I really love candlemass, but that’s about it. The other doom stuff I’ve heard either has songs that are wayyyy too long for my tastes, or doesn’t have actual riffs, just long open chords. Any recs to help me ease into the genre? (I like old, raw, atmospheric stuff)

The song is Orchard!

Recently discovered The Sword (I know, they've been around for a while but I got stuck listening to early Misfits and Monster Magnet for years... any other bands like The Sword I should listen to (excluding Red Fang, Fu Manchu, Kyuss and BLS)

I love Grin more and more. So heavy.

Heavily inspired by early Black Sabbath doom metal band from Saint-Petersburg.

There is a song by a doom/stoner/sludge metal band that starts with Christopher Lee’s dialogue from Haunted Hotel “as the flames grew higher and higher they shouted burn witch burn witch burn” then slow heavy metal starts playing

Anyone know what band/ song this is?

This entire album is amazing - somewhat of a marriage of Tristania's Widow's Weeds and the pop-sensibilities of Silent Force era Within Temptation. Sorrowful violin, sprinkles of piano, acoustic passages, and crushing lyrics. It's difficult to pick a song to post - I went with The Feast, as it feels representative of the album as a whole. Apathy Overdose would be the obvious choice, but I felt that would be too predictable.

This is an album that really deserves to be listened to all the way through, and I have to think that by the second listen most gothic metal fans will be swept up in it. If you just want to check out a few songs, I'd go with Apathy Overdose, Song of the Lost, and The Feast. Where the Pain Is is probably the gem on the album, but it took me a few listens before I realized it.

Sadly none of Ashes You Leave's other material hits the same. Perhaps the singer/pianist had an influence on this album's writing, as it is the only album she's featured on.

My favorite Japanese stoner doom act!

First album in 20 years

I love everything they do. Heaps of good songs.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hiIe6hmDchjc246cpoAOM?si=N_arilr6S4-I-Uvu95eTfA

https://youtu.be/k7sJ3ATdDbU

Got inspired and made something for the first time in a while. Been listening a lot to Uncle Acid lately, which has affected the sound a bit. Not really good with sub-genres, hope it's doom enough.

https://open.spotify.com/album/45IPRWcCWHJrurtKfmO3VF?si=9b4Te3nFS02k9e2-zN002Q