Doom and gloom

[Seasonreaper]

I've never been big into pure doom, I guess I always loved the Peaceville "big three" in the early-mid nineties (Anathema, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost), each of which have since followed their own respective paths. Do Summoning and Cult Of Luna vaguely fall into the doom bracket...?

Without doubt, "Hope Finally Dies" by Decomposed is one doom album that EVERYBODY should hear.

Lycus "Chasms" is pretty good, came out earlier this year, not sure if I like it as much as their earlier album "Tempest" though.

I guess Summoning could be classed as blackened doom? Cult of Luna are more straight up post-metal though, although their lyrical themes are definitely in a doom direction sometimes.