Sometimes people live until they die and others live to die
How it sounds
Like the funeral music of a death metal musician.
It is basically a mix of death metal with doom metal, slow and melodic, but with growling vocals and not very optimistic lyrics.
Basically, it has no optimistic lyrics.
Holding some characteristics of death, such as a double boot at a much slower pace and with a lot of musical depth on the verge of progressive.
This with the addition of keys and other strings such as the cello.
Why listen to it
For the depth and the high quality of compositions, but also for the wonderful melodies.
Why not
Iiiiiiiiii don’tttttttttt want to dieeeeeeeee yet!!! And because you want more speed and more optimism in the lyrics.
Where we meet it
Around the world and scattered. Basically, however, in Scandinavia and the USA.
When did it start
The late ‘80s
Who are the pioneers
The Americans Dream Death are considered pioneers of this mix, long before the genre was founded.
Autopsy, Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Anathema are also considered pioneers of the genre, especially in their first albums.
You have to listen
Acid Witch, Forest Stream, Hamferð, Morgion, Mourning Beloveth, The Ashen Tree, Vanha, (EchO), As Autumn Calls, Atten Ash, Dawn of Solace, Doom:VS, Evadne, Forest Stream, Helevorn, Immensity, Katatonia, Mar de Grises, Novembers Doom, Ocean of Grief, Rapture, Saturnus, Swallow the Sun, Wine From Tears.
Days of glory
The early 1990s and again after 2000, but generally has a stable audience with growing trends.
Red card
Lack of identity and the bands, although very remarkable, change their style, considering it non-commercial and sometimes returning to it.
What is it confused with
With Death metal, doom metal, funeral doom, Gothic metal.
How do you describe it to an irrelevant
Imagine death drinking something very strong, coming to you wearing headphones and listening to Bob Marley and finally never reaching you… Ehh this in music!