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Archityrants is an epic doom metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, emerging from the earlier project A Tribute to the Plague (1998–2007) before reforming under their current name. The band has released several recordings including the debut album Black Water Revelation (2011) and the EP Sleep of the Damned (2016), crafting lengthy, melancholic compositions built around themes of darkness and sorrow.
Below are an epic doom metal band from Nyköping, Sweden, formed in 2012 and rooted in the classic traditions of Candlemass, late Black Sabbath, and King Diamond. Their debut full-length Across the Dark River was recorded at Sonic Train Studios with producer Andy La Rocque of King Diamond's band and released via Metal Blade Records. The band's approach is deliberately classicist, prioritizing atmosphere, heavy riffing, and soaring melodic vocals over modern production trends.
Doom of Death is an epic doom metal band from Ceará, Brazil, inspired by the European tradition of the genre as heard in Candlemass, Isole, and Evangelist. The band's debut EP "Valley of Shadows" features crushing riffs, liturgical vocals, and Gregorian chant textures built around Christian themes of judgment, perseverance, and redemption.
Imago Mortis is an epic doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since the mid-1990s and one of the most enduring acts in the Brazilian doom underground. The band debuted with "Images from the Shady Gallery" in 1998 and returned after a lengthy hiatus with "LSD" in 2018, which was widely acclaimed as one of the best Brazilian metal releases of that year.
Legacy of the Dead is an epic doom metal band from Irecê, Bahia, Brazil, drawing heavy influence from Candlemass and the classic Scandinavian doom tradition. The band performed the track "Spaceship of Doom" live and contributed to The Power of Doom Metal Bahia, a regional compilation uniting thirteen doom metal bands from Bahia state.
Midgard are pioneers of the Brazilian doom scene, drawing on the epic and sorrowful tradition of Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus since the late 1990s. Their debut album From Ashes... (2005) established their template of slow, heavy riffs and soaring clean vocals, and their long-awaited sophomore full-length Verdugos arrived in 2024 via Som do Darma to widespread acclaim across the doom metal press.
The Ancient Doom is an epic doom metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since 2011 under the name Ancient before adopting their current name in 2019. Lyrical themes center on godlessness, religious conflict, occultism, and the history of medieval times, with releases including the EP Abraxas (2015) and their debut full-length In Hoc Signo Vinces (2021).
The Order of Israfel formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in autumn 2013, founded by guitarist Tom Sutton following his departure from Church of Misery. The band play epic doom metal in the grand tradition, incorporating folk and classic hard rock into their slow, riff-centered structures. Their debut album Wisdom (2014) was issued on Napalm Records and drew immediate comparisons to foundational doom acts; Red Robes followed in 2016, deepening the band's commitment to ceremonial, drawn-out songcraft.
Based in Dale City, Virginia, While Heaven Wept emerged in 1989 under the creative direction of guitarist and composer Tom Phillips, making them one of the longest-running acts in American epic doom metal. Their 1998 debut Sorrow of the Angels established classically inflected melodic doom in the tradition of Solitude Aeturnus, while Of Empires Forlorn (2003) and Vast Oceans Lachrymose (2009) introduced progressive and power metal textures. The 2014 concept album Suspended at Aphelion, composed as eleven movements of a single work, represents the peak of their ambitious reach.
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