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The @gents Old School Death Metal / Not So Old School Grindcore List
Bands listed alphabetically, One album per band (With the exception of Carcass and Napalm Death who appear in the Grind and Death Metal sections). Some bands may not be pure old school (Death / Thrash,…
| 1. | Abhorrence |
| 2. | Acrostichon - Engraved In Black |
| 3. | Adramelech - PsychoStasia |
| 4. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
| 5. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
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Essential Death Metal
| 1. | Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos |
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| 3. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
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| 5. | Pestilence - Consuming Impulse |
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The Top Of Death's Crystal Mountain (150 Greatest Death Metal Albums)
*** MAX 3 ALBUMS PER ARTIST!!! (Except Death) Also... While extra weight will be given to classic death metal albums, this list will also include exceptional examples of melodic death, death-grind, technical/progressive…
| 1. | Cryptopsy - None So Vile |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 4. | Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious |
| 5. | Death - Human |
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Classic Death Metal Top 100
| 1. | Carcass - Heartwork |
| 2. | Entombed - Clandestine |
| 3. | Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption |
| 4. | Pestilence - Testimony Of The Ancients |
| 5. | Gorefest - False |
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1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
WORK IN PROGESS! Welcome to what I consider the "1001 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" or in other words, a list of records of various genres in the arrays of Metal and Hard Rock that…
| 1. | High Tide - Sea Shanties |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 4. | Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come |
| 5. | Josefus - Dead Man |
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Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)
This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
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One-Hit Albums
A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with…
| 1. | Agalloch - Pale Folklore |
| 2. | Amorphis - Far From The Sun |
| 3. | Annihilator - Set The World On Fire |
| 4. | Asphyx - The Rack |
| 5. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
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Top 25 Classic Death Metal Debuts
3 caveats
1. Death metal album (not just debut from band that became death metal, like Carcass)
2. Released calendar year 1999 or earlier
3. By a band with more than 1 album (1-album wonder list is…
1. Death metal album (not just debut from band that became death metal, like Carcass)
2. Released calendar year 1999 or earlier
3. By a band with more than 1 album (1-album wonder list is…
| 1. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 2. | Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence |
| 3. | Sinister - Cross The Styx |
| 4. | Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
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Top 25 Albums Of 1991
Favorite releases from 1991
Updated 9/19/20
Updated 9/19/20
| 1. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| 2. | Sepultura - Arise |
| 3. | Atheist - Unquestionable Presence |
| 4. | Death - Human |
| 5. | Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments |
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Favourites
| 1. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 2. | Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 4. | Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick |
| 5. | Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny |
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Death Metal Classics
The best death metal albums pre 2000, in alphabetical order.
Work in progress.
Work in progress.
| 1. | Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus |
| 2. | Amorphis - Privilege Of Evil |
| 3. | Asphyx - The Rack |
| 4. | Asphyx - Last One On Earth |
| 5. | Asphyx - Embrace The Death |
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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites
Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split…
| 1. | Madder Mortem - Eight Ways |
| 2. | Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side |
| 3. | Ayreon - 01011001 |
| 4. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
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