This was the last album on which they played doom metal and featured death grunts.
The album has been treated as an example of what funeral doom metal represents.
It has been considered a fine example of the style, but not appealing enough to people who don't appreciate doom metal.
Dubbed doom metal by the press, the quartet soon gained a following and changed their name to Sleep.
Its style was less death metal, but more doom metal.
Ending with a doom metal top ten for each of the main subgenres.
Musically, the band had turned from doom metal to more progressive sounds.
This was the ambient form of what has been named doom metal.
The music was in the vein of traditional doom metal, and received positive reviews.
He used to be a member of Sahg, a doom metal influenced band.