Top 5 Best Doom Metal Albums. 

5. Sorcerer - Crowning of the Fire King (2017) 

Sorcerer is the first of 3 Swedish Metal bands on this list.  Sorcerer released thier first demo in 1989 and toiled in relative obscurity releasing several releases on Metal Blade before unleashing this opus of modern epic doom on the masses in 2017.  This album was chosen as album of the month by Germany's Rock Hard Magazine when it came out and surprised the Prog/Power community by playing the presigious ProgPower USA Festival in 2019 which was one of my favorite performances  that year.  Still one of my favorite doom releases this never gets old with such classics as Sirens, Ship of Doom, Abandon by the Gods and the title track Crowning of the Fire King.  

4. Isole - Bliss of Solitude (2008)

Bliss of Solitude was Isole's 3rd release and first on Napalm Records and went largely unnoticed in Doom circles which was a shame because it was probably one of the heaviest doom metal releases I've ever heard.  The slow and incredibly heavy guitar tone was just in your face and the dark rich vocals from Daniel Bryntse were an instrument of doom in itself.  There were a number of tracks that stood out on this release with From Clouded Skying being one of my favorites along with Imprisoned in Sorrow.  

3. While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forlorn (2003)

I really consider WHW's release Of Empires to be one of the most important releases of the doom genre simply because it combined Epic Heavy Metal with Doom and added symphonic elements to give it such a unique sound.  It really brought WHW to the forefront of the doom genre and raised the bar for Doom metal as a whole with 8 incredible songs. Tom Phillips vocals were mesmerizing and really enhanced the whole experience, especially on tracks The Drowning Years and Of Empires Forlorn.    Still one of my favorite doom releases and while I listed it as #3 I still find myself listneing to this more from time to time than # 1 or 2. 

2. Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)

My first introduction to Candlemass was their debut on Black Dragon records and the sheer heaviness of the album just blew me away.  It was vastly different than many other European bands and really took the heaviness of Black Sabbath and amped it up to another level.  Ironically Candlemass was dropped from Black Dragon due to poor sales despite the albums critical acclaim as being one of the most influential modern doom bands.  Take your pick for a favorite song..all were heavy as hell and worthy of listening too...especially if you owned this on vinyl.  Digital format is great but this album deserved to be heard as only vinyl could capture it.  

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)

The Godfathers of Doom, The debut album from Black Sabbath probably single handedly defined and created a generation of bands for many decades.  From the opening Black Sabbath to The Wizard and Sleeping Village, Black Sabbath turned the music world upside down and never looked back.