Being a hardcore thrash and tech death fan, slow paced music is something I could’nt really assimilate that easily. The only ‘drone song’ that appealed to me was Black Sabbath, considered the pioneer for the funeral doom genre. Thergothon are widely belived to be the first ever funeral doom band and have inspired many bands. Sadly, the band split up only two years after forming in 1991,
Tracks like “elemental” from their only album “Streams From The Heavens” are epic.But be warned, these tracks do get monotonous after a while, so listen to them only when in the mood. A glass of rum and a cigareette in the hand along with rains is the background is the perfect setting in which you can listen to the album.

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