Etymology

doom metal

Today it means: A subgenre of heavy metal characterised by a slow tempo and low-tuned guitars, often emphasizing despairing lyrics. Full definition →

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The story

Perhaps from the 1986 album title Epicus Doomicus Metallicus or maybe from the 1970 Black Sabbath song "Hand of Doom".

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