Funeral Doom

[Luc214]

So I noticed there's no Funeral Doom thread and decided I must remedy this.

I guess we can start by listing the FD bands we like, and reccomendations of artists/albums to listen to.

FD Artists I listen to:

Ahab
Monolithe
Bunkur
Wormphlegm
Esoteric
Thergothon
Mournful Congregation
Pantheist
Shape Of Despair
Torture Wheel
Wraith Of The Ropes

Reccomendations:

Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum
Wraith Of The Ropes - Ada
Shape Of Despair - Angels Of Distress
Monolithe - Monolithe I

[AA-12]

I love FD.

Everyone needs to check out Grivf. I can't whore them enough. They are just beyond words. It's so intense and just overwhelming sounding.

[Luc214]

Right now I'm being absolutely bowled over by Ahab. This album is so immense.

NP: Ahab - Old Thunder

[AA-12]

Ahab is great. Get some Grivf though! Haha.

[Luc214]

Okay, will do.

I need to check out Catacombs first though.

[Nostalgia]

The Stoner / Doom thread I believe covers this, and there's no point in starting a thread when it's going to die out in a couple days.

[Luc214]

I love FD.

Everyone needs to check out Grivf. I can't whore them enough. They are just beyond words. It's so intense and just overwhelming sounding.

Hmmm, Grivf are compared to Nortt, and I didn't enjoy Nortt much when I checked them out awhile ago.

The Stoner / Doom thread I believe covers this, and there's no point in starting a thread when it's going to die out in a couple days.

FD deserves it's own thread imo, and by the way, Funeral Doom and Stoner/Doom are two different genres. Sure, there are similarities, but that's like trying to lump black and death metal together because they both use blastbeats and harsh vocals.

[AA-12]

I haven't really heard Nortt so I don't know.

[Cocaine]

Wormphlegm sucks man. Horribly. It sounds like a halloween cassette.

[AA-12]

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=397724 There's a track there.

[Luc214]

Wormphlegm sucks man. Horribly. It sounds like a halloween cassette.

Fine. Put aside your bashing and tell us what FD bands you do like. :p

NP: Esoteric - Morphia

Currently my favorite FD band.

[Cocaine]

I like Esoteric.

[AA-12]

I'm downloading the Thergothon full length right now :)

[Luc214]

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=397724 There's a track there.

Meh, sorry man I don't like it. :(

[Nostalgia]

FD deserves it's own thread imo, and by the way, Funeral Doom and Stoner/Doom are two different genres. Sure, there are similarities, but that's like trying to lump black and death metal together because they both use blastbeats and harsh vocals.

I cleary stated that the Stoner AND Doom thread cover a vast multitude of Doom sub-genres, and creating a whole other thread to discuss one of its sub-genres isn't needed. The original thread for this discussion works fine, even if it isn't specific to just Funeral Doom.

[AA-12]

Meh, sorry man I don't like it. :(

Damn :( It's easily my favorite.

[Concubine]

what exactly is funeral doom? :confused:

[AA-12]

Like doom metal but much deeper and slower, and generally has growled vocals. Sometimes it has clean but they are generally really brooding sounding.

[Luc214]

I cleary stated that the Stoner AND Doom thread cover a vast multitude of Doom sub-genres, and creating a whole other thread to discuss one of its sub-genres isn't needed. The original thread for this discussion works fine, even if it isn't specific to just Funeral Doom.

Well then we might as well not have a death metal thread, or a black metal thread, since we can discuss every subgenre of plain "metal" in a thread entitled "The Metal Thread".

I'd like to devote an actual thread to my favorite genre of Doom, and I fail to see what's wrong with that.

what exactly is funeral doom? :confused:

"Funeral doom

Funeral doom is a style that takes the slowness of doom metal to further extremes, and that puts a strong emphasis on an atmosphere of despair and emptiness. The style can be seen as a departure from death/doom, slowing down the music even further, and frequently incorporating influences from ambient music, creating a sound which is distorted and gloomy, but often dreamy at the same time. Vocals are usually growled, but are often much less in the foreground than in other styles of music, and are rather used to provide an additional texture to the music. The style was originally pioneered by Thergothon[citation needed], and later also by Skepticism and Funeral[citation needed]; modern examples include Monolithe, Mournful Congregation and Shape of Despair. Celestiial was recently credited with taking the genre to new places[citation needed]."

Wikipedia ftw.

I forgot to mention Funeral in my artist list, because I consider them more Gothic Doom than FD. But they are still awesome. Anyone else listen to them?

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Stop being so uptight, Austin. Freezing Moon had a Traditional Doom thread ages ago and there weren't any complaints. I don't see the problem with this thread. The Stoner/Doom thread is the same 5 people dicussing 70% Stoner, 29% Funeral and 0.000001% Traditional anyway.

As for the topic, I really like Esoteric and Mournful Congregation. I much prefer Traditional Doom though.

[AA-12]

Trad Doom is getting old for me.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

not as old as 20 minute Funeral Doom snoozefests :o

[AA-12]

Haha, I do hate FD that goes over like 8 minutes.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

It's great when you're in the mood for that type of thing, but 99% of the time if I want to listen to a 20 minute song I'll just put Echoes on.

[AA-12]

I'm never in the mood for long music tbh

[Apocalyptic Raids]

yeah it's not something I do often.

[Luc214]

Give Monolithe a shot, each of their albums is like a single 50 minute song, but it's never boring and the atmosphere is incredible.

[AA-12]

I wouldn't be able to get into that then.

[Luc214]

I don't get the problem with long songs. It's an adjustment, but it's really not much different than listening to a 50 minute album. It's not like it's a constant single riff stretched out for an hour, there are plenty of changes.

[AA-12]

I just generally dislike them.

[Nostalgia]

I just generally dislike them.

Did you download the two sample tracks to Kuuraparta's new album? I have a link to it if you want them.

[AA-12]

hook a bruvva up :cool:

[the2stranger]

I never noticed this thread untill now. :eek:

I guess it's not a surprise to you that I love funeral doom. :)
I'm listening to Nortt now, great Danish fd, with some nice black metal influences.

Luc gave a pretty good list on the first page.
mmm..funeral doom.

My favorite is probably Ahab, followed by Shape Of Despair.

[AA-12]

You're a fellow Grivf fan if I remember correctly, yes? :)

[the2stranger]

I have a few tracks, whci hwere awesome.
Never was able to find a full length :(

[AA-12]

Want an upload of the original demo? It's incredibly hard to find otherwise, haha. I got it from one of the members themselves. I still can't track down the full length.

[the2stranger]

That would be awesome man. :D

Also: Expect feedback on the old school death metal split you send me a few days ago, after I finish this Nortt CD.

[AA-12]

I'll get it up'd by tonight :)

Sounds good :cool:

[G_Mac07]

not as old as 20 minute Funeral Doom snoozefests :o

That had better not be a stab at The Monad Of Creation. :mad:

I <3 that song.

Has anyone heard The Dawning Of Mournful Hymns by Mournful Congregation? I love TMOC and I want to know how it compares.

And I Ataraxie is the only other FD band I listen to at this stage. I'll have to get my download on and check out some of the recommendations on the first page.

[pate]

Anybody else into Worship? Last Tape Before Doomsday FTW

[the2stranger]

Worship is great.
Last Tape Before Doomsday is great indeed.
Max had some great vocals for fd.

Haven't listened to them in a while though :eek:

[Daven]

Funeral doom rocks,though i havent been in the mood for it lately.

[Txus]

I like FD. My favorite band is Shapes of Despair \m/

[Daven]

Comatose Vigil is my favorite by far.

[Luc214]

I never noticed this thread untill now. :eek:

I guess it's not a surprise to you that I love funeral doom. :)
I'm listening to Nortt now, great Danish fd, with some nice black metal influences.

Luc gave a pretty good list on the first page.
mmm..funeral doom.

My favorite is probably Ahab, followed by Shape Of Despair.

I just created this thread. :p

And Ahab is seriously amazing.

[Hardhat]

My favorite FD band by far is Evoken.

I've heard alot about Ahab. Any active download links anyone knows about?

[FatalEnergy]

I never really got into Funeral Doom. Can't say I've heard much or any actually.

The farthest in to doom I've gotten is Candlemass.

[Luc214]

My favorite FD band by far is Evoken.

I've heard alot about Ahab. Any active download links anyone knows about?

Ahab is amazing.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6O54NKWF

[Hardhat]

Hey, thanks for the link!

[Luc214]

Tell me what you think of it.

[the2stranger]

I'm listening to Worship right now, it's been too long.
Great band. I wonder if they will release something new, since they sort of are together again, without Max though :-\

[Luc214]

Never heard of them.

I should be getting Catacombs - In The Depths Of R'lyeh soon, so I'll up it for you if you want it.

[the2stranger]

That'd be greatly appreciated.
The Womphlegm and Evoken uploads are already done and will be send to GI as soon as the last upload finishes.

[Hardhat]

Ok, I'm downloading the Ahab now. What Evoken are you uploading, The2stranger?

[Luc214]

He's uploading Antithesis Of Light.

[Eliminator]

more like funeral dumb

[pate]

I'm listening to Worship right now, it's been too long.
Great band. I wonder if they will release something new, since they sort of are together again, without Max though :-\

They're back together?!?!?! :o

[Lateksi]

Skepticism and Shape of Despair are my favourites, they are also the first funeral doom bands I ever listened.


But this thread seems like a good place to advertise my funeral doom project: http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=56272&displ_lang=en

[Hardhat]

He's uploading Antithesis Of Light.

That CD is amazing.

If you're looking for a review to post alnng with it...

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=16082 :rolleyes:

Apparently it made Stoic forget he hated Funeral Doom...So it's a good choice if you want people to donwload it.

[Poofy 666]

That CD is amazing.

If you're looking for a review to post alnng with it...

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=16082 :rolleyes:

Apparently it made Stoic forget he hated Funeral Doom...So it's a good choice if you want people to donwload it.

go away fatty


Shape of Despair is ace


Wormphlegm kicks unholy amounts of ***

[Cocaine]

What do you guys think of Asunder? I have their latest but it put me to sleep, I guess I wasn't in the mood.

[Luc214]

Hardhat: You must tell us all what you think of Ahab. :)

[Hardhat]

I'm listening to it now, I'll tell you soon.

NP: Old Thunder

[Luc214]

I'm listening to it now, I'll tell you soon.

NP: Old Thunder

Cool.

That's my favorite track btw.

[Hardhat]

Sweet. I listened to almost the whole CD once through, and it's pretty good.

So far I think it's probably a 8/10. I guarantee it'll grow on me, though. It happens to me with all Doom.

It gives one of the strongest first impressions I've ever got from the genre, though, which is a good sign.

[ninjamonkey]

I listen to tons of funeral doom. I haven't found anything better than Mournful Congregation, though.

[Shattered_Future]

I can only stomach funeral doom at certain points. But, at those points, there's nothing better.

[Spoonful of Shame]

The Call Of The Wretched Sea album is awesome. I listened to the album twice now. I need more Ahab. \m/

[ninjamonkey]

Yeah, Ahab is great. You can really sense the "nautic" atmosphere.

[the2stranger]

They're back together?!?!?! :o

Yup. :)
They releases a slit in 2005.
I'm hoping for another full length though.

What do you guys think of Asunder? I have their latest but it put me to sleep, I guess I wasn't in the mood.
I still need to check them out.

For all those people in here that enjoy Maiden Voyage, don't check Amarathine Trampler (Another FD band by the same guy).
It's quite boring actually.

[Luc214]

Catacombs - In The Depths Of R'lyeh will be coming in the DU for all you people who haven't heard it.

:)

[the2stranger]

Cool, I'll download it for sure.
You like it Luc?

[Luc214]

Cool, I'll download it for sure.
You like it Luc?

Yeah, I haven't listened to it much yet. It's really heavy and slow, I heard it described as sonic lava once.

[the2stranger]

Sounds good.
Count me in. :D

[Daven]

Goddamn so many FD bands i havent checked out. There's some catching up i need to do.

[Luc214]

This Evoken is really good 2stranger. It's probably the most atmospheric FD I've ever heard.

[Hardhat]

Evoken reminds me of being in a cave.

[the2stranger]

I'll get some more FD/doom/stoner/drone up on the daily soon, so there will be enough to discover Daven.

Luc: Yeah, atmosphere is the keyword and these guys know how to!
I love the vocals.

[Daven]

Nice, ill be sure to donwload those then.

[Luc214]

Everyone check out the Catacombs in today's Daily Upload. If you don't get the DU, I'll post the link here.

[Luc214]

Ahab is officially the best Funeral Doom band ever.

Old Thunder is a brilliant track.

[the2stranger]

The drums on that track are so awesome.
Ahab is in my top 5 of FD bands, that's for sure.

I'm kind of curious about the new Fallen, with this chick singer andall, it'll be a big change from the ultra low male vocals on the first release.

[Daven]

I still need to check out Ahab.

[Luc214]

The drums on that track are so awesome.
Ahab is in my top 5 of FD bands, that's for sure.

I'm kind of curious about the new Fallen, with this chick singer andall, it'll be a big change from the ultra low male vocals on the first release.

I <3 the drums in that track also. The drums in the first 3 songs are perfect, I love the sound. Then they change the production after that awesome interlude, I wish they hadn't done that, the first 3 songs were perfect in terms of sound and production.

I need to listen to Fallen, I haven't heard them yet. Hmm, Funeral has a female singer, but they're more Gothic than Funeral doom.

[GenuineImitation]

Please explain the difference between Doom and Funeral Doom. I really only listen to Sahg and Isole, so I am not too familiar with Doom in the first place.

[Luc214]

Funeral Doom is usually really, really slow and atmospheric and it's usually more simplistic than regular/traditional doom like Sahg or Isole.

It can have a sad or depressive atmosphere like Shape Of Despair or Pantheist, or it can go to the other extreme and have an atmosphere of sheer terror like Bunkur or Wormphlegm.

I reccomend Ahab if you want to give Funeral Doom a shot, their album The Call Of The Wretched Sea is surprisingly accesible for Funeral Doom. Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum is a good place to start as well.

[GenuineImitation]

I'll add Ahab to my list of bands to check out. It may be awhile, but I'll get there.

[pate]

Someone on this site once gave this definition:

Doom = Slow and Repetitive

Funeral Doom = More Slow and Repetitive

[Poofy 666]

From wiki:
Traditional doom

Traditional doom is a doom metal in it's purest form. It is mostly slow, riff-based "downer" metal which was influenced by Black Sabbath as well as the NWOBHM movement. Typical examples include Saint Vitus, Trouble, Pentagram and Candlemass). Four "waves" have so far been recognised in the history of traditional doom: the first one started with the originators of the entire genre, the proto-doom bands Black Sabbath and Pentagram; the second one has been located in the mid-1980s, especially in the work of Saint Vitus and Candlemass; the third one started with the success of Cathedral's debut album Forest of Equilibrium; and the fourth has recently been affiliated with Reverend Bizarre.

Funeral doom

Funeral doom is a style that takes the slowness of doom metal to further extremes, and that puts a strong emphasis on an atmosphere of despair and emptiness. The style can be seen as a departure from death/doom, slowing down the music even further, and frequently incorporating influences from ambient music, creating a sound which is distorted and gloomy, but often dreamy at the same time. Vocals are usually growled, but are often much less in the foreground than in other styles of music, and are rather used to provide an additional texture to the music. The style was originally pioneered by Thergothon, and later also by Skepticism and Funeral; modern examples include Monolithe, Mournful Congregation,Shape of Despair, and Rememberance.

[RetiredAt21]

Mournful Congregation is ****ing amazing.

[Txus]

The Monad of Creation is a quite good album, yes \m/

[Poofy 666]

Check your rep Mike :)

NP: Desire - Solitude

[Txus]

Sweet stuff, Alex..thanks \m/

[Kage]

Esoteric is intense

[RetiredAt21]

Esoteric is intense

I just checked them out a couple of days ago. Great band.

[Luc214]

Teh bumpzors ftw.

Skepticism is amazing. I finally got Stormcrowfleet and I was like :eek:

[jrowa001]

Evoken are my fav doom band, or funeral doom band

[the2stranger]

Skepticism is so epic and majestic.
I love them.
Try and get Farmakon next, great album. :D

Evoken is great, although I wouldn't call them FD, more like doom/death.

[jrowa001]

o ok yeah i wasnt sure, i thought they might be since theyre much slower than other doom bands. im thinking about getting their album Quietus soon

[Luc214]

Skepticism is so epic and majestic.
I love them.
Try and get Farmakon next, great album. :D

Evoken is great, although I wouldn't call them FD, more like doom/death.

I didn't like Farmakon when I had it before. :(

And Evoken IS FD, at least Antithesis Of Light is.

[the2stranger]

They hae some influences but I neverreally saw them as a FD band.

Re-listen Farmakon again, it's a grower, atleast it was for me.
The Raven And The Backward Funeral ****ing rules.