I feel like it&#x27;s the logical conclusion of <i>part</i> of Sabbath&#x27;s catalog -- ONE BRANCH.  Sabbath is amazing because one or two songs contain the seeds for entire subgenre of metal ... and another song, a completely different subgenre.  They were around before metal split into thrash, doom, stoner, etc. obviously.<p>The band &quot;Thou&quot; IMO is the best candidate for heirs to Sabbath, in that they are super literate.  They have a specific doom&#x2F;black metal sound, but borrow a lot from outside of metal.