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Heatseeker - A year ago, perhaps even as little as six months ago, I had the same thought as you about Doom Metal. 15 seconds into a song and I was reaching for the eject button - the music was so depressing. Without elaborating, I am at such a low point in my life just now that being depressed would be a step up for me, so listening to Doom Metal is down there with me; allowing me to wallow in, selfish, self-pity. Most of the time you have to put up a brave front, try and show people you are coping with all the shit that is going on around you. You can't keep that up 24/7, there are times when it just becomes too overpowering and you have to let it all go. To me, this is where Doom Metal in general, and The Prophecy in particular came to my rescue; it is like a therapy session. You can talk about what you are going through with friends, doctors and councilors, but unless they have gone through what you are going through, all they can really do is offer you sympathy, kind words and tell you you have to be strong. Somehow, it feels to me that The Prophecy have been where I am and are sharing in my anguish.
It's hard to explain but if you've seen the Harry Potter film where he sees the strange beasts that pull the carriages taking students from the rail station to the school, it's kinda like that. You only see them if something tragic has happened in your life. 'Getting', 'Feeling' or 'Understanding' Doom Metal is kinda like that.
All this may sound a bit too melodramatic, however, sometime in the future someone close to you will die, I know this sounds morbid but such is the circle of life and death; whether it be suddenly through accident or illness or expected through old age. That is the time that if you listened to Doom Metal what I have just written will all make sense. Hopefully, that time is a long way away!
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