The Origins of Doom Metal

Heavy Metal Historian Episode 40: From the beginnings of Black Sabbath in the early 1970’s spawned a subgenre of metal that still goes strong to this day. Later works by groups like Lucifer’s Friend and Witchfinder General would also help develop the style. From the beginnings of metal through to the effect of the NWOBHM […]

Heavy Metal Historian

Episode 40:

From the beginnings of Black Sabbath in the early 1970’s spawned a subgenre of metal that still goes strong to this day. Later works by groups like Lucifer’s Friend and Witchfinder General would also help develop the style. From the beginnings of metal through to the effect of the NWOBHM and beyond, we take a look into the Origins of Doom Metal

Hosted by Greg Davies from Blendover, the Heavy Metal Historian Podcast delivers to you snippets of tales from years gone by in the world of Metal, one episode at a time.

 

 

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Recommended Listening:

“Witchfinder General” by Witchfinder General from Death Penalty
“Mars: The Bringer of War” by Gustav Holst from The Planets
“Lyke-Wake Dirge” by Pentangle from Basket of Light
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles from Abbey Road
“Electric Funeral” by Black Sabbath from Paranoid
“Into the Void” by Black Sabbath from Master of Reality
“Doctor Please” by Blue Cheer from Vincebus Eruptum
“Guts” by Budgie from Budgie
“Master Heartache” by Sir Lord Baltimore from Kingdom Come
“Clawstrophobia” by Iron Claw from Iron Claw
“Freelance Fiend” by Leaf Hound from Growers of Mushroom
“Keep Goin’” by Lucifer’s Friend from Lucifer’s Friend
“Nightjar” by Necromandus from Orexis of Death
“The Queen” by Bang from Bang
“Dead Babies” by Alice Cooper from Killer
“Strange Ways” by KISS from Hotter Than Hell
“Momma” by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs from Live at Sunbury
“Long Legged Lovely” by Blackfeather from At the Mountains of Madness
“Dead Forever” by Buffalo from Dead Forever
“Pagan Altar” by Pagan Altar from Volume 1
“Quietus Reprise” by Witchfinder General from Friends of Hell
“Death Row” by Pentagram from Relentless
“Saint Vitus” by Saint Vitus from Saint Vitus
“The Tempter” by Trouble from Psalm 9
“Funeral March” by Frederic Chopin from 20 Best Classical Music Collection
“Hand of Doom” by Black Sabbath from Montreux (1970-08-31)

 

 

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