Albums currently kicking your ass

They perfectly encapsulate what death metal just is and that's why I still consider them a world class band despite not necessarily being a fan boy myself. It's hard to even classify them as old school death metal OR brutal death metal because they're simply both and I'm not sure that anyone would even argue with that.

I just think there is more interesting shit that was done in the subgenre as a whole but I've been far more keen on Corpsegrinder era CC than I used to be. Bloodthirst is a masterpiece.
 
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I think that fans would've loved it if it had been recorded with the same quality as Soulside Journey and released shortly thereafter. I haven't listened to that album in a while, but Goatlord a missing link between that and what they later became known for, and for that, it deserves more appreciation. Then again, it's demo quality. Good demo quality, but still.

Anyways, Hellish War. Some lesser-known Brazillian dudes who write some masterful raw power metal. It's very much 80s EUPM worship, but it really does a good job of sounding unpolished and legitimately aggressive as well.

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