doom metal artists
19 published doom metal artists, led by Ozzy Osbourne, Celtic Frost and My Dying Bride.
At a glance
19 published doom metal artists; 131 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 16 tier 3
- 19
- Release groups
- 524
- Studio albums
- 132
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 131
- Timeline events
- 562
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 15.3M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 35.4 years
- Full biographies
- 13
- Biography words
- 34,995
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (7 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most doom metal artists. United Kingdom leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with doom metal. The most shared is heavy metal music, with 7 artists in both.
Covers from doom metal
131 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Kansas City 1986: The Classic Missouri Broadcast
Ozzy Osbourne · 2022
Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne · 2022
Ordinary Man
Ozzy Osbourne · 2020
Scream
Ozzy Osbourne · 2010
Black Rain
Ozzy Osbourne · 2007
Under Cover
Ozzy Osbourne · 2005
Down to Earth
Ozzy Osbourne · 2001
One Up the B‐Sides
Ozzy Osbourne · 1997
The Very Best of Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne · 1997
Ozzmosis
Ozzy Osbourne · 1995
No More Tears Demo Sessions
Ozzy Osbourne · 1992
No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne · 1991
Leaders
Ozzy Osbourne has the most release groups (152); Pentagram the longest career (54 years); Ozzy Osbourne the most awards (16).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Ozzy Osbourne | 152 |
| Katatonia | 67 |
| My Dying Bride | 52 |
| Celtic Frost | 34 |
| Theatre of Tragedy | 31 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Pentagram | 54 |
| Cirith Ungol | 49 |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 45 |
| Pagan Altar | 43 |
| The Obsessed | 42 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Ozzy Osbourne | 16 |
| Celtic Frost | 1 |
Most famous doom metal artists
Ozzy Osbourne
United Kingdom · Person · born 1948
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, glam metal, shock rock, doom metal
15.3M listeners · 106 wikis
Celtic Frost
Switzerland · Group · 1984–2008
thrash metal, doom metal, black metal, death metal, avant-garde metal
39 wikis
My Dying Bride
United Kingdom · Group · 1990–present
doom metal, death-doom
35 wikis
Tiamat
Sweden · Group · 1987–present
doom metal, gothic rock, death metal, gothic metal
30 wikis
Theatre of Tragedy
Norway · Group · 1993–2010
synth-pop, doom metal, electronic body music, death metal, gothic metal
30 wikis
Katatonia
Sweden · Group · 1991–present
alternative metal, doom metal, gothic metal
29 wikis
Draconian
Sweden · Group · 1994–present
doom metal, gothic metal, death-doom
23 wikis
Batushka
Poland · Group · 2015–present
doom metal, black metal
20 wikis
Trouble
United States · Group · 1979–present
doom metal
19 wikis
Witchfinder General
United Kingdom · Group · 1979–present
heavy metal music, doom metal
17 wikis
Pentagram
United States · Group · 1971–present
heavy metal music, doom metal
14 wikis
Green Carnation
Norway · Group · 1990–present
progressive rock, heavy metal music, doom metal, progressive metal, death metal, avant-garde metal
14 wikis
More doom metal artists
Showing 1–7 of 7 artists
Cirith Ungol
United States · Group · 1972–present
heavy metal music, doom metal, power metal
13 wikis · Tier 3
Pagan Altar
United Kingdom · Group · 1978–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, doom metal
11 wikis · Tier 3
The Obsessed
United States · Group · 1976–present
heavy metal music, doom metal
9 wikis · Tier 3
Hamish Glencross
United Kingdom · Person · born 1978
doom metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Necromandus
United Kingdom · Group · 1970–present
doom metal
3 wikis · Tier 3
Sacrilege
United Kingdom · Group · 1984–present
thrash metal, doom metal, crust punk
3 wikis · Tier 3
Those Poor Bastards
United States · Group
country music, doom metal, gothic metal
2 wikis · Tier 3