History Main / DoomMetal

* Music/AdmiralAngry (mixed with [[{{Deathcore}} downtempo]])

* Music/CodeOrange (along with metalcore and beatdown.)

* Music/VerminWomb (Mixed with {{grindcore}})

* Music/{{Swans}} (Sometimes they divert to this genre, though they are mainly experimental rock)

* Music/{{Thou}}

* Music/KingdomOfSorrow (mixed with {{Metalcore}}, fronted by Jamey Jasta of Music/{{Hatebreed}})

* Music/SoilentGreen (also counted as [[DeathMetal Death]][[{{Grindcore}} grind]])

The genre technically started right at the beginning of metal, with the aforementioned Black Sabbath, who are near universally considered the first true metal band. Another classic metal band, Pentagram, was also a key part of doom metal, though the genre was not truly formed until a tiny bit later on, with several other influential bands including Music/SaintVitus, Pagan Altar, Trouble, and Witchfinder General. It should be noted that several of the early traditional doom bands, as well as more recent bands following in their footsteps, often lack certain stereotypes associated with the genre. Some of the bands have faster paced songs, and a few were quite upbeat in tone, while still retaining the Sabbath influence. Possibly, the most influential of the doom metal bands was Music/{{Candlemass}}, who released their debut album ''[[CanisLatinicus Epicus Doomicus Metallicus]]'' in 1986. It was this album that brought doom metal to greater attention in metal circles, when it had been previously seen as more of a niche genre. Alongside the Black Sabbath track "Hand of Doom", It's also possibly where the name of the genre came from ("Doomicus Metallicus" = "Doom Metal"; "Hand of Doom" = "Doom Metal").

* Music/APaleHorseNamedDeath

* Music/PlaceOfSkulls (Music/{{Pentagram}} side project)

** HeavyMetal, especially European ones, takes a lot of influence from ClassicalMusic, but earlier bands were much more [[BluesRock bluesier]] than later ones.