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Every genre in the corpus, hanging off the two it all descends from. A bigger name carries more below it.

152 genres and subgenres, on 2 roots.

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Epic doom

Heavy metal › Doom metal › Epic doom

Emerged
1984
Origin
Sweden
Subgenres
None

Doom with operatic vocals and solemn lyrics. Candlemass set the template on their first album.

Heaviness
8
Speed
3
Melody
9

Key acts

  • Candlemass
  • Solitude Aeturnus
  • While Heaven Wept
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