Death Metal

[Life Sucks]

My list would look totally different that his.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Possessed > Hellwitch > Autopsy > Morbid Angel > Incantation > Obituary > Immolation > Deicide > Suffocation

Switch Hellwitch and Autopsy and I'd agree

 

[skeptik]

I think that the best of the American Death Metal scene easily stands it own against any other scene, tbh. I mean, you have all these:

Possessed - Seven Churches
Morbid Angel - Abominations Of Desolation
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Nocturnus - The Key (not to mention the demos)
Incantation - Onward To Golgotha
Incantation - Mortal Throne Of Nazarene
Immolation - Dawn Of Possession
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause Of Death
Hellwitch - Syzygial Miscreancy
Brutality - Screams Of Anguish
Brutality - When The Sky Turns Black
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Death - Leprosy
Death Strike - Fuckin' Death
Insanity - Death After Death (+ demos)
Morpheus Descends - Ritual Of Infinity
Massacre - From Beyond (demos even better)
Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Nunslaugter - lots of stuff
Atheist - Piece Of Time
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With The Dead
Master - Master
Master - On The Seventh Day, God Created
Master - Unreleased 1985 Album
Goatlord - Reflections Of The Solstice
Order From Chaos - Stillbirth Machine
Revenant - Prophecies Of A Dying World
Divine Eve - As The Angels Weep
Crimson Relic - Purgatory's Reign
Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit
Banished - Deliver Me Unto Pain
Devastation - Idolatry
Winter - Into Darkness
Winter - Eternal Frost
Sorrow - Forgotten Sunrise
Sorrow - Hatred And Disgust
Deicide - Deicide
Deicide - Legion
Cianide - The Dying Truth
Cianide - A Descent Into Hell
Cianide - Death, Doom, And Destruction
Rottrevore - Iniquitous
Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
Malevolent Creation - Retribution
Monstrosity - Imperial Doom
Resurrection - Embalmed Existence
Absu - Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Afterlife - Surreality
Infester - To The Depths, In Degradation
Ceremonium - Into The Autumn Shade
Ceremonium - No Longer Silent
Dusk - Dusk

Plus these (mostly demo bands):

Archenemy, FCDN Tormentor, Funeral Bitch, Savage Death, Terminal Death, Necrovore, Sindrome, Devastation (Chicago), Sadistic Intent, Sathanas, Vacant Grave, Deceased, DVC, Dead Conspiracy, Rotting Corpse, Dr. Shrinker, Diabolic Possession, Blessed Sickness, Infernal Heirarchy, Fatal, Skeletal Earth, Vital Remains, Funeral Nation, Acheron, Incubus, Killing Addiction, Morbius, Morgion, Mythic, Eulogy, Funerus, Imprecation, Magus, Mass Psychosis, Morgue

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I actually went to a concert in Brooklyn like a month ago that had Obituary and Incantation (plus like 11 other bands) and it had a lot of members from the NYDM club. Most of them told me that in general Incantation is held in the highest regard mainly because Suffacation had a downfall in quality and Morpheus Descends was a band made up of douche bags. Then a nig from Suffocation showed up and opinions shifted a little. However imo, Incantation is better just based on diversity of pace throughout their songs. Not to mention that Incantation has the most devastating sound to ever be recorded.

 

[skeptik]

I think Sauron opened for that show...wish I could've gone, but I had plans.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

The US death metal scene is much better than people give it credit for.

 

[skeptik]

I agree, which is why I took the time to make a massive list compiling some of the better moments of said scene.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I think that the best of the American Death Metal scene easily stands it own against any other scene, tbh. I mean, you have all these:

Possessed - Seven Churches
Morbid Angel - Abominations Of Desolation
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
Nocturnus - The Key (not to mention the demos)
Incantation - Onward To Golgotha
Incantation - Mortal Throne Of Nazarene
Immolation - Dawn Of Possession
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Obituary - Cause Of Death
Hellwitch - Syzygial Miscreancy
Brutality - Screams Of Anguish
Brutality - When The Sky Turns Black
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Death - Leprosy
Death Strike - Fuckin' Death
Insanity - Death After Death (+ demos)
Morpheus Descends - Ritual Of Infinity
Massacre - From Beyond (demos even better)
Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Nunslaugter - lots of stuff
Atheist - Piece Of Time
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With The Dead
Master - Master
Master - On The Seventh Day, God Created
Master - Unreleased 1985 Album
Goatlord - Reflections Of The Solstice
Order From Chaos - Stillbirth Machine
Revenant - Prophecies Of A Dying World
Divine Eve - As The Angels Weep
Crimson Relic - Purgatory's Reign
Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit
Banished - Deliver Me Unto Pain
Devastation - Idolatry
Winter - Into Darkness
Winter - Eternal Frost
Sorrow - Forgotten Sunrise
Sorrow - Hatred And Disgust
Deicide - Deicide
Deicide - Legion
Cianide - The Dying Truth
Cianide - A Descent Into Hell
Cianide - Death, Doom, And Destruction
Rottrevore - Iniquitous
Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
Malevolent Creation - Retribution
Monstrosity - Imperial Doom
Resurrection - Embalmed Existence
Absu - Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Afterlife - Surreality
Infester - To The Depths, In Degradation
Ceremonium - Into The Autumn Shade
Ceremonium - No Longer Silent
Dusk - Dusk

Plus these (mostly demo bands):

Archenemy, FCDN Tormentor, Funeral Bitch, Savage Death, Terminal Death, Necrovore, Sindrome, Devastation (Chicago), Sadistic Intent, Sathanas, Vacant Grave, Deceased, DVC, Dead Conspiracy, Rotting Corpse, Dr. Shrinker, Diabolic Possession, Blessed Sickness, Infernal Heirarchy, Fatal, Skeletal Earth, Vital Remains, Funeral Nation, Acheron, Incubus, Killing Addiction, Morbius, Morgion, Mythic, Eulogy, Funerus, Imprecation, Magus, Mass Psychosis, Morgue

Could Nunslaughter, Carnivore, Dream Death be placed into this list or is that a stretch? Even Deteriorot

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I agree, which is why I took the time to make a massive list compiling some of the better moments of said scene.

Good man.

 

[skeptik]

I did include Nunslaughter actually. There are lots more fringe bands I could have included, but I figured that's enough of an overview of the quality on display as it is.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I think Sauron opened for that show...wish I could've gone, but I had plans.

Yep they were boring as hell on stage. I think the only band that really impressed me that I didn't expect to was NJ's Blood Feast

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I did include Nunslaughter actually. There are lots more fringe bands I could have included, but I figured that's enough of an overview of the quality on display as it is.

I knew of every band you listed except for Sorrow, can you give a brief description of them?

 

[skeptik]

Yeah, I heard Sauron had a shitty set, forgot about that. A combination of bad stage equipment and too much drinking beforehand, is what my friend told me. But they're a damn good live band normally. Blood Feast wasn't even playing, right? They replaced At War at the last minute or something...which makes me regret missing it even more, but it was my grandfather's surprise 70th birthday party, so I couldn't miss that.

Edit: How can you not know Sorrow? Pretty standard Doom/Death.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Yea, well family above everything right? I was shocked to see Blood Feast go on stage, but they were fucking tits. Though I was pretty damn drunk by the time they started their set I was very happy to here some geniune thrash. Some faggots did boo them, but I'm sure they were there just for the hardcore band or Malignancy.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Malignancy owns your false bones tbh

 

[supseudonymous]

Malignancy are fucking amazing, as are Suffocation. I haven't heard enough of these classic USDM albums to form an opinion on this ranking, but I love Suffocation regardless of where they fall on your lists.

 

[CF87]

The US death metal scene is much better than people give it credit for.

I think the US death metal scene was good at one point(florida in the early 90's) and than you have Autopsy and Possessed from Cali. I think a lot of bands in the US have crappy influences and a bad perception on what death metal is.

 

[ohiogrinder]

I agree with Greys. the scene in the US has gone downhill for the past few years.

 

[skeptik]

...like almost every style of Metal.

 

[~Derek~]

I've yet to see the appeal in most Euro DM, outside of Behemoth and Decapitated though.
Nile, Dying Fetus, and Origin still put out great stuff from the US.