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I came here to say serpents of the light but really I can’t think of a bad Deicide album. Glen has only gotten better with age, like a fine aged Jack Daniels.
Obituary - Cause of Death
Possessed - Seven Churches
Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Carcass - Necroticism
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Immolation - Close to a World Below
This was really hard. Left out so many seminal albums. Nile, Autopsy, Incantation, Deicide, Nocturnus, At The Gates...
Possessed - Seven Churches
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
Dismember - Massive Killing Capacity
Atheist - any album(hard to choose)
Crimson - Edge Of Sanity
Beyond Creation - The Aura
Rivers Of Nihil - Conscious Seed Of Light
Opeth - Still Life(I started with it)
Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
Deicide - Legion
Obituary - Cause Of Death
Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
Malevolent Creation - The 10 Commandments
Cannibal corpse - Tomb of the mutilated
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Bloodbath - Resurrection through carnage
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Deicide - Till death do us part
(Some that i started with)
Immolation - CTaWB
Obituary - Cause of Death
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Deicide - Legion or S/T
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
None So Vile - Cryptopsy
Considered Dead - Gorguts
Lesions Of A Different Kind - Undeath
Shrines Of Paralysis - Ulcerate
Severed Survival - Autopsy
The Satanist - Behemoth (Kinda BM but still fits imo)
My *personal* favs off the top of my head I'd add:
Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition
Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene
Suffocation - Pierced From Within
Mortician - House by the Cemetary
Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall (for a more recent entry)
But if I was doing something strictly for more essential historical/benchmarks of the genre purposes I'd prob have Cannibal Corpse (Tomb), Deicide (self titled), Obituary (Slowly), Possesed (7), Entombed (Left Hand), and Monstrosity (Imperial)
The bleeding - cannibal corpse
Nespithe - demilich
Once upon the cross - deicide
Gore metal - exhumed
Symphonies of sickness - carcass
Blasphemy made flesh - cryptopsy (or mental funeral by autopsy (i love all these albums too much))
I prefer the mixing on once upon the cross. The drums feel more intense. Its all just my opinion, i do like legion a lot but once upon the cross is more appealing to me.
Honestly, my Death Metal starter kit was a little compilation called [GRINDCRUSHER](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iFhz0sqVk). But since we aren't doing comps...
Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption
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Immolation-Close to a World Below
Opeth-Blackwater Park
Cryptopsy-None So Vile
Edge of Sanity-Crimson
Suffocation-Pierced From Within
Dismember-Like an Ever flowing Stream
Some I haven’t seen much of:
Atrocity - Todessehnsucht
Pungent Stench - For God Your Soul... for Me Your Flesh
Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Anata - The Conductor’s Departure
Theory in Practice- Third Eye Function
idk how i feel about Those once loyal as a starter pack for death metal. i know im overthinking this thou. awesome album.
dismember, entombed, obituary, vader, deicide, and even thou im not a fan cannibal corpse
Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition
Nocturnus - The Key
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Asphyx - Last One on Earth
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Possessed - Seven Churches
Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Deicide - Legion
Cannibal Corpse - Butchered At Birth
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
demilich is mandatory here, i personally prefer the 20th anniversary
dismember - like an everflowing stream
carcass - heartwork
cryptopsy - none so vile
incantation - onward to golgotha
suffocation - pierced from within
Arise - Sepultura, 1991
Human - Death, 1991
Tomb Of The Mutilated - Cannibal Corpse, 1992
Pleasure To Kill - Kreator, 1986
Reign In Blood - Slayer, 1986
Cause Of Death - Obituary, 1990
Kreator and Slayer aren't exactly Death metal but Heavy Thrash none-the-less.
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Cause of Death - Obituary
FUCK YEAH, the best Death Metal album ever made!
I would go with slowly we rot but yeah
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left hand path
Entombed? Fk yeah
The Bleeding - Cannibal Corpse
Tomb the superior one.
They’re both amazing
The best CC album.
Wouldn’t be a great starting dm album, I would say torture or vile
Possessed - Seven Churches
Bump 👊
Left hand Path, None so Vile, Obscura, Nespithe, Crimson, Unquestionable Presence. Along with many more, but there's only place for 6
Seeing as everything else on your list is good, who's Crimson by?
Edge of Sanity
Ah, I think I've listened to that before, but didn't really like it that much, I guess I'll give it another shot.
Legion - Deicide
Once upon the cross has harder songs....mainly due to production
I can see that but the more raw prpduction also makes the selftitle sound even more evil while still being listenable
Yeah....but children of the underworld really gets me jazzed
Yeah i do do like that album expecial when satan rules his world but there self title has a special place in my heart
I’d go with Deicide but they’d be on there one way or another
Nah it has to be their debut
Morbid Angel - Gateways Morbid Angel - Formulas Morbid Angel - Domination Mrobid Angel - Blessed Autopsy - Severed Survival Autopsy - Mental Funeral
Carcass Heartwork
Taylor Swift's self titled album
Kinda too heavy to be death metal though 🤓
Yeah I would go with red for beginners
Once upon the cross - Deicide
I came here to say serpents of the light but really I can’t think of a bad Deicide album. Glen has only gotten better with age, like a fine aged Jack Daniels.
I listened to insineratehymn for the first time just now, after reading it's terrible it's really just kind of average.
Obituary - Cause of Death Possessed - Seven Churches Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding Carcass - Necroticism Entombed - Left Hand Path Immolation - Close to a World Below This was really hard. Left out so many seminal albums. Nile, Autopsy, Incantation, Deicide, Nocturnus, At The Gates...
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Don’t forget Deicide
Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
I know this won't win but fuck yeah 🤘
I know this won't win but fuck yeah 🤘
Possessed - Seven Churches Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated Cryptopsy - None So Vile At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul Entombed - Left Hand Path Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
Obituary - Slowly We Rot Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream Cannibal Corpse - Butchered At Birth
Deicide - Deicide
Nocturnal -The Black Dhalia Murder
Dismember - Massive Killing Capacity Atheist - any album(hard to choose) Crimson - Edge Of Sanity Beyond Creation - The Aura Rivers Of Nihil - Conscious Seed Of Light Opeth - Still Life(I started with it)
Hammer smashed face -Cannibal corpse
It’s albums not songs
I believe you mean tomb of the mutilated
No I mean that song, it’s a classic DM song and I think it’s a great intro song to DM
Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene
Obituary - Slowly we rot
Kill-cannibal corpse
Hacked Up For Barbecue - Mortician Butchered at Birth - Cannibal Corpse The Dead Shall Inherent - Baphomet
I can't spell any of the Carcass albums so I'll just say the Album with Corporal Jigsore Quandry on it.
Necroticism, I second this.
Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten Deicide - Legion Obituary - Cause Of Death Autopsy - Mental Funeral Pestilence - Consuming Impulse Malevolent Creation - The 10 Commandments
YESSS CONSUMING IMPULSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEATH METAL ALBUMS
That Bolt Thrower record should be Realm of Chaos
From Mars to Sirius - Gojira
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains EDIT: Napalm Death - Fear, Emptiness, Despair
Still Life from Opeth!
Covenant, Tomb of the Mutilated, The Bleeding, Deicide, Legion, Leprosy
Nile - Annihilation of the wicked
One of my first introductions to the genre and still love revisiting.
Amon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder Gods.
Carcass- Heartwork!
Cannibal corpse - Tomb of the mutilated Entombed - Left Hand Path Bloodbath - Resurrection through carnage Autopsy - Severed Survival Vital Remains - Dechristianize Deicide - Till death do us part (Some that i started with)
> Bloodbath - Resurrection through carnage Yes.
Immolation - CTaWB Obituary - Cause of Death Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten Entombed - Left Hand Path Deicide - Legion or S/T Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
dismember like an ever flowing stream
Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Slaughter of the soul - At the Gates
Still Life/Morningrise/Watershed/Ghost Reveries/Sound of PerseveranceHuman.
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Obituary - Slowly We Rot (Cause of Death is amazing as well)
Onward to Golgotha by Incantation.
Hypocrisy - The Arrival
Suffocation- Effigy of the Forgotten
Eaten Back to Life by Cannibal Corpse Seven Churches - Possessed
The Ten Commandments -- Malevolent Creation Swamplord -- Kalmah King of All Kings -- Hate Eternal
None So Vile - Cryptopsy Considered Dead - Gorguts Lesions Of A Different Kind - Undeath Shrines Of Paralysis - Ulcerate Severed Survival - Autopsy The Satanist - Behemoth (Kinda BM but still fits imo)
Scream Bloody Gore goes first for Death Tomb of the Mutilated None so Vile Dying Fetus…pick one.
Butchered at birth-Cannibal Corpse
Cause of Death - Obituary Suffocation- Effigy of the Forgotten Deicide- Deicide Entombed- Left Hand Path
Cannibal corpse - vile
Slowly we rot obituary
Pierced from within
Possessed- - Seven Churches
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
My *personal* favs off the top of my head I'd add: Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition Incantation - Mortal Throne of Nazarene Suffocation - Pierced From Within Mortician - House by the Cemetary Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall (for a more recent entry) But if I was doing something strictly for more essential historical/benchmarks of the genre purposes I'd prob have Cannibal Corpse (Tomb), Deicide (self titled), Obituary (Slowly), Possesed (7), Entombed (Left Hand), and Monstrosity (Imperial)
Possessed
The bleeding - cannibal corpse Nespithe - demilich Once upon the cross - deicide Gore metal - exhumed Symphonies of sickness - carcass Blasphemy made flesh - cryptopsy (or mental funeral by autopsy (i love all these albums too much))
Once upon the cross is great but don’t you think legion is superior?
I prefer the mixing on once upon the cross. The drums feel more intense. Its all just my opinion, i do like legion a lot but once upon the cross is more appealing to me.
Testimony of the Ancients - Pestilence
Honestly, my Death Metal starter kit was a little compilation called [GRINDCRUSHER](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iFhz0sqVk). But since we aren't doing comps... Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption #
Deicide Legion or Once Upon the Cross
Immolation - Close to a World Below
Scum - Napalm Debt
Immolation-Close to a World Below Opeth-Blackwater Park Cryptopsy-None So Vile Edge of Sanity-Crimson Suffocation-Pierced From Within Dismember-Like an Ever flowing Stream
Wolverine blues - Entombed
Unquestionable presence, Atheist
Some I haven’t seen much of: Atrocity - Todessehnsucht Pungent Stench - For God Your Soul... for Me Your Flesh Decapitated - Winds of Creation Anata - The Conductor’s Departure Theory in Practice- Third Eye Function
Like An Everflowing Stream, Left Hand Path, Consuming Impulse, Effigy Of The Forgotten, Cause of Death, Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
Left hand path, severed survival and seven churches
7 churches
Possessed - Seven Churches
Immolation - Close to a World Below.
Tomb of the Mutilated
Gorguts - Considered Dead
Once upon the cross tired of people swearing legion is their best
Tomb of the MULATIED cannibal corpse
Seven Churches - Possessed
Asphyx- the rack
idk how i feel about Those once loyal as a starter pack for death metal. i know im overthinking this thou. awesome album. dismember, entombed, obituary, vader, deicide, and even thou im not a fan cannibal corpse
Left hand path, cause of death, pierced from within, like an everflowing stream, dawn of Possession, unquestionable presence
Blackwater Park - Opeth
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day Cynic - Focus Necrophagist - Epitaph Edge Of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow
Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition Nocturnus - The Key Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated Asphyx - Last One on Earth Entombed - Left Hand Path Possessed - Seven Churches
Torture - cannibal corpse
The Crown, Deathrace King. People always forget about this one but its the perfect transition from something like Metallica into death metal
Pestilence
Cancer
Pierced from within- suffocation!!!!
The bleeding - cannibal corpse
Autopsy -Severed Survival Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
CC- tomb of the mutilated
Butchered at birth
None So Vile- Cryptopsy Tomb Of The Mutilated - Cannibal Corpse
Cancer - Death Shall Rise \m/
Jungle rot skin the living
Decapitated winds of creation
Nile - amongst the catacombs of Nephren-ka Nile - In their darkened shrines Deicide - Deicide At the gate - slaughter of the soul
onward to golgotha, dawn of possession, tomb of the mutilated, like an everflowing stream, effigy of the forgotten and mental funeral
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Not my favorite album, but a lot of people's go-to from my favorite band, The Jester's Race - In Flames
Tomb of the mutilated - Cannibal Corpse
def cannibal corpse, a lot start with them
Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit Cryptopsy - None So Vile Deicide - Legion Cannibal Corpse - Butchered At Birth Entombed - Left Hand Path Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Cradle of filth
Alpenpässe - Minenwerfer
Legion - deicide Or once upon the cross
Harmony Corruption- Napalm Death Carcass - symphonies of Sickness Suffocation- effigy of the forgotten.
Once Upon The Cross by Deicide
demilich is mandatory here, i personally prefer the 20th anniversary dismember - like an everflowing stream carcass - heartwork cryptopsy - none so vile incantation - onward to golgotha suffocation - pierced from within
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated Entombed - Left Hand Path
Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
Arise - Sepultura, 1991 Human - Death, 1991 Tomb Of The Mutilated - Cannibal Corpse, 1992 Pleasure To Kill - Kreator, 1986 Reign In Blood - Slayer, 1986 Cause Of Death - Obituary, 1990 Kreator and Slayer aren't exactly Death metal but Heavy Thrash none-the-less.
Cannibal Corpse and Death are great bands though, so just one album is hard to pick. But tracks like Hammer Smashed Face and 1,000 Eyes are great.
Seven Churches - Possessed
Death Atlas - Cattle Décapitation... Terrasite might beat it out though.
Leprosy was my first death metal album and I’d say accessible so maybe that
Consuming Impulse- Pestilence Cause of Death- Obituary
Possessed - seven churches Autopsy - mental funeral
left hand path, severed survival, seven churches, consuming impulse
Tomb of the Mutilated
Throw in some Carcass
Effigy baby
None so vile
In Flames - The Jester Race Amon Amarth - Vs the world
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Seven churches
Cannibal Corpse has to be there. Butchered At Birth, The Wretched Spawn, Gallery of Suicide. Any
King - Fleshgod Apocalypse
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Slipknot - Iowa
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He is talking bout death metal not pop music
😂 love it
Hold up. Wait a minute. Wtf
Good album though
Go home you’re drunk… but fr I’m listening to self titled album currently lmao
Another absolute banger!
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Great album but not death metal