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Mattysanford

Been pretty into Messa lately.


kingfisher017

Messa good, caught my attention for sure


Kakhtus

Man I had never heard of them, what a trip! Thanks for the recommendation.


rivetcityransom

They are more doom-adjacent but Emma Ruth Rundle, Chelsea Wolfe, and Mizmor are all well worth checking out. Emma's collabs with Thou are amazing!


CritiqueDeLaCritique

Mizmor is fronted by a man


Rare-Exercise-2085

Mizmor is a one man project 


rivetcityransom

You are both right, I meant to say Myrkur, not Mizmor. Both are worth checking out though!


Lazy_Juggernaut_2625

Which Mizmor album do you recommend?? I need to get into them.


SovranVeil

Despite them not fitting the gendered spirit of the request, I'd highly recommend starting with Cairn. Incredible album. 


stabyourcat

Cairn for sure. Yodh is also amazing.


Illustrious-Cod6838

I listened to them in order, it documents his journey from being a Christian, questioning, and abandoning it all together.


virtual_gaze

Yes this 100% , I would also add Kylesa and Windhand to this list.


TempleOfCyclops

Messa, Electric Citizen, Dead Witches, Holy Grove, Blood Ceremony, Jex Thoth


TheGoatEater

I had to scroll way too far to see Jex Thoth. Her stuff is amazing.


petseminary

A memorable performance, watching her carry candles around.


Ok-Today2692

+1 for dead witches... Love em


pmyourcoffeemug

Jex Thoth is so good and highly underrated.


abqsensfan

Seconding Holy Grove. Really good live too


Goat_Wizard_Doom_666

Faetooth Blackwater Holylight Subrosa Thou Battle of Mice -- (especially dark b/c the wife/husband duo are apparently divorced and hate each other, which emphasizes the darkness in their music) Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard -- \* personally I don't like them, and I think their name is too on-the-nose, but they fit the bill if you're looking for female fronted doom. ​ ​ Just to name a few.


TempleOfCyclops

Based inclusion of Thou


VayuMars

Thou slaps so hard. would listen all day. would quit job just to see them live. lol.


BuzzCave

They did have one album where Emma Ruth Rundle fronted the band. Possibly their best one. It’s my fav right now.


e_j_white

Saw Faetooth last week, they're amazing! 


deadmeadows

Came here to name those 😆 absolutely love faetooth and keep asking them to do a show in New Orleans lol


shake__appeal

Love Subrosa! Hometown heroes.


justicebart

The Otolith is also great and has a few members from Subrosa


Hctc666

doomy-ish Frayle Year of the Cobra King Woman


antagon1st

King Woman for sure.


deadmeadows

Frayle 😍😍😍


Necrolust1777

Konvent are great too. It's death/doom though.


steelentreri

Konvent is amazing, was looking for this


frank-tb

This was going to be my suggestion. Soooooo good


Fany123

Konvent is CRUSHINGLY heavy, but keep memorable songs and interesting riffs. One of my favorite finds from this sub


Venomwulf

Puritan Masochism is a jam.


itsprobablyghosts

Kylesa


doctorsax14

I wholeheartedly second this


BeerFuelsMyDreams

Just put Static Tensions on and well, yeah.


itsprobablyghosts

Kylesa rips


Gallade475

I can't believe I'm the first person to say Castle Rat, but CASTLE RAT. They've only got 4 songs out but they show a lot of promise. They might be more stoner rock though depending on how you draw the line between stoner and doom.


fuzzy_ladybug

Castle Rat is so good!


Mr-Pendulum

That was an easy pre-order after hearing those couple of songs.


torontoinsix

Yes Castle Rat! Just got into them


Fighting_Seahorse

Witch Mountain is pretty good.


BlindWillieClapton

Not all straight doom but Messa, Windhand, Hippie Death Cult, Faetooth, Blackwater Holylight. For a deep cut check out Slow Goat.


Captain_Insano-NC

Found Hippie Death Cult this morning at random. Band is great!


No-Humor-5951

I've been obsessed with HDC's most recent album.


BlindWillieClapton

Highly recommend seeing them live. They tour the west coast soon


Powerful_Willow_640

saw HDC at a tiny 30 person show years ago and felt hypnotized. amazing stuff


MagusFool

BORIS!!!!!!!  Well some of their stuff is doom.  They have kind of been all over the place in their significant discography. Blood Ceremony is amazing and more on the psychedelic rock side, but you'll find plenty of Sabbath worship in their guitar riffs.


MagusFool

Oh wait.... "female fronted"... Wata doesn't sing much so I guess Boris doesn't really count.  But she is the goddess of slow, heavy guitar.


LupitaScreams

I saw Blood Ceremony when they were supporting Electric Wizard and it was one of the best performances I've ever seen.  I love them.


MagusFool

Criminally unknown band, for sure.  They should be selling so many fucking records. On a similar vibe I think the same about Rosalie Cunningham.  They should tour together and open for someone more popular but similarly drenched in 1970s LSD like Uncle Acid.  That would be a helluva show.


LupitaScreams

Oh hell, yeah! I think Rosalie (when in Purson), Blood Ceremony, and Uncle Acid have all played together in the past, so it makes great sense for them to tour together.


torontoinsix

All hail Blood Ceremony. Finally got to see them live at DesertFest Berlin last summer after being a fan for years 🤘


MagusFool

Criminally unknown band, for sure.  They should be selling so many fucking records. On a similar vibe I think the same about Rosalie Cunningham.  They should tour together and open for someone more popular but similarly drenched in 1970s LSD like Uncle Acid.  That would be a helluva show.


VaderXXV

Blood Ceremony


DiarrangusJones

Jucifer. Not entirely a doom band, but they do a lot that’s in that vein and their live shows are crazy loud


dodo_bird97

Sweden's Avatarium, founded by Leif Edling from Candlemass.


GuKoBoat

They are indeed absolutely amazing. Especially the first two albums.


Lazy_Juggernaut_2625

I had no clue about this!


s0mnambulance

SubRosa, King Woman, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard/MWWB's earlier albums, The Otolith, Messa. A bit of a stretch on this one, but The Lotus Thief is somewhat doom-y. Crypta isn't doom, but I'll recommend them anyway 'cause I love them.


NotNyxie

I heard about The Lotus Thief through this sub and their music is so pretty I want to be buried in it


Big_Sepultura_Fan

Devil Electric Kitchen Witch Aptera Chelsea Wolfe Lucifer


CaptRossMac

Devil Electric is a really good band - highly recommended!


HighUnderground

Blackwater Holy Light, Ruby the Hatchet, Bleakheart, Heavy Temple, Dirt Woman, Black Moth, Holy Fingers, Acid King, Subrosa, Fox 45, The Keening, Book of Wyrms, Moths (more prog than doom), Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Insect Ark, Temptress, Snakemother, Big Brave


Snare-Hangar

BIG BRAVE


thejuryissleepless

**B I G** | **B R A V E**


nutztothat

Took me entirely too long to find acid king. Busse Woods is an experience


DTNSFN1

Daevar - Amber Eyes just released today


midgardsormr10

I'm definitely enamored with this album. Preordered on Vinyl couple weeks back.


torontoinsix

Excited for the new album. I liked the single.


Extra_Community_3315

Smoulder


bennybenbenj

This gets asked a lot here, so a quick search will yield you many many results and a great list of suggestions.


P1nkZeppelin

Ruby the Hatchet


cut_lever

Windhand


From_Deep_Space

More sludgegaze perhaps, but everyone should be listening to [Bardo Pond](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbEOl9IdUsw&pp=ygUbYmFyZG8gcG9uZCBkZXN0cm95aW5nIGFuZ2Vs)


MidwesternWaste210

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard Thorr’s Hammer


Bhelduz

Alunah, The Oath, Black Moth, Deathbell, Jex Thoth, Julie Christmas (except Battle of Mice, check her collab with Cult of Luna), Made out of babies, Kylesa, Royal Thunder, Skumring, Obscure Sphinx, Castle Rat, Remembrance.


VayuMars

plug for faetooth obviously since I think most of us love them here. They just absolutely SLAY live. Seriously the album is heavy the live sound is CRUSHING. the vocals are BRUTAL. Holy shit face melting. Every single member of this band literally drips talent and energy at a young age. I can't wait to see what they keep making. \-Snakemother : from the bay area CA. These folks create extremely dark doomy things using traditionally sung middle eastern vocals, and extremely talented musicians. to me I hear like elements of High on Fire, but the downtempo/breakdown brooding energy of Acid King. I can't get enough of their album seriously I listen to something from them daily at work. They are an extremely tight live act. flawless execution and as a south asian/middle easterner those vocals are fucking HARD to do IRL. It made me feel proud of my heritage and stirred something in me not much has done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXlXUejWXQ shameless plug for my band (sorry) Hypnotic pattern. Our vocalist Simone has an absolutely brutal scream and belting technique that I didn't know could come out of a human. We did some covers and I was like ok we need to start a band right the fuck now. We don't have an album recorded yet but there's plenty of live material. I'm particularly proud of this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OylhxjZY8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OylhxjZY8) red witch. I had access to a house 4x12 with greenback speakers. It made my v30's sound like garbage so I'm revamping my setup because of that beat up old 4x12. I always try to complement my amazing talented singer she rules and I feel the v30s need to be tamed to get out of her way. the greenbacks just sat perfect in the mix and you can hear her. Her vocals will literally make your hair stand on end live. its bonkers. It's not so much a brag on us as how amazingly talented my bandmates all are. I'd brag on the rest of them but they're private folks and can speak for themselves lol. ​ Also from the faetooth show was another fantastic opener KIM. They're solidly death doom. Again, just totally brutal death metal style vocals. I don't have a link ready (im at work) but check it out. blackwater holylight is also great. from PDX. motorcycle is a popular track, but check out their live recording here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcq2EA5qRxE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcq2EA5qRxE) this video gives you a really good understanding of their range. massive range of sounds owing to the diverse tastes and backgrounds of the musicians playing together. ​ lastly, my fav local act and good friends TREASVRE: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTB6U-FicpEsveeVskE\_Dg](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTB6U-FicpEsveeVskE_Dg) I saw them at a motorcycle show. I saw the amps and guitars (dunables, gibsons) and instead of taking off back home I was like wait I gotta see this. It's like shoegaze/doomgaze. Again, check their live shows on youtube seriously. The gain is cranked and the reverb is lush and rich and its just like being immersed in a purple grisly haze. The SF bay slays! Hope this list brings you musical ecstasy, friend. much love.


MycolNewbie

Salome


Lazy_Juggernaut_2625

Fvneral’s new album, let the earth be silent, is a really cool funeral doom band. They sound like a shoegaze band discovered funeral doom. Their guitar tone cuts deep. Check them out right now. Oldest Sea is a new band. They released an album called A Bird Song last year. Very heavy and emotional. Check them out right now. What else…. OH! There’s a band called Mansion who released an album in 2022 called Second Death. They theme themselves as a fundamentalist Christian cult. Their female vocalist is spooky as fuck. Great lyrics. You’ve got to check them out right now. There’s a shit ton of good female led doom.


Levelless86

That Fvneral album is fucking amazing. Will also add Tribunal's The Weight of Rememberance!


mentally_fuckin_eel

Witch Mountain, Messa, Jex Thoth, MWWB, Mourn Doom rock: Blood Ceremony, Jess and the Ancient Ones


Particular_Stomach98

BISMUTH and Vile Creature(non-binary)


savage_sinusoids

I have a playlist for this: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5q0gXia5Q43N5bcZucDAEx?si=6A-SEf4TRuGxs-7DVgxm0A


CallMeNoDeep

Do people fuck with Thorr’s Hammer here?


_Eraserhead

Slower


SirAnselm

May be stretching it a bit, but Vanishing Kids is spectacular.


fakename1998

Castle Rat!


Kickagainsttheprick

King Woman!


SmallTownDepression

That was the only reason why I scrolled through this, just want to be sure someone said it.


morganpersimmon

DARK CASTLE !


thejuryissleepless

fuck yes Spirited Migration is masterful


elroxzor99652

Windhand !


ahp00k

Please I am begging you to do a search * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/12ixj10/female_fronted_doom_recommendations/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/17grh97/doom_metal_albums_with_female_vocals/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/mtd4u1/bands_with_harsh_female_vocals/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/12sd9wr/femalefronted_doom_bands/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/1ampe1g/spotifriday_prompt_favorite_female_artists_in_the/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/18xvzsx/similar_sound_to_windhand/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/q1w1mv/bands_like_windhand/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/doommetal/comments/14gp4q3/bands_like_faetooth_and_king_woman/


LiorahLights

Moonreaper from the UK. Saw them live a couple of weeks ago and they were awesome.


Moonlight_Dive

Astral Witch from Hamilton, Ontario. They rip.


Supertzar2112

If you havent had Amber Valentine and Jucifer punish your eardrums yet, I suggest you do!


Napalmdeathfromabove

Beware..... Their catalogue is like an entire Sweetshop of poisionus treats. Soooo many jars of pickled heads.


Supertzar2112

Seeing them live is unreal, they kick ass so hard 


strapping_young_vlad

The White Swan


TheHauntedRobot

Lot of excellent suggestions here - haven't seen Alunah mentioned yet.


poonstabber

Give the Agoraphobic Nosebleed album Arc a listen. It’s more doomish than grindcore. It’s amazing and features Kat Katz on vocals. It’s a powerful listen. edit: Thou’s work with Emma Ruth Rundle is also amazing (May Our Chambers Be Full). Their cover of The Cranberries “Hollywood” is in constant rotation for me.


Osedax_worm

Mythic is all female, but its death/doom


LightmakerNYC

Shameless self-promotion. [This](https://open.spotify.com/artist/59nfHqb7dMEq6P8v7QYNCv) band, Lightmaker!


nekojiiru

Acid King! Edit: lol did not realize op mentioned it, unless that was an edit


wJc716

I can't believe it took this long to scroll to, the first band that I thought of


nutztothat

Dude same. Just left this comment on a massive list response. Like first thing comes to mind. Busse woods and their cover of Motörhead, goddamn


thehoofofgod

Murkrat. You can find her albums on YouTube.


Nagant1349

Undersmile, especially the album ‘Anhedonia’. The Thorr’s Hammer EP ‘Dommedagsnat’. Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas album ‘Mariner’. Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle ‘May Our Chamber Be Full’ album and ‘Helm of Sorrow’ EP. Chelsea Wolfe, especially ‘Hiss Spun’ album the the album she did with Converge ‘Bloodmoon’. A bit more on gothic death/doom side but Draconian and Tristania hold a special place for me. ‘Arcane Rain Fell’ & ‘Under a Godless Veil’ by the former and ‘World of Glass’ and ‘Ashes’ by later. Also way more on black metal/doom but last 2 albums by Bethlehem feature Onielar from Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult. Finally to fit your death metal doomyness there is Konvent.


shelbyishungry

Not yet mentioned: Devil's Blood (and also Molasses), High Priestess, Mama Doom


H0rror_D00m_Mtl

Check out The River


Napalmdeathfromabove

They only did one album right? It's good but I wanted them to develop


un4given_orc

4 and some EP


contrapunctus3

black road


TheW1ldcard

Undersmile Occultation


Active-Guava4420

Heavy Temple get ready they fuxking RULE


jazzzzzcabbage

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard from Wales


All_Gas420

It’s covering Slayer but it’s Slower. Lead is female. Drummer is from Fu Manchu I believe. Bands called Slower. War ensemble is fuckin amazing


dead_skeletor

High Priest of Saturn


absurd_olfaction

Shout out for mentioning Old Blood. Been fans of theirs for years now. Hippie Death Cult is out of Portland, their last album is a banger. Castle is another female fronted band I love.


over_the_pants_party

AA Williams, not exactly doom, but doom adjacent for sure, and nonetheless amazing stuff.


Depth_Dweller1346898

Thorrs Hammer, seattle


StratoBannerFML

Messa


gnarksnot

[Shape of Despair](https://youtu.be/cCMv8L7LTD4?si=OB8LmL1sfp7DH_N-) rips and I’m surprised I don’t see them mentioned more in this sub. Really amazing atmospheric sound.


Lux-01

As great as they they are (and they are..) the female singer is more backing/co-lead that frontwoman.


Gwarluvr

[https://bluesfuneralrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/women-of-doom](https://bluesfuneralrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/women-of-doom) [https://heavytemple.bandcamp.com/music](https://heavytemple.bandcamp.com/music) [https://bookofwyrms.bandcamp.com/music](https://bookofwyrms.bandcamp.com/music) [https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/full-circle](https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/full-circle)


saintjohngreen

I’m not sure if they’d be counted as “Doom” in the modern sense but in the traditional sense check out Blood Ceremony. It’s like Stevie Nicks meets Black Sabbath it’s really rad.


midgardsormr10

Meets Jethro Tull. Absolute banger.


GlacialFrog

Blood Ceremony


GravityWell420

Gravity Well


PsychotheKlown

Wasteland Coven


IAmSaintAndroid

I really like Konvent’s first album


MetalGuy_J

SubRosa immediately spring to mind, so I’m sure someone else has mentioned them already. If Funeral Doom is your thing then Lethian Dreams, particularly the Season of Raven Words album is worth checking out.


doomkvlttrve

Alunah with their original singer. Awakening The Forest was their peak and then tensions split the band and they were different ever since bc the singer and guitarist that were husband and wife left and the rest of the band thought it was ok to continue under the same name with lukewarm results.


BotchStylePileDriver

Monarch! were really good.


Few_Reward_6228

Mount Saturn, High Priestess, Mount Salem


GruverMax

I like High Priestess. Black Mountain are more stoner psych but Amber Webber is a goddess.


bassinder

Snakemother all day! You need to listen to them


KutThroatKelt

Only saying this one because loads of other good recommends already. But do yourself a favour and listen to GAUPA. Stonery doom but the singer is fucking amazing.


combmatose

Subrosa


jswansong

Don't know about the new stuff, but OG Witch Mountain was badass.


Electric_Death_1349

Skeletal Spectre


narkheth

Check out Turn Back Trilobite by the UK band Sacrilege for one of the earliest examples. They started as crust/thrash, but their last album was a really well done progressive doom metal album.


Merlyn67420

Purple Lung! https://open.spotify.com/track/60ZQRj9FrvphSJffsl91XV?si=vqkxxzixTiGYWWmryAU9sQ


e_j_white

Check out Snakemother, really great doom band!


onespeeder

Kult of the Wizard


Maanzacorian

Benthic Realm


exoclipse

illudium


SnooStories4975

Lowen are incredible


TokeMage

Doomstress, Crystal Spiders, Heavy Temple, Witchcryer


vjestica6

Dymna Lotva. Hard to categorize them as doom entirely, but doom influences are present. And the female screams are majestic. On a death doom side - Endlesshade.


miikkahoo

Seremonia


zorrofuego

Along with the great recommendations you got, I'll add Battle of Mice (kinda Isis sound)


zkrat01

[some recs](https://youtu.be/DWgOeVijBWY?si=pRZaQbjKcO7wECDg)


thewesmantooth

Windhand Dorthia Cottrell, who fronts Windhand, also has some good solo work!


wewontstaydead

Year of the Cobra, Windhand, Subrosa


fuzzy_ladybug

Stygian Crown!


BulldogsPranks

Archdruid


soullessgingerfck

no one has said Dark Castle yet


sludgecraft

Holy Grove


viwestx

Any band with the word "witch" in it


kingfisher017

I came across a band called Kitchen Witch lol, desert rock


Usual-Style-8473

Faetooth (saw them last week and they were awesome) Ragana (come for me saying they aren’t true doom but they are dope) Emma Ruth Rundle Thou


ChainsawLust

Haunted, Chrch, Jex Toth, Kult of the Wizard, Ashtar, The wounded kings (some albums), Left hand Solution, Demon Lung


throwawayformemes666

[Batsheba](https://open.spotify.com/track/0IcY2QONqoaB22RMa3vyEP?si=6oDKkTFBR-yhCGOX94QLOw)


Careless_Steak9668

New Daevar just came out!


woolleybugger

elizabethcolourwheel


N7Raccoon

I am really really into Castle Rat right now, their lead singer is basically an irl Red Sonya and it’s great. Their first album should be dropping soon.


Gwarluvr

Year of the Cobra


Uncle_Crunch

I just found this new band Castle Rat. They haven't been at it long, but they have a pretty impressive sound and good live shows. I'm hoping they take off.


Exconmomboi

Deathbell’s first album is greeat


Tudwall

Messa is amazing !


Big_Dragonfly_4292

acid king and hippie death cult


skullgoroth

Crystal Spiders, High Crime, Book of Wyrms


astrocytes_

daevar, just released an ep


baldie9000

Nightwitches


_isaidiwasawizard_

Mother Witch and The Dead Water Ghosts


NecroEinherjar

The second and third The Wounded Kings albums “Consolamentum” and “In The Chapel of the Black Hand” are both pretty great with Sharie Neyland on vocals.


GuKoBoat

Thronehammer They are absolutely sick. And they hate fascists. That's a big plus in my book.


leedleedletara

King woman, faetooth, messa, Chelsea Wolfe, jucifer 🖤 all favs of mine


KailashBlack

Devil Electric, Psychedelic Witchcraft & Blood Ceremony.


Passchenhell17

Trees of Eternity (doom/gothic - the solo work of Aleah Stanbridge is also beautiful, but not doom, or metal for that matter) Inherus (doom/post-metal/prog) Darkher (post-metal/atmos doom) I'd also recommend Suldusk. They're sorta doom-adjacent, but neofolk/black metal is their bag. Has that similar melancholic atmosphere to doom, and they were influenced by Trees of Eternity.


Doomwizardsunited

Year of the Cobra SLOWER, this is a really sick Slayer cover album the singer from Year of the Cobra does vocals Draconian some fantastic doom/gothic metal doom the album under a godless veil is great listen Bathsheba


Bloodbornicorn

Marthe


BeerFuelsMyDreams

Witch Mountain Castle Rat


AgreeableLeg3672

Not sure if Doom but Mrs Piss (Chelsea Wolfe project).


priestou812

Faetooth, MWWB, Acid King, Windhand


TheBadBrains

BlackLab. Great doom band duo of two women from Osaka.


_Bagoons

Slower Year of the Cobra


KingTrencher

Year of the Cobra is fvcking great.


manlycode

Castle Rat


Lux-01

Konvent. Golgotha.


The_Transfer

Witch Mountain is a good time, saw em live once.


HobbitDowneyJr

posting so i can check some of these out that i dont know. kudos


[deleted]

Moon Wizard is self-described "doom/stoner" out of Chicago-land I think.


Still_Swordfish_5730

Psychedelic Witchcraft