GarageMetal468's top Death Metal albums

[treghet]

Retribution is my favorite Malevolent Creation album as well. I can't get enough of it.

And nice pick with Convulse.

[GarageMetal468]

#52

Repugnant - Epitome of Darkness



Genre: Death/Thrash Metal

Incredible release from an interesting band. The frontman has been the only consistent member since the band formed in 1998 or so. He then got a lineup to record this monster of an album and then disbanded the band. Luckily they have reunited and started playing shows again (they fucking kill live, by the way). Anyway, this album draws influences from all sorts of death metal. Proto death metal, 90s American death metal, and of course, Swedish death metal. You wouldn't be able to tell right away that this band is in fact, from Sweden! The killer production could be a giveaway, though. Indeed, this is one of the greater death metal albums to come out in somewhat recent times.

And would you believe that the frontman of this band is also the singer for Ghost? Yep.

Highlights:
Premature Burial
Draped In Cerecloth - One of my favorite tracks although it's not the album version. Still worth listening to!
Spawn of Pure Malevolence

[GarageMetal468]

#51

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles



Genre: Brutal/Technical Death Metal

There have been a lot of tech death releases in the past few years, but there has been absolutely nothing like this album. Classical inspired tech death? Interesting at first and then you take a listen and it blows you away. This album is fucking crazy. Blazing fast riffs and drums make this album one hell of a monster. There are a few classical violins thrown in some songs, somehow they fit but I don't know how to describe them. Either way, this album surely has been heard by a lot of people in the past year alone, but it seems that it has been overlooked recently since Agony came out. I personally think Oracles is a much better album.

Highlights:
In Honour of Reason
As Tyrants Fall
At the Guillotine

[GarageMetal468]

#50

Macabre - Dahmer



Genre: Death Metal/Thrash/Grindcore

It's hard to classify Macabre into one genre (well their first album was obviously grindcore), but death metal definitely sticks out as the biggest aspect of their music. All their lyrics focus on serial killers and murders throughout history, and they outdid themselves with a concept album about one of the most infamous killers ever, Jeffrey Dahmer. A sick and twisted story is interpreted the same way as music, with some humor thrown in. The songs are all very catchy, heavy, and all around well structured. It's hard to do that and have a concept going at the same time, but Macabre pulls it off very well. I highly recommend this album to any fans of metal in general.

Highlights:
Hitchiker
Grandmother's House
Scrub a Dub Dub

[OraclesofAgony]

Originally Posted by GarageMetal468

#51

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles



Genre: Brutal/Technical Death Metal

There have been a lot of tech death releases in the past few years, but there has been absolutely nothing like this album. Classical inspired tech death? Interesting at first and then you take a listen and it blows you away. This album is fucking crazy. Blazing fast riffs and drums make this album one hell of a monster. There are a few classical violins thrown in some songs, somehow they fit but I don't know how to describe them. Either way, this album surely has been heard by a lot of people in the past year alone, but it seems that it has been overlooked recently since Agony came out. I personally think Oracles is a much better album.

Highlights:
In Honour of Reason
As Tyrants Fall
At the Guillotine

Amazing album. I like the Mafia material the most, but it is only an EP.

[daimonos]

Originally Posted by GarageMetal468

#56

Rottrevore - Iniquitous



Genre: Death Metal

Dark. Raw. Crushing. These are the perfect words to describe this classic old school death metal gem. Everything about this album is just low and heavy. The riffs, the vocals, the bass, the drumming, everything is just dark and heavy. This is something you should definitely check out if you're into 90s death metal. My friend went to New York to see these guys last summer... lucky motherfucker. They do have some new material out as well. I haven't listened to it yet, but yeah, good to know these guys are still out there killing it!

Highlights:
Ceased By Failure
Spawn of Ignorance
Disembodied

They're based in Pittsburgh. I sort of know one of the guitarists. Almost auditioned to be the new drummer but I figured I wouldn't have enough time.

[BloodoftheKings]

Originally Posted by GarageMetal468

#50

Macabre - Dahmer



Genre: Death Metal/Thrash/Grindcore

It's hard to classify Macabre into one genre (well their first album was obviously grindcore), but death metal definitely sticks out as the biggest aspect of their music. All their lyrics focus on serial killers and murders throughout history, and they outdid themselves with a concept album about one of the most infamous killers ever, Jeffrey Dahmer. A sick and twisted story is interpreted the same way as music, with some humor thrown in. The songs are all very catchy, heavy, and all around well structured. It's hard to do that and have a concept going at the same time, but Macabre pulls it off very well. I highly recommend this album to any fans of metal in general.

Highlights:
Hitchiker
Grandmother's House
Scrub a Dub Dub

[GarageMetal468]

Originally Posted by daimonos

They're based in Pittsburgh. I sort of know one of the guitarists. Almost auditioned to be the new drummer but I figured I wouldn't have enough time.

Yeah I know they're in Pittsburgh, but they were playing A Day of Death in New York over the summer with Deceased, Insanity, and a bunch of others. And damn... you the drummer of Rottrevore?! I probably wouldn't have met you if you had gotten the spot but that's still awesome you were gonna try!

[GarageMetal468]

#49

Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity



Genre: Technical Death Metal

This was another band that was hard to choose from. Gorguts has 4 full lengths out, and they are all good in their own way, but I personally like The Erosion of Sanity the most. On this album, Gorguts combines the raw intensity of old school death metal with extreme technicality to create an obscure death metal sound of their own. The riffs are are very defined and even more technical. Again, any fans of tech death should check out not only this underrated album, but this band in general.

Oh, and if you want a real mind fuck, listen to the album Obscura.

Highlights:
Condemned to Obscurity
Orphans of Sickness
Odors of Existence

[hellawaits77ny]

Retribution

FUCK YEAH!!!!