10 essential death metal albums I MUST own!

[Tanith]

Meh, these have probably all been mentioned already, but I can't be bothered reading through the whole topic to check.

Anyway, my personal favourites:-

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Death - Human
Deicide - Serpents of the Light
Hate Eternal - Conquering the Throne
Hate Eternal - King of all Kings
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
Zyklon - Aeon

 

[Lokar]

1. Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitus
2. The Chasm - Procession To The Infraworld
3. Blood Red Throne - Monument Of Death
4. Death - Spiritual Healing
5. Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
6. Vital Remains - Dechristianize
7. Carcass - Necroticism
8. Entombed - Clandestine
9. Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream
10. Obituary - Slowly We Rot

 

[VEHEMENCE]

Thanks henrikmain for the support!

 

[SculptedCold]

Hehe, you seem to manage thanking everyone who ever posts a compliment about your work. =)

You're like Jon Schaffer but not in an egotistical way.

 

[Wicked Child]

Obituary-Slowly We Rot

Death-Human

Death-Individual Thought Patterns

Cynic-Focus

Carnage-Dark Recollections

Entombed-Left Hand Path

Dismember-Massive Killing Capacity

Possessed-Seven Churches

Atheist-Piece Of Time

Suffocation-Pierced From Within

 

[*Niko*]

Deicide: Deicide
Deicide: Once Upon the Cross
Vital Remains: Dechristianize
Nile: Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Nile: In Their Darkened Shrines
Cannibal Corpse: Tomb of the Mutilated
Suffocation: Pierced from Within
Dissection: Storm of the Light's Bane
Amorphis: Tales from the Thousand Lakes
Opeth: Still Life

and of course Scent of Flesh: Roaring Depths of Insanity

 

[svenske kocken]

Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Clandestine
Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream
Deicide - S/T
Deicide - Once Upon The Cross
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Nile - Black Seeds Of Vengeance
Death - Human
Atheist - Piece Of Time

 

[Hatebreeder33]

Here's some that I'll reccomend...

Headhunter DC - And The Sky Turns Black
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
Arghoslent - Incorrigable Bigotry
Adramelech - Pure Blood Doom
Nocturnus - The Key
Vader - De Profundis

most others have already been mentioned.

 

[Helvete]

I don´t listen do DM much nowadays but here are my favorites for the moment:

Malevolent Creation - The Will To Kill
Vader - Litany
Vomitory - Blood Rapture
Aborted - Gormageddon
Hypocrisy - Osculum Obscenum
Blood Red Throne - Affilated With the Suffering
Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition (More likely to be Grind)

And a little more melodic:
Quo Vadis (Canada) - Day Into Night

 

[Demiurge]

Some of the lists I've seen have puzzled me. Trust me, Cannibal Corpse and Cryptopsy are not essential bands. You don't need the Death discography either.

1) The Chasm- Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
2) Atheist- Unquestionable Presence
3) Miasma- Changes
4) Demilich- Nespithe
5) Demigod- Slumber of Sullen Eyes
6) Therion- Beyond Sanctorum
7) Necrophobic- The Nocturnal Silence
8) Nocturnus- The Key
9) Golem- Eternity: The Weeping Horizons
10) Arghoslent- Incorrigible Bigotry
11) Massacra- Final Holocaust
12) Cenotaph- Riding Our Black Oceans

Sorry, 10 wasn't enough.

 

[Helvete]

Some of the lists I've seen have puzzled me. Trust me, Cannibal Corpse and Cryptopsy are not essential bands. You don't need the Death discography either.

I have to agree with you on that... CC and Cryptopsy are not essential. Maby the first Death releases but not the later ones, their simply not any good.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I've always failed to see any value in Cryptopsy's work.

 

[Naggamanteh]

I've always failed to see any value in Cryptopsy's work.

They might not be an easy listen, but I am still looking for a song by some other band that could give me the same feelings as "Cold Hate, Warm Blood" does, even after hundreds of listens. If their purpose was to write a metal song of the decade, they met it perfectly.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I just downloaded it and listened to it. Song of the decade? Heh, I'd say it's ok at best. I stand by my original comment.

 

[Naggamanteh]

I didn't think it was very special at first either... it just grew on me, especially the climax towards the end of the song built around the acoustic passage. I don't know why I like it, but I know I am not the only one who does. It's a classic.

 

[Life Sucks]

1. Suffocation - Pierced From Within
2. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
3. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
4. Dismember - Like An Everyflowing Stream
5. Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus
6. Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
7. Entombed - Clandestine
8. Dying Fetus - Killing On Adrenaline
9. Carcass - Necroticism
10. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

 

[Life Sucks]

I didn't think it was very special at first either... it just grew on me, especially the climax towards the end of the song built around the acoustic passage. I don't know why I like it, but I know I am not the only one who does. It's a classic.

Yeah, it's an awesome song, a total standout track. It is definitely one of my favorite songs.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Why am I the only one who just hears Cryptopsy as being relatively wank NYDM? The tempo changes are random and do nothing except show off their technical ability. Vocals aren't particularly interesting. Harsh, annoying drum production. Badly structured. Etcetera bloody etcetera. I admit that most of the stuff I've heard is from 'None So Vile', but isn't that generally considered as being their 'classic'?

 

[Demiurge]

Production is dissonant and shrill, it's also replete with earsplitting treble spikes. There's an annoying amount of bass slapping. Vocals are decent, talent is displayed at times but the performance is generic overall. They'd be acceptable if the music was better. Songs are devoid of structure and direction. Tempo changes are inexplicable, they exist merely for the sake of it. Drumming is the standard blast-fill, sure it's done capably but who really cares? The release is energetic, but it grates on the listener's nerves over an extended period of time.

 

[Victim of Deception]

1. Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious
2. Cynic - Focus
3. Entombed - Left Hand Path
4. Death - Human
5. Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick
6. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
7. Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
8. The Chasm - Conjuration of the Spectral Empire
9. Obituary - Cause of Death
10. Exhumed - Anatomy is Destiny