Who were the first Death Metal band?

[Profanity]

Who do you think and why?

 

[ffanatic]

Possessed

 

[Profanity]

Sepultura-Beastial Devestation(1984) more Death Metal than Thrash Metal and had more focus on Death, pain and suffering than Possessed did.

 

[Stormwatch]

Hellhammer/Celtic Frost. Then Death.

 

[Profanity]

Please list years and key albums.

 

[Stormwatch]

I don't know I was only about 7 then!

I've read loads about metal's history and I remember reading that Tom G Warrior was the first guy to do the "death grunt" vocals - which means Hellhammer/Celtic Frost were the first death metal band. Not sure about albums.

"Scream Bloody Gore" by Death must be in there somewhere.

 

[speed]

Celtic frost influenced death metal- but I wouldnt call them a death metal band.

Lets not forget Slayer- they were by far the most extreme band when they released their debut.


Possessed is probably the first- I think they formed in 82. So that beats Sepultura by 2 years.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Sepultura's Bestial Devastation by far. No one had that deep growl back in '84...

 

[Psychonaut]

I would have gone with Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, or Possessed. Wasn't Voivid death metal back then too? Like stuff from RRROOOAAARRR?

 

[Heavy Metal Samurai]

http://home.nestor.minsk.by/emn/interview/master.html

I'd say possessed, but this guy might say differently

 

[no country for old wainds]

Sepultura's Bestial Devastation by far. No one had that deep growl back in '84...

Yes, because 'that deep growl' is what makes death metal...

 

[Krilons Resa]

http://home.nestor.minsk.by/emn/interview/master.html

I'd say possessed, but this guy might say differently

 

[Heavy Metal Samurai]

Not saying I agree with him, I remember seeing it a few months back and it stuck in my mind, anyone here know anything by Master?

Just thought I'd post it to see what anyone else thought

 

[Life Sucks]

I agree about Sepultura's first album. Possesed were death metal too, but they came on the scene a year or two later I believe.

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

I'd say Death, they didn't release Scream Bloody Gore until '87, but they were around doing demos since '83.... and as for posessed, I would say that they are more of a transition towards death from thrash, but not pure death metal. For just plain pure death metal, I would say death.

 

[genocide roach]

death
~gR~

 

[Bryant]

Hmmm.... Cookie Monster had "C is for Cookie" out in the early seventies.

Seriously, Sepultura is the first I can remember. At that time I was more into a little faster thrashy stuff.



Bryant

 

[Profanity]

Let's clear one thing up:
Death were Grindcore not Death Metal..

 

[Stormwatch]

Let's clear one thing up:
Death were Grindcore not Death Metal..

I actually thought you'd made a decent thread for once then you come out with a statement like that. Are you taking the piss or what? I've seen people flame you for stupid statements in the past but this one takes the fucking biscuit.

 

[R.I.P.2]

Let's clear one thing up:
Death were Grindcore not Death Metal..

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