Doomination
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Doomination was a touring metal festival featuring performances by many doom metal
and death metal
groups. It was organized by the members of the now defunct US band Morgion
, Irish Doom Metal band Mourning Beloveth
and Yorkshire Progressive Doom Metal band The Prophecy
. The tour's intention was to bring together the best of the underground doom metal and doom/death metal acts from across the nations to create a traveling doom metal showcase, helping to bring new life into the scene and spurring on many bands to be more adventurous when considering when, where and how to tour. The original tour and the tours which followed were well-received by the metal press with articles and reviews being published in Metal Hammer
, Terrorizer, Loud Magazine, Feedback and Abode for Forlorn Souls, the latter publishing full interviews with each of the three Doomination bands as well as excerpts from Christian Moore-Wainwright's (ex The Prophecy
guitarist) tour diary.
, Mourning Beloveth
and The Prophecy
. Among the acts participating in the tour were Ataraxie, Autumnal, Desire, Despond, Karseron, Panthiest and Process of Guilt.
The Doomination of Europe was quickly followed in Aug 2003 by The Doomination of America. Organised by members of Morgion
, this tour featured Mourning Beloveth
, The Prophecy
and Orodruin; Morgion had to pull out of the tour due to a car accident involving Morgion guitarist Gary Griffiths. The tour again featured a host of supporting acts including Vex, The Gates Of Slumber, Asunder and Negative Reaction.
The last leg of the Doomination Tour was scheduled over three weeks across September and October 2004. This tour featured The Prophecy
and Australian doom band The Eternal. The tour expanded upon the territory of the first tour with the bands visiting Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the UK. The tour followed the ideals of the previous Doomination tours by inviting the best of the underground to play in support of the tour.
An attempt to organise The Doomination of Europe III was made in 2007 with Keen of The Crow (featuring ex Morgion Members) however due to reasons of cost the tour did not go ahead.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
and death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
groups. It was organized by the members of the now defunct US band Morgion
Morgion (band)
Morgion was a Doom/Death metal band from Orange County, California, United States. Morgion was formed in 1990 by Dwayne Boardman , Jeremy Peto and Rhett Davis . The band recorded their debut “Rabid Decay” demo in 1991, followed by the “Travesty” 7" in 1993...
, Irish Doom Metal band Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
and Yorkshire Progressive Doom Metal band The Prophecy
The Prophecy (band)
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
. The tour's intention was to bring together the best of the underground doom metal and doom/death metal acts from across the nations to create a traveling doom metal showcase, helping to bring new life into the scene and spurring on many bands to be more adventurous when considering when, where and how to tour. The original tour and the tours which followed were well-received by the metal press with articles and reviews being published in Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
, Terrorizer, Loud Magazine, Feedback and Abode for Forlorn Souls, the latter publishing full interviews with each of the three Doomination bands as well as excerpts from Christian Moore-Wainwright's (ex The Prophecy
The Prophecy (band)
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
guitarist) tour diary.
History
The first Doomination tour took started on 7 February, 2003 at Eamon Dorans in Dublin with another 10 dates in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and The Netherlands. The core acts of the tour were MorgionMorgion (band)
Morgion was a Doom/Death metal band from Orange County, California, United States. Morgion was formed in 1990 by Dwayne Boardman , Jeremy Peto and Rhett Davis . The band recorded their debut “Rabid Decay” demo in 1991, followed by the “Travesty” 7" in 1993...
, Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
and The Prophecy
The Prophecy (band)
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
. Among the acts participating in the tour were Ataraxie, Autumnal, Desire, Despond, Karseron, Panthiest and Process of Guilt.
The Doomination of Europe was quickly followed in Aug 2003 by The Doomination of America. Organised by members of Morgion
Morgion (band)
Morgion was a Doom/Death metal band from Orange County, California, United States. Morgion was formed in 1990 by Dwayne Boardman , Jeremy Peto and Rhett Davis . The band recorded their debut “Rabid Decay” demo in 1991, followed by the “Travesty” 7" in 1993...
, this tour featured Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
, The Prophecy
The Prophecy (band)
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
and Orodruin; Morgion had to pull out of the tour due to a car accident involving Morgion guitarist Gary Griffiths. The tour again featured a host of supporting acts including Vex, The Gates Of Slumber, Asunder and Negative Reaction.
The last leg of the Doomination Tour was scheduled over three weeks across September and October 2004. This tour featured The Prophecy
The Prophecy (band)
The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
and Australian doom band The Eternal. The tour expanded upon the territory of the first tour with the bands visiting Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the UK. The tour followed the ideals of the previous Doomination tours by inviting the best of the underground to play in support of the tour.
An attempt to organise The Doomination of Europe III was made in 2007 with Keen of The Crow (featuring ex Morgion Members) however due to reasons of cost the tour did not go ahead.