An offshoot of Death Doom, pioneered in Finland in the early 1990s, which abandons aggression and intense dynamics in favour of ultra-slow tempos, repetitive arrangements and an overall sense of minimalism. The compositions are long and hypnotic with an air of total hopelessness. Downtuned guitars and growled vocals are retained for the most part, but usually there are no faster passages. Despite these limitations, there is a lot of diversity in terms of sound, ranging from uncompromising rawness to more atmospheric or even majestic approaches.