The 10 Greatest Moments In UK Doom Metal History!

Doom metal is a wonderful thing but these 10 defining moments in UK doom metal history are simply sublime!

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Chris Jennings in Features

My Dying Bride Fashioned An All-Time Masterpiece At Only The Second Time Of Asking….

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Melodramatic, mournful and morosely morbid, Turn Loose The Swans is a genre-defining masterpiece from a band who have defiantly followed their singular vision since day one.

Bravely, or foolishly depending on your viewpoint, My Dying Bride incorporated the sparse use of violin and piano – often as a substitute for doom metals pre-conditional crushing riffs – to create an atmosphere that draws in like dusk; smothering and sinister and utterly enchanting.

Aaron Stainthorpe’s multifaceted vocals, a macabre carousel of ever alternating deathly growls, spoken word eulogies and disconsolate singing, added a further dimension to My Dying Bride’s unique sound and their dabbling with almost ambient silence- contradicted by pitiless industrialised death/doom – amounted to an experience virtually unparalleled in doom metal history.

It’s nigh on perfect and remains My Dying Bride’s finest moment.

Have we forgotten more magical moments from the UK’s rich doom metal history? If we have, pop ’em in the comments below and we’ll have a wee natter….