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Dark, Harrowing, And Ravaging Albums To Ruin Your Day
These obviously won't ruin your day. Chances are if you are into these styles you'll love this selection. No stylistic borders, but I'm limiting myself to one album per band. These aren't…
| 1. | Ævangelist - De Masticatione Mortuorum In Tumulis |
| 2. | Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis |
| 3. | Absolutus - Pugnare In Iis Quae Obtinere Non Possis |
| 4. | Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius |
| 5. | Aderlating - Spear Of Gold And Seraphim Bone Pt. 1 |
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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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"The Golden Years Of Death Metal"
| 1. | Adramelech - PsychoStasia |
| 2. | Armageddon - Crossing The Rubicon |
| 3. | Asphyx - Last One On Earth |
| 4. | At The Gates - Terminal Spirit Disease |
| 5. | Atheist - Piece Of Time |
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90s: The Essentials
In no particular order. Will be expanding as I listen to more albums. Only one album per band, be sure to check the rest of the discography by yourself.
| 1. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 2. | System Of A Down - System Of A Down |
| 3. | Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler |
| 4. | Anacrusis - Manic Impressions |
| 5. | Death - Symbolic |
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The Best of Death Metal
My favorite old school death metal bands highlighted with my favorite album. All classic lineup with few exceptions of newer bands.
| 1. | Autopsy - Mental Funeral |
| 2. | Impetigo - Horror Of The Zombies |
| 3. | Death - Leprosy |
| 4. | Obituary - Cause Of Death |
| 5. | Possessed - Seven Churches |
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200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
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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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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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Halloween-in'
A collection of totally family-friendly jams fitting the spooky season. One song per band!
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath |
| 2. | Slayer - South Of Heaven |
| 3. | Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness |
| 4. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 5. | King Diamond - Abigail |
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Top 25 Albums Of 1992
Favorite releases from 1992
| 1. | Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence |
| 2. | Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun |
| 3. | Deicide - Legion |
| 4. | Obituary - The End Complete |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade |
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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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Brutality Evolved: Essential 1990-1995 Death Metal Classics
| 1. | Death - Human |
| 2. | Autopsy - Mental Funeral |
| 3. | Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade |
| 4. | Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated |
| 5. | Incantation - Onward To Golgotha |
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