Top 5 essential death metal albums

[Phlegathon]

I'm pretty bored, so name your top 5 death albums.

I'll go first

1.The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
2.Suffocation - Pierced From Within
3.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
4.Demilich - Nespithe
5.Nocturnus - The Key

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Morbid Angel - Covenant
Atheist - Piece Of Time
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul

 

[no country for old wainds]

I'm pretty bored, so name your top 5 death albums.

I'll go first

1.The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
2.Suffocation - Pierced From Within
3.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
4.Demilich - Nespithe
5.Nocturnus - The Key

This is a good list. Deathcult... is also my favourite death metal release. Nespithe is certainly in my top 5, and the Atheist in my top 10. The Suffocation and possibly the Nocturnus would make my top 25.

I can't make my own list, it's too difficult.

 

[J.]

This is off the top of my head, so don't hold me to it:

The Chasm - Procession to the Infraworld
Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance
Asphyx - The Rack
Bolt Thrower - For Victory
Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious

 

[IOfTheStorm]

fuck yeah, Carcass
- Slaughter Of The Soul, + Heartwork

 

[Phlegathon]

How could i forget about Carcass?

Here's more

The Chasm - Conjuration of The Spectal Empire
Gorguts - Obsucra
Suffocation - Effigy of The Forgotten
Arghoslent - Arsenal of Glory

 

[J.]

These are worth a mention:

Hypocrisy - The Fourth Dimension, Abducted, The Final Chapter
Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes
Amon Amarth - Once Sent From the Golden Hall

and I'm sure someone will mention Morbid Angel, who personally, I find boring.

 

[NAD]

Morbid Angel - Domination is certainly #1, but I would have to think awhile to arrange just 4 more.

Off the top of my head and highly subject to change:

Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Vader - De Profundis
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Hypocrisy - Abducted

On second thought:

Morbid Angel - Domination
Carcass - Heartwork
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Carcass - Nectroticism
Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction

In other words, I am but a mortal, and cannot narrow this list down to just 5.

 

[Phlegathon]

Immolation - Close to a World Below
Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh
Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Fear Factory - Soul of a New Machine

 

[Carbonized]

1. Obituary - Cause of Death
2. Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
3. Meathook Seed - Embedded
4. Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes
5. Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage


Worthy mentions: Entombed = LHP/Clandestine, Napalm Death, Dismember, Grave, Gorefest

 

[NAD]

That Bloodbath certainly kicks ass, but is too short to be in any top list for me. Especially since their actually full length release was ah, not very good.

 

[Phlegathon]

Incantation are worthy of mention.

 

[Carbonized]

"About Bloodbath."

to each their own... i think it's pretty classy



Edit: wrong fucking quote

 

[spaffe]

i'm not that keen on death metal but i'll make a list anyway:

1. naglfar - diabolical
2. amon amarth - the avenger
3. amon amarth - crusher, the
4. behemoth - satanica
5. meshuggah - chaosphere (borderline case, i know. btw isn't there some better word for it than "borderline case" :|)

hm, perhaps i should give that chasm cd another spin or two since everyone seem to think so highly of it, bought it cheap and only listened to it once

 

[Ayeka]

Deicide - Serpents Of The Light
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
Bolt Thrower stuff

I don't listen to much death metal...

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Death - Human
Death - Spiritual Healing
Amon Amarth - Once Sent From The Golden Hall or Versus The World
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
Vital Remains - Dechristianize

 

[no country for old wainds]

Ok, here's my top 5, not in order:
The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph
The Chasm - Conjuration of the Spectral Empire
Demilich - Nespithe
Arghoslent - Incorrigible Bigotry or Arsenal of Glory
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

Albums worthy of a mention:
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Vore - Lord of Storms
Golem - Eternity: The Weeping Horizons
Miasma - Changes
Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus
Afflicted - Prodigal Sun
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky is Ours
Gorguts - Obscura
Massacra - Final Holocaust

 

[lurch70]

Shit this is hard ...

death - leprosy
possessed - seven churches
morbid angel - altars of madness
decapitated - nihility
carcass - necroticism

 

[Krilons Resa]

Impossible!

 

[Black Winter Day]

sorry, can't do it.