Death metal is by far my favorite genre. The idea of it inspires me to like all sorts of music. While this list isn't the most accessible list of all time, it has some of the well known classics on it. Nothing too obscure on here, but for people who want to learn more about death metal, these are some of the greatest releases (and my personal favorites.)
11. In Flames - The Jester Race (1996)
You may be wondering, why is In Flames on a death metal list? Well, once upon a time, In Flames played death metal. Yes you heard it. Long ago, before they became terrible metalcore, the band was to be one of the first melodic death metal acts. They were even pretty good. While this album wouldn't make most peoples top albums, I like it.
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10. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (1989)
A Dutch death/thrash metal band. They are speedy and the vocals are rough, but they can be pretty catchy at times. The album cover is pretty cool (which is common in death metal.) The old version of the cover was banned because it was to explicit, so the record company replaced it with this one. Needless to say, the band was not impressed.
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9. Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
Power full epic soundscapes. These guys play straight up death metal, with catchy riffs and melodic ambiance. The band is well known for covering themselves in pigs blood during live shows and photo shoots.
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8. Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995)
A classic from New York brutal death metallers, Suffocation. Easily one of the most brutal out of any death metal albums I've ever heard.
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7. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal (2005)
Veteran death metallers Bolt Thrower's last album, was by far their best. That said, they have had a very solid career and all their albums have a lot of merit. They are well known for their war themed lyrics, and how they convey a heavy death metal sound without having to use blast-beats.
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6. Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness (1989)
Seen to many as the greatest death metal album of all time. It was a revolution in metal. It's twisted vocals and very dark and demented subject matter set it apart from the more thrash influenced death metal that helped start the genre. It is a definate essential for those looking into death metal.
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5. Immolation - Close to a World Below (2000)
Immolation is one of those bands that create a universal formula they can use over and over again without getting stale. They found the perfect balance to get by. Like Bolt Thrower, their career hasn't yeilded a single bad album. They are well known for their odd time signatures, extremely brutal vocal style and most of all their erratic and sometimes indecipherable drum timing.
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4. Autopsy - Mental Funeral (1991)
Autopsy is well known for their doom influenced brand of death metal. Their songs often have poetic structures and extremely slow tempos. The production value is not very good, but it adds to their crunchy sound.
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3. Demilich - Nespithe (1993)
Demilich is by far the oddest death metal band to exist in the 90's. They are characterized by their strange lyrics, cryptography, odd timed riffs that boggle the mind and most of all, the fact that all the vocals seem to be in the form of burps. I can't say that everyone will like this, but I can say this album is one of the most important death metal albums ever made.
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2. Death - Symbolic (1995)
The album Symbolic has been subject to tons of debate. Its a well known fact that Death is one of the inventors of death metal, but what no one can definitively decide on is which album is their best. Many purists cite that their first three albums are the best because it has a more traditional death metal sound. Many other cite that their final four have much better song writting and therefore they are better. Whatever the case, most agree that Death as a whole is the greatest Death metal band of all time, and I full heartedly agree. Not only do they have a solid discography, but they have a spectacular career. Every album they have ever written is complete gold. Many say Symbolic (which is their sixth album) is the greatest metal album to ever exist. I have to say not only that, but it just might be one of the greatest albums in general ever to be written.
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1. Cryptopsy - None so Vile (1996)
Finally, my personal favourite death metal album is None So Vile. It is often revered for is massive influence on all of death metal. Cryptopsy uses speed, brutality and subtle but intelligent lyrics to get its point across. Lord Worm's vocals are crazed and wild, and no matter how you try, you'll never be able to understand them. I'm not quite sure why I like this album so much, but it is definatly a classic.
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