Metal is more popular than it ever has been, every expression of it.

People who understand Doom don't blink an eye at song lengths.

I find a very guilty pleasure in dark themes and vibes, and finding where the transcending nature of awareness meets this darkness.

Doom hits the same frequencies that polytonic Buddhist chanting does, which is very hypnotic and makes time relative when listening.

The lyrics are critical of dogmatic belief, too, as I see it in many lifestyles and philosophy religious or otherwise.

Doom is thinking-man's heavy, something you climb into and not only discover the riffs and depth of the music, but also you also climb into yourself and explore the inner environment.

It's weird for me to come from the 80s when metal was so uncool and see how far it has come.