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Artist: Death
Album: Scream Bloody Gore
Year: 1987
Chronological position: Debut album
Genre: Death metal
Expectations before listening: Lots of ear-bleeding after listening

Prior to this I had heard close to no death metal at all. Batty posted a Nile song for the soundtrack in his Cave, and I half enjoyed it. There was some oriental music at the beginning, and then a zombie, maybe mummy, jumped out and rasped up my ears using a cheese grate. It felt alright.

Alright, so my friend and I have this pack system I mentioned yesterday, and for the first death metal album we chose Scream Bloody Gore by Death. After listening, I don't think it was all that bad. Sure, there were screams, shouts and growls, but I can get past that, and there was some hard drumming, but no blastbeats. The worst thing here was undoubtedly the lyrics, depictions of people being murdered, especially by zombies, in graphical ways. I'm not ashamed to say I felt a bit sick to my stomach when reading the lyrics. Anyway, there were some pretty good riffs on the album. Yet I don't want to rate it, as I have heard very little death metal and have close to nothing to compare it to. Avoid this if you have regurgitation issues or have previously had a heart attack.

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