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Best epic doom metal songs of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Songs from the epic doom metal albums of the 1980s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Tales of Creation cover№ 1A Tale of Creation (Demo)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  1. 2Tales of Creation coverSomewhere In Nowhere (Demo)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  2. 3Tales of Creation coverInto the Unfathomed Tower (Demo)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  3. 4Tales of Creation coverUnder the Oak (Demo)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  4. 5Tales of Creation coverDark Reflections (Demo)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  5. 6Tales of Creation coverUnder the Oak (New Version)Candlemass · Tales of Creation
  6. 7Tales of Creation coverA Tale of CreationCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  7. 8Tales of Creation coverDawnCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  8. 9Tales of Creation coverThrough the Infinitive Halls of DeathCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  9. 10Tales of Creation coverSomewhere in NowhereCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  10. 11Tales of Creation coverThe Edge of HeavenCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  11. 12Tales of Creation coverInto the Unfathomed TowerCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  12. 13Tales of Creation coverTearsCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  13. 14Tales of Creation coverVoices in the WindCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  14. 15Tales of Creation coverDark ReflectionsCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  15. 16Tales of Creation coverThe ProphecyCandlemass · Tales of Creation
  16. 17Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverBlack Sabbath MedleyCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
  17. 18Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverA Sorcerer's PledgeCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
  18. 19Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverUnder the OakCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
  19. 20Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverBlack Stone WielderCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
  20. 21Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverCrystal BallCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
  21. 22Epicus Doomicus Metallicus coverDemons GateCandlemass · Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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