Saint Vitus

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Saint Vitus posing for a photograph in the early 1980s

The tangled story of Saint Vitus, the US misfits who helped give birth to doom metal

By Greg Moffitt published

The modern doom scene owes a huge debt to Saint Vitus

Interviews
Covers of Saint Vitus' first album, Paradise Lost's Icon, Candlemass's Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and Electric Wizard's Dopethrone

A beginner’s guide to doom metal in five essential albums

By Matt Mills published

From Saint Vitus to Paradise Lost, this is the story of metal’s gloomiest genre distilled into just five albums

Albums
Crowd shot

Saint Vitus/ Mos Generator/ Poseidon at Underworld, London - live review

By Alastair Riddell published

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The Gospel - live

Concerts & Shows
Wino of The Obsessed

Wino: A Buyer's Guide

By Chris Chantler published

Your guide to the genius behind Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan and more

Albums