If this would be a conversation eligible for the GMD forum, please move it, as this would be interesting to see people's personal opinions on this.
My question is basically exactly what the thread title states; "What are your personal "standard" extreme metal bands??"
What I mean by this is simple; just name your top 10-15 or so favorite bands in extreme metal which you feel are the most important for everyone to listen to. Everyone's answers will inevitably be very different. For example I'm sure we can all agree that Morbid Angel is an important death metal band & they are "technically" a standard, however just because they're historically a standard doesn't mean that it's a standard by your standards. There may be bands that you feel capture the essence of death metal much more efficiently, therefore you consider them more important to listen to than the given band.
Stay close to extreme metal & try not to go with bands that are just too obvious.
My question is basically exactly what the thread title states; "What are your personal "standard" extreme metal bands??"
What I mean by this is simple; just name your top 10-15 or so favorite bands in extreme metal which you feel are the most important for everyone to listen to. Everyone's answers will inevitably be very different. For example I'm sure we can all agree that Morbid Angel is an important death metal band & they are "technically" a standard, however just because they're historically a standard doesn't mean that it's a standard by your standards. There may be bands that you feel capture the essence of death metal much more efficiently, therefore you consider them more important to listen to than the given band.
Stay close to extreme metal & try not to go with bands that are just too obvious.