45. Cannibal Corpse - Vile - (1996)

Seen as a novelty act by many death metal fans, Cannibal Corpse don't really get much respect. But on this album, new vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher's none-more-guttural voice allows the band to up their game to previously unattainable levels of raw, intense brutality. Even brutal death metal bands such as Suffocation struggle to kick in skulls quite as mercilessly as CC do on this album. Combined with their knack for catchy songs, and OTT gore lyrics, this is a blast of death metal blasting not to be ignored or underestimated.