Best Death Metal Bands

jackhammer · 12-09-2008, 08:27 AM

I agree that a lot of the imagery and song titles surrounding Death Metal are ridiculous but when it started to push Thrash Metal to one side in the late 80's with it's complex time changes and heavier riffing, you could'nt help but be struck by it, if that was your genre of choice back then. Death and Obituary still remain the quintessential Death Metal bands for me.

almauro · 12-09-2008, 09:12 AM

I think Death Metal is a lot of fun. These lyrics from Entombed's "Full of Hell" always crack me up.

I've got a 24-lane highway
going straight thru my head
a peace of mind like a brainstorm
and thoughts that knocks me dead
I've got sympathy for the devil
and demon is in my vein
I'm organized chaos
but don't call me stupid I'm insane
At my worst I'm at my best
wide awake but let sanity rest
I'm full of hell
all kinds of hell.

...by the way, little good devil worshiping has done for them financially. lol

Knightfall · 07-30-2009, 07:46 PM

Ah, thank you, a good post.

My favorite Death Metal bands:

-Abysmal Dawn (Death Metal)
-Obscura (Technical Death Metal)
-Nile (Technical Death Metal)
-The Absence (Melodic Death Metal)
-Ignominious Incarceration (Technical Melodic Death Metal)
-Necrophagist (Technical Death Metal)
-Dark Lunacy (Symphonic Melodic Death Metal)
-Amon Amarth (Melodic Death Metal)
-Dying Fetus (Technical Brutal Death Metal)
-Psycroptic (Technical Brutal Death Metal)
-At the Gates (Melodic Death Metal)
-Haggard (Symphonic Death Metal)

I might post s'more later

Unrelenting · 07-30-2009, 08:51 PM

Psycroptic are good musicians, but none of their songs are terribly memorable for me.

At The Gates
Suffocation
Nile

Darkest Hour · 08-01-2009, 12:00 AM

kalmah

one of the only death metal bands worth listening too.

crazymenrunningback · 08-01-2009, 12:02 AM

at the gates
lake of tears
in flames( old)
napalm death

~~The Unfan~~ · 08-01-2009, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkest Hour

kalmah

one of the only death metal bands worth listening too.

You'd probably dig other melodeath bands.

swordwanderer · 08-01-2009, 08:50 PM

Gojira

Decapitated

Meshuggah

Morbid Angel

Death

Obituary

Dissected

Knightfall · 08-06-2009, 12:04 PM

Figured I'd narrow this down to a smaller list, and one that's in order:

Necrophagist
Abysmal Dawn
Nile
Obscura

Scissorman · 01-12-2010, 06:29 PM

Evocation, Obscura, Cesspool Of Vermin, Nile, Vader, Dying Fetus, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse...

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almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	I think Death Metal is a lot of fun. These lyrics from Entombed's "Full of Hell" always crack me up. I've got a 24-lane highway going straight thru my head a peace of mind like a brainstorm and thoughts that knocks me dead I've got sympathy for the devil and demon is in my vein I'm organized chaos but don't call me stupid I'm insane At my worst I'm at my best wide awake but let sanity rest I'm full of hell all kinds of hell. ...by the way, little good devil worshiping has done for them financially. lol __________________ rock n music blog Last edited by almauro; 12-09-2008 at 07:05 PM.

07-30-2009, 07:46 PM	#163 (permalink)
Knightfall Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 24	Ah, thank you, a good post. My favorite Death Metal bands: -Abysmal Dawn (Death Metal) -Obscura (Technical Death Metal) -Nile (Technical Death Metal) -The Absence (Melodic Death Metal) -Ignominious Incarceration (Technical Melodic Death Metal) -Necrophagist (Technical Death Metal) -Dark Lunacy (Symphonic Melodic Death Metal) -Amon Amarth (Melodic Death Metal) -Dying Fetus (Technical Brutal Death Metal) -Psycroptic (Technical Brutal Death Metal) -At the Gates (Melodic Death Metal) -Haggard (Symphonic Death Metal) I might post s'more later __________________ Last edited by Knightfall; 08-02-2009 at 09:07 AM.

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Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	Psycroptic are good musicians, but none of their songs are terribly memorable for me. At The Gates Suffocation Nile __________________ My lastfm

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08-01-2009, 08:50 PM	#168 (permalink)
swordwanderer Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 24	Gojira Decapitated Meshuggah Morbid Angel Death Obituary Dissected

08-06-2009, 12:04 PM	#169 (permalink)
Knightfall Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 24	Figured I'd narrow this down to a smaller list, and one that's in order: Necrophagist Abysmal Dawn Nile Obscura __________________

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