Who were the first Death Metal band?

[Profanity]

Oh my haha makes no sense, what's your haha?

 

[SculptedCold]

There's practically nothing to do with grindcore on Scream Bloody Gore.

 

[Cannibalistic]

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

You want to explain that one to me...
Possessed is the first death metal band... They have been playing since '83.

Possessed's (LP) Seven Churches was Released in 1985
Sepultura's (EP) Bestial Devastation was Released in 1985

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

You want to explain that one to me...
Possessed is the first death metal band... They have been playing since '83.

Possessed's (LP) Seven Churches was Released in 1985
Sepultura's (EP) Bestial Devastation was Released in 1985

Death have also been playing since '83. And although Scream Bloody Gore didn't come out until '87, it was much more "pure death metal" then those other two. The others were kinda transitions from thrash to death.

 

[Episteme]

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

:zombie:

 

[speed]

Could we call Venom the proto death metal band? They really started a whole trend towards black and death- but Ive have Venom's Black Metal and well I can barely take it- and it sure isnt all that technical like death metal. This is just a question for anyone that can answer it.

 

[Brent]

Profanity has got to be on Ether when he comes on this site....

 

[GONETribalchemy]

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

I'd say also Sepultura 'cause I'm not into Master/possessed ....

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

Let's not forget about Venom ....

 

[Steve]

 

[Rottuated]

Death - Scream Bloody Gore

It was one of the daddys of Death metal. Either that or Venom, or Possessed.

 

[Adam90125]

Yeah, I think before you say who the oldest is, you have to define death metal as a genre first. What seperates it form other forms of extremem metal? I'm not big into the metal old school so I wouldnt nknow the answer to the thread topic anyway.

 

[Extreme Deformity]

Death, grindcore?! hahahahahaha. Profanity, you really are a moron.

There were a lot of bands that influenced death metal, but I'd also say Death was the first. Not for Scream Bloody Gore, but for their demos with Kam Lee on vocals.

 

[Rottuated]

Death, grindcore? What the fuck? They were nowhere near grind. They were a bit on the thrashy side at times, but I've always considered them Death metal.

 

[TekChef]

I think it would be Death...if I recall, they were called Mantis before Death?

 

[CONCLAVE OBSCURUM]

Hamerfall... every album... best death metal ever.

 

[Flaming Death]

we can possibly add Bathory but they were black metal rather than death metal but were an early extreme band.

 

[Avgrund]

The first bands in the genre in my opinion was Blood,Massacre,Morbid Angel,Obituary,Repulsion,Necrophagia and Autopsy.