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The 50 most-read doom metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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201 artists are ranked in doom metal. The biggest move was Silvertomb, up 22 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Type O NegativeBrooklyn · United States | 40,114 | 0 |
02 | Castle RatBrooklyn · United States | 27,015 | +1 |
03 | SleepSan Jose · United States | 20,202 | +1 |
04 | CrowbarNew Orleans · United States | 20,041 | -2 |
05 | Electric WizardDorset · United Kingdom | 14,783 | 0 |
06 | Paradise LostHalifax · United Kingdom | 13,112 | 0 |
07 | PentagramAlexandria · United States | 11,155 | 0 |
08 | CandlemassStockholm · Sweden | 10,992 | 0 |
09 | Bobby LieblingBrooklyn · United States | 10,977 | +3 |
10 | BorisTokyo · Japan | 9,524 | 0 |
11 | KatatoniaStockholm · Sweden | 9,161 | +3 |
12 | Heaven & HellLos Angeles · United States | 8,786 | -1 |
13 | The GatheringOss · Netherlands | 8,499 | +2 |
14 | AgallochPortland · United States | 7,844 | +6 |
15 | The SwordAustin · United States | 7,546 | +8 |
16 | My Dying BrideBradford · United Kingdom | 6,736 | -3 |
17 | The Acacia StrainChicopee · United States | 6,168 | -1 |
18 | Uncle Acid & The DeadbeatsCambridge · United Kingdom | 5,930 | -9 |
19 | ElderBoston · United States | 5,466 | 0 |
20 | TriptykonZurich · Switzerland | 5,267 | +19 |
21 | TroubleAurora · United States | 5,185 | 0 |
22 | Saint VitusLos Angeles · United States | 5,109 | +3 |
23 | Sven Erik KristiansenNorway | 4,249 | +6 |
24 | TiamatStockholm · Sweden | 4,166 | +2 |
25 | CathedralCoventry · United Kingdom | 4,154 | -3 |
26 | Twitching TonguesLos Angeles · United States | 3,982 | +10 |
27 | Jus ObornUnited Kingdom | 3,943 | +4 |
28 | Theatre of TragedyStavanger · Norway | 3,848 | -1 |
29 | WarningHarlow · United Kingdom | 3,818 | -11 |
30 | DraconianSäffle Municipality · Sweden | 3,720 | -2 |
31 | Green LungLondon · United Kingdom | 3,423 | +10 |
32 | Witchfinder GeneralStourbridge · United Kingdom | 3,415 | -2 |
33 | ThouBaton Rouge · United States | 3,409 | +2 |
34 | Stephen O’MalleySeattle · United States | 3,394 | -10 |
35 | SilvertombBrooklyn · United States | 3,309 | +22 |
36 | Lee DorrianCoventry · United Kingdom | 3,174 | -19 |
37 | Swallow the SunJyväskylä · Finland | 3,127 | -3 |
38 | Woods of YpresWindsor · Canada | 3,101 | +9 |
39 | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PigsNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 3,009 | -7 |
40 | YOBEugene · United States | 2,831 | 0 |
41 | WindhandRichmond · United States | 2,546 | +1 |
42 | KhemmisDenver · United States | 2,506 | +13 |
43 | LuciferBerlin · Germany | 2,499 | +11 |
44 | The ObsessedPotomac · United States | 2,495 | -1 |
45 | Robert Scott WeinrichRockville · United States | 2,436 | -1 |
46 | 1914Lviv · Ukraine | 2,382 | -1 |
47 | PallbearerLittle Rock · United States | 2,181 | +6 |
48 | Aaron StainthorpeEngland · United Kingdom | 2,075 | -11 |
49 | 人間椅子Hirosaki · Japan | 2,071 | -1 |
50 | Acid KingSan Francisco · United States | 2,018 | +1 |
130 | AsvaSeattle · United States | 368 | +59 |
163 | PantheistAntwerp · Belgium | 239 | +50 |
80 | RevelationBaltimore · United States | 938 | +41 |
131 | On Thorns I LayAthens · Greece | 366 | +33 |
186 | WarHorseUnited States | 174 | +28 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.