A

• Aarni
  Aarni
  Aarni has been described as an avant-garde metal band from Finland, which consists primarily of Master Warjomaa and, occasionally, some session musicians...
  
  
• Abstrakt Algebra
  Abstrakt Algebra
  Abstrakt Algebra was a Swedish experimental metal band with influences from power metal and doom metal. It was founded by bassist Leif Edling in 1994, shortly after his main project Candlemass split up....
  
  
• Acid Bath
  Acid Bath
  Acid Bath was a seminal American sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana that was active from 1991 to 1997. Acid Bath combined doom metal roots with influences from black metal, death metal, gothic rock, blues, folk, and country...
  
  
• Acid King
  Acid King
  Acid King is a stoner metal band from San Francisco, California. It was formed in 1993 by frontwoman Lori S., drummer Joey Osbourne and bassist Peter Lucas. Acid King have since recorded three studio albums and three EPs with a series of bassists....
  
  
• Acrimony
  Acrimony
  Acrimony was a British stoner metal band who were active during the 1990s. Releasing their debut album in 1994, they are regarded as the pioneers of stoner metal in the United Kingdom, and an important influence upon the scene...
  
  
• Against Nature
  Against Nature (band)
  -Biography:Against Nature was formed in July 2004 when, after a 13-year hiatus, members of the band Revelation's original line-up from their debut album, Salvation's Answer , began rehearsing and writing new music. They took their name from a Revelation song from their second album, Never Comes...
  
  
• Agalloch
  Agalloch
  Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
  
  
• Ahab
  Ahab (band)
  Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste and former Endzeit guitarist Stephan Adolph. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville...
  
  
• Alkonost
  Alkonost (band)
  Alkonost is a Russian heavy metal band formed in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia in 1995. Starting small and gradually building a local Russian fanbase, they are now known to rock fans throughout Eastern and Northern Europe.-Popularity:...
  
  
• Amorphis
  Amorphis
  Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
  
  
• Anathema
  Anathema (band)
  Anathema are an English band from Liverpool primarily known for their ever evolving sound. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom metal sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock.-History:Anathema...
  
  
• Ancestors
  Ancestors (band)
  Ancestors is a five-piece psychedelic/progressive rock/doom metal ensemble residing in Los Angeles.-Biography:Justin Maranga, Nick Long and Brandon Pierce began a three-piece project in the summer of 2006, then shortly after added Englishman Chico Foley, who had met Brandon shortly after taking up...
  
  
• Ashen Mortality
  Ashen Mortality
  Ashen Mortality were a British doom metal band that was formed in early 1993 by Ian Arkley and Melanie Bolton. They and Paramaecium are the best known Christian Doom metal bands, though they were always wary of being typecast as such. They recorded two demos, and two albums, and played many gigs...
  
  
• Ashes You Leave
  Ashes You Leave
  Ashes You Leave is a Croatian metal band formed in 1995 who is currently signed to Sleaszy Rider Records. They have so far released two demos and five full-length studio albums.-History:...
  
  
• Ava Inferi
  Ava Inferi
  Ava Inferi is a musical group created in Almada, Portugal, by guitarist and songwriter Rune Eriksen .The debut album, Burdens, was released in January 2006....
  
  

B

• Benea Reach
  Benea Reach
  Benea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
  
  
• Bilocate
  Bilocate
  BILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
  
  
• Black Boned Angel
  Black Boned Angel
  Black Boned Angel is a Wellington-based drone metal project of New Zealand experimental musicians Campbell Kneale and James Kirk . Originally a duo with Kirk, recently Black Boned Angel has expanded to include Jules Desmond...
  
  
• Black Debbath
  Black Debbath
  The hard rock/metal band Black Debbath is a Norwegian band created by four of the core members of Duplex Records. They often make a political statement, calling their genre "Heavy Politically Incorrect Humor Rock".-Members:...
  
  
• Bloody Panda
  Bloody Panda
  -History:The band was formed in 2003 by Yoshiko Ohara, an established visual artist based in Osaka, Japan, who "decided to spend her savings on a trip to New York City, brand new recording equipment in tow, with the idea that she’d move to America to make music, this despite the unfortunate fact...
  
  
• Bongzilla
  Bongzilla
  Bongzilla is a stoner metal band from Madison, Wisconsin. As their name suggests, most of their material is related to marijuana and promotes its legalization. The band formed in 1995, and over the next three years recorded and released a dozen songs on EPs and split singles...
  
  
• Boris
  Boris (band)
  is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
  
  
• Brainoil
  Brainoil (band)
  Brainoil is a United States doom and sludgemetal band from Oakland, California. Brainoil members have been long-term contributorsto the East Bay underground punk and metal music scene....
  
  
• Burial Chamber Trio
  Burial Chamber Trio
  Burial Chamber Trio is a drone doom band consisting of American guitarist/bassist Greg Anderson, Hungarian vocalist Attila Csihar and Australian multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi...
  
  
• Burning Witch
  Burning Witch
  Burning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998.-History:Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1995. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning...
  
  
• Buzzov*en

C

• Candlemass
  Candlemass
  Candlemass are an influential Swedish doom metal band established in 1984 by Leif Edling , their leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but...
  
  
• Catacombs
  Catacombs (band)
  Catacombs is a doom metal solo project of Xathagorra Mlandroth. Catacombs' music appears to be deeply inspired by Lovecraftian horror and Cthulhu Mythos.-EPs:*Catacombs MCD...
  
  
• Cathedral
  Cathedral (band)
  Cathedral are a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium, is considered a classic of the genre. They later on changed their doom style,...
  
  
• Celestial Season
  Celestial Season
  Celestial Season is a Dutch heavy metal band. They were formed in 1991 as a doom/death metal band along the lines of My Dying Bride. They have been described as doom metal, death/doom, stoner rock/metal and goth. Celestial Season disbanded in 2002....
  
  
• Celestiial
  Celestiial
  Celestiial is a one-man funeral doom metal band from Minnesota. The band consists of Tanner R. Anderson, who has been, and still is, a member of several other bands. Celestiial is known for making use of numerous instruments in its music, combining traditional folk instruments with more modern...
  
  
• Church of Misery
  Church of Misery
  is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan. Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock.-History:Most songs by Church of Misery are about serial killers and mass murderers...
  
  
• Cirith Ungol
  Cirith Ungol (band)
  Cirith Ungol was a Californian heavy metal band who formed in 1972 and split up in May 1992. They drew influences from other metal groups such as Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy, as well as Iggy and the Stooges...
  
  
• Confessor
  Confessor (band)
  Confessor is a doom metal band from North Carolina, USA. By their technically complex interpretation of traditional doom style, they are also well-known name within progressive metal circles...
  
  
• Corrosion of Conformity
  Corrosion of Conformity
  Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...
  
  
• Corrupted
  Corrupted (band)
  Corrupted are a Japanese doom/sludge metal band. They are known for their antipathy towards mainstream acceptance, even in their subgenre, which naturally tends towards obscurity. This is reflected not only in their dark and oppressive musical style but their reclusive nature, avoiding interviews...
  
  
• Crowbar
• Cryptal Darkness
  Cryptal Darkness
  Cryptal Darkness were an Australian doom metal band featuring Mark Kelson, now of The Eternal & InSomnius Dei and for a short period, former My Dying Bride/Cradle of Filth member, Martin Powell.-History:...
  
  
• Cult of Luna
  Cult of Luna
  Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can...
  
  

D

• Daylight Dies
  Daylight Dies
  Daylight Dies is a Melodic death/doom band which focuses on dark, melancholic, emotional introspection.-History:Daylight Dies was formed in 1996 by Barre Gambling and Jesse Haff. In 1999, the two recorded the band's first demo, The Long Forgotten Demo...
  
  
• Debris Inc.
  Debris Inc.
  Debris Inc. was a doom metal/punk rock band from Chicago, active between 2001 and 2008.-Members:*Dave Chandler - guitar, vocals *Ron Holzner - bass...
  
  
• Deinonychus
  Deinonychus (band)
  Deinonychus was a Dutch doom metal band formed in 1992 by Marco Kehren. There is a close relationship between Deinonychus and the German band Bethlehem: Kehren provided vocals on S.U.I.Z.I.D., Reflektionen aufs Sterben and Profane Fetmilch lentzt elf krank, while Bethlehem bassist and lyricist...
  
  
• Demenzia
  Demenzia
  Demenzia is a Metal band from Bulgaria, that plays a mixture of classical death metal, melodic death metal, doom metal and metalcore.-Current members:* Vladimir "Valdemar" Bochev – vocals, guitar* Deyan Videv – guitar* Georgi Gigov "Hollow Heart" – bass...
  
  
• Dirge
  Dirge (band)
  Dirge is a French band formed in 1994. From the industrial metal genre that exploded in the first part of the 90s, the band slowly evolved toward a more atmospheric and progressive form of metal, related to post-metal bands such as Neurosis, Isis, and Cult Of Luna.-History:Dirge was formed near...
  
  
• Disembowelment
  Disembowelment (band)
  Disembowelment is a Australian death/doom band from Melbourne, Australia that was formed in November 1989 out of the ashes of two-piece grind band Bacteria, featuring drummer Paul Mazziotta and guitarist/vocalist Renato Gallina...
  
  
• Dolorian
  Dolorian
  Dolorian is a doom metal band from Oulu, Finland. Their early recordings are viewed as some of the earliest examples of blackened doom metal. Later recordings mixed dark ambient music with the traditional doom metal style....
  
  
• Doomsword
  Doomsword
  DoomSword is a heavy metal band from Varese, in northern Italy with strong influences from epic themes such as ancient and medieval history, fantasy literature and European mythology...
  
  
• Down
  Down (band)
  Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Pat Bruders and drummer Jimmy Bower. Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice...
  
  
• Draconian
  Draconian (band)
  -External links:* at Napalm Records...
  
  
• Drottnar
  Drottnar
  Drottnar is a Christian extreme metal band from Fredrikstad, Norway. They formed in 1996. Drottnar has played at notable festivals such as Sweden's Endtime Fest, Norway's Nordic Fest, Switzerland's Elements of Rock, Finland's Immortal Metal Fest and United Kingdom's Destruction Fest and they...
  
  

E

• Earth
  Earth (band)
  Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...
  
  
• Earthride
  Earthride
  -Biography:Earthride formed in 2000 after the demise of Dave Sherman's previous band, Spirit Caravan. They released their self-titled EP the same year on their own Earth Brain label. They recorded their next release, 2002's Taming of the Demons, with Corrosion of Conformity's Mike Dean acting as...
  
  
• Electric Wizard
  Electric Wizard
  Electric Wizard are a stoner metal band from Dorset, England that formed in 1993. The band have since recorded seven albums, at least three of which are now considered to be landmarks of their genre: their self-title debut, Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics..., and Dopethrone...
  
  
• Esoteric
  Esoteric (band)
  Esoteric is a British extreme doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute, distorted vocals and samples over slow paced riffs and atmospheric melodies.-Biography:...
  
  
• Eternal Elysium
  Eternal Elysium
  are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...
  
  
• Evoken
  Evoken
  Evoken is an American funeral doom metal band from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, that is influenced by the Australian band Disembowelment and the Finnish band Thergothon. The band name Evoken was taken from the Thergothon song found on the Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth demo. The band was founded by guitarist...
  
  
• Eyehategod
  Eyehategod
  Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene...
  
  

F

• Faith
  Faith (band)
  -History:Faith was founded in 1984 by Roger Johansson , Christer Nilsson and Peter Svensson , who had always been the stable part of the line-up ever since. But in the beginning the band was a four-piece: another guitarist, named Jörgen Thuresson, was also a member of the group.The band didn't...
  
  
• Fall of the Idols
  Fall Of The Idols
  Fall of the Idols is a doom metal band from Tornio, Finland, established in 2000. Their first full length album, entitled The Womb of the Earth, was released in July 2006 on I Hate Records. The second album The Séance was released in April 2008...
  
  
• Floor
  Floor (band)
  -Biography:Floor was formed in 1992 by Steve Brooks , Anthony Vialon , and Betty Monteavaro . Jeff Sousa became the drummer in late 1993, and Steve and Anthony switched to just having two low-tuned guitars with no bassist. Several vinyl-only 7" EPs were released until their first break in 1996...
  
  
• Forest Stream
  Forest Stream
  Forest Stream is a symphonic black / doom / Gothic metal band formed in Chernogolovka, Russia in 1995. The band draws inspiration from long and harsh Russian winters. Stylistically, the band's epic sound combines the atmosphere of the British doom metal of the 1990s and of the Norwegian black...
  
  
• Funeral
  Funeral (band)
  Funeral are a Norwegian funeral doom band formed in 1991 by Thomas Angell and Anders Eek; soon afterward, Einar Frederiksen joined as bassist and songwriter and Christian Loos joined as guitarist...
  
  

G

• Gallhammer
  Gallhammer
  Gallhammer is a Japanese extreme metal group that draws on black metal, doom metal, and crust punk. They formed in Tokyo in 2003. All of the members are female, which is rare in their genre. -Biography:...
  
  
• The Gates of Slumber
  The Gates of Slumber
  The Gates Of Slumber is a doom metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA formed in 1998.-History:The Gates of Slumber was first conceived as a solo project by Karl Simon in 1998. When Simon's band at the time went inactive it became his full time 'band'...
  
  
• The Gathering
  The Gathering (band)
  The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
  
  
• Goatlord
  Goatlord (band)
  -Biography:Goatlord began in 1985 although they did not release their first demo until June 1987. Their initial offering was a mixture of sludge and death metal only titled 1987 Demo. A cult following grew and tape-traders re-named this first demo as Forever Black Dwell in Hell, a line take from...
  
  
• Goatsnake
  Goatsnake
  -Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...
  
  
• Goblin Cock
  Goblin Cock
  Goblin Cock is a heavy metal band from San Diego, California started by Rob Crow of the band Pinback. Musically, they play a form of doom metal/drone metal with rather unusual lyrical subjects . All members of the band have taken on stage names...
  
  
• Gorilla Monsoon
  Gorilla Monsoon (band)
  Gorilla Monsoon is a German Doom metal/stoner metal band with Death metal influences also. Formed in 2001 the band made a name by constant touring. After the victory of the Wacken Metal Battle contest, they were signed by Armageddon Music....
  
  
• Grand Magus
• Green Carnation
  Green Carnation
  Green Carnation is a band from Kristiansand, Norway formed in 1990 that has created songs from both the progressive rock and progressive metal genres. Some also describe their music as art rock...
  
  
• Greenmachine
  Greenmachine
  was a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1995.-History:Greenmachine named themselves after the Kyuss song "Green Machine," the second track on Blues for the Red Sun. In 1995 they released their debut album, D.A.M.N., on Man's Ruin Records. They followed with The Earth Beater two years...
  
  
• Grief
  Grief (band)
  -Biography:Grief was founded in 1991 by Disrupt guitarist Terry Savastano and drummer Randy Odierno . They broke up in 2001 mainly due to drummer problems - something that was an ongoing problem for the band from the start. They also cited what they called a "hostile environment for doom metal bands"...
  
  

I

• Internal Void
  Internal Void
  -Biography:Internal Void came together in 1987 after Kelly Carmichael, Eric Little and Adam Heinzmann attended a Saint Vitus concert. The band later recruited J.D. Williams as a vocalist and put out two demo recordings in the late 80s/early 90s...
  
  
• Iron Man
  Iron Man (band)
  -Biography:Iron Man evolved from earlier Alfred Morris III projects Force and Rat Salad. In 1988 the band decided to become a Black Sabbath cover band and changed their name to Iron Man. In 1999 the band released their third studio album, Generation Void. Each album has had a new line-up with...
  
  
• Iron Monkey
  Iron Monkey (band)
  Iron Monkey was a sludge metal band that formed in Nottingham, England in 1994. The original members were Justin Greaves , Johnny Morrow , Jim Rushby , Steve Watson and Doug Dalziel...
  
  
• Isis
  Isis (band)
  Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
  
  
• Isole
  Isole (band)
  Isole is an epic doom metal band from Sweden that is currently signed to Napalm Records.-History:Formed in 1990 under the name Forlorn, the band released several demos before changing their name to Isole in 2003 in order to avoid confusion with other bands named Forlorn. In 2005, Isole released...
  
  

M

• Mael Mórdha
  Mael Mórdha
  Mael Mórdha is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has been referred to as "Gaelic doom metal".-History:...
  
  
• The Melvins
  The Melvins
  The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
  
  
• Memento Mori
  Memento Mori (band)
  Memento Mori was a Swedish doom metal band with power metal influences. The band was founded by Messiah Marcolin and Mike Wead in 1992 after Messiah left Candlemass. After two albums, however, Messiah left the band; the third album was sung by a different singer. For the fourth album, Messiah...
  
  
• Memory Garden
  Memory Garden
  Memory Garden is a doom metal and heavy metal band from Kumla, Sweden. They were signed to Metal Blade Records until 2002, and signed with Vic Records in 2006....
  
  
• Mindrot
  Mindrot
  Mindrot was a doom metal band formed in 1989 by Adrian Leroux and Matt Fisher in Orange County, California. They disbanded in 1998.-Biography:...
  
  
• Minotauri
  Minotauri
  Minotauri was a doom metal band from Finland. Alongside Reverend Bizarre and Spiritus Mortis they were one of the most important bands in the Finnish true doom metal movement...
  
  
• Minsk
  Minsk (band)
  Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end...
  
  
• Mirror of Deception
  Mirror of Deception
  Mirror of Deception is German doom metal band, formed in 1990.-Biography:Along with Dawn of Winter, Mirror of Deception is Germany's longest running traditional doom act...
  
  
• Monster Magnet
  Monster Magnet
  Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
  
  
• Monumentum
  Monumentum
  Monumentum are an Italian gothic metal band formed in 1987 by Roberto Mammarella, founder of Obscure Plasma Records .-Biography:...
  
  
• Moonspell
  Moonspell
  Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
  
  
• Morgion
  Morgion (band)
  Morgion was a Doom/Death metal band from Orange County, California, United States. Morgion was formed in 1990 by Dwayne Boardman , Jeremy Peto and Rhett Davis . The band recorded their debut “Rabid Decay” demo in 1991, followed by the “Travesty” 7" in 1993...
  
  
• Morphia
  Morphia (Dutch band)
  Morphia was a Dutch symphonic death/doom metal band formed in 1995. Having performed concerts with groups such as After Forever, Epica, Autumn, Orphanage and Imperia, Morphia has established themselves as one of the more prominent symphonic doom metal bands in the Netherlands...
  
  
• Mortification
  Mortification (band)
  Mortification is an Australian Christian extreme metal band which was formed in 1987 as a heavy metal group, Lightforce, by mainstay Steve Rowe on bass guitar and vocals. By 1990, in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, they were renamed as Mortification with the line-up of Rowe, Michael Carlisle on...
  
  
• Moss
  Moss (band)
  Moss is a three-piece English doom metal band that formed in 2000. Influenced by H. P. Lovecraft and the occult, songs usually average the 20 minute mark and incorporate dense and otherworldly atmospheres...
  
  
• Mournful Congregation
  Mournful Congregation
  Mournful Congregation is a funeral doom metal band from Loxton, South Australia, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice....
  
  
• Mourning Beloveth
  Mourning Beloveth
  Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
  
  
• Mouth of the Architect
  Mouth of the Architect
  Mouth of the Architect is an American atmospheric post-metal band from Dayton, Ohio, creating music influenced by and similar to Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Cult of Luna, and various post-metal bands.-Biography:...
  
  
• My Dying Bride
  My Dying Bride
  My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in 1990. To date, My Dying Bride have released eleven full-length studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release. The band released their tenth studio album, For Lies I Sire,...
  
  
• My Shameful
  My Shameful
  My Shameful is a doom/death metal band with Finnish, German and American members. The band also has heavy funeral doom influences. Originating as a two person studio project in Finland during the year 1999, they have so far recorded three demos and four albums. The demos were recorded with Sami...
  
  
• My Silent Wake
  My Silent Wake
  My Silent Wake are a British gothic death/doom metal band who were formed from the ashes of Ashen Mortality. Ashen Mortality were formed in the early 90s in Halesowen, West Midlands and were active for a further 11 years. When the band split in 2005, three of the members went on to form MSW. The...
  
  

O

• The Obsessed
  The Obsessed
  The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
  
  
• The Ocean Collective
  The Ocean Collective
  The Ocean is an experimental metal band from Berlin, Germany. Their work combines elements of progressive metal and electronic soundscapes, occasionally incorporating strings to create their aggressive post-metal sound. The band often describes its sound as "ambient soundtrack doomrock".- History...
  
  
• Officium Triste
  Officium Triste
  Officium Triste is a doom metal band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They refer to their style often as Rotterdoom. It is largely inspired by bands like My Dying Bride and early Anathema, but the last album is slower and more melodic. The vocals are mostly intelligible death grunts but with...
  
  
• Old Man Gloom
  Old Man Gloom
  Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene....
  
  
• Om
  Om (band)
  Om is a duo formed in 2003 by the rhythm section of the disbanded Stoner doom metal band Sleep. The band's first three albums feature Al Cisneros on vocals and bass and Chris Hakius on drums. Their music is similar in structure to Tibetan chanting....
  
  
• Orange Goblin
  Orange Goblin
  Orange Goblin are a stoner metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995. The band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.-History:...
  
  
• Orodruin
  Orodruin (band)
  Orodruin is a Rochester, New York-based doom metal band who play old-school traditional doom. Some of the band's members have also played in the bands Crucifist , Nechrochasm, Cyrus, 137, and Night Conquers Day. Orodruin were a part of the early-2000s revival of Traditional Doom, playing alongside...
  
  
• Orphaned Land
  Orphaned Land
  Orphaned Land is an Israeli progressive metal band, formed in 1991, that combines Death/doom, Jewish and Arabic influences.- History :In 1992, the band changed its name from the original Resurrection to Orphaned Land....
  
  

P

• Pagan Altar
  Pagan Altar
  Pagan Altar is a doom metal band from England. They are regarded as one of the pioneers of their genre.-Biography:Pagan Altar, formed 1976 by Alan and Terry Jones in Brockley, England...
  
  
• Pagan Lorn
  Pagan Lorn
  Pagan Lorn was a well-known doom metal band in Luxembourg from 1994–1998.Pagan Lorn was founded in mid 1994. In 1995 Stephen Misquita and Jos F. Kirps joined the band as two members were replaced. Pagan Lorn was then Sascha Georges , Patrick Hurt , Jos F...
  
  
• Paradise Lost
  Paradise Lost (band)
  Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
  
  
• Paramaecium
  Paramaecium
  Paramaecium was an Australian death/doom metal band formed in 1991. There is use of instrumentation like flutes, cellos and violins on some albums. Paramaecium is one of the few doom metal bands that focus on Christian lyrical themes and Christian concepts...
  
  
• Pelican
  Pelican (band)
  Pelican is a post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography and description:The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences...
  
  
• Penance
  Penance (band)
  -Biography:Penance was born from the ashes of Dream Death, when several members decided to pursue a more traditional doom direction. Dream Death existed during mid eighties and played a mixture of doom, hardcore and thrash metal....
  
  
• Pentagram
  Pentagram (band)
  Pentagram is a American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of doom metal. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a full-length album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost...
  
  
• Place of Skulls
• Planet Gemini
  Planet Gemini
  Planet Gemini is an American doom metal band. They distribute their music over the internet for free.-History:Planet Gemini was formed in 1997 by vocalist and guitarist Hellion and bassist Josh in Boston, Massachusetts...
  
  
• Pod People
• The Prophecy
  The Prophecy (band)
  The Prophecy is a progressive doom metal band from Yorkshire in England.- Biography :The Prophecy was formed in autumn of 2001 when Greg O'Shea and John Bennett from "The Local Family Butcherers," as the band was known at the time, met up with vocalist Matt Lawson, in the now demolished Empress pub...
  
  

R

• Ramesses
  Ramesses (band)
  Ramesses is a sludge/doom metal band from Dorset, England, featuring ex-members of Electric Wizard.-Biography:Ramesses was formed in February 2003 by Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening with Adam Richardson formerly of Lord of Putrefaction, Spirmyard, and Hexed...
  
  
• Rapture
  Rapture (band)
  Rapture is a doom metal/melodic death metal band formed in 1997 in Helsinki, Finland.-History:In 1999, Rapture signed a contract with Spinefarm Records and released their debut album, Futile, in late 1999. The album was also licensed to Relapse Records for distribution outside of Finland. In early...
  
  
• Revelation
  Revelation (band)
  -Biography:Revelation started in 1986 by singer/guitarist John Brenner and drummer Steve Branagan. After numerous demos they were featured on Rise Above Records compilation Dark Passages. They put out one album with Rise Above before signing with Hellhound Records. They put out two albums with...
  
  
• Reverend Bizarre
  Reverend Bizarre
  Reverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath....
  
  
• Rigor Sardonicous
  Rigor Sardonicous
  Rigor Sardonicous is an American death inspired doom metal band from Long Island, New York. Coined as "raw, apocalyptic doom", Rigor Sardonicous is one of the earliest American doom metal bands that are still active today among Novembers Doom and Evoken...
  
  
• The River
  The River (band)
  The River is a doom metal band from Croydon, UK. The River plays a traditional form of doom metal, but they have soon forged their own brand of Doom Metal by incorporating downtuned heavy riffing and female vocals.- Biography :...
  
  
• Runemagick
  Runemagick
  Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom band formed in 1990.-History:The band was started in 1990 by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, the band consisted solely of Rudolfsson, but he was later joined by Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson...
  
  
• Rwake
  Rwake
  Rwake is a Southern sludge metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, that began as a jamming four-piece in 1996. The band was originally called Wake. The first Wake show was March 15 1997 in Batesville, Arkansas at the Landers Theater....
  
  

S

• Sacrilege
  Sacrilege (band)
  Sacrilege were a female-fronted thrash metal band from the Midlands region of England. Despite having played relatively few gigs during their existence, Sacrilege are today recognised as an important band; both as an influence on later heavy metal and doom metal bands, and as an example of the...
  
  
• Sahg
  Sahg
  Sahg is a four-piece Norwegian metal band formed in the summer of 2004. After years of involvement on different ends of the Norwegian rock and metal scene, four hard rock devotees teamed up under the name Sahg. The band consists of King on bass, Olav on lead vocals and guitar, Thomas on guitar and...
  
  
• Saint Vitus
  Saint Vitus (band)
  Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
  
  
• Salem
• Saturnus
  Saturnus (band)
  Saturnus is a band from Denmark formed in 1991 playing melodic death/doom metal, with touches of gothic metal. They sing of sorrow, loss, and death.-Biography:...
  
  
• Seventh Void
  Seventh Void
  Seventh Void is a doom metal band composed of Type O Negative members Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly; Matt Brown of Uranium 235 and Supermassiv; and Hank Hell of Inhuman. Originally conceived in 2003 by Kenny and Johnny, the band's personnel was not solidified until 2005 and songwriting began in...
  
  
• Shape of Despair
  Shape of Despair
  Shape of Despair is an Atmospheric/Funeral Doom metal band from Finland that was formed in 1995 as Raven until 1998, when the band decided to change their name to the current one.-History:...
  
  
• Sheavy
  Sheavy
  -Formation and name change:Sheavy formed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1993, and originally performed under the name Green Machine. In 1994, the band discovered there was another band in the United States with the same name, so a decision was made to rename the band Sheavy...
  
  
• Silent Stream of Godless Elegy
  Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy
  Silent Stream of Godless Elegy is a Moravian folk metal band from the Czech Republic that was formed in 1995. They won an award in 2000 from the Czech Academy of Popular Music for their album Themes in the "Hard & Heavy" category.-Albums:...
  
  
• Six Feet Deep
  Six Feet Deep
  Six Feet Deep was a Christian metal band from Cleveland, Ohio.They released two albums, Struggle and The Road Less Traveled, before disbanding in the late 1990s. Myk Porter, the lead singer for the band went on to form the indie band Brandtson along with guitarist Matt Traxler....
  
  
• Skepticism
  Skepticism (band)
  Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.-Overview of studio work:...
  
  
• Sleep
  Sleep (band)
  Sleep is a stoner doom metal band from San Jose, California. Active during the 1990s, Sleep earned critical and record label attention early in their career. Critic Eduardo Rivadavia describes them as "perhaps the ultimate stoner rock band" and notes they exerted a strong influence on heavy metal...
  
  
• Solace
  Solace (band)
  Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...
  
  
• Solitude Aeturnus
  Solitude Aeturnus
  Solitude Aeturnus is an American doom metal band that was started in spring 1987 as Solitude, in Arlington, Texas. Their vocalist, Robert Lowe, is also the current singer for the influential doom metal band Candlemass...
  
  
• Solstice
  Solstice (UK band)
  Solstice is an epic doom metal band from England, founded by Rich Walker after the breaking up of his previous hardcore punk / grindcore bands Sore Throat and Warfear...
  
  
• Sons of Otis
  Sons of Otis
  Sons of Otis are a stoner rock/doom band from Toronto, Canada. Sons of Otis was formed by Ken Baluke in Toronto sometime around the years 1992 and 1993. Strongly influenced by the underground heavy music of the time , their first release, "Paid To Suffer", came out in 1994...
  
  
• Soulpreacher
  Soulpreacher
  Soulpreacher is a progressive doom metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina USA. Influenced by Pink Floyd, My Dying Bride, and Anathema, their music focuses on similar themes of isolation and desperation.- Biography :...
  
  
• Spirit Caravan
  Spirit Caravan
  Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich.-Biography:Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The Obsessed. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom on drums...
  
  
• Spiritus Mortis
  Spiritus Mortis
  Spiritus Mortis is a doom metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1987 as Rigor Mortis, founding members were Teemu Maijala , Jussi Maijala and VP Rapo . Because in the USA were also band called Rigor Mortis, they changed their name to Spiritus Mortis.Spiritus Mortis recorded four demos as...
  
  
• Sunn O)))
  Sunn O)))
  Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...
  
  
• Swallow the Sun
  Swallow the Sun
  Swallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...
  
  
• The Sword
  The Sword
  The Sword is an American heavy metal band that formed in Austin, Texas, in 2003. Since its inception the band has comprised vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt and bassist Bryan Richie, and currently includes touring drummer Jimmy Vela following Trivett Wingo's departure in...
  
  

T

• Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine
  Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine
  Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine are an English drone doom supergroup, formed in 2001 and featuring musicians from other metal bands.They take their name from the second song from the Earth album Earth 2...
  
  
• Thergothon
  Thergothon
  Thergothon was an influential Finnish doom metal band. They were one of the pioneers of the funeral doom subgenre, starting with their demo Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth and continuing their raw, depressing style with their only album, Stream from the Heavens...
  
  
• The Third and the Mortal
• This Empty Flow
  This Empty Flow
  This Empty Flow was born in 1994 by Jori Sjöroos and Niko Sirkiä in Finland. At the time, they played together in a band called Thergothon.Their debut, called Magenta Skycode, was released in 1996. They decided to disband afterwards because of band's musical direction.Since the split-up there have...
  
  
• Thorr's Hammer
  Thorr's Hammer
  Thorr's Hammer was an American/Norwegian death/doom band.Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley during winter 1994-1995. Soon after, Runhild Gammelsæter, then 17-year-old Norwegian exchange student, joined the band as vocalist/lyricist. The band...
  
  
• Thrones
  Thrones (band)
  Thrones is the solo project of bassist Joe Preston.-Biography:Thrones began in 1994 with an untitled cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins? label. He soon released the "Reddleman" single. In 1996, Thrones signed to Communion Records to issue the full-length album Alraune...
  
  
• Thunderstorm
  Thunderstorm (band)
  Thunderstorm is a doom metal band from Bergamo, Italy. Formed in the early 1990s as a classic heavy metal band, with touches of a down tuned sound. During this early incarnation, they released two demos, Thunderstorm and Force of Evil . In 1998, the band split up due to musical incompatibility...
  
  
• Torche
  Torche
  Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or...
  
  
• Tristitia
  Tristitia
  Tristitia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Halmstad, Sweden in 1992 by guitarist Luis B. Galvez. His devotion for Doom Metal and sorrowful melodies brought him to form the band with Death/Gothic style singer Thomas Karlsson and Harri Juvonen on bass. They recorded their first demo in April...
  
  
• Trouble
  Trouble (band)
  Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...
  
  
• Type O Negative

U

• Unearthly Trance
  Unearthly Trance
  Unearthly Trance is a sludge metal/doom metal trio from Brooklyn/Queens New York, composed of guitarist-vocalist Ryan Lipynsky, bassist Jay Newman, and drummer Darren Verni. They were formed in 2000 and have released material on leading labels of the genre like Southern Lord, Rise Above Records...
  
  
• Unholy
  Unholy (band)
  Unholy is a Finnish avant-garde doom metal band. Formed in 1988, they were one of the first doom metal groups in their home country.Unholy originally started as a black metal/doom metal hybrid under the name Holy Hell. After recording its first demo, "Kill Jesus", they changed their name to Unholy...
  
  
• Unorthodox
• Upsidedown Cross

V

• Valhall
  Valhall (band)
  Valhall is a Norwegian doom metal band.It is somewhat noted for having briefly had Fenriz as a member and ex-Ulver drummer, Erik Lancelot as a member at one point as well.-Studio albums:*1995 – Moonstoned...
  
  
• Valkyrie
  Valkyrie (band)
  -Biography:Driven by brothers Jake and Pete Adams, Valkyrie draws from pre-metal style to create a rich and earthy stoner metal sound. They formed in summer 2002 as a three-piece consisting of vocalist/guitarist Jake Adams, bassist Eric Seaman, and drummer Luke Shafer. In 2004 Jake's brother Pete...
  
  
• Veni Domine
  Veni Domine
  Veni Domine is a Christian progressive doom metal band. The band was founded in 1987 in Sollentuna, Sweden.Veni Domine combines down-tempo melodic heavy metal, symphonic metal and doom metal with occasional touches of gothic. Originally, the vocalist Fredrik Ohlsson represented operatic,...
  
  
• Visceral Evisceration
  Visceral Evisceration
  Visceral Evisceration was an Austrian metal band that blended death metal and doom metal, who were formed in 1991 in Vienna. They were one of the first extreme metal bands to include female operatic vocals, contrasted by male grunts and clear vocals. Their songs are generally long and epic,...
  
  
• Void of Silence
  Void Of Silence
  Void of Silence is a doom metal band from Italy formed in 1999 by Riccardo Conforti and Ivan Zara with the intention of creating music that would be the perfect union among its different influences: the one Dark/Ambient with gothic and industrial junction for the first one, and the one doom metal...
  
  

W

• Warhorse
  Warhorse (doom metal band)
  Warhorse are a doom metal band that formed in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1996, and released their debut album "As Heaven Turns to Ash" on Southern Lord Records in 2001...
  
  
• Warning
  Warning (band)
  Warning were a UK based doom metal band. Warning flagged the rise of post-2000 wave of traditional doom metal. They were formed by Patrick Walker and drummer Stuart Springthorpe in 1994 in Harlow, Essex...
  
  
• Weedeater
  Weedeater (band)
  Weedeater is a sludge metal band formed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1997 with members from the recently defunct Buzzov•en. The band has released four full length albums...
  
  
• While Heaven Wept
  While Heaven Wept
  While Heaven Wept is an epic doom metal band based in Dale City, Virginia, USA. The primary writer and overall engine of the band is mainman Tom Phillips...
  
  
• Winter
  Winter (band)
  Winter is an American death/doom band from New York. They take their name from the Amebix song of the same name. The band will be performing at the 2011 Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands.-Members:Line-Up* John Alman - vocals, bass...
  
  
• Witch
  Witch (band)
  Witch is an American stoner metal band whose members are from Vermont and Massachusetts.-History:Witch was formed in 2005 by Dinosaur Jr guitarist J Mascis and long time friend Dave Sweetapple. However, Mascis does not play guitar for the band; he plays his first instrument, the drums...
  
  
• Witchcraft
  Witchcraft (band)
  Witchcraft is a Swedish hard rock band founded in 2000.-History:Magnus Pelander formed Witchcraft in 2000 in order to record a tribute to Pentagram's Bobby Liebling and Roky Erickson. The "No Angel or Demon" single was released in 2002 by Primitive Art Records which caught the ear of Lee Dorrian's...
  
  
• Witchfinder General
  Witchfinder General (band)
  Witchfinder General is a doom metal band from Stourbridge, England. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.-Biography:...
  
  
• Woods of Ypres
  Woods of Ypres
  -Biography:Woods of Ypres was formed in 2002 by David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. The trio released the first Woods Of Ypres demo, Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat, the same year. In 2003, David Gold moved to Toronto to begin working on a full-length album...
  
  
• Wreck of the Hesperus
  Wreck of the Hesperus
  Wreck of the Hesperus are a doom metal band from Ireland, based in Dublin. The band first played together in January 2004 and they recorded their first demo, a four-track effort entitled Terminal Dirge in June 2004...
  
  
• Wretched
  Wretched (doom band)
  Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...