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Emerging in the early 1970s, Doom Metal was pioneered by Black Sabbath, drawing heavily from the slower, heavier elements of blues-rock and early heavy metal. The genre is defined by thick, down-tuned electric guitars, heavy basslines, and pounding drums, often creating a dense wall of sound. It utilizes exceptionally slow tempos and crushing riffs to emphasize weight and space over speed or technical agility. The mood is consistently somber, evoking feelings of despair, dread, and impending doom through minor keys and mournful vocal deliveries, serving as a stark antithesis to the speed of Thrash Metal while sharing thematic DNA with Gothic and Sludge Metal.