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The 10 best doom and stoner metal albums of 2025

2025 might have been the year we said goodbye to Black Sabbath, but these 10 albums prove their influence still looms large

Metal Hammer · Dec 31, 2025

“My friend told me I couldn’t even play a 6-string bass – so I had to learn it to prove him wrong!” Meet 7-string bass wizard Dylan Desmond, whose accidental two-handed tapping powers doom’s most adventurous low-end

Inspired by Michael Hedges, the Bell Witch doom merchant splits his signal between guitar and bass amps, and fills up the entire frequency spectrum. He reveals the surprise influences that inspired his latest effort with Stygian Bough

Guitar World · Dec 16, 2025

10 amazing metal albums that are only one song long

These masterpieces by Sleep, Insomnium and Meshuggah only needed one standalone track to make a lifelong impression

Metal Hammer · Nov 12, 2023