Draft:Doom folk
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Doom folk metal is a genre that fuses the slow, heavy atmosphere of doom metal with traditional folk music styles. This combination creates a "dark brew" of music that uses folk instruments and styles alongside heavy, distorted guitars to explore themes often rooted in nature, death, love, and loss.
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Key characteristics
Folk and doom metal fusion
Blends the slow tempos and heavy sound of doom metal with traditional folk instruments and musical styles. Atmospheric sound: Creates a moody and dense atmosphere, often with darker, more sinister, or melancholic tones.
Lyrical themes
Common themes include nature, death, love, loss, and sometimes gothic or dark subject matter. Instrumentation: Features elements like acoustic guitars, acoustic/dark folk arrangements, and sometimes steel pedal or other folk-inspired instruments, integrated with typical metal instrumentation.
Examples and related artists
Artists like Buzzard (who blend doom, folk, and bluegrass) and Earth (which brought in folk elements in its later albums) are cited as examples. The style can be found in related subgenres and artists like Lankum, Chelsea Wolfe, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Agalloch (due to its use of acoustic neofolk).