Nice choices! Am I right in deducting that you prefer brutal and technical death metal?
My favorite death metal is (1) old school DM and (2) melodic DM (sometimes with elements of black metal).

One band that you don't have here that I'd recommend is Quo Vadis and their album Day Into Night

Written by F3ynman2000 on 29.11.2021 at 16:40

Nice choices! Am I right in deducting that you prefer brutal and technical death metal?
My favorite death metal is (1) old school DM and (2) melodic DM (sometimes with elements of black metal).

One band that you don't have here that I'd recommend is Quo Vadis and their album Day Into Night

this is still a work in progress, I only have albums up that I've started to do song-by-song rankings for in RYM.

Generally speaking, brutal and technical death metal do tend to dominate my top choices, although I like all kind.
I will check Quo Vadis out, thanks!

I don't see here one of my favorite DM albums: Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes - check it out if you haven't heard it before

Also, as you rank Nile's Annihilation of the Wicked so high here, I think you should know that Nile has grown on me immensely in the last couple of days

I had heard parts of In Their Darkened Shrines maybe about a year ago when I was scouring for new bands on YouTube. I liked the idea of Ancient Egyptian themed metal, but it was way too intense for me at the time.

Now that I've discovered a lot more old school death metal, I've gotten used to the deep growls and over the last few months I sporadically listened to one Nile song in particular: "Cast Down the Heretic". While it first seemed like a nonsensical barrage of noise, something about the intensity intrigued me - and I always found myself coming back to it. Finally, after many listens I absolutely love that song!

Now, I've returned to trying to listen to their full albums - and I'm blown away! Annihilation and Shrines have quickly become some of my favorite DM ever and my initial impressions of their first two albums are also good. I've read that they are deemed as a very consistent band, so I look forward to exploring more of their albums. Do you recommend any in particular?

Written by F3ynman2000 on 13.02.2022 at 23:18

I look forward to exploring more of their albums. Do you recommend any in particular?

Nile really is pretty damned outstanding.
My top 5 Nile:
Annihilation of the Wicked
In Their Darkened Shrines,
Those Whom the Gods Detest
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Black Seeds of Vengeance