Proto Doom :
Describes elements of and changes happening in Rock music starting in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the use of heavily distorted guitars (for the time), more extreme volume levels, slower tempos, minor-key compositions, use of tri-tone patterns and a shift to somewhat darker imagery. The 'doom-and-gloom' atmosphere of these changes make it the source of Traditional Doom aesthetics.
Bands who have
Proto Doom as their main genre :
AgnosisBedemonBlack SabbathDeath RowLyijykomppaniaNorthwindsPentagramVenomous MaximusWitchfinder GeneralBands who have
Proto Doom as their secondary genre :
Venus Sleeps