Best DOOM METAL Albums of 2024 (So Far)

[@BenFortier]

"Let's get romantic in a castle" is what the villain from Castlevania said.

[@forgemastermetal]

That’s how Aaron Stainthorpe proposes

[@Fenster020]

Great video! Thou, Spectral Voice, and Lord Dying have been on heavy rotation. Thou might be my favorite record of the year. Just relentless!

[@forgemastermetal]

Relentless is such a good descriptor.

[@nathanmount6637]

That Doubtsower album is incredible! So glad to see them on your list

[@forgemastermetal]

Yeah, what a surprise that one was.

[@jesseleavy5841]

I'm listening to the new Crypt Sermon right now and loving it! It probably came out right after you made this video, but would love to hear your thoughts if you've had a chance to listen to it yet.

[@forgemastermetal]

Great stuff! Love the guitars. I thought Andy LaRocque was on guitars for a second haha.

[@andrewkuykendall4166]

Some albums not mentioned that merit a listen Civerous- Maze Envy, Hashtronaut- No Return, UFOMAMMUT- HIdden

[@forgemastermetal]

Great additions! That Ufomammut record was one of our best of the month picks!

[@privityband]

Love all these albums, Pallbearer is taking the lead for us. Also, we used to go by the band name Dreadful Hours..

[@forgemastermetal]

Nice! What makes Pallbearer stand out for you? It's very panned in our comments!

[@privityband]

@@forgemastermetal I appreciate when a band is able to moves in a different direction musically while still staying true to their sound. They did the well on mind burns alive! Plus so many typo and Floyd vibes, have to love it.

[@enferex]

Thanks for the round-up here, I need to hop on some of these. I tasted the new Pallbearer some, I need to toss it on again! The next doom on my list is the new Crypt Sermon that just squirted out yesterday. What I've heard so far from that has been great.

[@forgemastermetal]

The guitars on Crypt Sermon are sooo good.

[@crazybaldman]

Crypt Sermon's new release is really good, and dropped on the 14th. Also the releases from Ten Ton Slug and Spaceslug are getting heavy spins from me as well.

[@forgemastermetal]

Great additions! Gonna be scoping that Crypt Sermon ASAP.

[@doubtsower]

Honoured to be featured, big thanks for supporting what I do 🙌

[@forgemastermetal]

Well deserved, mate. Stay genuine.

[@CraigMader]

Your record is God, in case you didn't know...

[@muhammadfatih629]

Ard - Untouched by Fire is my fave so far. i always play it on repeat.

[@forgemastermetal]

Great pick!!

[@cowmark67]

Haven't gotten around to as much doom as I wanted to this year so thanks for reminding me of some releases that came out earlier this year to check out. I definitely have to check that Counting Hours out. From what I have heard this year here are my favorites that fit squarely into the doom genre. 1. Coffins - Sinister Oath (death-doom) 2. Castle Rat - Into the Realm (doom metal/heavy metal) 3. Chimeras - Silent Cries in the Stifling Haze (symphonic doom metal) 4. Thou - Umbilical (sludge metal/doom metal/hardcore punk/grunge) 5. Slimelord - Chytridiomycosis Relinquished (death-doom) 6. Gravkvade - Prolog (blackened funeral doom) Also, here are two albums that are absolutely amazing but I don't know if they are doom enough to be included on a doom list 1. Huntsmen - The Dry Land: This album mixes progressive sludge metal, stoner metal, and post-metal and it's glorious. Just not sure if there is enough of a true doom element. 2. Iravu / Mumuksu - Sudra: This is a split from two Malaysian bands, Iravu and Mumuksu. The first song is by Mumuksu and it's raw, noisy, and crusty doom metal, bordering on death-doom, but with only clean singing. The second song is by Iravu and is straight up atmospheric black metal with some elements of ambient. The third and final song is a collab between the two bands. It's got parts that are atmospheric black metal, parts that are death metal, parts that are death-doom, parts that are blackened doom, and parts that are Mumuksu's raw doom. This split is so good!

[@forgemastermetal]

Great descriptions! Solid picks all around. That Slimelord record is mind-boggling. I have a feeling we will be seeing it in another upcoming video...

[@CraigMader]

I know you'll never have enough time, so here's some more: VISION BLEAK, STYGIAN CROWN, PURITAN OPIATE, PRISONER, ECCLESIA, BIG BRAVE, HEKSEGRAV, MY SILENT WAKE, DOOL, ZOLFO, HUMAN CONDITION, LOCUSTS & HONEY, DOPETHRONE, HEAVY TEMPLE, UFOMAMMUT, CASTLE RAT, MDOU MOCTAR, HUNTSMEN, INSECT ARK.

[@forgemastermetal]

Awesome additions, Craig!!

[@mikepenny8940]

Spectral voice and Thou is some the best music this year along with High On Fire and Ulcerate

[@forgemastermetal]

So good!!

[@Kevin-uz6sv]

Thank you for turning me onto Doubtsower!

[@forgemastermetal]

It's what we do!!

[@loonyman83]

hell yeah. So glad Counting Hours got some love. Can't stop spinning that one. Some you may have missed, overlooked, or just need more love are Chapel of Disease's Echoes of Light, Shallow Waters' All Colours Blur to One, and Syneatr's Never Return. Syneatr isn't TECHNICALLY doom metal but it definitely gives that same vibe. Still great list and I'm definitely checking out one or two on it that I've missed.

[@forgemastermetal]

Great additions! Thanks for leaving some overlooked stuff.

[@alexperry4691]

Pretty strong year for Doom so far, my faves have been My Dying Bride, Early Moods, My Silent Wake, Thou, and the new Crypt Sermon is a bit of a banger aswell!

[@forgemastermetal]

Yeah, great guitars on that Crypt Sermon record.

[@username-rd7ju]

Just found your channel, and wow guys! Superior content!

[@forgemastermetal]

Welcome aboard!

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

Kinda wish that "new album" that Paradise Lost have been talking about released this year. But that just gives me something to look forward to later.

[@joshuacoe8235]

Here's some of my favorite doom metal albums so far. I tried to pick ones most haven't heard of. Evercloud - From Light To Eternity. Orphean Passage - Apart. The Bleak Picture - Meaningless. Isenordal - Requiem for Eirene. Gudvangir - Silk Elven Renner. Golgotha - Spreading The Wings Of Hope. Corvus Corone - The Finality Of Winter. Grain of Pain - The Moon Lights The Way. Silent Deep Ocean - The Throne of Whispers and Dust. Stuporous - Asylums Lament. Fretting Obscurity - Das Ungluckliche BewuBtsein. Celestial Season : Mysterium III. Counting Hours : The Wishing Tomb.

[@akwilson1676]

Temple Of The Fuzz Witch's new blackened doom album is pretty good.

[@forgemastermetal]

Nice! Gonna have to spin it.

[@mikepenny8940]

Ive been waiting for this

[@forgemastermetal]

HERE WE AREEEEE

[@CraigMader]

Some other logs for this 2024 fire: FANGE; KOLLAPSE; SLIMELORD; FANGUS; OFFERNAT; REDWOOD; BOSSK. Thanks for all the doom coverage. We definitely need it.

[@forgemastermetal]

I gotta check out that Bossk record! Their last one was great.

[@wheelsofmercury]

I knew you guys would put the newest my dying bride album on here!😅 Funny thing is: in my last video I compared two bands to MDB!

[@forgemastermetal]

No kidding? Haha! Have you heard The Vision Bleak's latest album yet?

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@forgemastermetalNope!

[@forgemastermetal]

Do itttttt!

[@aldwulfe9333]

You guys need to check out Evercloud - From Light to Eternity. Great doom metal band from Mexico. Very good. FFA Draconian and Swallow the Sun. Also Miserate - Ritual of Doom and Orphean Passage - Apart are great albums by new bands from Norway and South Africa respectively.

[@forgemastermetal]

Sounds up our alley!

[@GothicXlightning]

of course our beautiful MY DYING BRIDE got to show in the list also 4th of july by SOUNDGARDEN was a good honorable mentioning Beyond the Wheel and maybe even Gun would have been another mentioning from me nice SG sitting in the back

[@Vishan678]

Great list guys so glad i didnt miss most of the stuff here doubtsower is the only band i have no idea about also i have to listen to Bongrippers new album too man that Bleakheart album is brilliant cheers.

[@forgemastermetal]

Doubtsower is one of the most unique albums on this list. Wild stuff!

[@RustyDarlington]

I fucking love Doom Metal 😂 there’s something so calming about it that makes me want to listen to it for hours on end. I’ll be checking out all these releases!

[@forgemastermetal]

You'll love our channel then because it's one of our favorite genres!

[@SludgeMan90]

Mind burns alive is my favorite release this year so far. Just a beautiful record.

[@forgemastermetal]

It seems to be very panned! Not sure why. It's one of their best!

[@SludgeMan90]

@@forgemastermetal I think fans of the genre are reluctant to listen to more experimental sounds that deviate from the traditional doom sound and might find this direction off-putting. I absolutely love it, as a critical feature of doom to me is the melancholic and emotional cathartic response the music is supposed to evoke. Many albums by various bands miss the mark on that, by over-focusing on the very restricting formula, whilst this record does it masterfully.

[@forgemastermetal]

Fantastic insight!

[@karkir-joharkarntkristkark9507]

Split wide open - Into the void (Doom inspired metal). Fellwarden - Legend

[@forgemastermetal]

Thanks for the additions!

[@mindful2864]

I loved the new Lord Dying, My Dying Bride, Pallbearer, and Spectral Voice albums. I’d include the new Crypt Sermon album as well as one of the best doom metal albums of the year.

[@forgemastermetal]

That one is in our queue! We didn't have time to listen to it before we made this video.

[@ilves6664]

Mortal Binding is pretty good. Violin Aaron voice and Sadness atmosphere works every time .Autumn is coming very soon 😮

[@forgemastermetal]

Watch our discography ranking and leave yours in the comment!

[@ilves6664]

@@forgemastermetal I watch it . And guys doing good work. Cheers!

[@abdulmajeedahm644]

I was very excited for Mind Burns Alive, A Mortal Binding and Umbilical, Pallbearer and Thou did not disappoint but i didn't enjoy A Mortal Binding that much. Mourning Dawn and BleakHeart sound great i'll have to check them out, and as a huge fan of terribly produced doom metal, thank you for Doubtsower

[@forgemastermetal]

There is such a unique, grotesque quality to that Doubtsower record. It's hard to explain! I'm glad you dig it.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

New Huntsman and Crypt Sermon albums are up there as well

[@forgemastermetal]

Spun Crypt Sermon today. Can't wait to hear Huntsman!

[@CraigMader]

​@@forgemastermetalits HUNTSMEN- The Dry Land, and it rules.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

@CraigMader this dry land I believe but yes

[@finq0997]

Guys, I love your videos and have pretty much been a day one fan. Your music taste does not only line up very well with my own, which makes all of your videos well worth watching as I always find something new to add to my playlists. But I also have to applaud your video editing and commentating skills. It's always straight to the point, no bullshitting and talking around it to fill time, straight to the point with all the information we need and short but long enough music snippets to tease but not get flagged on YT I guess. ;D Keep it up , I always look forward to your new videos! :)

[@forgemastermetal]

Thanks a ton, Finq! Yeah, we have been trying to find a balance between being precise and letting the music speak for itself while remaining entertaining. We still have some little details to work out but we appreciate your positivity, nonetheless. We appreciate you here as a member of the Forge!

[@benshaw2341]

Austere - Beneath the threshold. half sounds more like Rapture than Counting Hours does (I like counting hours), the other half sounds like classic Katatonia. Isenordal - Requiem for Eirênê is the best romantic doom album of the year by a LOOONGSHOT. Do not sleep on this one. Ad Nihilum - An Escape for the guilty. Best debut Syndexioi - Devouring Slumber. This is *lush* as fuck, even though the recording sounds distant, the keys are gorgeous and the whole album is hypnotic.

[@forgemastermetal]

Awesome additions! I love that Austere record.

[@matthewthomas3450]

Commoner - A Commoner's Quest is a really solid and underrated album.

[@forgemastermetal]

Nice suggestion.

[@haroldgr]

Hey guys. Nice list. Just forget Crypt Sermon & Ecclesia.

[@forgemastermetal]

We recorded this before Crypt Sermon dropped. Incredible record.

[@revolt-n-resist]

You forgot Tzompantli - Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force ;-)

[@Endemion01]

Check out My Silent Wake's new album "Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief" and update this video, no-one would judge you for the correction/addition... peace out!

[@79Phobia]

I really dont like doom metal in general but i love the album from hamferd. Such a great record.

[@forgemastermetal]

Nice! What makes it stand out to you?

[@CandyOnAChopstick]

Not having Crypt Sermon, Haunted, Ponte del Diavolo, OR Tzompantli is a crime against humanity. (I guess our doom tastes are way different) haha

[@forgemastermetal]

We only heard Crypt Sermon today. Strong record! Love the guitars.

[@Patrick45392]

Ponte del diavolo are so good!!!

[@CandyOnAChopstick]

@@Patrick45392 A top 10 of the year for me out of all genres!

[@kaceyburke6518]

Ponte del Diavolo are brilliant

[@CraigMader]

PONTE DEL DIAVOLO. God, I knew I couldnt be alone on this.

[@Doomherre]

🔥🔥🔥

[@forgemastermetal]

Your name checks out lol

[@Doomherre]

@@forgemastermetal 😀🖤🤘🏻

[@revylokesh1783]

I can't fathom why I don't see "ARÐ : Untouched by fire" on this list. 😢

[@forgemastermetal]

It was really good!

[@wolverine669]

I have a few more for you to go through this weekend, sir. -Glossa - Death In Not The End -Santacreu - Cançons D'Amor, Dol I Enyorança -Blazing Eternity - A Certain End Of Everything - Subterraen - In The Aftermath Of Blight -Offernat - Where Nothing Grows -Saturnalia Temple - Paradigm Call -Pthumulhu - Tungumál Svarthola -Cloven - A Chance Encounter Of Flesh And Nail -Samsara - Charon's Lullaby -My Silent Wake - Lost In Memories, Lost In Grief -Ad Nihilum - An Escape For The Guilty -Ischemic - Condemned To The Breaking Wheel -Wrektomb - Bovine Mockeries Of Human Posturing -The Screech Boys - On Fire -Forever Falling - The Determinism Of Essence In Matter -Angmodnes - Rot Of The Soul -Shamael - Il Suono Di Mille Orchestre Parte II -Daytripper - Book I : The Trip -Argile - Spleen Angel -Lair - The Hidden Shiv -Walk Through Fire - Till Aska -Insect Ark - Raw Blood Singing -Bismark - Vourukasha -Tomorrow's Rain - Ovdan -Moon Incarnate - Hymns To The Moon -Chimeras - Silent Cries In The Stifling Haze -Dominia - Timeless -Funeral Leech - The Illision Of Time -Isenordal - Requiem For Eiréné

[@forgemastermetal]

Just a few picks there!! Haha thanks for these additions, Forgemate.

[@wolverine669]

@@forgemastermetal have fun! Hahaa!

[@rinarosenman2339]

Folks,do not miss new HAMFERD's opus and strong debut's CALL OV THE VOID and,of course,new crazy SLIMELORD's album❤️‍🔥

[@forgemastermetal]

Slimelord will be appearing in one of these videos...!

[@mufasalyonkyng8094]

URZA - Dawn of a Lifeless Age is out Since the beginning of may

[@forgemastermetal]

What makes that one stand out for ya?

[@mufasalyonkyng8094]

​@@forgemastermetal i play drums on it so its a shameless self plug :-) Im really happy with how it turned put and thank that we have delevoped our Sound even more since our pretty well recieved 2019 debut "The omnipresence of loss". I think we manage to stay rooted in the funeral subcategory, which doesnt get a lot of releases in a year, while also weaving in melancholic and creative parts.

[@forgemastermetal]

Oh hell yeah!!! Didn't realize you're behind the kit on a record.

[@Christopheles_Doom]

MDB is one of my favorite bands. But to say they never released a bad album…did we forget about 34.788%…Complete? 😅

[@forgemastermetal]

It’s not that bad!

[@Christopheles_Doom]

But have you listened to it?! 😂

[@DropB]

Black Pyramid - The Paths of Time Are Vast Castle Rat - Into The Realm

[@dhoke231]

Can't believe you name dropped skinny puppy. Was pretty sure I was the only one who'd heard of them.

[@forgemastermetal]

Heeeeeeeelllllllllllll naw.

[@FalseNi9e]

That's a extremely well known band 😂

[@dhoke231]

Saw them live in Cleveland OH in 85 Remission tour. Just about flipped my shit when he cut his throat in the cocoon on stage!

[@dimitrilemieux4142]

Hamferd dropped a very good record!

[@forgemastermetal]

Been hearing great things!!

[@wavesinthe5112]

Yes!

[@NicolasAristizabal-rb3ju]

Didn’t expect Sparagmos in a doom metal list, but I’m glad to see them here

[@forgemastermetal]

What would categorize them? They have a very unique sound and we didn't think they'd fit into death or black metal.

[@NicolasAristizabal-rb3ju]

I don’t know either. They’ve got a blend of black, death and doom with other stuff sprinkled in, so it’s hard to pin point a label

[@FalseNi9e]

​@@forgemastermetalDeath Doom

[@tallgrayandgruesome]

my pleasure...sticking around seemed appropiate since I just returned from my 50th HS reunion...talk about DOOM!...just kidding!

[@forgemastermetal]

Hhahaha

[@cbn6635]

To me, it´s a virtual coin toss between the two 'Stygian's'; Stygian Crown 'Funeral for a King' and Crypt Sermon 'The Stygian Rose'. Both brillant epic doom highlights of 2024! 👌🤘 ...the Pallbearer album bored the shit out of me, unfortunately... 😴

[@forgemastermetal]

Yeah that Crypt Sermon record has some ripping guitars.

[@cbn6635]

@@forgemastermetal Indeed! ...and bloody great epic, soaring vocals too! 👌

[@supercaveman]

Ummm, no Crypt Sermon, my bros? What?

[@forgemastermetal]

We recorded this before it came out.

[@randycunningham7318]

Ten Ton Slug... Colossal Oppressor

[@forgemastermetal]

Been hearing great things about that!

[@kylepetruzziello3321]

Dude such a cool album

[@CraigMader]

RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL-Big Dumb Riffs

[@thorhorn]

UFOMAMMUT

[@forgemastermetal]

Great album!

[@danielenriquemarcano9429]

Miss Rapture... 😢

[@forgemastermetal]

Counting Hours will fill that gap!!

[@danielenriquemarcano9429]

@@forgemastermetal NEVER!!! 😂😂😂

[@benshaw2341]

New Austere sounds very close.

[@moom76]

Pallbearer is so f'n boring. What about Ard and Hamferd ? The 2 best albums so far this year in this category

[@forgemastermetal]

Didn’t really do as much for us. These lists are for people to share theirs too. If we missed something, suggest something. It’s a community not a chopping block.

[@moom76]

@@forgemastermetal no worries mate. Just surprised they didnt make your list. Cheers from Belgium 🤟

[@freedeadtree4056]

What about Khante, black shape of nexus’s, bongzilla. Didn’t really like any of the bands listed. I thought Doom Metal was something completely different lol

[@forgemastermetal]

Bongzilla is great

[@blackhandpath-ts7ok]

CHECK OUT DOOMSDAY DEMENTIA . canadien diy crust-sludge -doom

[@forgemastermetal]

Fun name! Thanks for the suggestion.