epic doom

English

Noun

epic doom (uncountable)

1. (music) A subgenre of doom metal having a heavy classical influence.
   • 2017 March 31, Ian Chainey, Aaron Lariviere, “The Black Market: The Month In Metal – March 2017”, in Stereogum‎^[1], 15. Dread Sovereign – “Twelve Bells Toll In Salem”:

     Dread Sovereign draw deep from the well of epic doom bands like Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus, though Nemtheanga’s voice is distinctive enough to draw in some of the Primordial appeal as well. […] This is epic doom for the ages, reinvented and born anew.