Melvins

The Melvins were many things. Though their music is mostly rooted in sludge metal, they never stuck to a single genre and moved in between a selection from doom derivatives to alternative to the hardcore punk they had since the beginning and more. They are best known as the godfathers of grunge, but also had some influence over sludge and drone metal.

1. Eye Flys
2. Boris
3. Honey Bucket
4. Teet
5. Queen
6. Roadbull
7. Bar-X-Th Rocking M
8. Black Bock
9. The Talking Horse
10. Billy Fish

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Electric Wizard

Electric Wizard is a stoner/doom metal band formed in the early '90s. Throughout their history, only one member has been constant: Justin "Jus" Oborn, who played guitar and sang. His first band, Lord of Putrefaction, was formed in 1988. They recorded two demos and changed their name to Thy Grief Eternal, later shortening it to Eternal. By 1993, Oborn left Eternal and formed the band that he has become most well-known for: Electric Wizard.

Electric Wizard's history is a fairly interesting one. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1995. This album adopted a style reminiscent of Sleep. Two years later, they released Come My Fanatics..., which saw a change in the band's style. As opposed to singing in a lower register, Jus Oborn sang in a higher octave, added lots and lots of "fuzz" to the instruments, and played some much darker music, somehwhat moving away from their stoner rock roots.

After the release of Come My Fanatics..., Electric Wizard had many problems. Oborn severed a fingertip, collapsed an eardrum, and was arrested for marijuana possession and both other members (the band was a trio at the time) were arrested for other reasons. Over these three years, they released the Supercoven EP.

In 2000, the band released the album that they have become most well-known for: Dopethrone. The album expands upon the style of their previous album and features some sludge traits at times. Overall, the album is a masterpiece and one of, if not the best albums in the doom metal genre.

In 2002, they released Let Us Prey, the last album to feature the original Electric Wizard lineup. After the release of the album, the other two members of the band left (and formed Ramesses). The two of them were replaced. Along with that, however, a second guitarist was added, Liz Buckingham. Electric Wizard mark II has since released two albums, We Live and Witchcult Today.

Now that you know your stuff about the band, you can listen to them. Here's the tracklisting:

1.) "Eko Eko Azarak"
2.) "Return Trip"
3.) "Burnout"
4.) "Dunwich"
5.) "Funeralopolis"
6.) "Satanic Rites of Drugula"
7.) "Priestess of Mars"
8.) "Electric Wizard"

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Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General was one of the pioneering doom metal band. They were one of the few NWOBHM bands in the genre and only released two albums. Their work was highly under-appreciated upon release, however in recent years they have gained much praise.

Track Listing:

1.) "Invisible Hate"
2.) "Love on Smack"
3.) "No Stayer"
4.) "Requiem for Youth"
5.) "Witchfinder General"
6.) "I Lost You"

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WhiffleBallTony's Drone Metal Mix

Drone metal is quite possibly the most niche genre there is. Most tracks exceed 10 minutes in length, contain nothing more than a few riffs and some feedback, and generally don't have too much of a discernible beat. I would describe it as "psychedelic metal". This is pretty much what early Pink Floyd would have sounded like had they been a metal band.

It was originally created by the band Earth in the early '90s with their groundbreaking album, Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version. Since then, several bands have taken Earth's original formula and messed with it to create their own unique sound. The two most prominent bands to do this have been Sunn O))) (named after Earth's favorite brand of amplifier) and BORIS.

Sunn O))) (pronounced as "sun") was formed by Stephen O'Malley, an extremely prolific musician in the doom metal scene, playing in many other bands including Burning Witch, Khanate, and Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (named after the second track on Earth's debut). O'Malley also founded the metal record label Southern Lord. Sunn O)))'s signature includes some elements of the dark ambient genre. They have become quite possibly the most well-known drone band there is.

BORIS is a Japanese band formed in 1992. Their music has spanned several genres, including stoner rock, ambient, drone metal, and experimental rock. Their early sound was influenced by Earth and the Melvins, among other bands. Since their debut album, Absolutego (which consists of one hour-long song), which was released in 1996, they have collaborated with many artists and released several studio albums, with their most recent album incorporating mainly stoner rock and ambient traits.

Now that you have some background on this compilation, here is the tracklisting:

1.) Earth - "Seven Angels"
2.) Sunn O))) - "HELL-O)))-WEEN"
3.) BORIS - "Dronevil 2"

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YOB

YOB is a stoner doom metal band formed in the late '90s. Their first full-length album, Elaborations of Carbon, was released in 2001. They have released three other albums, Catharsis, The Illusion of Motion, and The Unreal Never Lived (released in 2003, 2004, and 2005 respectively). Over the years, they have gotten much heavier, becoming less of a stoner metal band to playing music reminiscent of funeral doom, incorpating death growls and very heavy, dark riffs.

In 2006, they announced that they had split up. However, as of 2008, the band is back together and recording a new album due out in Summer '09.

This compilation features at least one song from each of their albums. Hopefully you doom fans out there like this stuff. Track listing:

1.) "Ball of Molten Lead" (The Illusion of Motion)
2.) "Ether" (Catharsis)
3.) "Revolution" (Elaborations of Carbon)
4.) "Grasping Air" (The Unreal Never Lived)
5.) "The Mental Tyrant" (The Unreal Never Lived)

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Afterstasis' Doom Metal Mix #3

tracklisting:

01 black cobra - five daggers
02 morgion - canticle
03 nadja - ossification
04 zoroaster - terminally charged
05 northwinds - lost paradise
06 devoid of all mercy - last ride in a rusting truck
07 pantheist - o solitude
08 indesinence - aura
09 year of no light - les mains de lempereur
10 lurker of chalice - this blood falls as mortal part iii

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Afterstasis' Doom Metal Mix #2

tracklisting:

01 wijlen wij - lanatheme
02 pentagram - ask no more
03 karp - forget the minions
04 harvey milk - motown
05 sunn o))) - orthodox caveman
06 otesanek - oceans
07 tides - the sight
08 burning witch - history of hell
09 warhorse - lysergic communion
10 rwake - of grievous abominations

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Sleep

Sleep is a legendary stoner/doom metal band hailing from California. They play some of the most mesmerizing material the genre has to offer, featuring vocals that sound like chants prophesying  the end of the world, ensnaring bass lines that grab the listener without letting them go and occasionally subtle guitar solos that sneak in under the cover of the bass yet still manage to blow your mind away.

1. The Suffering
2. The Wall of Yawn
3. Dragonaut
4. Aquarian
5. From Beyond
6. Sonic Titan

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Note: I would also recommend the hour-long epic "Dopesmoker" to those who love Sleep's work. I won't upload it since it is an entire album, but it is an amazing song and an amazing experience in general.

Afterstasis' Doom Metal Mix #1

tracklisting:

01 saint vitus - born too late
02 monarch - dead men tell no tales
03 cult of luna - finland
04 burning saviours - dark lady
05 earth - thrones and dominions
06 ataraxie - slow transcending agony
07 morkobot - cammut
08 mourning beloveth - dust
09 unearthly trance - the air exits, the sea accepts me
10 orthodox - el lamento del cabron

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High on Fire

High on Fire is a stoner/doom metal band formed by Matt Pike after the legendary doom metal band Sleep split up. High on Fire plays faster than doom metal bands normally play, but that isn't a bad thing. They play what may be some of the best metal to have come out within the decade, combining the heaviness latent in doom with more energetic guitar solos and drumming styles and they pull it off awesomely.

1. Baghdad
2. Last
3. Speedwolf
4. Blessed Black Wings
5. Devilution
6. Waste of Tiamat
7. Turk
8. Return to Nod

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WhiffleBallTony's Doom Metal Compilation

Here are a few of my favorite doom metal songs. All of them have a unique sound and I tried not to put anything in this list of songs that sounded a lot like another track.

Track listing:
1. Electric Wizard - "Return Trip"
2. Electric Wizard - "Funeralopolis"
3. sHEAVY - "Hangman"
4. BORIS - "Statement"
5. Black Sabbath - "Electric Funeral"
6. The Sword - "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover)
7. The Sword - "Lament For the Aurochs"
8. The Sword - "Ebethron"
9. sHEAVY - "Oracle"
10. Yob - "Quantum Mystic"

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Obscure Swedish Doom Metal

Doom metal is a subgenre of metal that is slower-paced and much heavier than other subgenres, to describe it in a nutshell. The two bands featured on this compilation are, as the title describes, obscure Swedish doom metal bands. I've only got two songs on this one as none of either bands have songs less than ten minutes in length. Enjoy. 

1. Ocean Chief - The Ocean Chief Rule My World
2. Kongh - Pushed Beyond

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