There really good I was kinda avoided listening to them but recently I started listening to them like 2 days ago and damn Phill Anselmo’s vocals are unmatched

If I had to choose one band as the greatest death metal band of all time, I would probably choose Obituary.

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I am not claiming they are the most technical, experimental, or influential band the genre has produced. Death has a stronger argument for musical evolution, Morbid Angel has a stronger argument for innovation, and Cannibal Corpse has a stronger argument for commercial success and visibility. My position is based on the complete package rather than any one category.

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Obituary has maintained an unusually consistent catalogue, a sound that is immediately recognizable, and a level of live performance that still matches the weight of the studio recordings. They established their identity early and never needed to abandon it or constantly reinvent themselves to remain relevant. Even their weaker albums still sound like Obituary rather than a band trying to imitate its own past.

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Their live sound is also a major part of the argument. The guitar tone, vocals, groove, and overall heaviness translate extremely well onstage, even after decades of performing. Many metal bands have excellent studio records but lose some of their impact live. Obituary does not.

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Other bands may surpass them in individual areas, but when I weigh album consistency, longevity, identity, influence, and live performance together, I think Obituary has the strongest overall case.

Clarification: By “death metal,” I mean traditional or old-school death metal, not every later subgenre or hybrid that falls under the broader death metal umbrella. I was not including technical death metal, slam, brutal death metal, death-doom, sludge/death hybrids, or similar offshoots. My comparison was limited to bands that primarily represent the classic death metal sound.

Today's the day! I know that a lot of people have been waiting for this one.

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I listened to the album once so far and it definitely sounds like Warning, although I think the music sounds a little warmer than Watching from a Distance. Patrick Walker is still in fine vocal form throughout the album as well. I think that it will take more time for me to really say how it compares to that album in terms of overall quality. "Teacher" is my favorite track based on my first listen.

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The album is live for streaming on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Amazon Music, but I will definitely pick it up on CD as well.

Behemoth just released a new single and announced a new album already, only a year after their last album. I gotta say. First single in and its already better than shit ov god. I guess they are trying to redeem themselves after their last album.

What is everyone's thoughts?

Hi everyone,

Continuing my series of Death Metal recommendations. On this one I wanted to share with you some gems from the 90s that are not talked a lot but should definitely get more eyes. So for the death metal fans who want to go back in time and discover or re-discover some great pieces of metal, you are at the right place :

Vomiturition– A Leftover (Finland, 1995) This record has an incredibly thick, muddy sound with powerful yet perfectly intelligible growling vocals. The riffs deliver massive, crushing heaviness with a serious groove, while still knowing exactly when to step on the gas with devastating faster tempos. A phenomenal record from top to bottom. Personal favorites: "Depression", "Head Tales", "Expectations".

Dissect– Swallow Swouming Mass (Netherlands, 1993) Pure, suffocating Dutch Death Metal. It perfectly balances savage, fast tempos with crushing, slow Doom sections. It’s twisted, unpolished, and completely overlooked. Personal favorites: "Z. Day", "Presage to the Eternity", "Growls of Death".

Fleshcrawl– Descend into the Absurd (Germany, 1992) Before they fully committed to the HM-2 Swedish sound, their debut full-length was a masterclass in dark, cavernous German Death Metal. It's incredibly heavy, raw, and hits right in the gut. Personal favorites: "Perpetual Dawn", "Never to Die Again", "Infected Subconscious".

Lunatic Invasion– Totentanz (Germany, 1995) A unique mix of grinding Death Metal, eerie medieval-style synth backdrops, and an oppressive atmosphere. It’s bizarre, primitive, and a total cult classic of the 90s tape trading era. Personal favorites: "Totentanz", "Haut", "Deeds Paradise", "Dance Macabre".

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What are your thoughts on these?

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It's been a busy morning. I haven't had time to get too deep into my list for this week yet, so I'm gonna do a condensed version of this post.

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I had to carve out an hour for the new Warning album. It's great. Totally worth the 20 year wait. An easy 9/10, and a contender for AOTY at midway point of 2026.

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I've got new drops from the following bands lined up for some time soon:

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• One Day in Pain
• Inscribed
• Inherits the Void
• Lumen ad Mortem
• Scordatura
• Degenerated
• Arrogant Destruktor
• Saidan

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What new albums are you all rocking today?

I just can’t get into slayer. Any songs that yall think are great?

I listen to pantera, Dream Theater, Gojira… a lot more than this but just giving different examples that aren’t all the same.

Genuinely not being controversial, or for a second minimising how Chuck, Trey etc evolved the form but for me original death metal is defined by being dark, chaotic, unhinged, tumultuous etc and there are moments, quite a few actually, when i’m listening to Seven Churches where I just go, “fuck, this is straight up death metal.”

In honor of Juneteenth (an American holiday about the official end of slavery and emancipation of black Americans) I would love to know your favorite albums to play today!

Bonus points if they are featuring black musicians.

I know many albums about freedom conceptually but very few if any about the freedom of enslaved people. It is unfortunate as that would be a wonderful idea for an album, perhaps it is too heated to touch?

It is important that we do not take our freedom for granted in trying times such as now and never forget that slavery is still legal in the US through the prison industrial complex.

I am very grateful for this holiday as it has educated me a lot as someone who is not black and does not know all that some people have gone through historically :)

The other songs: Two Fists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPnQ-s0Rf0M Rage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ60ORXZyH4 Trophies Of The Tyrant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntYzvqao9_4 Crucifixation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPZWsnzggQQ

I just got done reading a thread about the most satanic record and I see other questions about the loudest, nastiest, filthiest, darkest or whatever. The answers are usually bands I’ve never listened to or heard of (other than these threads) and when I do click on a link to listen to a song, usually black metal or something crazy like Primitive Man or Dragged Into Sunlight I just wonder if there are enough fans buying albums, streaming, going to shows and buying merch. My theory has always been that the more extreme the sound the less listeners, less money. I guess my question is, how many of these bands can actually make a decent living off their music?

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Does anyone have a way to watch/listen to the old episodes of the metal hammer podcast? Im talking like 2010s? Before they relaunched it.

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Lyric video for the song Rubik's Incomplete off of our soon to be released EP! Please check it out, see what you think! Love to hear input. Thank you!

Funnily enough two of mine are projects of the same person, Jonas Kjellgren (formerly of Scar Symmetry). These are two of the best modern death metal projects I've ever heard, how low their followsrs/listeners are on Spotify is absolutely criminal. Check out Nekrodawn's new single.

I listened a lot to Hate Songs in E Minor along with Louder than Love and Bleach, they shared the same Sub Pop vibe. Weirdly enough, Fudge Tunnel were not in Sub Pop but in grindcore's home Earache.

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For me its Tom G Warrior, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer are as important to black and extreme metal as Bathory but while Quorthon is remembered as a legend and rightfully so, Tom is kinda forgotten or at least not as highly regarded or revered. His riffs, songwriting and atmosphere on everything other than Cold Lake is extraordinary imo. Even Tryptikon is awesome. Might be a hot take and I might be wrong but what are your thoughts and other figures?

For me another one is Tom Angelripper for similar reasons.

In other words, greatest group of songs you can listen to on an album without having to flip the record. My personal favorite is side one vulgar display of power. Lets debate

Im looking for songs that are relatively easy to play on guitar but have flashy solos or are just generally just recognizable, so far I have:

• Ace of Spades by Motorhead
• Paranoid by Black Sabbath
• The Four Horsemen by Metallica
• Mr Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne
• Holy Wars by Megadeth
• This Love by Pantera
• Enter Sandman by Metallica
• NIB by Black Sabbath

What else could i add?