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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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Created by Alex F on 11.09.2013



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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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Created by Green Slime on 22.03.2010



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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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Created by saw_you_drown on 08.04.2015



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Top 25 Awesome Debut Albums In Death Metal

1.Obituary - Slowly We Rot
2.Entombed - Left Hand Path
3.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
4.Asphyx - The Rack
5.Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back To Life

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Created by Hugoj33 on 09.05.2011



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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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Created by Mikyz on 07.05.2010



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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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Created by gnimas on 16.09.2012



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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: 27 March 2024.

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Opeth - Blackwater Park
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath

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Created by Qualeen on 30.09.2021



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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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Created by Obnoxious on 30.11.2018



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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.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
2.Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
3.Nocturnus - The Key
4.Sinister - Cross The Styx
5.Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes

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Created by sgtrobo on 30.07.2022



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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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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 15.04.2022



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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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Created by Qualeen on 31.10.2022



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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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Created by Dangerboner on 02.03.2010



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Death Metal Classics

The best death metal albums pre 2000, in alphabetical order.
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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Created by Obnoxious on 01.01.2019



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My Personal Favorite Death Metal Albums of All Time

My favorite death metal albums.

1.Death - Human
2.Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten
3.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
4.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness
5.Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes

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Created by EvilJakee on 07.10.2017



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Top Death Metal Of All Time

1.Incantation - Onward To Golgotha
2.Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
3.Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
4.Demilich - Nespithe
5.Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes

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Created by calebwhutch on 26.07.2023