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The 50 most-read doom metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in doom metal. The biggest move was Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, up 81 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Type O NegativeBrooklyn · United States | 43,916 | +1 |
02 | Castle RatBrooklyn · United States | 26,407 | +2 |
03 | CrowbarNew Orleans · United States | 19,446 | 0 |
04 | SleepSan Jose · United States | 14,271 | -3 |
05 | BorisTokyo · Japan | 13,743 | +3 |
06 | Electric WizardDorset · United Kingdom | 12,729 | -1 |
07 | Paradise LostHalifax · United Kingdom | 12,441 | +2 |
08 | PentagramAlexandria · United States | 12,121 | +2 |
09 | Bobby LieblingBrooklyn · United States | 11,653 | +8 |
10 | CandlemassStockholm · Sweden | 11,180 | -3 |
11 | KatatoniaStockholm · Sweden | 9,394 | +1 |
12 | Heaven & HellLos Angeles · United States | 8,856 | +3 |
13 | The SwordAustin · United States | 8,554 | +8 |
14 | Uncle Acid & The DeadbeatsCambridge · United Kingdom | 8,042 | -8 |
15 | AgallochPortland · United States | 7,587 | +4 |
16 | The GatheringOss · Netherlands | 6,867 | -5 |
17 | The Acacia StrainChicopee · United States | 6,397 | -1 |
18 | My Dying BrideBradford · United Kingdom | 6,182 | -4 |
19 | Stephen O’MalleySeattle · United States | 5,306 | +12 |
20 | CathedralCoventry · United Kingdom | 5,295 | +8 |
21 | Saint VitusLos Angeles · United States | 4,696 | -1 |
22 | TroubleAurora · United States | 4,588 | 0 |
23 | Lee DorrianCoventry · United Kingdom | 4,574 | +17 |
24 | Sven Erik KristiansenNorway | 4,545 | +3 |
25 | Green LungLondon · United Kingdom | 4,394 | -12 |
26 | Theatre of TragedyStavanger · Norway | 4,352 | 0 |
27 | DraconianSäffle Municipality · Sweden | 3,914 | +2 |
28 | TiamatStockholm · Sweden | 3,876 | -4 |
29 | Swallow the SunJyväskylä · Finland | 3,768 | +3 |
30 | Jus ObornUnited Kingdom | 3,480 | -7 |
31 | WindhandRichmond · United States | 3,231 | +8 |
32 | Witchfinder GeneralStourbridge · United Kingdom | 3,214 | +2 |
33 | ElderBoston · United States | 3,169 | -15 |
34 | TriptykonZurich · Switzerland | 3,102 | -1 |
35 | Greg AndersonSeattle · United States | 2,895 | +22 |
36 | ThouBaton Rouge · United States | 2,726 | 0 |
37 | YOBEugene · United States | 2,635 | +1 |
38 | WarningHarlow · United Kingdom | 2,625 | -8 |
39 | The ObsessedPotomac · United States | 2,602 | -3 |
40 | SilvertombBrooklyn · United States | 2,459 | +5 |
41 | Teeth of Lions Rule the DivineNottingham · United Kingdom | 2,443 | +81 |
42 | Robert Scott WeinrichRockville · United States | 2,431 | -7 |
43 | Woods of YpresWindsor · Canada | 2,394 | +3 |
44 | FaetoothLos Angeles · United States | 2,357 | +46 |
45 | Twitching TonguesLos Angeles · United States | 2,229 | -1 |
46 | Stoned JesusKyïv · Ukraine | 2,187 | +25 |
47 | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PigsNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 2,153 | -6 |
48 | 人間椅子Hirosaki · Japan | 2,140 | +3 |
49 | Lake of TearsBorås · Sweden | 2,025 | +18 |
50 | Bell WitchSeattle · United States | 2,007 | -3 |
135 | Angel RotLos Angeles · United States | 320 | +86 |
158 | Veni DomineSollentuna municipality · Sweden | 258 | +45 |
150 | Klimt 1918Roma · Italy | 288 | +34 |
191 | Cultus SanguineMilano · Italy | 161 | +33 |
140 | PantheistAntwerp · Belgium | 305 | +27 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.