Doom Metal Events

1986 Jun 10 Candlemass release Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is the debut album of the Swedish Doom metal band Candlemass, released June 10, 1986 on Black Dragon Records. It was re-issued in 2003 with a bonus live CD. The...
1987 Nov 9 Candlemass release Nightfall
Nightfall is the second album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1987. It was the first album to feature Messiah Marcolin on vocals. The cover art of the album is a portra...
1988 Nov 22 Candlemass release Ancient Dreams
Ancient Dreams is the third album of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass and was released in 1988, and reissued in 2001 by Powerline Records with bonus CD. The cover art of the album is a ...
1989 Sep 25 Candlemass release Tales of Creation
Tales of Creation is the fourth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1989 and reissued with bonus CD in 2001. Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections...
1991 Dec 6
to 1992 Feb 11
 Cathedral release Forest of Equilibrium
Forest of Equilibrium is the debut album of the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records. It is considered a classic of its genre. The album is includ...
1992 May 25 Candlemass release Chapter VI
Chapter VI is the fifth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1992. This was the first Candlemass album not to feature Messiah Marcolin on vocals since their 1986...
1992 Jul 14 Danzig releases Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the third album by Glenn Danzig's band Danzig, and the highest to chart at the time of its release in 1992 on Def American Recordings. It was reissued in ...
1993 Feb 1 Cathedral release The Ethereal Mirror
The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. Released in 1993, this album sees the band experiment a wider scale of sound than on their debut ...
1993 Mar 9 Overkill releases I Hear Black
I Hear Black is the sixth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill in 1993 on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first to feature drummer Tim Mallare. Produced by Alex Perialas (Ant...
1996 Jan 30 Ministry release Filth Pig
Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records. The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British House...
1998 Feb 17 Candlemass release Dactylis Glomerata
Dactylis Glomerata is an album by doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1998. This was the first album they released since their split in 1994 and reunion in 1997. It is the only Candle...
1999 Sep 6 Candlemass release From the 13th Sun
From the 13th Sun is an album by Candlemass released in 1999. The CD liner notes say it is "dedicated to the greatest band of all time: Black Sabbath".
1999 Nov 2 Danzig releases 6:66 Satan's Child
6:66 Satan's Child is the sixth studio album from Danzig. It was released in 1999 on E-Magine Records. 6:66 Satan's Child has a mostly industrial metal sound. It was the first Danzig a...
2001 Apr 3 Cathedral release Endtyme
Endtyme is the sixth full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. Released in 2001, this album is a return to the more dark and gloomy sound found on their first album. It ...
2002 May 21 Danzig releases 777: I Luciferi
Danzig 777: I Luciferi is the seventh album from Danzig. It was released in 2002 on Glenn Danzig's Evilive label and distributed by Spitfire Records. Danzig stated that this album was the...
2002 Nov 5 Cathedral release The VIIth Coming
The VIIth Coming is the seventh full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released in 2002.
2004 Aug 31 Danzig releases Circle of Snakes
Circle of Snakes is the eighth studio album by Danzig. It was released on August 31, 2004. It is the first studio album by the band since their debut recording not to have a number incorp...
2005 May 3 Candlemass release Candlemass
Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 2005. This was the first (and only) album to feature Messiah Marcolin on vocalist since 1989's Tale...
2006 Jan 26 Cathedral release The Garden of Unearthly Delights
The Garden of Unearthly Delights is the eighth full-length album by the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released on January 26, 2006. The album title is inspired by the Hieronym...
2007 Jun 22 Candlemass release King of the Grey Islands
King of the Grey Islands is the ninth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released on June 22, 2007. This is the first album recorded following the departure of vocalist Me...
2009 Apr 3 Candlemass release Death Magic Doom
Death Magic Doom is the 10th studio album by the Swedish epic doom metal band Candlemass. The working title for this album was "Hammer of Doom", which is the name of the album's second...
2010 Mar 26 Cathedral release The Guessing Game
The Guessing Game is the ninth full-length album by the British doom metal band Cathedral. It was released on March 26, 2010. It is the first double-album from the band. It got voted ...
2011 Feb 6 Cathedral announce they will retire after one more album
After a twenty-one-year career, British doom/stoner veterans Cathedral have announce their "retirement" from the scene. The band will make its exit from the live arena at the end of this ...