Landmark albums that every self-respecting fan of metal should own

[Krilons Resa]

I would like to add:

Adramelch - Irae Melanox
Dark Quarterer - s/t
Acid Bath - everything

 

[Hell Mike]

Fantastic late-80's thrash band from Wisconsin, I believe. Brutal as FUCK. I'm also pretty sure that they used to open for Death, early on. The original is SUPER hard to find, and if you do will pay through your nose, but their is a re-release whic I have that has their demo on it as well which is more easy to locate. I'll upload "Lock Up Your Children."

Lock Up Your Children

PS - Did you check out "Set In Stone" track from Killingsworth that I uploaded for you!?! You asked and I delievered, with no input!

yes YES YES this is good. Brutal and violent as only (and I say ONLY) Darkness Descends before it and none after, though Pleasure to Kill comes close. So fucking good, get it if you can. Probably the one album I've paid most dineros for ever, too.. 25€ unless my memory sucks.

The "bonus" on the (bootleg) re-release (Destruction System) isn't really a demo though, it's a raw version of their second LP which was unfortunately never released. It's really good too, though. A bit more on the death metal end of the spectrum and not quite as good, but worth having.

 

[Hell Mike]

Lock Up Your Children

Also featured on the "Game Devil" official movie soundtrack together with smash hits such as Sepultura - Antichrist and Deathspell Omega - First Prayer

 

[Carbonized]

I tried to list things that haven't already been mentioned, but i'm sure i'm missing quite a few. Anyway, my partial list:

In the Woods... - HEart of the Ages; Omnio
Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice; The Ethereal Mirror
Trouble - Trouble (1990)
Danzig - I - IV
Obituary - Cause of Death
Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes; Elegy
Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
Armored Saint - Raising Fear
Sentenced - Amok
Wrath - Nothing to Fear (yea, crap vocals but he at least does have a sense of timing and the music is stellar)
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day; Discouraged Ones
Pentagram - Be Forewarned
Life of Agony - River Runs Red

 

[skeptik]

Essential.

 

[JayKeeley]

Essential.

outstanding. That's also the best Slough Feg album which few realize.

Any chance you can post a sample of the Sacred Oath? I've not heard anything from this band.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Sacred Oath = That album rules, although I wouldnt call it "essential", along with a few of those. But thats what opinions are for.

 

[skeptik]

Sacred Oath = That album rules, although I wouldnt call it "essential", along with a few of those. But thats what opinions are for.

I would, obviously. On different levels, of course, obviously Jotenheim isn't as essential as Battle Cry, for example, but it's a modern classic as far as I'm concerned.

@JK: http://evillegendrecords.com/SACREDOATHTheBeginning.mp3

 

[Dark One]

Any chance you can post a sample of the Sacred Oath? I've not heard anything from this band.

I....ahem.... own that album JK.

 

[JayKeeley]

ahem away!

 

[Dark One]

My secretary's on vacation, but she may fly back this evening.

 

[JayKeeley]

Not sure if these bands got a mention, but do any qualify for having released a milestone in metal?

Opeth
In Flames
Amon Amarth
Dark Tranquility
Dissection

If so, which album per?

 

[Hell Mike]

Dissection, Storm of the Light's Bane

 

[Dark One]

Opeth - Morningrise
In Flames - The Jester Race

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Dissection- Somberlain
Opeth- Morning Rise
In Flames- Jester Race
Amon Amarth- Once Sent from the Golden Halls