What band(s) has/have, IYO, a perfect discography?

[IWP]

Vio-Lence
Atheist
Heathen

 

[ArneZ]

Dark Tranquility
Scar Symmetry

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Darkspace
Atheist
Nasum
Acid Bath
Electric Wizard
Evoken

 

[AchrisK]

Agent Steel

 

[Mort Divine]

I completely would agree with Neurosis if not for the Neurosis and Jarboe thing which sucked big time.

Slough Feg is definitely one of them.
Pain of Salvation as well.
Primordial too.

 

[10293847]

I suppose by perfect I would assume that a band never backtracked or lost a step in their development. Given that criteria, I would go with Gorguts.

Now I know that many will mark Obscura as the high point for this band, and maybe for the death metal genre. As far as technicality is concerned, I think I would agree. Yet for me, I think From Wisdom to Hate was as far as they were going to go structurally. It was able to bring in the quirky, jazzy techniques and death metal riffage of that previous album, and rein it in with Classical structuring.

I can't think of another band that left on such a level.

 

[Einherjar86]

Primordial
Moonsorrow
KIUAS (they have three full-length albums bitches )

 

[Slayed Necros]

As a couple of others stated, I really doubt there's a band with a "perfect" discography, but I can think of a couple of bands who haven't released a bad album.

Namely, Graveland and Ildjarn.

 

[no country for old wainds]

well, there's plenty of bands who haven't released anything bad. the chasm and d666 and bolt thrower and summoning and gorguts as already mentioned. bolt thrower are a revealing example actually because all of their albums are solid-to-cool but none are exceptional - consistency doesn't equal perfection

 

[sevag00]

I think there was a thread like this some time ago http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...-bad-releases.html?highlight=consistent+bands

 

[Matt]

As a couple of others stated, I really doubt there's a band with a "perfect" discography, but I can think of a couple of bands who haven't released a bad album.

Namely, Graveland and Ildjarn.

Yes. Ildjarn especially. There's some Graveland albums I'm not high on

 

[no country for old wainds]

same here

 

[Alter]

Boris almost have no bad albums expect for MegaTone and Smile.

 

[Black Friday]

Only one that comes to mind is Death.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Good to see that The Chasm, Deströyer 666, Burzum and Summoning have been mentioned. I quite honestly can't think of anyone else...

 

[black blood]

This thread is objective but whatever..

Artillery
Veles
Inqusition
Forgoten Woods
Mortem

 

[no country for old wainds]

you mean subjective presumably. a very astute point

but yeah "procession to the infraworld" or "let mortal heroes..." or "daudi baldrs" don't even approach perfection let's face it

as for death - that wasn't even very funny the first time

 

[Psychonaut]

I'll agree with Moonsorrow, Lost Horizon, and Windir.

 

[The Ozzman]

I forgot to put Metallica in my list

 

[mutantllama]

I was gonna put them, but for sarcasm.