Morbid Angel - Gateways To Annihilation

Vastly underrated.

Written by Iron Nostarion on 14.04.2012 at 20:16

Vastly underrated.

I agree. This and Domination are my favorites of theirs.

Kinda meh. As years roll on I exponentally doubt that they'll top Altars.

Written by Heka69 on 19.05.2012 at 14:39

Kinda meh. As years roll on I exponentally doubt that they'll top Altars.

Whaaa???? Their last album was epic!!!! Best eva!!!

Written by theflyingmachine on 19.05.2012 at 15:54

Written by Heka69 on 19.05.2012 at 14:39

Kinda meh. As years roll on I exponentally doubt that they'll top Altars.

Whaaa???? Their last album was epic!!!! Best eva!!!

I really hope you are being sarcastic.

What do you think? Isn't it great?

This album really got me into Morbid Angel. One of my favorites!

I think this is their most aggressive album, definitely my favorite.

This is a very underrated album, and my favourite with Steve Tucker on vocals. "Summoning Redemption" is a monstrous song!

There are some Ripping Corpse style riffs that seep into this album. Listen to the 'Industry' demo and you will see where the ideas for this album come from.

This sounds like where Bloodbath got their sound for The Fathomless Mastery from.

Written by Jaeryd on 11.04.2013 at 14:00

This sounds like where Bloodbath got their sound for The Fathomless Mastery from.

Tone or style? I'd disagree with the latter

Written by LeKiwi on 12.12.2013 at 15:19

Tone or style? I'd disagree with the latter

Idk, I just got into extreme metal a little over a year ago (I know, I'm really late to the party), and I've been trying to explore a bunch of different groups. I made this comment earlier this year, but I don't think I realized that this is just how modern death metal generally sounds.

So yeah, I suppose I meant tone, but in retrospect, the Bloodbath comparison was unnecessary.

Written by Jaeryd on 12.12.2013 at 23:23

Idk, I just got into extreme metal a little over a year ago (I know, I'm really late to the party), and I've been trying to explore a bunch of different groups. I made this comment earlier this year, but I don't think I realized that this is just how modern death metal generally sounds.

So yeah, I suppose I meant tone, but in retrospect, the Bloodbath comparison was unnecessary.

Used to happen to me all the time when I was getting acquainted with extreme metal I suppose I still am, to a degree.

Their best after Altars...

This album is probably better than both FFttF and Domination. It hits harder than Domination without the stupid instrumental track, and the vocals are less belch-y than some of the vocals on some Domination tracks (specifically vocals like on the opening track of that album). The album also seems to have a little more focus than FFttF.

Domination still ranks close to this one, but I think this one is just a tad better.

Still doesn't beat out the classics that are the first three albums, though.

This is their best album in my opinion. Best tone and writing style. Punishingly slow and heavy. Tucker kicks ass.

Love this album, absolutely love it.
I still like the A's better, but this and C follow closely behind

Saw this on vinyl in a little local record shop this past weekend. Seeing it that large reminded me of how stunning this album cover is.

I haven't really checked out the post-vincent albums, but HOLY HELL this album kicks ass. Im gonna have to check all of the Tucker albums out now. 🤘

Written by TheWedds2 on 28.08.2025 at 21:04

I haven't really checked out the post-vincent albums, but HOLY HELL this album kicks ass. Im gonna have to check all of the Tucker albums out now. 🤘

As the fiercest defender of Formulas Fatal To The Flesh on this website, go check that one out it's awesome

This is easily their best of the Tucker era for me. I much prefer it to both Domination and FFTTF, but for me Alters is their peak album, however, this might just edge it for me ahead of Blessed for third, but still behind Covenant. Tuckers growling on here is insane, the tone is devastatingly excellent, and it's their heaviest, most brutal, and most menacing sounding to date. They certainly developed a different sound and style from their early stuff, which I generally much preferred, but this album is a clear exception for me.