Old School Death Metal.

Wizzbang11 · #1 08-10-2010, 08:37 PM

The Prog/Power list made me remember that the "guide to old school death metal" list hasn't been made, and I didn't feel like waiting any longer, so I threw mine up. I tried to throw some less known one in here but kept the obvious, and even then I'm guessing most people here will disagree, but whatever. I tried to not put anything that came out after 1995, but it may have happened. I put one album by each band but there were a few I could not decide on, also it should be noted that some of these dabble in black metal, but are overwhelmingly death so I threw them on here anyway.

Top 24 (in no order):
Autopsy- Mental Funeral, Severed Survival
Bolt Thrower- Realms of Chaos
Incantation- Onward to Golgotha
Sadistik Exekution- We Are Death...Fukk You!
Cancer- To the Gory End, Death Shall Rise
Cannibal Corpse- Eaten Back to Life
Nocturnus- The Key
Seance- Fornever Laid to Rest
Carcass- Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious *
Carnage- Dark Recollections
Asphyx- The Last One on Earth
Dark Millenium- Ashore the Celestial Burning
Entombed- Clandestine, Left Hand Path
Bestial Warlust- Vengeance War Till Death, Blood & Valour
Gladiator- Designation
Killing Addiction- Omega Factor
Massacre- From Beyond
Death- Screaming Bloody Gore
Impetigo- Horror of the Zombies
Master- Master
Blasphemy- Fallen Angel of Doom
Cianide- A Decent Into Hell
Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness
Necrophagia- Season of the Dead

*not my favorite Carcass album, but the best death metal one

and then 5 old school death/thrash albums that are also essential in my opinion, but lean more towards the thrash spectrum:

Demolition Hammer- Epidemic of Violence
Megaslaughter- Calls from Beyond (kinda more death-y)
Energetic Krusher- Path to Oblivion
Blood Feast- Kill for Pleasure
Assorted Heap- The Experience of Horror

daimonos · #2 08-10-2010, 08:44 PM

No Obituary or Suffocation?

Wizzbang11 · #3 08-10-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by daimonos

No Obituary or Suffocation?

Obituary-Eh, I prefer these.
Suffocation- Peaked at Human Waste, these are full lengths. Effigy would be a candidate I suppose.

daimonos · #4 08-10-2010, 08:47 PM

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Suffocation- Peaked at Human Waste, these are full lengths. Effigy would be a candidate I suppose.

You're nuts

Wizzbang11 · #5 08-10-2010, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by daimonos

You're nuts

I fully enjoy Breeding the Spawn and Pierced too, but Human Waste is significantly better than all their other material. Way heavier & raw-er.

treghet · #6 08-10-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzbang11

The Prog/Power list made me remember that the "guide to old school death metal" list hasn't been made, and I didn't feel like waiting any longer, so I threw mine up.

Did you still want me to finish mine? I'm still adding albums to it... and changing around the top 100.

Wizzbang11 · #7 08-10-2010, 08:52 PM

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Did you still want me to finish mine? I'm still adding albums to it... and changing around the top 100.

Sure. I just felt like adding mine.

daimonos · #8 08-10-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzbang11

I fully enjoy Breeding the Spawn and Pierced too, but Human Waste is significantly better than all their other material. Way heavier & raw-er.

So you're just talking production values more. Most of the songs on the EP were re-recorded in the next couple years, and Catatonia was on Despise the Sun.

But it's your list, and these are just my opinions

treghet · #9 08-10-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzbang11

Sure. I just felt like adding mine.

I'm going to try to have it done by the end of the weekend then, or Monday at the latest. I just don't have too much time to work on it during the week, so I've been putting it off.

DethMaiden · #10 08-10-2010, 08:58 PM

*checks list for Necroticism*

*sees Necroticism*

Yep, this list is valid.