The Groove

The greatest doom metal artists of all time

32 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Anathema

United Kingdom · 1990–2020 · alternative rock

19.240

Why this number?

The full board

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 14.084

3 My Dying Bride

United Kingdom · 1990– · doom metal 13.529

Paradise Lost

United Kingdom · 1988– · gothic metal 9.812

5 Sleep

United States of America · 1990– · doom metal 6.130

6 Theatre of Tragedy

Norway · 1993–2010 · gothic metal 4.973

Katatonia

Sweden · 1991– · alternative metal 4.654

8 Cathedral

United Kingdom · 1989–2013 · doom metal 4.500

Agalloch

United States of America · 1995– · black metal 4.268

10 Neurosis

United States of America · 1985– · post-metal 3.608

11 Electric Wizard

United Kingdom · 1993– · doom metal 3.086

12 Candlemass

Sweden · 1984– · doom metal 2.875

Ghost

Sweden · 2008– · heavy metal 2.872

Amorphis

Finland · 1990– · progressive metal 2.871

Boris

Japan · 1992– · drone 2.456

Alice in Chains

United States of America · 1987– · grunge 2.356

Therion

Sweden · 1988– · symphonic metal 1.986

18 Celtic Frost

Switzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 1.867

19 Trouble

United States of America · 1979– · doom metal 1.750

20 Heaven & Hell

United States of America · 2006–2010 · heavy metal 1.639

The Gathering

The Netherlands · 1989– · rock 1.600

22 Tiamat

Sweden · 1987– · gothic metal 1.544

23 Triptykon

Switzerland · 2008– · doom metal 1.533

24 Doom:vs

Sweden · 2004– · doom metal 1.333