Cianide - "The Dying Truth" (1992)

The Dying Truth is a death/doom classic released in 1992. Cianide's debut LP conjures images of a wooly mammoth's slowly deteriorating carcass -- slow and steady and disgusting. The album's monolithic chugging riffs will fracture necks, but hark! there are a few blast beats to be heard, accompanied by gurgled barking that will make you think you have stepped into Hell whilst it being under construction.

They Dying Truth

Upsidedown Cross - "Upsidedown Cross" (1991)

Upsidedown Cross is the epitome of a one-of-a-kind band. With filthy, drunken yells, singer Larry Lifeless brings a vocal performance to the table that is unlike any other band I've heard. The guitar riffs are sludgy and laced with drugged-out psychedelic doom metal; listen as the band creates an atmosphere comparable to being wasted at a black mass with your middle-aged uncle and his friends. This vomit is highly recommended.

Get wasted at a black mass with your middle-aged uncle and his friends.

Moss - "Sub Templum" (2008)

Who likes to drone out into outer space? Who likes to nod aggressively and periodically? Imagine Sunn O))) with drum patterns. Noise ricocheting off of archaic cathedrals and expanding thine skull. Canyons echoing into the dimness of twilight. Works best when listened to at a high amount of decibels over an extended period of time.

Patience, young one.

Have A Nice Life - "Deathconsciousness" (2008)

This is one of the most subliminally moving albums. It takes you on subtle journeys of both melancholy and inspiration. Emotional detachment creates an objectively bleak, stirring atmosphere. Specifically, faint shoegaze compositions intermingle with mechanical beats. There is a good mix of relaxing drifters to rival the puncturing sterile percussion. Two discs not to be overlooked. Get this - be changed.

The Plow That Broke The Plains

The Future

Vlad Tepes / Bèlkètre - "March To The Black Holocaust" (1995)

Talk about a gigantic release, March To The Black Holocaust sees the legendary Vlad Tepes and Bèlkètre coming together to create a true underground masterpiece. The Vlad Tepes side has an old-school black metal feel while Bèlkètre's half is a tad more raw and misanthropic.

March To The Black Holocaust

Mourning Beloveth - "The Sullen Sulcus" (2002)

Beautifully crushing and bleak with sheer ferocity, there are not many other doom metal records that can touch this monolith's severity. Clocking in at just over an hour, The Sullen Sulcus, in its cleaner moments, is  reminiscent of fellow Irish act, Primordial, and can easily draw comparisons to early My Dying Bride. Look into this release if you want to endure a long journey to a landscape of fire and brimstone.

Expand your doom metal horizons.

Sodom - "In War And Pieces" (2010)

Legendary German thrashers, Sodom, released one of the best metal albums of this year with In War And Pieces. The riffs are tasty and the vocals wretched so check it out if you want your face to get caved in!

I want my face to get caved in!