Top Death Metal Albums of all time....

[Belligerent]

Shadows Fall is like ah....thrash-core?

I never was sure what LoG fell under but it is nowhere near death metal.

More like Shadows Fail amirite
God those guys suck.

As far as L.o.G they are Groove/Thrash.

 

[Deicidal]

Yeah, but you have to admit that Lamb Of God is lame, amirite?

 

[Belligerent]

I like a few songs off of ASPB and AOTW.

 

[mutantllama]

At least he didn't list CoB.

*edit*

In before Ozzman

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Because I they think they all are, got it?? uke:

So? they all aren't, got it?

 

[DarkBliss]

Welcome to a week ago...
According to many fans of the genre, traditional death metal is supposed to sound dangerous, twisted, ominous, deconstructing, crushing--traits that are by and large missing from Death's later works. The guitarwork on Death's last two albums has more in common with prog and heavy/speed metal, hence they're acknowledged as such.
The other camp believes that since they were one of the pioneers of the genre, Death never really shed their death metal skin, but obviously progressed beyond their humble death/thrash beginnings. Thus due to their early heritage, the last two works should be dubbed "progressive death metal".So what do you call progressive death metal-- death metal with emphasis on intricate and evovlved songwriting or when a band that originally played death metal evolves into a somewhat different entity?
Note that in a similar manner Emperor's last work Prometheus my be called progressive black metal despite being remote from the band's roots.

 

[Death Aflame]

I don't really care about categorization, I just think it is patently absurd to allow all of one band's releases to dominate anyone's top list for ANY music genre.

 

[The Butt]

At least he didn't list CoB.

*edit*

In before Ozzman

I'm gonna take over for him right now.

I think you need to fuck right off and quit being a dirty onion ring bastard.

Edit: Son, I am disappoint.

 

[J.]

i dont see the issue with categorizing all of Death's work as death metal. clearly, all of the albums have some traits of death metal. and being that the band had much to do with creating the genre you all love so dearly, why is this an issue?

the later works obviously belong with the atheist, cynic, later pestilence, etc, yet many have no problem calling these death metal.

next thing you know youll be saying chuck died of aids

 

[Belligerent]

i dont see the issue with categorizing all of Death's work as death metal.

wow, someone who agrees with me

 

[J.]

seriously, i never knew this was such an issue. seems a bunch of newer metal fans like trying to rewrite history and re-categorize.

lets put this in the context of when TSOP was released in 1998. hmm, yeah i clearly remember NO ONE had a problem calling this death metal.

case closed.

 

[Deicidal]

So? they all aren't, got it?

Meet me after school at the flag pole.

 

[Belligerent]

@J.
Exactly, you hit the nail on the head. TSOP is clearly Progressive DM but people get all butthurt when it's given that classification.

 

[Deicidal]

@J.
Exactly, you hit the nail on the head. TSOP is clearly Progressive DM but people get all butthurt when it's given that classification.

I think of it as Progressive DM, but can I still call it death metal??

 

[DarkBliss]

i dont see the issue with categorizing all of Death's work as death metal. clearly, all of the albums have some traits of death metal. and being that the band had much to do with creating the genre you all love so dearly, why is this an issue?

Right. It shouldn't be. Some of the distinctions of die-hard fans are purely artificial, and are made, I think, in order to distance themselves from works that they consider dilluted and watered down by unwanted musical influences. This is understandable, I guess, but in my opinion, unnecessary.
And surely if something as Maidenesque in nature as North from Here by Sentenced is considered DM, so should TSOP and Symbolic

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Meet me after school at the flag pole.

for sure hommie.

According to many fans of the genre, traditional death metal is supposed to sound dangerous, twisted, ominous, deconstructing, crushing--traits that are by and large missing from Death's later works. The guitarwork on Death's last two albums has more in common with prog and heavy/speed metal, hence they're acknowledged as such.
The other camp believes that since they were one of the pioneers of the genre, Death never really shed their death metal skin, but obviously progressed beyond their humble death/thrash beginnings. Thus due to their early heritage, the last two works should be dubbed "progressive death metal".So what do you call progressive death metal-- death metal with emphasis on intricate and evovlved songwriting or when a band that originally played death metal evolves into a somewhat different entity?
Note that in a similar manner Emperor's last work Prometheus my be called progressive black metal despite being remote from the band's roots.

To put in simply, if you call death's later albums (specially TSOP) death metal you should call The Fragile Art Of Existence death metal as well. All the elements on both albums are exactly the same, the only change is bringing someone to the band who can actually sing.

 

[CF87]

If Deicide,Cannibal Corpse, and Six Feet Under albums are in your top Death Metal albums you must be deaf and also have not heard much.

 

[mutantllama]

Fuck you.

 

[CF87]

Fuck You & then some(beat that)

 

[supseudonymous]

Fuck You & then some(beat that)