Goatsnake

Goatsnake are an American doom metal band, formed from the ashes of The Obsessed. Their sound is definitely in the doom camp, although their very slow, heavy songs (e.g. "Raw Curtains") are countered by more stoner-esque songs such as "Live To Die". As well as ex-members of The Obsessed, they also feature Greg Anderson who plays in the drone metal band Sunn O))). Previously, Anderson has played in Thorr's Hammer, Burning Witch, Engine Kid (mid 90s heavy indie rock), as well as late 80s Seattle straight edge unit Brotherhood. Peter Stahl was in Wool and before that, played with his brother Franz in mid 80s Washington DC hardcore band Scream.

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Doom metal: Doom metal is a form of heavy metal that emerged as a recognised subgenre in the mid-1980s. It is slow and heavy and intended to evoke an atmosphere of darkness, despair and melancholy. It is very strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, and a number of early Black Sabbath tracks, suc...

The Obsessed: The Obsessed was a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls and The Hidden Hand....

Drone metal: Pioneered by the band Earth, Drone metal, also known as drone doom, is a subgenre of doom metal that takes the heaviness and slowness of its progenitor to a new extreme. The music consists mainly of distorted down tuned guitars and bass with rare clear (melodic) themes, usually with lots of reverb a...