How to Get Into Doom | BangerTV

Let's be honest, Metal isn't the most straightforward world to dive into.
In each episode of How to get Into, Blayne Smith will break down a main genre of metal, providing historical context and the hallmark sounds that define the style while providing some great bands to ease yourself into the waters. On this weeks episode, we'll look at how to get into Doom and who knows? Maybe you'll discover your new favorite band along the way.
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[@BangerTV]

Whats your favorite Doom album? BTW we covered Death/Doom in the Death Metal episode here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anvTZ3R5lpiMetE

[@JuanHernandez-nl9wo]

Tough decision but Imma have to go for the first thing that comes to mind and say Candlemass' Nightfall. And I'm gonna throw in Trouble's debut just cover all my bases.

[@MCDLHOTP]

Candlemass' two firsts album, Epicus and Nightfall, are just doom metal perfection.

[@merijn08]

Any Reverend Bizarre album.

[@fernandosanz4422]

"Our Raw Heart" by mighty YOB

[@nopuppetsounds5070]

From 70's to present time if I'd spontaneously choose only one album per decade: 1970 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1984 - Trouble - Trouble (Psalm 9) 1991 - Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium 2000 - Eternal Elysium - Spiritualized D 2017 - The Obsessed - Sacred 2020 - Kirk Windstein - Dream in Motion

[@choptopshusband]

I think a stoner/doom album that gets people into Metal in general is Electric Wizard- Dopethrone, I know a lot of indie rockers who don’t even listen to metal but fuckin love that album

[@xenos_n.]

Yeah it's probably the most popular and influential stoner doom album next to Sleep's Holy Mountain

[@ConvincingPeople]

It kinda verges on sludge, is the thing. It's weirdly intense for a stoner record. Sort of like how most people call Acid Bath a sludge band but their second record straight up sounds like Sleep.

[@Grom-rl8bm]

Dragonaut by Sleep me into doom and its my most delved into genre by far

[@satanicaleve]

The previous album Come My Fanatics is also a great record to get people into Electric Wizard and Stoner Doom. Return Trip from that is legendary.

[@MetalComedy]

Electric Wizard has had great crossover success. Weed IS a gateway drug... to DOOM METAL.

[@petertyson2]

Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema were my gateway in to most things Doom.

[@paulboechler1314]

this is correct

[@brunosipavicius7867]

Mine too

[@ThePuka]

UK in the 90s was producing amazing doom bands.

[@mikeb4858]

How Blayne did an entire primer on doom without even obliquely mentioning the unholy trinity/Peaceville three is a mystery. Maybe it's the challenge of trying to do a "Doom for Dummies" while still maintaining the hipster street cred. Things did get... dance-y for PL and MDB around the turn of the century before they came back to their roots, and Anathema has been purely prog rock for more than 20 years now. Still, the first half of the 90s was crushing from those three bands.

[@brunosipavicius7867]

When I was teen a copied in oil painting the serenades album cover. I miss old anathema.

[@faithroth668]

In reference to Solitude by Candlemass, “...that might have come across as silly and dated.” Meanwhile, I’ve been introducing everyone I know to doom metal using this specific song. I don’t regret my decision.

[@meliaelentari]

Doom is easily my favourite metal genre. Slow, hard, and deep; just the way I like it

[@johnstamos75]

Type O?

[@FG-bn3qq]

Ayy lmao

[@attentivegingy48]

Fnar Fnar

[@Spoons7414]

Mmmmmm

[@Shotgvn]

Sus

[@madirish88]

Crowbar, Down, Fu Manchu, Clutch, Nebula, Elder, Monster Magnet, Spiritual Beggars, Orange Goblin, YOB, Eyehategod; Black Cobra, Sheavy, Goatsnake, Pallbearer, Sun and Sail Club, Corrosion of Conformity, ASG..... it’s all good Baby!

[@Wheresthepepsibismol]

Yeah Crowbar, candlemass, sleep, sunn O))) and Electric Wizard are my favorite Doom/Stoner/NOLA/sludge and drone Metal bands. Doom Metal is f**king great especially now with the controversy in Thrash Metal around David Ellefson. That whole controversy made me love Doom Metal more.

[@arthuraguirrejr.9500]

@@Wheresthepepsibismol what controversy? I'm not familiar with that D:

[@Wheresthepepsibismol]

@@arthuraguirrejr.9500 David Ellefson supposingly was talking to an underage girl

[@maulalex08]

@@Wheresthepepsibismol she wasnt underage, look it up

[@Wheresthepepsibismol]

@@maulalex08 I know but still he cheated on his wife which is a sin.

[@trevpeeps307]

The band that got me into doom, even though they’re not a doom band, is Alice In Chains. They were the first band I heard that emphasized the slow and heavy.

[@MetalComedy]

Hey man, good point! Alice in Chains is super tight. And yeah, I can see them giving you a little hit of Doom to get ya hooked!

[@kronosb]

Very dark and doom...

[@mkinne3121]

That is a good point. Like, Junkhead, Rooster, or Dirt. Or many others

[@kurthuber8665]

What got me into the the genre was Pallbearer and the album heartless. Fantastic album. Also, not really room but I love Crowbar. One of my top favorite bands of all time.

[@anonymousperson3433]

YES. Best band ever

[@romm4516]

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality. Half of these genres are on that one album, if in embryonic form.

[@chai-nu7wh]

If they do not lower me to my grave with Candlemass epicly blasting through the entire town then I don't wanna die

[@keithmjali761]

Personally, I think Eyehategod would've been a better mention for Sludge, the first three albums are what Morbid Angel and Darkthrone is to death metal and black metal respectively, The Unholy Trinity of Sludge Metal.

[@keithmjali761]

@Matt T. the new album is kinda hit or miss with me, feels kinda like Confederacy of Ruined Lives Pt. II, higher production values, underwhelming songwriting, it kinda lacks that crushing atmosphere and emotion that they were famous/infamous for. Or like in the self-titled album of 2014, lacks the sense of fun, energy and replay value.

[@princealigorna7468]

Eyehategod is what you play when you want scare people off from sludge! Even if you get them to groove to the riffs, Mike Williams' vocals are fucking harrowing on the best of days, and borderline unlistenable on the worst! I'd have picked Down or Crowbar myself

[@jake8907]

Doom is a constant influence to many subgenres and Blane did an excellent introduction. Short and to the point. 🤘👏👍

[@MetalComedy]

Thanks Jak, I really appreciate. Glad you liked the video!

[@frank9995]

Short and to the point... unlike most doom metal.

[@ryemill7787]

Eyehategod or Crowbar!!!! Nola native here showing some love.

[@WFKIV]

"The power of the riff compels me!" ⚜️

[@SamLibman]

Thank goodness Neurosis got mentioned! The GOAT.

[@satanicaleve]

Hell yeah! I got to see them awhile back in the early 2000's and it was fucking insane. Easily the loudest and most intense band I have seen live

[@QuasarSniffer]

The enthusiasm Blayne introduced Wormphlegm by saying "if were gonna get weird, LET'S GET WEIRD" was positively endearing. That's why I love his videos! The band that got me into doom was definitely Candlemass. Their first two records just blew my mind as budding metalhead. I was probably 19ish when I first heard them.

[@ConvincingPeople]

I knew they were going to be his pick from the moment he skipped past Mournful Congregation and Bell Witch. Immediately, I thought, "He's going to need to mention Wormphlegm," and then he started talking about short-lived bands and I was like, "OH SHIT IT'S HAPPENING." Their stuff is so *evil.*

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

@@ConvincingPeoplethey’re the only funeral doom band that crosses the line from being overwhelmingly depressing into being the most menacing, hateful, evil thing I’ve heard. It’s made to SCARE people and it sure as fuck did for me lmfaooo

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Sleep , Monolord, Windhand = the trifecta of Great Modern Doom REPEAT> Sleep, Monolord, Windhand & YOB

[@kdbrown777]

Sleep, Monolord, Windhand, YOB, and Pallbearer.

[@independenceltd.]

Sabbath...then Trouble...then Witchfinder General...then Cathedral...

[@skeven0]

No pentagram?

[@independenceltd.]

@@skeven0 I got a couple vying for that fifth spot.

[@jordanaut]

Definitely needed the addition of Death/Doom and Gothic Doom. Needed to mention Electric Wizard, Crowbar and of course Paradise Lost, Katatonia, My Dying Bride and Anathema too. I would’ve also added the band Funeral when talking about Funeral Doom. But of course this is just a short video so you can’t cover everything

[@ConvincingPeople]

To be fair, he covered death-doom and its ties to Gothic doom in the death metal episode a bit back, so you could always watch that! :3

[@skeven0]

It's funny he's wearing a Bongripper shirt and he did not mention them

[@tuliocosta3973]

Listen to Reverend Bizarre, people. The Hour of Death is a great track to start, you'll get everything great you need in your doom.

[@MetalComedy]

I know Sarah certainly agrees with you!

[@sourcedecay]

I grew up where Sleep and Neurosis are from and was a gothy teenager at the time, so yeah, that's how I got into it. You couldn't walk for more than 5 minutes downtown without stumbling into a Neurosis show.

[@SanskarWagley]

Both amazing bands

[@thatpointinlife]

Oak-LAND!!!

[@Brohan97]

Neurosis fucking slays

[@MetalComedy]

Bro, how did you find your way home through all that reefer

[@niteshade2271]

so fucking jealous of you

[@unsignedmelodeys]

Ahab, pallbearer are the only ones i have in my collection so this vid is very much welcome

[@xenos_n.]

Ahab is probably the best funeral doom band I've ever heard. Very depressing but God damn is that good music.

[@TaylorLames]

Windhand has been my go to for months now. I feel like he should've mentioned Electric Wizard. Not my favorite band, but it's almost always one of the first bands mentioned for Doom/Stoner. Also no mention of Drone. Hm.

[@exodius6977]

Yeah, zero mention of Electric Wizard OR Drone metal. I'm a massive E. Wiz fan, and they were one of the most important Stoner Doom bands. Plus, Drone has some insane bands like The Angelic Process and Sunn O))).

[@robertrichmond5661]

No doom talk is complete without Warning’s “Watching From A Distance”.

[@pope6770]

Agreed, that album is fantastic

[@ANGLO-GERMAN96]

Fuck yes

[@ursus9982]

You didn’t mention Death/Doom and somehow made it through a video without mentioning Hooded Menace

[@derekwitt6948]

Blane put Death/Doom in the How to get into Death Metal video, and he did talk a lot about Hooded Menace

[@ursus9982]

I know...... I fear the art of sarcasm may be lost in the internet.

[@Homm3dude88]

@@ursus9982 Dude... You can't write something "sarcastic" and expect people to notice when it's just text.. Sarcasm works with the voice.

[@jjorjj]

@@Homm3dude88 yeah sure, its definitely not possible to communicate tone through context and punctuation...

[@ursus9982]

@@Homm3dude88 Again, I feel my comments are not coming across the way they are meant. You’re exactly right and what you said is exactly what I meant. It’s hard to express things via text.

[@FinGamer181]

Pallbearer is one of my absolute favorite doom bands! Also worth checking are Conan and Primitive Man who create some badass sludge and doom.

[@odin2823]

Pentagram is the band that introduced it all for me

[@kramalerav]

I consider Pentagram more a traditional heavy metal sound; they sounded like Black Sabbath but with a notable influence in sound from early psychedelic rock band Blue Cheer.

[@skeven0]

I would even say it's like Black Sabbath but with darker lyrics

[@JAG214]

What got me into Doom was all the Doom/Stoner/Sludge Metal Channels that KZbin was suggesting me years ago like 666MrDoom, MrStonebeliever and Stoned Meadow Of Doom

[@rubyrockatanksy9273]

666MrDoom is an absolute hero of doom. I've spent so much money through Bandcamp thanks to that channel ahaha. If you haven't listened to it already, the "Satanic Smoke Ceremony" album by Stone Angels they uploaded last week is fantastic!

[@satanicaleve]

666MrDoom and MrStoneBeliever are awesome individuals and killer channels. I used to follow Stoned Meadow of Doom but after all the shit I found out about the owner Clint Beed I stopped following him. Even Truckfighters told him to stop using the cover art for their Gravity X album as his profile pic. Dude is a racist and misogynistic piece of shit.

[@JAG214]

@@satanicaleve Did not know that about him

[@rubyrockatanksy9273]

@@satanicaleve Fascinating... I stopped following Stoned Meadow a couple of years ago after glancing at their recommended channels. Racist and misogynist about sums it up so that's unfortunately no surprise and sounds like some controversy I'll have to read into.

[@JAG214]

@@satanicaleve So I looked into Stoned Meadow Of Doom and there one video on KZbin that dives into what you are saying that he a racist and so on I personally don't care if he a racist or whatever because to me it does not affect me directly and I am only there on his channel for the music he post on there so I can find out about new bands As a person no one should be a racist or misogynist because it not right at all and I don't stand for that shit also he should never get paid from KZbin because of the kind of person he his which is my personal opinion but now if a band wants to give him money to post their music that on them but I would never do that knowing that he a racist and misogynistic

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

Thank you, *Saint Vitus* for showing me the door.

[@ofermashiach4519]

Saint Vitus = love of my life.

[@mkinne3121]

Saint Vitus ARE doom!!

[@dpeady78]

First time I heard “Empress Rising” by Monolord I got goosebumps - I’d never heard anything like that before

[@HattemAlHajry]

Ahab, Pallbearer, and Evoken are worth mentioning

[@JahlisMan]

"let's get a taste!" "SITTI~" the ad starts playing got a chuckle of me, that did:D

[@newcomerjason7791]

I'm loving this series.....just wish the episodes were a little longer.... The host Blyane is so perfect for this. Keep them coming BANGER!! 🤘🤘

[@stilleverden]

norwegian band Funeral is my all time favorite doom band! Really underappreciated and the most heartwrenching music i've ever heard

[@MarmiteTheDog]

Spiritus Mortis' The Year Is One, along with Candlemass' The Door to Doom define the genre for me.

[@mrkakaw358]

Doom+Sludge= my daily dose of misery!

[@MetalComedy]

Startin' your day of right!

[@skeven0]

I bet you love Bongripper's Misirable Tracks are Endless Descent Into ruin

[@ChanceFullerMusic]

I've been listening to matal for the better part of 18 years. I only started listening to Doom and Grind this past year really lol. What got me obsessed was Yob.

[@kronosb]

No mention of the perfect Type O Negative? Pallbearer?

[@magnus.nasmark]

Fun story. I saw Neurosis opening for Gwar back in 1994. Epic concert with lots of songs from Enemy of the Sun. I first heard them through the wall of my neighbour at the time. Had to walk over the hall and ask him what he played. I am sure expected me too complain about the infernal racket… :D

[@lj_maestro3391]

I'm surprised I haven't seen a lot of Pallbearer in the comments, honest to god Heartless was one of my fav records of last decade. Epic in scale and plenty of Black Sabbath love and just enough melancholy to fit nice and snug in the Doom genre

[@vangoncalves2917]

The best CHANNEL in the world.....

[@SerpentineSeiđr]

I had to come back hours after watching this video to thank you for introducing me to Crypt Sermon! I haven't been this blown away by a band on first listen for years. Thank you so much! I'll check out other doom and epic doom after them, but wow, what a winner.

[@scrubs84]

For me it was bands like Melvins and Earth that got me into the genre. Such a variety of music in 1 category

[@peacecoyote1592]

Aside from the Sabbath, Eyehategod's song Crimes Against Skin really pulled me in. I heard it when I was just beginning to explore music on my own and the riff never left my mind.

[@TheNightmareRider]

Black Sabbath and Candlemass got me into doom. I would argue that Ghost are actually a modern take on traditional doom, and though their most recent album, Prequell, strayed away from the doom side a little, the modern classic "Secular Haze" is a brilliant way to introduce doom. You have helped me expand my interest to Death Doom with Hooded Menace, Solitude Eternus and Eternal Rot. But if there is one epic doom band that does not get enough love, it's Godthrym. Their 2020 release "Reflections" was one of my favourite of the year. Slow, crushing, and powerful! I need to listen to more Funeral Doom bands, but the band that got me interested was, of course, Ahab. Though currently I need to find more bands like Shades of Deep Water. If you want something that's slow, heavy and perfect for a funeral march, then "Death's Threshold" is the album for you!

[@princealigorna7468]

That first Ghost album definitely counts, I think. Very much 70's, Sabbath-inspired, occult doom. The songs had a poppy edge, but they were slow, heavy, and atmospheric. Year Zero also counts, though it's more experimental. I think by Meliora though, they'd morphed beyond the boundaries of doom into just a great heavy metal band. (That's also the point it became obvious that each album was going to be a little different by exploring a different era of metal on each one. The first was early-70's Sabbath, the second was mid-70's meta, Meliora was the start of the 80's influence coming in, while Prequelle was like sticking all the 80's into one album. There's Motley Crue. There's Mercyful Fate. There's Trouble. There's freaking Foreigner on Miasma with its AOR synths and screaming sax solo, there's freaking Meat Loaf! That album is nuts and that's why I love it!)

[@devenscience8894]

Spotify recommended Windhand to me, and they quickly became one of my favorite metal bands.

[@gardenave2531]

Doom and Stoner.. so close to each other. I love all of it. “Malfiore,” Electric Wizard, “Grey Garden” Windhand, “Mariguanaut’s Theme” Sleep. So good.

[@t.j.landry375]

Blayne, thanks a lot for the Crypt Sermon recommendation. Never heard of them til this vid and they're awesome!

[@FullMetal625]

Power Metal and Doom are my two favorite sub genres and to find out a band like Crypt Sermon exists *chef's kiss* Keep doing videos like this, it was awesome!

[@JuanHernandez-nl9wo]

Out Of The Garden is easily one of the best albums of 2015. The Ruins Of Fading Light is a beast as well

[@MegaPlayBrasil]

Genuinely surprised that Blayne didn't put a clip of Bell Witch on funeral doom

[@ConvincingPeople]

If you're going to push the envelope, Wormphlegm are obligatory.

[@MetalComedy]

I'm worried if I mention them too much they'll realize I have a crush on them.

[@Thebizel]

Got into "not mainstream" metal thanks to Sleep ! Indeed Doom is a great gateway. I would have put the Melvins real front and center of Sludge but Neurosis is also acceptable of course, they did everything! Also, is Opeth in Epic Doom ?? I'd say so. Damn I love the 2011 album. And Ghost? ... Seems real blurry to me. Next : slow it down even more and talk DRONE. Boris, SUNN and all ! Maybe an episode with a bunch of the really weird genres ...

[@travissmith9046]

I remember picking up a copy of Dopesmoker after reading an album review in the back of a metal magazine. They had me at, "Slow, turgid and heavier than shifting tectonic plates."

[@kratoswarrius6871]

Honestly no idea why they weren't mentioned, but Bongripper opened the way of doom for me. Heard Terminal for the first time while while looking for music while stoned af with my best bud, was like "yo ive heard the name before, lets try it", never looked back. Super dope band. Also really enjoy Bell Witch and their Mirror Reaper, that album is phenomenal, and Warning's Watching from a Distance hits the spot for me as well. Really depressive both of them, tho.

[@CynicVids]

Solstice - New Dark Age. Absolute classic epic doom

[@juanm.q5121]

Love the background art. Love this show!

[@TheBarbaraNunes]

thanks!

[@user-cu9qk8dz1t]

Bongripper and bell witch got me into doom, I've never seen anyone talk about the former though, they have great albums like The Great Barrier Reefer and Miserable, my personal favorites

[@kevymetal5817]

Candlemass - Ancient Dreams. Picked this up in 1988 after reading about it. Excellent gateway album.

[@celluloidprojectile]

What a great artwork! Thx guys for a quality content.

[@nogodsnomasters666]

Draconian and When Nothing Remains are my go to bands. Love the piano pieces in Funeral Doom

[@wodenmetal5908]

I needed this video actually, perfect upload

[@Ninzumecha]

Been trying to understand and get into metal for a long time, I usually just find the odd band I like. This approach to explaining it is exactly what I was after. I haven’t looked, but I hope you’ve got more of this type of video ✌️

[@cbaddyO]

This is probably one of the most succinct explanations of Doom, et. al that I've heard. Well done, sir. I am often trying to defend my love of Metal to others and I think Doom is a great gateway. It's analogous to listening to the surf break on some foggy Maine shore. Heavy, repetitive, dank. Love it. Melvins' "Stoner Witch" was a biggie for me, but I cannot get enough of Monolord's "No Comfort" and Messa's "Feast For Water". Beautiful stuff, man. - CB

[@lid5]

'Profetus - As all seasons die' is my all time favourite funeral doom album. Its just epic

[@evanricheson1630]

Punk, metal, rock n roll, doom, stoner it is all wonderful and gifted to us by god given musicians

[@el_nachos442]

Spectacular video! this shit is written in a sublime way! captivating and humorous from start to finish! 🤘

[@MetalComedy]

That's the goal! Glad I hit it. I'm pretty dumb after all...

[@robertgarside3827]

How to get into Doom? Travel back to 1993 and buy a PC.

[@xenos_n.]

Or a TI-81 graphing calculator

[@s13gaming72]

Can't have Doom without some Ripping and Tearing. But jokes aside, my favorite doom band is Khemmis and their track Above the Water is incredible.

[@MNmarrow]

That whole album is fantastic.

[@Grom-rl8bm]

The Bereaved by Khemmis is in my top 5-10 favorite songs

[@MNmarrow]

@@Grom-rl8bm oh yes... When the vocals hit after that long intro: chills engaged.

[@Chrysophylax-I]

These are amazing! Please don't stop making them. Do follow-ups if you have to. I learn so much.

[@jordidiaz504]

Windhand was my intro and is now go to, electric wizard was my 2nd

[@Emil-ko2fv]

Ahab-The Call of The Wretched Sea Evoken-Antithesis of Light Esoteric-The Maniacal Vale Bell Witch-Mirror Reaper Holy shit these are good

[@Withered416]

My first experience with doom was Primitive Man’s album Caustic. It’s slow, distorted and coated in anguish. I was definitely intrigued but hadn’t looked much further than Primitive Man, I only wanted other bands that sounded just like them. Later on however I simultaneously fell in love with black metal and doom metal. I got into doom through Sarah’s band Smoulder which opened the gates for me in multiple directions, it got me into epic doom metal, traditional doom, heavy metal, it seriously is such an important album to me. Around the same time was when Atramentus released their brutishly slow and crushingly heavy album Stygian. This alongside The Funeral Orchestra’s Negative Evocation Rites (suggested by Blaine on Metal Monthly) really got me into doom metal and I highly recommend all of the bands/albums mentioned

[@DT-yu6zf]

Please give us more of this fantastic series!

[@lobstarooo]

Great video, I absolutely love these How To Get Into videos and to be honest, these episodes could go on a lot longer if it were up to me. One minor correction would be that Dopesmoker is 63 minutes and change, not 45 - but that said they did cut it down to 52 to please the label with the Jerusalem version. So it's not that far off.

[@user-kt8dx2to6l]

I was not aware about Crypt Sermon's existence and thanks to Blayne I have a new favorite band. Thank you so much Blayne, you rule.

[@serenitymetal]

I was a kid when my uncle be riffing out on Candelmass still remember it. Hearing Cry from the Crypt from that little shed he be dooming out of.

[@nick_kaamos]

Love the video!!! The first doomy (Other than Sabbath) song I heard as a teen was "Retribution For The Dead" by Autopsy. Also Winter needs a good mention, but these are more from a death metal perspective.

[@notwasnot]

Blayne if you have any doubt , you just did an amazing job , once again , you nailed it man !!!!

[@xenos_n.]

Finally, a Doom video! Great job. I highly recommend Black Capricorn and the first two Black Pyramid albums for some good stoner doom, and Wandering Midget for some EPIC DOOM.

[@serpentinesecrets6771]

Wandering Midget is amazing

[@Bedrockbrendan]

The album that got me into Doom Metal was Beyond the Crimson Horizon by Solitude Aeturnus. It was about '92 and was a great time to get into the genre because I quickly picked up albums like Forest of Equilibrium by Cathedral which had come out a year earlier. For me bands like Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, Saint Vitus, Cathedral, and Count Raven were my foundation in the genre. Cathedral and Solitude Aeturnus were my two favorites (at least during Cathedral's Forest of Equilibrium and Soul Sacrifice period). I basically followed the thank you notes in the sleeves of any band I was listening to (I knew about bands like Trouble and Witchfinder General from the sleeves but it was a bit of time before I found these bands albums anywhere).

[@LolBox76]

Doom Metal was my first time ever listening to metal music, I'll never forget the day, best day of my life \m/

[@JKrauss09]

Love the shout out to Crypt Sermon, such a good album. Bands like Swallow the Sun, Woods of Ypres, Draconian, Ghost Brigade, and Katatonia. An underrated gem is Beastmaker

[@craigcoady3219]

Crowbar deserves a mention

[@Chris_Oblivion]

Great video, Blake!

[@MetalComedy]

Thanks Kris!

[@danimelma]

What a nice discovery Crypt Sermon is! THANKS!!!

[@TheDubulous]

That Nerosis hat is awesome!! 🤘

[@andersonhampel5063]

This is my favorite show on youtube.

[@MetalComedy]

DAMN DUDE! Made my day!

[@unclepecos69]

Seeing Windhand in concert is what did it for me.

[@doobiousd5020]

My old roomate Lars and I used to play what we called the Shotgun game (rock-paper-scissors: win= 1 shotgun off the blunt; lose= 3 shotguns off the blunt) and then take a perfect hour long nap with Jerusalem turned up to 11. Simpler times ;)

[@blendernoob64]

The way I got into Doom was first listening to Into the Void by Black Sabbath and I went, “hey, this is freaking heavy, I want more of this!” So I then went to stoner doom and I found some of the heaviest bands in the world, with Blayne’s shirt presenting in my opinion the 2nd heaviest band on earth! Electric Wizard Dopethrone and Come My Fanatics also being favorites of mine.

[@SlyHikari03]

Sleep, Electric wizard, Black Sabbath and Boris. Those are what made me get into this genre. Neurosis and kyuss remain my favorites.

[@markmattimore592]

Excellent video as always Blane. I was hoping for a mention of my favorite Doom subgenre; Drone Metal. A healthy dose of Sunn O))) is good for the soul.

[@RoybaerHotzenplotz]

Reverend Bizarre got me into Doom. To this day they're on of my favoite Bands ever.

[@waterdrinker90]

Such a delicious genre to get into. I sometimes wish I'd forget everything I know about doom/stoner metal just to have the bliss of getting into it all over again. Start from Down. Then, after the inevitable dissapointment with Phil Anselmo's antics, you can move on to Sasquatch, Orange Goblin, Kyuss and Blind Dog. Sleep is the obvious next step. If after this first voyage you find yourself more drawn to the 70s nostalgia & psychedelic side, you should then check out Graveyard, Witchcraft, Capricorn, Weird Owl, Red Fang, Nebula and 1000mods. If, however, you're a spooky scary skelleton type of person, then you're ready for Doom. Candlemass, Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Witchfinder General, Reverend Bizarre, Lucifer, Cathedral and of course the all mighty Black Sabbath. If you really love candlemass, and you want more of it, then check out Solitude Aeternus and the first record from Avatarium. Now if you find yourself craving something that's more agressive, but still has that groovy vibe of stoner/doom, I got you covered. High on Fire, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Eyehategod and Bongzilla. After all that, if you just want to get weird, then look no furhter than Neurosis, Om, Earth, Pelican, The Melvins and Isis.

[@primusdude87]

Nightfall by Candlemass is probably one of my favorite Doom albums, followed closely by Serenades from Anathema.

[@metallian2952]

Ataraxie from France is excellent and also Thronehammer are pushing the boundaries of doom.

[@portablecity]

Pretty sure it was Bongripper that really made me get into this genre! Pretty ready to try Crypt Sermon now tho, that's such a good pitch!

[@ronaldmorales1200]

Anguish from Uppsala,Sweden got me into Doom, one of my favorite bands

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Longing for Dawn was my introduction to Funeral Doom. Incredible band.

[@francoascui9584]

Into the Void for me got me into this genre of metal. What a great Black Sabbath song 🤘🏼

[@RawBogan]

I concur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@radioclash84]

07:32 holy shit this sounds so awesome. Great introduction as well by Blayne.

[@nrudy]

Killer Bongripper shirt. Hail Satin Worship Doom is an amazing album. And the hat! Times of Grace got me into Neurosis.

[@Lazyan_dbored]

The first band that really got me into doom metal is bellwitch - mirror reaper album, which i know from the review that u guys made, thanks for that