Best Doom Metal Albums
Slow, heavy and built to crush. The doom lineage from Black Sabbath through to Sleep, Electric Wizard and the drone-metal extremities.
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1Master of RealityBlack Sabbath
Master of Reality
Down-tuned and even heavier, the record that seeded both doom and stoner metal. Sludgy, dark and pioneering. Essential Sabbath.
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2Epicus Doomicus MetallicusCandlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
A foundational epic-doom landmark of slow, majestic heaviness. Grand and influential. A genre cornerstone.
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3NightfallCandlemass
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4Born Too LateSaint Vitus
Born Too Late
A foundational doom-metal landmark of slow, heavy alienation. Heavy and influential. A genre cornerstone.
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5Sleep's Holy MountainSleep
Sleep's Holy Mountain
A foundational stoner-doom landmark of monolithic riffs. Heavy and beloved. A genre cornerstone.
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6Come My Fanatics...Electric Wizard
Come My Fanatics...
A fuzz-drenched doom landmark of occult heaviness. Crushing and beloved. A genre cornerstone.
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7ParanoidBlack Sabbath
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8Black SabbathBlack Sabbath
Black Sabbath
The debut that effectively invented heavy metal, dark and doom-laden. Heavy and historic. Year zero for the genre.
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9Vol. 4Black Sabbath
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10Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
A more sophisticated peak balancing heaviness with melody and strings. Ambitious and beloved. A high point.
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11Heaven and HellBlack Sabbath
Heaven and Hell
A triumphant Dio-fronted reinvention of melodic metal. Powerful and beloved. A late peak.
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12Sorrow and ExtinctionPallbearer
Sorrow and Extinction
A melodic, mournful doom-metal debut. Heavy and acclaimed. A modern landmark.
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13The SciencesSleep
The Sciences
A long-awaited stoner-doom comeback of crushing weight. Heavy and acclaimed. A worthy return.
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14Monoliths & DimensionsSunn O)))
Monoliths & Dimensions
An ambitious, orchestral drone-metal peak of immense weight. Singular and acclaimed. A genre high point.
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15Clearing the Path to AscendYOB
Clearing the Path to Ascend
A monumental, transcendent doom-metal peak. Heavy and acclaimed. A modern high point.
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16Foundations of BurdenPallbearer
Foundations of Burden
A melodic, mournful doom-metal peak. Heavy and acclaimed. A high point.
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17Take Me Back to EdenSleep Token
Take Me Back to Eden
An ambitious, genre-spanning record blending metal, pop and atmosphere. Bold and huge. A breakout.
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18DopesmokerSleep
Dopesmoker
A single hour-long riff-pilgrimage of monumental stoner-doom. Hypnotic and uncompromising. A cult monument.
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19DopethroneElectric Wizard
Dopethrone
Monolithic, fuzz-drenched doom of crushing slowness and occult menace. Heavy beyond reason. A stoner-doom classic.
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20SabotageBlack Sabbath
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21PinkBoris