washington City Paper]] |date=November 2010 |access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=Hellhound>{{Cite news|url=http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/tag/hellhound-records/|title=Hellhound Records Archives – The Obelisk|website=The Obelisk|language=en-US|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> [[Internal Void]],<ref name=Hellhound/><ref name="virginiadoom" /> [[Iron Man (band)|Iron Man]],<ref name=Hellhound/> [[Revelation (band)|Revelation]],<ref name=Hellhound/> [[Wretched (doom metal band)|Wretched]]<ref name=Hellhound/> and [[Unorthodox (band)|Unorthodox]].<ref name=Hellhound/> Other notable bands include [[Evoken]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockshowmagazine.com/v2i3/bios/evoken.html |title=New Jersey Doom Metal |work=Rock Show Magazine |access-date=20 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081047/http://www.rockshowmagazine.com/v2i3/bios/evoken.html |archive-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Spirit Caravan]],<ref name="Doom Capital" /><ref name="virginiadoom" /> [[Earthride]],<ref name="Doom Capital" /> and [[The Hidden Hand (band)|the Hidden Hand]].<ref name="wash" />

=== Pacific Northwest doom metal ===
The [[Pacific Northwest]] region – primarily [[Oregon]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and [[British Columbia]] – has been host to a growing scene of doom, sludge,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 2009|title=Sludge Special - Part 2|magazine=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]|issue=188|pages=40–57|issn=1350-6978}}</ref> and stoner metal<ref name="PNW">{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/139239063/the-mix-a-pacific-northwest-metal-goldmine|title=The Mix: A Pacific Northwest Metal Goldmine|newspaper=NPR|date=10 August 2011|last1=Levin|first1=Hannah}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cvltnation.com/crushing-cascadia-earworthy-metal-of-the-pacific-northwest|title=Crushing Cascadia: Earworthy Metal of the Pacific Northwest -|date=28 January 2013|access-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615024101/http://www.cvltnation.com/crushing-cascadia-earworthy-metal-of-the-pacific-northwest/|archive-date=15 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> since the 1990s. It is influenced by the geographical origin of [[grunge]] music and a sound pioneered in part by the Washington band [[Melvins]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal|last1=Bukszpan|first1=Daniel|publisher=Sterling, New York|year=2012|pages=192–193|isbn=978-1402792304|url={{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=WiQKuAAACAAJ|page=192}}}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic" /> Common visual themes include the region's cold, rainy, forested climate, and many bands utilize psychedelic imagery influenced by bands like [[Sleep (band)|Sleep]], Karp and Harkonen.<ref name="PNW" /> Musical styles often share crossover features with [[Ambient black metal|atmospheric/ambient black metal]], [[drone metal]], and [[post-metal]] as seen in Oregon's [[Yob (band)|YOB]], [[Agalloch]], [[Witch Mountain (band)|Witch Mountain]], and [[Red Fang]]; Washington's [[Earth (American band)|Earth]], and [[Sunn O)))]]; and Vancouver's [[Anciients]], Astrakhan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://astrakhanofficial.bandcamp.com|title=Reward in Purpose, by Astrakhan}}</ref> and [[Aaron Turner]] project [[Sumac (band)|Sumac]], among various others.

=== Palm Desert Scene===
{{main|Palm Desert Scene}} 
[[Palm Desert, California]], hosts a thriving desert rock and stoner metal scene, drawing heavy influences from [[psychedelia]], [[blues]] and [[hardcore punk]], often featuring distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form [[Jam session|jamming]], and "trance-like" or "sludgy" [[Groove (music)|grooves]].<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|last1=Vanhorn|first1=Teri|title=Queens Of The Stone Age At Home In Desert|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/503529/queens-of-the-stone-age-at-home-in-desert/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102105829/http://www.mtv.com/news/503529/queens-of-the-stone-age-at-home-in-desert/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2015|website=mtv.com|publisher=MTV|access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=yawningman>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=Normadic Pursuits – Yawning Man|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nomadic-pursuits-mw0002024035|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=laweekly>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/10/22/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-is-our-last-real-rock-star?page=3|title=Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Is Our Last Real Rock Star|author=Steve Appleford|date=22 October 2014|work=L.A. Weekly}}</ref> Because of their integration, the term "stoner rock" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "desert rock".<ref name=part>{{cite news | title= News: StonerRock.com and MeteorCity Part Ways | url= http://www.bravewords.com/news/13824 | publisher= Bravewords.com | date= 19 May 2004 | access-date= 26 August 2011 | archive-date= 9 October 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121009112910/http://www.bravewords.com/news/13824 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Notable bands include [[Kyuss]],<ref name="Morris">{{Citation | last = Morris | first = Chris | title = Kyuss lands on its feet and keeps climbing | newspaper =[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | page =1 | date =15 January 1994}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite web|last1=Lynskey|first1=Dorian|title=Kyuss: Kings of the stoner age|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/25/kyuss-stoner-queens-stone-age|work=The Guardian|date=25 March 2011|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> [[Queens of the Stone Age]],<ref name=mtv/> [[Dali's Llama]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fessier|first1=Bruce|title=Zach Huskey offering variety show of desert sound|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2014/06/30/zach-huskey-hick-ups-dunebilly/11817963/|newspaper=The Desert Sun|date=30 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402224524/http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2014/06/30/zach-huskey-hick-ups-dunebilly/11817963/|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> [[Slo Burn]],<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/slo-burn-mn0001625569#wre "Slo Burn"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved on 5 October 2013.</ref> and [[Brant Bjork]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-16/10-essential-stoner-rock-albums|last=Dome|first=Malcolm|magazine=Metal Hammer|date=16 October 2016|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231148/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-16/10-essential-stoner-rock-albums|url-status=dead}}</ref>