Stoner Doom Metal

Stoner Doom Metal is a blend of the genres Stoner Metal and traditional Doom Metal. The most important bands are Sleep and Electric Wizard.

Typical stylistic devices used are

-slow tempos
-heavily distorted guitar and bass (overdriven tube amps and fuzz distortion)

-low tuning of the string instruments (c standard, drop c, cis standard etc.)
-use of Blues minor pentatonics

-lyrics about fantasy, drugs, trips, society, hate, fear, sorrow and desperation

Stoner Doom Metal influenced various artists from the styles Stoner Metal, Stoner Sludge and Drone Doom.

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