Top 5 Death Metal albums

Doctor J

1. DEATH - Human
2. CYNIC - Focus
3. ATHEIST - Unquestionable Presence
4. OBITUARY - Cause Of Death
5. MORBID ANGEL - Covenant

Bit of a late 80's early 90's vibe for me.

cournioni

1. Morbid Angel - Dominate
2. Decapitated - Winds of Creation
3. Death - Human
4. Cryptopsy - None So Vile
5. Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance.

toffo

1) Carcass- Heartwork
2) Boltthrower- Warmaster
3) Death- Human
4) Napalm Death- Scum
5) Entombed- Wolverine Blues / Obituary- Slowly We Rot.

Cant stand the new death metal

Ancient1

This is by no means a definitive list...too many to list here:D

1.) Death - Human
2.) Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
3.)Gorefest - False
4.)Carcass - Necroticism
5.)Edge of Sanity - Unorthodox

triv88

1).Edge of sanity -- Crimson
2.) Amon amarth--once sent....
3) Dissection--storm of the lights bane
4) Edge of sanity--purgatory afterglow
5) Carcass--heartwork
5) Gardenian--soulburner

Karl Hungus

1. Opeth - Orchid
2. Behemoth - As Above, So Below
3. At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
4. Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
5. Death - Symbolic

Hey Triv88, wouldn't Dissection and Amon Amarth be Black Metal?

triv88

Originally posted by AngelWhore

Hey Triv88, wouldn't Dissection and Amon Amarth be Black Metal?

id consider amon amarth death.:horned:

Dissection would go under the "black /death metal "category i
guess, but its kicks arse so hard that i had to throw it in somewhere

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by triv88
id consider amon amarth death.:horned:

Dissection would go under the "black /death metal "category i
guess, but its kicks arse so hard that i had to throw it in somewhere

I'd say Amon Amarth more along the 'Viking Metal' lines, which is a sub-genre of black metal. But the opinion is generaly divided on that really, met quite a few people who call them Death Metal...

But Dissection Death Metal? I think only the name is remotely Death-like, I'd say they're pure Black through and through. Although, they certainly DO kick ass, definetly a brilliant band.

nosmo

Opeth - Orchid
Opeth - Still Life
Obituary - World Demise
Entombed - Clandestine
Morbid Angel - Covenant

At the moment, that's me..
I don't really feel that comfortable classing opeth as death metal though..

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by nosmo
I don't really feel that comfortable classing opeth as death metal though..

Neither do I, but they're far, far too good not to mention.

cournioni

Well there's a few bands there that wouldn't really be pure death metal, At The Gates, Carcass, Opeth, Dissection, and maybe even Obituary.

Carcass and At the Gates are melodic death metal if anything. Opeth can't really be segragated into a genre, Dissection are black metal and Obituary are thrash/death metal.

nosmo

Originally posted by PORNAPSTER
4. Cryptopsy - None So Vile

Huh? Its a nice album, but the guy sounds he's screwing a dog to do the lyrics

Mystic Fibrosis

Almost everyone I know classifies Carcass as Grindcore. Including me.

Tbh.

Doctor J

OK then, Death Metal, incorporating grindcore, black metal, etc etc etc

Gonzo

1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion
3. Death - Spiritual Healing
4. Carcass - Heartwork
5. Sabbat - Dreamweaver

I guess the above isnt pure death metal, its melodic death metal but I like a bit more than a 45 minute growlaton these days, im getting old now:)

O2Suck

Carcass - Heartwork ...i say bollix...that album was the start of their decline.......Necroticism is by far and beyond way better than heartwork and indeed above and beyond any Death metal album ever. Groundbreaking stuff there my friends. Open your minds and your ears for that matter....obviously u were late comers on the scene.......its probably one of the few metal albums i listen to(getttin on a bit)....u missed the good old days in the 80's early nineties when tmetal was takin off. up your ass:p

cournioni

Well if you want to talk about ground breaking albums you'd have to talk about the likes of Morbid Angel's "Altars of Madness" and "Butchered At Birth" by Cannibal Corpse. It still does not say that they are the best albums out there.

Doctor J

Latecomer? I'm old enough to remember when Napalm Death released Scum and Carcass wasn't even a glint in Bill Steer's eye

O2Suck

I'll give u alters of madness......but Butchered at birth nio....average.......nothing comes near Necroticism

Ancient1

Who the hell cares?:D As long as they keep makin metal that's all that counts to me!
There are so many bad bands out there that think classification matters so they come up with things like:

Extreme Grim Pagan Atmospheric Thrash Death Grind .....

sometimes it gets hilarious...

nadir

I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night. I work all day.

I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.

I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.

I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Mama

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by nadir
i red this post completely wrong
and i dont know how to delete it
AW feel like doing the honors?

What??!!!? Why would I do that?
Not when I can do crazy things like this to it!

nadir

OMG AW, u are so so so lame
There is no word in the english language that would aptly describe ur lameness.
May u never again grow ur hair long again and all your Opeth t-shirts turn pink in the wash.

superconor

May u never again grow ur hair long again and all your Opeth t-shirts turn pink in the wash

lol, AngelWhores worst nightmare!

superconor

what about Whoracle by In Flames?

Ive ony really gotten into Death, prefer a bit of melody tbh. I really like In Flames, Celtic Frost are ok.

Heard bits and pieces of other bands like Children Of Bodom, Cathedral, Dimmu Borgir and i like them i do!

Civilian_Target

Not one mention of Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Trimphant yet. That's the best death metal album there is IMO.

nesthead

since im not really into death so much.... ill go with a melodic death top 5!!

1. Death - Individual Thought Patterns
2. Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder
3. In Flames - Colony
4. Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
5. In Flames - Whoracle


Death may not be as "melodic" as the others, but that album surely is!!


thats only from my puny album collection, im sure there are better from the the likes of Scentenced, Nevermore, At The Gates, Carcass (god i really need some money for albums )

Pugsley

Opeth can't really be segragated into a genre.

Progressive death metal

Id probably go for something along the lines of:
1) In Flames - Lunar Strain and Subterranean
2) Dark Tranquility - The Gallary
3) Opeth - Black water Park
4) Morbid Angel - Domination
5) Dark Tranquility - The Minds I

Pretty much all bands there are sub genre's of death metal, except for Morbid Angel, but their the best Ive heard

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Civilian_Target
Not one mention of Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Trimphant yet. That's the best death metal album there is IMO.

What? Dimmy Borgir couldn't be further from Death Metal if they tried!

nesthead

1) In Flames - Lunar Strain and Subterranean

those the re-releases? i take it theyre good then. kinda expensive tho.....

Dathai

Napalm Death - Scum
Morbid Angel - Alters of Madness
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Immortal - Damned In Black
Death - Human

fizzynicenice

Escape- Enrique Iglasias


::::the definitive:::::
they should have called a halt to death metal after this gem O_o

Pugsley

Originally posted by nesthead
those the re-releases? i take it theyre good then. kinda expensive tho.....

Good? nothing has came close yet IMO.

superconor

Most In Flames and Cannibal Corpse albums are around £9 on www.play.com
They have a small selection of obscure stuff like that and Hammerfall and Celtic Frost.

Although i ordered One Crimson Night about 3 weeks ago and it still is out of stock! Grr!

Civilian_Target

Strange. Before I posted that I checked to see if Dimmu Borgir were classified as Death Metal, and they were according to AMG. And they also classify themselves as Black/Death Metal. Meh.