Essential Death Metal

[deliverance]

i'm not really into all that undergroud/obscure stuff, in either DM or BM, but essential DM in my opinion:

Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness; Blessed are the Sick; Covenant; Domination

Death - Leprosy; Spiritual Healing; Individual Thought Patterns; Symbolic

Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

Edge of Sanity - Crimson I; Crimson II

Monstrosity - Imperial Doom; Millenium; In Dark Purity; Rise to Power

The Crown - Deathrace King; Crowned in Terror

old records from the following bands: In Flames, Soilwork, AtG, Arch Enemy

and of course, Opeth - MAYH

Moonlapse, I know you've heard nearly everything in there, but this was just in general, for people just trying to get into DM. Look further into MA though, and try out Monstrosity, if you haven't already.

 

[dorian gray]

haha! i was at media play the other day looking for many of these albums. number found: 0. i'm not sure what i was thinking........it'd be funny if they had a section called "stuff no one but you wants to hear".

 

[Dreadful]

The internet is just so much better than paying like 14-18.99 for a CD. But sometimes I really just like to go out and buy a CD in a store like the old days.

 

[CF87]

Death Metal recomendations:

Immolation-Here In After,Close To A World Below,Unholy Cult,Harnessing Ruin
Gorguts-Erosion of Sanity,From Wisdom To Hate
Deceased-Supernatural Addiction
Edge of Sanity-Crimson 2,Unorthodox. Crimson 2 is very different.
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Morbid Angel-Blessed Are The Sick,Altars of Madness
Adramelech-Psychostasia
Brutality-Screams of Anguish,When The Sky Turns Black.
Malevolent Creation-Retribution
Pestilence-Consuming Impulse
Bloodbath-Nightmares Made Flesh,Ressurection Through Carnage.
Carcass-Necroticism,Heartwork.
Grave-Fiendish Regression,You'll Never See.
Demigod-Slumber of The Sullen Eyes
Dismember-Like An Ever Flowing Stream.
Gorefest-False
Cannibal Corpse-The Bleeding.
Death-Leprosy,Spiritual Healing
Cryptopsy-None So Vile
Demilich-Nespithe
Suffocation-Effigy of The Forgotten,Pierced From Within
Entombed-Clandestine,Left Hand Path
Bolt Thrower-Mercenary,For Victory,Warmaster
Monstrosity-Imperial Doom
Fleshcrawl - Descend into the Absurd
Armorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
Incantation-Onward To Golgotha,Mortal Throne of Nazarene,Diabolical Conquest
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
Oppressor-Solstice of Oppression
Possessed-Seven Churches
Obituary-Slowly We Rot,Cause of Death.
Therion-Beyond Sanctorum
Unleashed-Where No Life Dwells,Shadows In The Seep
Gutted-Bleed For Us To Live
Broken Hope-Loathing, Grotesque Blessings
Mortem-Decompossed By Possession

 

[dorian gray]

^you never responded to my "the pubes" quip. i thought it was funny. kinda.

 

[Commence Destruction]

Gorgasm - Nuerotripsicks

Aborted

Polluted Inheritance - Into Darkness

Taake - Doedskvad - reminiscent of ulver,bergtatt era,interesting listen.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Carcass - Heartwork
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Hypocrisy - Osculum Obscenum
Atheist - Piece of Time
Immolation - Close to a World Below
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness, Blessed are the Sick
Obituary - Cause of Death
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum
Possessed - Seven Churches
Sepultura - Arise

 

[NFU]

death (the band, not the condition) is the most essential death metal band. get their album "human", it is amazing. i know by this point you're probably sick of reading humongous lists of death metal bands, but death is really the one you need to get into.

"the sound of perseverance" is the band's best album by far, but it is the last and has the best production, so people hate it because... i dunno, they're afraid of good production. they think the music must be bad if the production is good. so if you are too hardcore for tsop, get "human"

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no, its because his vocals sucked on the sound of perseverance. and often the material got monotonous and a bit overbearing for some. Symbolic is probably a better example of the bands capability and sound, without the material being compromised by Chucks' ego at the time, and his faltering vocal performance.

 

[Dreadful]

Well Death was Chuck's band, and under Chuck's rule alone they've made great albums. The reason why "hardcore" death metallers don't think much of sound of perseverance is because of the fact that it really isn't death metal. It's too melodic and technical they say. The same reason goes for Symbolic, if not more, and the Individual thought patterns and Human albums. Pure death metallers just like the old thrashy, less technical Death stuff (first 3 albums). But most Death fans, thankfully aren't close minded.

 

[Botfly]

*sips iced tea*

somebody mentioned Sentenced... were they ever really tr00 death?? I can't imagine.

 

[NFU]

*sips iced tea*

somebody mentioned Sentenced... were they ever really tr00 death?? I can't imagine.

no. in fact, theres probably only been about 5 tr00 death metal bands that ever came out of finland.

i swear to god they issue keyboards in that country like drivers licenses or food stamps.

 

[Sanzen]

i swear to god they issue keyboards in that country like drivers licenses or food stamps.

or communism!

 

[TheButcher]

Sinister - Cross The Styx/ Diabolical Summoning
Edge Of Sanity - Unorthodox
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Luciferion - Demonification (The Manifest)
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Gorguts - Obscura
Pestilence - Testimony Of The Ancients
Suffocation - Human Waste
Yrkoon - Occult Medicine

 

[Don Corleone]

*sips iced tea*

somebody mentioned Sentenced... were they ever really tr00 death?? I can't imagine.

 

[Ermz]

Looks pretty tr00 to me.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I think I'm gonna move onto Vader next, because I recall hearing their stuff in the past and loving it... I love that rhythmic thrash/death sound.

 

[Pseud0]

gorguts - from wisdom to hate (strangest album ive ever heard although i havnt heard obscura yet )

cephalic carnage - lucid interval, exploiting dysfunction (the new one is great but not nearly as incredible)
death - all
morbid angel - blessed are the sick
nile - all are great but in the beginning is mediocre
cynic - focus

 

[Kenneth R.]

if it hasn't already been mentioned: Edge of Sanity: Crimson 1 & 2

 

[Ermz]

I just checked out some 'Blut Aus Nord'... Industrial Metal... man, do I love this shit! If any of you guys know any more stuff like this, I'd love to know about it!

 

[Mattsquatch]

Where can I find some Lykathea Aflame, they sound interesting and I've been looking for their stuff on LimeWire (don't have any other programs), so does anyone have any links or something?

 

[CladInDarkness]

http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=7727

There's a review for Elvenefris. There's also a Mp3 to check out.

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