10 essential death metal albums I MUST own!

[Jondur]

aw shucks! You guys are too kind.

Guess I just think that although there may be records that may be better now than some of those (eg Pierced from Within is probably better than Effigy) it is important to have some idea of how the records fitted in to the big picture of DM.

 

[Henrik Main]

aw shucks! You guys are too kind.

Guess I just think that although there may be records that may be better now than some of those (eg Pierced from Within is probably better than Effigy) it is important to have some idea of how the records fitted in to the big picture of DM.

True.. I actually prefer Effigy Of The Forgotten by far, though. I think the über-technical elements found in Pierced From Within can be a tad boring now and then.

 

[Eternal_Decadent]

check Darkthrone's debut album Soulside Journey

 

[Jreg]

In no particular order:

1. Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick

2. Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream

3. Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene

4. Immolation - Here in After

5. Carcass - Necroticism

6. Death - Individual Thought Patterns

7. Vader - De Profundis

8. Entombed - Left Hand Path

9. Resurrection - Embalmed Existence

10. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten

Jondur has a damn good list. Other good ones to check out are Grave's "Into the Grave", Gorguts' "Obscura" and Monstrosity's "In Dark Purity".

Necrophagist's "Onset..." is also excellent as many have mentioned, but it's out of print at the moment. Willowtip Records will be releasing of a re-recorded version of it soon that will contain a full band with an actual drummer.

 

[Hammer of Might]

check Darkthrone's debut album Soulside Journey

erm...isn't that black metal? Or is it more death?

Anyway, cool lists - it's useful to see various titles recommended by various different people.

I think I like the more technical stuff - Cryptopsy, Nile, Suffocation, etc. - instead of just strasightforward brutality.

Are these bands you are recommending like those I just mentioned above?

 

[Avgrund]

erm...isn't that black metal? Or is it more death?

Anyway, cool lists - it's useful to see various titles recommended by various different people.

I think I like the more technical stuff - Cryptopsy, Nile, Suffocation, etc. - instead of just strasightforward brutality.

Are these bands you are recommending like those I just mentioned above?

I wouldn't recommend anything to a ignorant 14 year old like yourself.

 

[Astral Poetry]

Hmmm, let me take a shot at a list:
The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
Miasma - Changes
Demilich - Nespithe
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Immolation - Dawn of Possession
Gorguts - Obscura
Therion - Beyond Sanctorium
Deicide - Legion
Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitus

I no particular order, mind you.

 

[Profanity]

Therion - Beyond Sanctorium

Of Darkness is better.

 

[Astral Poetry]

Of Darkness is better.

You're so wrong it must hurt.

 

[Dick Rott]

Crytopsy - None So Vile (all hail lord worm!)

Deicide - First three (deicide, legion, once upon the cross)

Morbid Angel - Covenant, Altars of Madness, well....all of them but heretic, which is their worst.

Suffocation - Pierced from Within is a MUST!!! Also get Effigy of the Forgotten and Despise the Sun. All three are must haves.

Vader - Pretty much anything, although their early stuff was a little better imo.

Incantation - Onward to Golgatha

Bloodbath - Resurrection through Carnage

Infester - To the Depths in Degredation

.......that should keep you going for awhile. All those are killer, and all pretty unique so you won't get bored.

A few mentioned that are cool, but more thrash tham DM imo.

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

Sepultura - Beneath the Remains and Arise

 

[Jondur]

erm...isn't that black metal? Or is it more death?

Anyway, cool lists - it's useful to see various titles recommended by various different people.

I think I like the more technical stuff - Cryptopsy, Nile, Suffocation, etc. - instead of just strasightforward brutality.

Are these bands you are recommending like those I just mentioned above?

Nah - Soulside Journey is very death metal. Darkthrone only went black metal with A Blaze in the Northen Sky. Soulside is a great album.

If you like technical stuff you should check out Lykathea Aflame (sound like a melodic cryptopsy) and The Necrophagist.

 

[Hammer of Might]

Thanks, that technical stuff is more what i'm after at the moment I think.

One thing though - where can I get some of these titles? I've searched on what I thought to be a pretty good mail order site for some of these - The End Records - but they don't have any. e.g. lykathea aflame, etc.



P.S. Avgrund - DIE.

 

[Black Winter Day]

AT THE GATES - The Red in the Sky is Ours

AMORPHIS - Tales...

 

[Anti-Everything]

I love threads like this, someone requests a number of something and everyone gives more than requested.

 

[Jondur]

One thing though - where can I get some of these titles? I've searched on what I thought to be a pretty good mail order site for some of these - The End Records - but they don't have any. e.g. lykathea aflame, etc.
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Supernal have the Lykathea Aflame cd (it's called Elvenefris) and they're UK based.

The Necrophagist CD is out of print but Willowtip are re-releasing it.

A band who float my boat (but may not be your thing) are Ominous who sound like a mix of Meshuggah and At The Gates. Check out www.omissa.com

Mithras are ace too - you'll have all seen the ridiculously over-the-top Terrorizer review but regardless of that it's still a good album.

 

[lurch70]

this is the ultimate list .. the pure classics and influential releases ...

POSSESSED - Seven Churches
DEATH - Leprosy
MORBID ANGEL - Altars of Madness
OBITUARY - Slowly we rot
AUTOPSY - Severed Survival
CARCASS - Necroticism ..
SUFFOCATION - Pierced from Within
DECAPITATED - Nihility ( a modern day classic)

 

[Terrifyer]

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[Hammer of Might]

Can someone tell me whether Blood Red Throne are similar to bands like Crypotpsy, Nile, Suffocation, etc.? I've heard good things about them - are they worth investigating?

 

[Hammer of Might]

Supernal have the Lykathea Aflame cd (it's called Elvenefris) and they're UK based.

This site looks really good actually, thanks a lot!