Death Metal

[CF87]

Amorphis ~ the karelian isthmus
Demigod ~ slumber of sullen eyes
Edge of Sanity ~ the spectral sorrows,unorthodox
Entombed ~ left hand path
Carnage ~ dark recollections
Dismember ~ like an everflowing stream
Asphyx ~ the rack
Grave ~ you'll never see
Sentenced ~ north from here

 

[Zephyrus]

Cool. I've been on a classics binge lately and I need to expand my horizons.

 

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

Oops, Greys reminded me of my last one...AMORPHIS.

 

[CF87]

alternate ten

Unleashed ~ shadows in the deep
Morbid angel ~ altars of madness
Hypocrisy ~ penetralia
Monstrosity ~ imperial doom
Adramelech ~ psychostasia
Morgoth ~ cursed
Autopsy ~ mental funeral
Incantation ~ onward to golgotha
Necrophobic ~ the nocturnal silence
Gorguts ~ considered dead

 

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

I can agree on Unleashed, also.

 

[Hypnos]

Obituary - Cause Of Death
Nocturnus - The Key
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Death - Human
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Agressor - Symposium Of Rebirth
Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
Demilich - Nespithe
Vader - De Profundis

 

[swizzlenuts]

Mine would probably be something like this:

Immolation - Dawn of Possession
Seance - Fornever Laid to rest
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky
Demilich - Nespithe
Demigod - Slumber of the Sullen Eyes
Cadaver - ...In Pains
Rottrevore - Iniquitous
Fleshcrawl - Descend Into the Absurd
Morpheus Descends - Ritual of Infinity
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness

With these:
Dismember - Like and Everflowing Stream
Molested - Blod-Draum
Grave - Into The Grave
Unleashed - Where No Life Dwells
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
Death - Human
Atheist - Piece of Time
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Adramelech - Psychostasia
Asphyx - The Rack
Massacra - Final Holocaust

I'm done, this is waay to fucking hard because I would have no idea what to put for the top 10, I love all these albums.

 

[Tonka Time]

carcass - corporeal jigsore quandry

 

[The Ozzman]

I haven't listened to enough essential death metal to compose a top 10

 

[Mort Divine]

OK, please give me a list of THE 10 most essential death metal classics, PERIOD.

At The Gates - The Red In The Sky Is Ours
Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes
Adramelech - PsychoStasia
God Macabre - The Winterlong
The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Miasma - Changes
Possessed - Seven Churches
Seance - Fornever Laid To Rest
Tiamat - The Astral Sleep

 

[S<issors]

I don't understand the love for Slumber of Sullen Eyes tbh, although it does have some cool atmospheric bits.

 

[swizzlenuts]

I forgot Miasma, Torchure, Tiamat, Therion, and God Macabre

 

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

I don't understand the love for Slumber of Sullen Eyes tbh, although it does have some cool atmospheric bits.

Same, I don't really like it that much.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Immolation - Dawn of Possession
Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
Carnage - Dark Recollections
Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes
Cemetary - An Evil Shade of Grey
Grave - Into the Grave
Deicide - Deicide
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
Unleashed - Shadows in the Deep
Autopsy - Mental Funeral

 

[swizzlenuts]

Same, I don't really like it that much.

Well I don' like you!

 

[DarkBliss]

Some great stuff that was omitted:

Carcass-Necroticism(this one is all about the riffs)
Eucharist-A Velvet Creation
Kilcrops-Javhe Karma
Gorguts-From Wisdom to Hate&Obscura
Immolation-Unholy Cult
Pestilence-Testimony of the Ancients
Phlebotomized-Immense Intense Suspense
Seance-Saltrubbed Eyes
Sinister-Cross the Styx
Supuration-The Cube
The Chasm-Conjuration of the Spectral Empire
Therion-Beyond Sanctorum
Unanimated-Ancient God of Evil

 

[swizzlenuts]

What is this Kilcrops you speak of?

 

[DarkBliss]

ah, techical death/thrash from Colombia. Didn't strike me as anything spectacular at first, but I grew to llike it. Nothing ESSENTIAL, I guess, but very solid

 

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

Well I don' like you!

But...we're Facebook friends!

 

[swizzlenuts]

ah, techical death/thrash from Colombia. Didn't strike me as anything spectacular at first, but I grew to llike it. Nothing ESSENTIAL, I guess, but very solid

Ahh right. Perhaps I'll check it out if I ever come across it.

But...we're Facebook friends!

Oh yeah. I forgot pal!