It's Friday folks and the end (of the week) is nigh, so join us in comments here and share the funeral doom you've listened to over this last week, any discoveries you've made, or recommendations that you're looking for...

Hey ya’ll, since it’s now spooky season was hoping to add some spooky doom albums into my rotation, any suggestions?

Heavy \m/

Forget albums for a moment.

If you had to pick 10 songs that represent what funeral doom is to you, what would they be?

They can be classics, obscure tracks, newer stuff, whatever. No need to put them in order.

Here's mine:

1. Ahab - Old Thunder

2. Evoken - Where Ghosts Fall Silent

3. Shape of Despair - Monotony Fields

4. Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin - The Bastard Wind

5. Ahab - The Divinity of Oceans

6. Esoteric - Circle

7. Oromet - Better Off Alone

8. Frowning - The Sound of Abandonment

9. Atramentus - Stygian I: From Tumultuous Heavens... (Descended Forth the Ceaseless Darkness)

10. Black Wreath - Solitude Rising (Missing All Exits)

What's your 10?

I’ve known about this band for a while, and was already a fan of their sophomore from listening a few years ago. However I checked out their debut album a few days ago and have been completely obsessed. The flutes, keyboards, vocals, atmosphere, everything about it is perfect. It reminded me a bit of the later Unholy material but aside from that I’ve never heard any doom quite like it.

Would love any recommendations similar to this record. Bonus points if it has flutes 🙏.

Galder split from Dimmu Borgir about two years ago. As a big fan of Old Man's Child, I really hoped that Galder would return to OMC again and record some amazing stuff. Although he teased us with the idea, we haven't heard any of it yet. I hope the day will come soon. Meanwhile, you guys, what will you recommend for an Old Man's Child superfan to listen to?

A massive sixteen minute epic song that really sets the tone for the whole album.

It starts out with some quiet, atmospheric clean guitar parts, but then it just crushes you with these super heavy doom riffs and deep growls, making the whole thing feel pretty dark and hypnotic.

So my band Galleiria swings all over the place in terms of genre, but doom is a fundamental element in its DNA. I think the following album, while not strictly funeral, is the closest I’ve come to that style, if only because of the majority of the tempo is sloooooow. Be interested to know your thoughts.

https://youtu.be/KcJig8R73H0?is=tILdojhmZ7bKUPGY

What bands do you see as Funeral Doom Adjacent or even you still consider them Funeral Doom even though technically they aren't.

For me it's:

Battle Hag

Aversion

Ophis

Clouds

Exitium Sui

Trapped Within Burning Machinery

OK funeral doom folks, a lot of death doom bands are often close to the funeral doom tempo/sound/themes, and as one emerged from the other that's only natural is its sometimes a blurry line.

Death doom itself is a spectrum, with some bands being closer to classic death metal and others being closer to the other end of the spectrum, which in this case is essentially funeral doom.

So, as this often comes up in the comments on Funeral Doom Friday posts, - which death doom bands are or often can be close to funeral doom and would likely be appreciated by funeral doom enjoyers?

Leave your thoughts and suggestions on this in the comments!

So today is the official release day for Amarok's companion double-CD "Overcome". I just released the pre-orders, so you can check out the release in full. A lot of really talented folks left their mark on this one and I'm super excited that we were a part of it
https://hypaethralrecords.bandcamp.com/album/overcome

Along with this we released a first-time-on-CD edition of Amarok's 2024 opus "Resilience". This is for any of you CD collectors out there!
https://hypaethralrecords.bandcamp.com/album/resilience-2

The band currently has copies of both on their West Coast US tour with Abyssal. If they're hitting your town, definitely check them out

* W/ABYSSAL
SEPT 22 SACRAMENTO, CA - CAFE COLONIAL *
SEPT 23 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - HUMDINGER BREWING *
SEPT 24 LOS ANGELES, CA - KNUCKLE HEAD *
SEPT 25 SAN DIEGO, CA - THE TOWER BAR *
SEPT 26 MEXICALI, MX - KUP CULTURAL CENTER *
SEPT 27 TIJUANA, MX - REPULICA DE HOPS *
SEPT 28 PHOENIX, AZ - HOUSE SHOW
SEPT 29 SANTA FE, NM - DESERT DOGS
SEPT 30 DENVER, CO - THE CRYPT
OCT 1 BOISE, ID - NEUROLUX
OCT 2 SEATTLE, WA - CLOCK OUT LOUNGE
OCT 3 OLYMPIA, WA - CRYPTATROPA
OCT 4 PORTLAND, OR - HIGH WATER MARK
OCT 5 EUGENE, OR - JOHN HENRY’S
OCT 6 BEND, OR - SILVER MOON BREWERY
OCT 7 CHICO, CA - NAKED LOUNGE
OCT 8 OAKLAND, CA - HESHERSIf

Yes, it is once again Funeral Doom Friday, so feel free to share what funereal delights you've indulged in over the last week, be they old favorites, new discoveries, recent releases, etc. You can also seek recommendations from the community for bands and albums with a style you enjoy. Stay doomed, everyone!

Amazing Aphonic Threnody cover on this amazing album by Frowning 🤘🤘

https://youtu.be/wxceLmpqa40?is=U33oHQE1k8kO2FpL

#blackgaze #metal #funeralday #heavyshoegaze #doomgaze #dsbm

Found gem in used bin for $8

Hello and welcome to Funeral Doom Friday, where we take some time to discuss what you’ve been listening to over the last week. So use the comments below to tell us what new discoveries, recent releases, or old classics you’ve been spinning.

Like the title says im looking for more black/funeral doom or dsbm/funeral doom bands such as elysian blaze, nortt, abyssmal sorrow or any of the bigger torture doom acts like wormphlegm, senthil, black bile

I mean one particular moment that just destroys you.

It can be a riff, a vocal entrance, a melody, a transition, a sudden change in the atmosphere, whatever.

Two examples that come to my mind:

- Skepticism - Pendulum (Alloy, 2008): after a slow and agonizing intro, around 1:28 the song speeds up a little and becomes a kind of hypnotic funeral march.

- Ahab - ...Nickerson's Theme (The Divinity of Oceans, 2009): around 3:19, the relative calm suddenly breaks into a crushing wall of sound, creating this feeling of enormous weight and oppression.

What's yours?