Death Metal Must Have Albums

[Alex-I.T.F]

Please add some, I must have forgotten some...Recently I have looked back at a few old favourites which I recommend if you haven't heard them I say they are must-haves for any Death Metal fan. (In random order)

The first Death albums (of-course)
Cancer-Death Shall Arise
Massacre-From Beyond
Nocturnus-The Key /Thresholds
Obituary- Cause Of Death
Bolt Thrower- Warmaster
Carcass- Necrotisism Descanting...Heartwork
First Morbid Angels
First Two Entombed
First Deicide
First Three Cannibal Corpses
Suffocation- Effigy
Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption
Immolation - Dawn Of Possession
Bloodbath- Resurrection Through Carnage
Fear Factory- Soul Of A New Machine

Disincarnate- Dreams Of A Carrion Kind

* Just to clarify , the list consists of the fully developed Death Metal sound so it doesn't include more pioneering bands such as Hell Hammer or Possessed etc.

 

[Dagon666]

Deicide - Deicide

Obituary - Slowly we Rot

Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten

Benediction - Grind Bastard and Transcend the Rubicon

Vital Remains - Let us Pray

All good albums.

 

[Alex-I.T.F]

Deicide - Deicide

Obituary - Slowly we Rot

Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten

Benediction - Grind Bastard and Transcend the Rubicon

Vital Remains - Let us Pray

All good albums.

True!!! Benediction- Transcend

Let Us Pray is a classic but didn't excite me much although everything was top notch especially the vocals I found that album a bit monotone ,as exciting as maybe Baphomet`s Dead Shall Inherit or Incantion -Onward To Golgotha.Loved it all though...

Early Benedictions are a must have ...

 

[Alex-I.T.F]

The first Edge Of Sanity albums are up there too but they were kind of inconsistent in parts where some riffs and songs out-shined others...
Disincarnate is a bit like that too though...The song Stench Of Paradise Burning is a masterpiece though!

 

[mutantllama]

Gorguts-Obscura
The Chasm-Deathcult for Eternity
At The Gates-The Red in the Sky is Ours
Notice how each line gets longer and longer-pretty cool huh

 

[Stormwatch]

Nile - AotW
Vader - Litany, The Beast
Krisiun - AssasiNation
Akercocke - WTGU,DTGU
Angelcorpse - Of Lucifer and Lightning
Celtic Frost - Monotheist
Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Deicide - Scars and Stench

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Demilich - Nespithe
Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
Rippikoulu - Musta Seremonia

 

[Alex-I.T.F]

Gorguts-Obscura
The Chasm-Deathcult for Eternity
At The Gates-The Red in the Sky is Ours
Notice how each line gets longer and longer-pretty cool huh

The Chasm-Deathcult for Eternity is something new for me...thanks , should be fun.
At The Gates-The Red in the Sky is Ours Great album now here is one I got to pull out of the dust,I saw them live on that tour with Napalm 1998 I believe it was.

 

[Alex-I.T.F]

Nile - AotW
Vader - Litany, The Beast
Krisiun - AssasiNation
Akercocke - WTGU,DTGU
Angelcorpse - Of Lucifer and Lightning
Celtic Frost - Monotheist
Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Deicide - Scars and Stench

Some good albums mentioned but none are Classic Death Metal really.

 

[Onder]

Did everybody forget Pestilence - Consuming Impulse?

 

[Krow]

Autopsy - Severed Survival
Atheist - Piece of Time
Asphyx - Last One on Earth
Cemetary - An Evil Shade of Grey
Grave - Into the Grave
Impetigo - Horror of the Zombies
Malevolent Creation - Retribution/The Ten Commandments
Moondark - The Shadowpath
Therion - Of Darkness/Beyond Sanctorum

Plenty of other stuff I believe to be must haves, but I'll leave it at some of the classics every one on this board stuffs down newbies' throats.

 

[Der Morgenstern]

Nirvana 2002 - Recordings 89-91
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Autopsy - Mental Funeral

 

[Alex-I.T.F]

Autopsy - Severed Survival
Atheist - Piece of Time
Asphyx - Last One on Earth
Cemetary - An Evil Shade of Grey
Grave - Into the Grave
Imeptigo - Horror of the Zombies
Malevolent Creation - Retribution/The Ten Commandments
Moondark - The Shadowpath
Therion - Of Darkness/Beyond Sanctorum

Plenty of other stuff I believe to be must haves, but I'll leave it at some of the classics every one on this board stuffs down newbies' throats.

Abso fucken lutely how did I forget
Grave - Into the Grave is a definite must have!!!

 

[Ryuuzaki]

Didn't see these mentioned:

Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
Sentenced - Shadows of the Past
Sentenced - North From Here

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Didn't see these mentioned:

Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
Sentenced - Shadows of the Past
Sentenced - North From Here

MORE FINNISH DEATH METAL!

Convulse - World Without God
Cartilage - The Fragile Concept of Affection
Adramelech - Psychostasia

 

[GrayRain]

Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Necrophagist - Onset Of Putrefaction
Decapitated - Winds Of Creation

 

[Satanstoenail]

For some reason no-one has mentioned

Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients

 

[Balmung]

All Death albums.
Sentenced - North From Here & Shadows of the Past.
Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes.
Demilich - Nespithe.
Atheist - Piece of Time.

 

[theflyingmachine]

The only albums I have seen that I haven't heard are from Master Yoda's two posts. Not sure if that means that there is a real consensus on some of the best death metal albums or anything though.

 

[EternalMetal]

Lots of essentials posted already, most of these are fantastic.

Molested - Blod-Draum
Gorement - The Ending Quest
In Flames - The Jester Race
Soilwork - The Chainheart Machine