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Death Metal is something I fall in & out of love with, as it can catch my attention for a good chunk of time, but then I move onto something else, then find myself back into it, rinse repeat.

A lot of the time, I can enjoy fast paced Death Metal that sounds how you can imagine the terror feels as somebody runs away from a Slasher with a machete, or some Tech Death insanity that shreds my minds like Cthulhu melts eyes with his aura of illogical paranormal madness.

But I can also get down with some caveman-minded Brutal Death Metal or Slam, where it’s all about the heaviness & no pretensions revolving around complex riffs or shreds, just face pummeling drums & chugging riffs dragging you in.

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Though, when it comes to Death Metal of a slower or mid-paced nature, Death-Doom isn’t actually too common on that forefront.

A majority of Death-Doom has either been Gothic like My Dying Bride & (pre-clean) Katatonia, or Funeral like Ahab & Evoken.

Regular no-melodicism Death-Doom has been relatively designated to Rippikoulu, Dragged Into Sunlight, Coffins, & kinda Autopsy.

Sludge Death is also worth giving a shout out for Acid Bath’s When The Kite String Pops, Black Tongue, & Abuse.

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The majority of slower/thicker Death Metal I have seen people rave about more often has just been Slam in the likes of Devourment or Internal Bleeding, Brutal DM in the likes of Infester or Mortician, & other fronts unrelated to Doom Metal.

I also in general love Death Metal with groovy riffs in the likes of Deicide, some of Morbid Angel, Mortician, etc.

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What would be your favorite Death Metal that’s say less-than-fastpaced?

Need some heavy hitting angry Death Metal, but not an all out technical assault, something more caveman in having fun groovy riffs that drag you in, but hit as hard as a truck.

It helps for motivation in losing weight & gaining muscle.

I have been getting fitter lately after living a sedentary lifestyle throughout my teens & quarantine/post-quarantine, & it’s been making me feel a whole lot happier inside my body to feel healthier.

But I think to what weirdly inspired me, & realized it has been a lot of Horror Villains & Creatures/Monsters.

I grew up with Friday The 13th around 10-11, it been my first Slasher series to binge allowed by parents, & I always found it awesome how strong Jason Voorhees was to be pulling off inhuman kills (especially the two head crushes)

It felt motivating to imagine myself as an actor training for that role, & listening to The Misfits on my headphones while getting fit.

Skeletor was also an inspiration for being ripped & still throwing poetic insults.

Horror has also been a heavy inspiration for my artwork I enjoy getting lost in while drawing freely, whether if it’s drawing villains on pencil, or doing original art inspired by Horror fiction.

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But for any of you, has any Horror product inspired you in some way or another to be productive?

Whether it be artistically, emotionally, or even monetarily if you are involved in the selling of products like Death Metal band shirts, or skateboard designs.

“Hehehahah! He came up out of that water like Jason!” ~ Riley Freeman (The Story of Catcher Freeman)

I want to make a compilation music video of movie clips where killers/monsters pull people underwater, but I keep on wondering if there is any Horrorcore Rap songs that can fit the vibe of terrors in water.

I tend to listen to the more deep dark filthy music like Sludge Metal, Degenerate Punk/Hardcore, Industrial, & moody Extreme Metal.

All your EyeHateGod’s, She Wants Revenge’s, Coil’s, & Opeth’s or Dragged Into Sunlight’s.

But in the hotter months, I sometimes bust out the heavy hitting but groovy Trad Doom or Stoner Metal like Black Sabbath, Uncle Acid and The Deabeats, Electric Wizard, or SLEEP.

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But this year has been different compared to the last, I’ve been wanting more & more energetic music as I work on losing weight/developing strength.

I’ve made a post a few days ago on my newfound appreciation for Misfits & Horror Punk, but I also mentioned Rockabilly, Surf music, & vintage Guitar music as something I’ve been heavily interested in.

Classic instrumental Surf Rock has scratched an itch that Doom Metal did when it was more uplifting in tone, it’s upbeat in such a way that makes you want to move along with it, but isn’t too much of an easy listen.

It’s catchy, but it has thick sounding guitar strings, & I already love dense sounding music from Doom Metal.

It also has a vintage proto-Metal/proto-Punk charm to me hearing how intense the songs get for standard Rock music, the one many point to being Misirlou covered by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones, but more people should check out Dick Dale’s cover of Ghost Riders in The Sky, and his 90s song Nitrus.

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I remember a while back, somebody posted a link to a song by La Lom, citing that it was very doomy sounding Surf Rock, & when checking it out I realized he wasn’t wrong.

It has a pristine atmosphere, something so thick sounding, & is very smooth in its energetic approach.

It also has a very nice heavy influence from Peruvian music.

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Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, & various singles I’ve heard off Rockabilly playlists have been nice to take a deep dive into, I can’t help but enjoy it’s at times soulful approach to early Rock music, it makes way for guitars & vocals to coexist in a way I think Rock somewhat lost touch with as 2000s Butt Rock Radio took over.

Also have to give a mention to the various vulgar & at times obscene Psychobilly bands like The Cramps, The Reverend Horton Heat, The HorrorPops, Nekromantix, etc.

I have no other way to describe The Cramps than pure fun, the lyrics & singing charms me without coming off as embarrassingly goofy, they just make very catchy 80s Punk music.

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I do still love Psychedelic music in general for warmer months, Heavy Psych & Classic Psych Rock would be a first pick for many oldschool Metalheads, & for very good reasons as this music produced pretty heavy sounds for the late 60s & early 70s.

Vanilla Fudge’s cover of You Keep Me Hanging On is a must play for hot Summer drives, & Cream’s Sunshine of Your Love.

But Psych Pop & Neo-Psych of the modern period has caught my attention for its somewhat lighter but engaging sounds in bands like MGMT, & Ween.

A lot of Ween fans view White Pepper & Quebec as the best albums, and in truthfulness they are awesome albums worth visiting, but The Mollusk holds a special place for being my first album & deep dive into Psych music.

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Anyways I just got baked, share your thoughts or bands that you like during the hot Springs & Summers?

I’m looking for Aquatic Horror.

Not non-fiction sea survival biographies.

Not a crappy Sharksploitation story.

But something based around MONSTERS from the sea, lake, river, lagoon, etc.

Something akin to Creature from The Black Lagoon or Humanoids from The Deep, where there’s an undiscovered species from the subterranean realm, mutants, or aliens deep underwater.

I’m not against more Romantic stories like The Shape of Water, but I am mostly looking for sea creature Horror stories.

I’m in the mood for a film about aquatic terrors, but not particularly like Jaws or any Sharksploitation film.

More in line with Creature from The Black Lagoon or Humanoids from The Deep, based around unknown sea/lake/river creatures.

Yes I know of The Shape of Water, it looks like a good Romance Fantasy film, but I’m looking for Horror, not a dramatic homage to Horror.

I have been really getting into Psychobilly & in general a lot of Punk that sounds like Vintage Rock/Classic Rock.

Something about its bouncy twangy energy helps get me active, & I like how it uses old-school sounding music with the lack of old-school censorship/constraints.

I have been listening to a lot of Misfits & Horror Punk music lately, Misfits has been giving me second-hand nostalgia for the Atomic Age of Horror that included films like The Thing from Another World, Invasion of The Body Snatchers, The Night of The Living Dead, Them!, The Tingler, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, etc.

There have also sometimes been modern movies inspired by this media like Mars Attacks, Humanoids from The Deep, etc.

I’ve wondered if there is literary equivalents of this, themes & writing styles of Atomic Age Horror, but applied to modern culture’s lack of restraint on shocking/transgressive themes in fiction.

So this definitely isn’t Doom topic

But it’s been something on my mind as of lately

I have gotten really into The Misfits lately for cardio, but as well as that, I have been really enjoying Horror Punk, Psychobilly, & all manner of non-Metal music with macabre/obscene lyricism

Which, is something shared in common abit with Doom, Stoner & Sludge Metal, with there often having been occult themes with black magick, Satanism, or the paranormal, or some gruesome & vulgar themes in Sludge which does have a Punk origin

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Actually in general, I have been enjoying Vintage guitar music like Rock n Roll, Rockabilly, Surf Rock, & Blues.

Rockabilly has worked for being uplifting & energetic, but not complete pop slop

Modern Psychobilly music like The Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix & HorrorPops have also scratched this itch for upbeat but adrenaline pumping tunes

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Then I realized this is a running theme, where I end up down a rabbit hole of earlier beginnings of certain music scenes, where I have been loving Traditional Doom & Proto-Metal from the 70s, and now am enjoying Rock/Pop from the 40s-60s

Weirdly The Misfits was inspired by 50s Doo-Wop for their vocal melodies, providing this sweet effect of intense music blended in perfectly with harmonies

Also I gotta say Surf Rock is great if you love thick sounding guitars, Dick Dale’s Ghost Riders in The Sky or Nitro is an absolute treat of thick shredding

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Once again this is abit of a rambling post that may not make sense to some, but if you happen to relate, feel free to share your experiences, thoughts or feelings

I just love music with a darker mood as a whole, Doom has helped for that, but sometimes I desire something of an energetic flavor with that same kind of atmosphere, all this music has scratched that itch & been keeping me motivated to get more fit/healthy lately

Celeste sounds incredible, but it’s a song that leaves me sick to my stomach knowing what the true meaning of the song is, & I want to find something else similar in style, without having been made by a sexual predator & very likely murderer.

Getting closer to summertime has gotten me in the mood for nautical/oceanic stories

Couldn’t stop enjoying Ocean Man by Ween as a nostalgic trip, which also made me think of The SpongeBob SquarePants movie

Now I feel like reading something of a similar theme/vibe, where there is a sense of wonder from vivid environments/encounters, but also abit of humor sometimes in it’s weirdness

I wanna read any kind of story relating to Mad Science, but with a maddened personality to follow in that kind of story.

Whether it be a Mad Scientist or Doctor.

Also whatever kind of mood/theme the story goes for if it’s a suspenseful Thriller, grotesque Horror show, dark twisted Comedy, something Gothic like Frankenstein, adult-oriented with Erotic Drama, or anything else really.