Black Sabbath is the beginning of Stoner Rock to Stoner Rock fans (“Sweet Leaf,” “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”), the beginning of Doom Metal to Doom Metal fans (“Black Sabbath,” “Electric Funeral”), and simply cool heavy music for so many other people. There’s a good reason: With such an expansive library, Black Sabbath is so many different things to so many different people. Often heralded for creating Heavy Metal, it’s hard to find any Metal fans who don’t dig Sabbath. To help cover Doom Metal’s history, we’ve compiled 10 of the most important Doom Metal bands in history. 10 of the Most Important Doom Metal Bands You Should Know Here’s the short version: Doom is a Metal subgenre that is a bit like Stoner Rock’s sonic cousin.Īlthough some bands have incorporated elements of Gothic Metal and Progressive Metal into the Doom landscape, it’s best exemplified by heavy, dark tones, massive riffs, and a general lack of melody outside of the lead guitar and occasional lighter vocals. Like in many other Metal subgenres, you’ll also likely find references to Satan, the occult, and mythology.

We tend to hug Stoner Rock pretty closely at Monster Riff, but we’ve been meaning to get to the top Doom bands for some time now.įor those who haven’t read our primer on Stoner, Fuzz, Desert, Doom, and Sludge, you might find a quick read helpful.

Best stoner metal albums