Orodruin is a Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

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-based doom metal

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...

 band who play old-school traditional doom. Some of the band's members have also played in the bands Crucifist (featuring Dan Lilker

Dan Lilker

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), Nechrochasm, Cyrus, 137, and Night Conquers Day. Orodruin were a part of the early-2000s revival of Traditional Doom, playing alongside bands like Reverend Bizarre

Reverend Bizarre

Reverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath....

, While Heaven Wept

While Heaven Wept

While Heaven Wept is an epic doom metal band based in Dale City, Virginia, USA. The primary writer and overall engine of the band is mainman Tom Phillips...

, and Penance

Penance (band)

-Biography:Penance was born from the ashes of Dream Death, when several members decided to pursue a more traditional doom direction. Dream Death existed during mid eighties and played a mixture of doom, hardcore and thrash metal....

. Today, members of Orodruin, along with other Rochester natives, play in a horror-themed progressive

Progressive rock

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 doom metal

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...

 band called Blizaro, which is the brainchild of John Gallo

John Gallo

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Members of Orodruin are closely associated with other contemporary doom acts such as The Gates of Slumber

The Gates of Slumber

The Gates Of Slumber is a doom metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA formed in 1998.-History:The Gates of Slumber was first conceived as a solo project by Karl Simon in 1998. When Simon's band at the time went inactive it became his full time 'band'...

, Revelation

Revelation (band)

-Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...

, Iron Man

Iron Man (band)

-Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...

, Blood Ceremony, and Argus

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Albums

• Epicurean Mass CD, 2003 (PsycheDOOMelic records, PSY004)
• Epicurean Mass Digipak CD, 2009 (PsycheDOOMelic records, PSY036)

EPs

• Claw Tower And Other Tales Of Terror compilation, 2004 (PsycheDOOMelic records, PSY013)

External links

• psycheDOOMelic Records
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/borntolate/orodruin&date=2009-10-25+13:48:20 - Orodruin official site
• http://www.doom-metal.com/bandlist_entry.php?id=168 - Orodruin at doom-metal.com