doom metal en · NOUN
Etymology
Perhaps from the 1986 album title Epicus Doomicus Metallicus or maybe from the 1970 Black Sabbath song "Hand of Doom".
Meanings
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(uncountable) A subgenre of heavy metal characterised by a slow tempo and low-tuned guitars, often emphasizing despairing lyrics.
Devotees of doom metal often cite as early instances of the sub-genre mid-1980s albums by Saint Vitus and Candlemass, the title of Candlemass' 1986 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus perhaps inspiring the sub-genre's eventual designation.
2016, Ronald Bogue, Deleuze's Way: Essays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 39:
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nl doommetal (heavy metal subgenre) · eo damna metalroko (heavy metal subgenre) · ka დუმ მეტალი (heavy metal subgenre) · mr डूम मेटल (heavy metal subgenre)