doom rock

noun

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of rock music influenced by hard rock, protometal, psychedelic rock,…

    A subgenre of rock music influenced by hard rock, protometal, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, and blues, commonly incorporating lyrics about the occult or referencing horror movies and books.

    • They're not death metal; they're calling it doom rock. It's essentially an updated version of early 70s Sabbath.
    • By the 1990s goth had given rise to more broadly popular subgenres like ‘death rock’ and ‘doom rock’, whose stars, people like Marilyn Manson and Trent Reznor, used self-harm as a significant motif within their lives and lyrics.

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