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A List Of Lovecraft Themed Metal Albums


A list of metal albums inspired and based with themes from the works/writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Recommendations/suggestions are welcome. Only one album per band and album featured on MS.

Created by: CyberSymphony | 10.09.2013



1. Aarni - Bathos
2004 - Avant-Garde
2. Aldebaran - Embracing The Lightless Depths
2012 - Funeral Doom
3. Arkham Witch - Legions Of The Deep
2012 - Heavy/Doom
4. Auroch - Taman Shud
2014 - Blackened Death
5. Back To R'lyeh - The Awakening / Last Fight Of The Primordial
2014 - Progressive/Avant-Garde
6. Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule
1996 - Symphonic Black
7. Bloodwritten - Pages In Blood
2000 - Black
8. Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession
2009 - Black/Doom
9. Catacombs - In The Depths Of R'lyeh
2006 - Funeral Doom
10. Chthe'ilist - Amechth'ntaas'm'rriachth
2012 - Death
11. Colosseum - Chapter 1: Delirium
2007 - Funeral Doom
12. Cosmic Atrophy - Codex Incubo
2008 - Progressive/Death
13. Deathchain - Death Gods
2010 - Thrash/Death
14. Denial - Catacombs Of The Grotesque
2009 - Death
15. The Disciples Of Zoldon - Blackened Theological Tome
2007 - Death/Doom
16. Dylath-Leen - Insecure
2002 - Atmospheric/Death
17. Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
2000 - Stoner/Doom
18. Evoke Thy Lords - Escape To The Dreamlands
2008 - Psychedelic Doom
19. Fungoid Stream - Celaenus Fragments
2004 - Funeral Doom
20. Graveyard (Spn) - One With The Dead
2009 - Death
21. The Great Old Ones - Al Azif
2012 - Atmospheric Black
22. Le Grand Guignol - The Great Maddening
2007 - Avant-Garde
23. Innzmouth - Lovecraft's Dreams
2012 - Funeral Doom
24. Internal Suffering - Choronzonic Force Domination
2004 - Brutal/Death
25. Living Death - Protected From Reality
1987 - Thrash
26. Mekong Delta - The Music Of Erich Zann
1988 - Thrash
27. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
1989 - Death
28. Necronomicon (CAN) - Rise Of The Elder Ones
2013 - Death
29. Nile - Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka
1998 - Technical/Death
30. Ninnghizhidda - Blasphemy
1998 - Symphonic Black
31. Nox Arcana - Necronomicon
2004 - Neoclassical/Gothic
32. Obsecration - The Art Of Butchery
2009 - Death
33. Portal - Swarth
2009 - Experimental/Death
34. Puteraeon - Cult Cthulu
2012 - Death
35. Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With The Dead
1991 - Thrash
36. Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
2003 - Atmospheric/Death
37. Shub Niggurath - A Deadly Call From The Stars
2011 - Black/Death
38. Sinister - Diabolical Summoning
1993 - Death
39. Solstice - New Dark Age
1998 - Doom
40. Space Mirrors - In Darkness They Whisper
2012 - Gothic/Progressive
41. Sulphur Aeon - Swallowed By The Ocean's Tide
2012 - Atmospheric/Death
42. Tyranny - Tides Of Awakening
2005 - Funeral/Doom
43. Yogth Sothoth - Abominations Of The Nebulah Mortiis
2008 - Death
44. Yyrkoon - Occult Medicine
2004 - Death



Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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10.09.2013 - 20:40
Draven Edge

One of the major reasons I began listening to metal was because of horror/dark lyrical content. Albums like King Diamond | Abigail, Venom | Black Metal, and Exorcist | Nightmare Theater, really inspired my musical interests. Concept related songs and albums are interesting, I prefer material that tells a story, like Edge of Sanity's Crimson I&II. Another good list, I'll definitely check some of these out.
Thx D
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10.09.2013 - 20:51
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Prefer this list to the Tolkein one. Much more musically diverse, and quite frankly much stronger musically as well.
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10.09.2013 - 20:56
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Draven Edge on 10.09.2013 at 20:40

One of the major reasons I began listening to metal was because of horror/dark lyrical content. Albums like King Diamond | Abigail, Venom | Black Metal, and Exorcist | Nightmare Theater, really inspired my musical interests. Concept related songs and albums are interesting, I prefer material that tells a story, like Edge of Sanity's Crimson I&II. Another good list, I'll definitely check some of these out.
Thx D

Those albums are ultimate classics in the horror metal genre, and as I love dark and creepy themes in metal too. I don't think those 3 are Lovecraft related, but still they are great albums.
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10.09.2013 - 21:02
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Alex F on 10.09.2013 at 20:51

Prefer this list to the Tolkein one. Much more musically diverse, and quite frankly much stronger musically as well.

Thanks, I took me a while to find most of these albums, the ones I already know and have listened to are Bal-Sagoth, Electric Wizard, Nile and Septicflesh. I've also noticed that most of the bands I've found are early death or thrash metal.
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15.09.2013 - 01:00
Erik M.

Again a nice list you created. I of course like Aarni (but there's lots of doom in them, so I'd say they're "avantgarde doom" ), but also Bal-Sagoth, Colosseum, The Great Old Ones, Nile and Solstice (but their debut is definitely better if you ask me, due to totally annoying vocals on New Dark Age... not sure if the debut is Lovecraft inspired though).

Any plans on yet another new list soon?
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15.09.2013 - 11:08
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Erik M. on 15.09.2013 at 01:00

Again a nice list you created. I of course like Aarni (but there's lots of doom in them, so I'd say they're "avantgarde doom" ), but also Bal-Sagoth, Colosseum, The Great Old Ones, Nile and Solstice (but their debut is definitely better if you ask me, due to totally annoying vocals on New Dark Age... not sure if the debut is Lovecraft inspired though).

Any plans on yet another new list soon?

I have a few ideas, but I am taking a break at the moment, if you have ideas please share them
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15.09.2013 - 22:45
Erik M.

Written by CyberSymphony on 15.09.2013 at 11:08

I have a few ideas, but I am taking a break at the moment, if you have ideas please share them


Well, the only idea for a new list I have right now is the sequel to my most recent list, so a list of two-man band albums. I'm almost done with the one-man band albums list, but I'm not in a hurry to make another list right away, so it might be weeks or even months from now when I'll create it.
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20.10.2013 - 23:18
Erik M.

Isn't Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession supposed to be on this list? Totally amazing album, so better than most albums on this list if you ask me (the ones that I know).
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20.10.2013 - 23:45
!J.O.O.E.!
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Chthe'ilist. Great Demilich-inspired death metal.
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21.10.2013 - 22:01
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Erik M. on 20.10.2013 at 23:18

Isn't Brown Jenkins - Death Obsession supposed to be on this list? Totally amazing album, so better than most albums on this list if you ask me (the ones that I know).

I think I missed adding that band on here, it definitely fits on the list. Thanks Erik
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21.10.2013 - 22:02
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Guest on 20.10.2013 at 23:45

Chthe'ilist. Great Demilich-inspired death metal.

Interesting name, definitely gonna look into this, thanks.
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21.10.2013 - 22:14
Erik M.

Written by CyberSymphony on 21.10.2013 at 22:01

I think I missed adding that band on here, it definitely fits on the list. Thanks Erik


Not strange that you missed it, seeing as it's far from popular. Let me know what you think of it. I think it's either a hate or love thing with that album... and you already know what I think of it. Pretty hypnotic and addictive album.
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01.03.2014 - 02:22
Nimlot
A. Reader
Nox Arcana's Necronomicon is clearly an homage to Lovecraft.
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01.03.2014 - 20:52
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Written by Nimlot on 01.03.2014 at 02:22

Nox Arcana's Necronomicon is clearly an homage to Lovecraft.

I was hesitant to add this, as it's not a metal album, but I might as well add to the list.
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02.03.2014 - 21:59
Nimlot
A. Reader
Here's another one, Canadian death metal occultists Necronomicon: http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=69417&band_id=4118&bandname=Necronomicon+%28CAN%29
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28.02.2016 - 22:46
Nimlot
A. Reader
Payne's Gray - Kadath Decoded is a concept album based on Lovecraft's Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFXMArSEPos
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01.01.2024 - 19:42
Vorg

Skaphos first album is based on Lovecraft's story The Temple

Their first music video is clearly inspired by old movies :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazmLJGmUtw&pp=ygUec2thcGhvcyBsYSB0b21iZSBkZXMgbWFyaWFubmVz

And the next one is imo the continuation of the story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRdKKyaKF4&pp=ygUNc2thcGhvcyB1cyBvaA%3D%3D

I saw them in concert and they bring a real Lovecraftian ambience on stage, it worth it
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