Does It Doom: Steve Reis on All Things Doom, Chasing Tone, Gear & Building from the Ground Up

Steve Reis, the creator of Does It Doom, sits down with RLKZB to unpack all things heavy: chasing the perfect doom tone, gear obsession, founding Does It Doom Pedals, and building Woodrite Guitars from the ground up! This is more than just gear talk — it’s a deep dive into the culture, craft, and grind behind one of YouTube’s most respected voices in doom, sludge, and stoner rock. 🔥 In this interview: 00:00 – The Early Days: Canada, First Guitar, Nirvana & Early Influences 02:57 – From Playing to Gear Obsession to Chasing the Perfect Doom Tone 06:00 – Doom as Ritual: Spiritual, Hypnotic, Heavy 10:19 – Doom Metal Evolution & The Role of Tunings 18:03 – Newer Bands, Community Building & Will Doom Stay Underground? 21:26 – Founding Does It Doom, Pedal company, Woodrite Guitars 27:15 – Gear Advice for New Players 29:28 – The YouTube Grind & Building an Audience 33:01 – Lightning Round 34:37 – What’s Next for Steve Reis? 37:47 – Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up 🎸 More from Steve: Does It Doom → https://doesitdoom.com/ Woodrite Guitars → https://www.woodriteguitars.com/ Does It Doom YouTube →    / @doesitdoom   🧨 Subscribe to RLKZB for more exclusive interviews and gear deep-dives from the heavy underground. RLKZB Interview Series → https://rlkzb.com #DoesItDoom #SteveReis #DoomMetal #SludgeMetal #StonerDoom #GuitarTone #ChasingTone #WoodriteGuitars #DoomPedals #FuzzPedals #GuitarGear #HeavyMusic #GuitarInterview #RLKZB