DEATH METAL HISTORY – part II of Metal
Side Webzine questionnaire
Matt Harvey – EXHUMED
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History (not in any order)
1. Back From the Dead (Death)
2. Seven Churches (Possessed)
3. Symphonies of Sickness (Carcass)
4. Mentally Murdered (Napalm Death)
5. Left Hand Path (Entombed)
6. Horrified (Repulsion)
7. Scream Bloody Gore (Death)
8. Severed Survival (Autopsy)
9. Master (Master)
10. Altars of Madness (Morbid Angel)
Honorable mention:
Thy Kingdom Come (Morbid Angel)
World Downfall (Terrorizer)
Dark Recollections (Carnage)
Eyes of Horror (Possessed)
Violent Death (Repulsion)
Mutilation (Death)
s/t (Incubus- FL)
Slowly We Rot (Obituary)
Heartwork (Carcass)
From Enslavement to Obliteration (Napalm Death)
Mental Funeral (Autopsy)
Into the Grave (Grave)
From Beyond (Massacre)
Rehearsal 85 (Insanity)
Strappaddo (Slaughter- Canada)
Serpent Temptation (Incubus- LA)
Fuckin' Death (Deathstrike)
The Best Vocalist - Jeff Beccerra (Possessed), Jurgen Sandstrom (Grave), Chuck
Schuldiner (Death), John Tardy
(Obituary)
The Best Guitarist - Bill Steer (Carcass/Napalm Death), James Murphy (Obituary,
Death, Cancer, Disincarnate), Michael Amott (Carnage, Carcass, Arch Enemy),
Chuck Schuldiner (Death), Paul Masvidal (Death, Cynic, Master), Eric Cutler
(Autopsy), Erik Rutan (Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Ripping Corpse), Uffe
Cederlund (Entombed)
The Best Bass Player - Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Warhammer, Unseen Terror,
Venomous Concept), Paul Speckmann (Master, Deathstrike, etc), Alex Webster
(Cannibal Corpse)
The Best Drummer - Mick Fucking Harris (Napalm Death, Scorn), Nicke Andersson
(Entombed), Chris Reifert (Death,
Autopsy), Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel, Terrorizer)
Jeremy Wagner - LUPARA, ex- BROKEN HOPE
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. Broken Hope: The Bowels of Repugnance
2. Broken Hope: Repulsive Conception
3. Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness
4. Carcass: Symphonies of Sickness
5. Death: Spiritual Healing
6. Obituary: Slowly We Rot
7. Napalm Death: Utopia Banished
8. Terrorizer: World Downfall
9. Deicide: Deicide (first album)
10. Suffocation: Effigy of the Forgotten
The Best Vocalist: John Tardy of Obituary
& Barney Greenway of Napalm Death (tie)
The Best Guitarist: Bill Steer of Carcass
The Best Bass Player: David Vincent
of Morbid Angel/Terrorizer
The Best Drummer: Pete Sandoval of Morbid
Angel/Terrorizer
Jaundice
10 best records of all time in no particular order.
1. Terrorizer-World Downfall
2. Venom-At War With Satan
3. Possessed-Seven Churches
4. Slayer-Hell Awaits
5. Malevolent Creation-The 10 Commandments
6. Exhorder-Slaughter In The
7. Impaled Nazarene-Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz
8. Carcass-Symphonies Of Sickness
9. Deicide-s/t
10. Dark Angel-Darkness Descends
Fave Vocalist-Jan-Chris from Gorefest
Fave Guitarist-Trey Azagthoth
Fave Bassist-Alex Webster
Fave Drummer-Gene Hoglan
Mark - MODULUS
01-Cynic\Focus
02-Suffocation\Effigy of the Forgotten
03-Meshuggah\Destroy Erase Improve
04-Cannibal Corpse\Tomb of the Mutilated
05-Death\Human
06-Malevolent Creation\Retribution
07-Gorguts\Obscura
08-Atheist\Unquestionable Presence
09-Necrophagist\Epitaph
10-Morbid Angel\Covenant
The Best Vocalist
- Jason Blachowicz from Divine Empire. His voice is deep but clear.
You hear a lot of aggression but you can also understand the lyrics.
The Best Guitarist
- Muhammed Suicmez from Necrophagist. A perfect blend of creative guitar
rhythms and solos. Complex as a mothefucker.
The Best Bass Player
- Steve DiGiorgio. Armed with a fretless bass he can make simple guitar
riff 10 times better.
The Best Drummer
- Dave Culross. Good grinder and fun to watch. Plays like an
octopus while minimizing upper torso movement.
Nick - FUNEBRARUM
The Best Albums
1.BOLT THROWER-REALM OF CHAOS
2.CARNAGE-DARK RECOLLECTIONS
3.ENTOMBED-LEFT HAND PATH
4.GRAVE-INTO THE GRAVE
5.CARCASS-SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS
6.REPULSION-HORRIFIED
7.AUTOPSY-SEVERED SURVIVAL
8.DEATH-SCREAM BLOODY GORE/LEPROSY (tie)
9.CELTIC FROST-MORBID TALES
10.DARKTHRONE -SOULSIDE JOURNEY
The Best Demos
1.CREMATORY-WRATH FROM THE UNKNOWN/THE EXORDIUM
2.FUNEBRE-DEMO #2/1990
3.GOREMENT-HUMAN RELIC
4.NECROVORE-DEMO 1987
5.ROTTREVORE-THE EPITOME OF PANTALGIA
6.ABHORRENCE-VULGAR NECROLOGY
7.MACABRE END-CONSUMED BY DARKNESS
8.DEMIGOD-UNHOLY DOMAIN
9.GRAVE-ANATOMIA CORPORIS HUMANI
10.DEMILICH-THE FOUR INSTRUCTIVE TALES OF DECOMPOSITION
The Best Vocalist........STEFAN HARRVIK (CREMATORY), PER BODER (MACABRE END) -
tie
The Best Guitarist........URBAN SKYTT (CREMATORY)
The Best Bass Player.......MARTIN AIN (CELTIC FROST)
The Best Drummer..........FENRIZ (DARKTHRONE)
Dave Dalton - LEGION
1. Possessed-Seven Churches; because they
coined the phrase "Death Metal".
2. Celtic Frost-Morbid Tales; to me, they sounded like death metal before it
had a name.
3. Celtic Frost-To Mega Therion; simply the heaviest shit ever!
4. Death-Scream Bloody Gore; for obvious reasons.
5. Obituary-Slowly We Rot; The only band to ever dethrone The Frost as my
favorite!!
6. Suffocation-Jesus Wept demo; Those fuckers re-wrote the book and influenced
millions!!
7. Immolation-Dawn of Possession; proof that you can go from being shit (their
Rigormortis) to "the shit" with some hard work and dedication. No
Forgiveness... still gives me goosebumps after all this time!!!
8. Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness; Influenced EVERYONE!!!
9. Carcass-Symphonies of Sickness; How many bands stole their schtick???? So
many that they basically renounced Death Metal. Probably the most copied band
in the history of the genre. You know you've hit on something good when
everyone tries to steal it!!
10. Entombed-Left Hand Path; Best Death Metal guitar tone ever!! How many bands
can you think of that tried to copy that tone: Dismember, At the Gates,
Carnage, Grave...
Honorable Mentions:
At The Gates, Cannible Corpse (another band that everyone was influenced
by),Sepultura, Destruction, Coroner, Vio-lence, Disincarnate...
Best Vocalist; John Tardy of Obituary. He actually sounds like he's dying when
he sings. And his voice is practically "un-copiable"!!
Best Guitarist; Bill Steer of Carcass. He would also have to win most improved
if there were category!
Best Bassist; Ross Dolan of Immolation. Just because he can sing his lyrics and
play their fucked-up riffs all at the same time!!!
Best Drummer; Gene Fucking Hoagland of Strapping Young Lad has been and will
always be my favorite drummer ever since the Dark Angel days. He is an amazing
dude!! His work on Death's Individual Though Patterns still blows my mind!!!
Remember not to take all this too seriously, It's only my opinion!!!!
Kevin – COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN
1.Deicide-deicide
2.Morbid Angel-altars of madness
3.Sepultura-beneath the remains
4.Death-individual thought patterns
5.Malevolent Creation-retribution
6.Pestilence-consuming impulse
7.Cynic-focus
8.Obituary-cause of death
9.Cannibal Corpse-eaten back to life
10.Cancer-the sins of mankind
The Best Vocalist - Glen Benton (Deicide)
The Best Guitarist - Chuck Schindler (Death)
The Best Bass Player - Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
The Best Drummer - Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal)
Steve – MOTIVE
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. Chuck Schuldiner - All of it and everything about it
2. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
3. Bunch of stuff from Wild Rags Records ( remember them )
4. The whole
5. Venom
6. Metallica - Kill 'em All ( see # 7 )
7. Slayer - Hell Awaits & Reign in Blood
so it's Thrash, it came first anyway )
8. Carcass - Several Albums
9. Napalm Death
10. Black Sabbath - because without them this list wouldn't exist period.
The Best Vocalist - Chris Barnes
The Best Guitarist - Chuck Schuldiner
The Best Bass Player -Alex Webster
The Best Drummer -Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) HA!!! Blast beats 30 fucking
years ago, now that's METAL!!!!!!
Dave Thompson – SKULLPL 8
1. DEATH (HUMAN).....my favorite Death Metal album of all time...I was introduced
to Death Metal with this album, so it holds a very special place in my
heart....Chuck will always be an inspiration for my writing, and guitar
playing....
2. KATAKLYSM (EPIC).......one of my favorite bands, and love the styling on this
recording....
3. CANNIBAL CORPSE (BUTCHERED AT BIRTH)......my introduction to gore lyrics, and
art.....
4. DEATH (SYMBOLIC).......dig the production on this one, and of course the songs
kill.....
5. CARCASS (HEARTWORK).....epic metal album..."No Love Lost" is still
one of my favorite songs of all time....
6. VITAL REMAINS (DECHRISTIANIZED)......what an awesome album of guitar playing......I
really would love to see this live some day....
7. BEHEMOTH (ZOS KIAS CULTUS, OR DEMIGOD)....these albums crush....so does all
Behemoth though....
8. TESTAMENT (DEMONIC).....not sure if this is Death Metal or not, but I love
the production, and heaviness of this album...
9. DEATH (THE SOUND OF PERSERVERENCE)......great album.........
10. BEHEMOTH (PANDEMONIC INCANTATIONS)...my introduction to Behemoth....now one
of my favorite bands..................
Best guitarist....Jeff Loomis of Nevermore.....this guy has a killer style, great
leads and sick riffs......
Best drummer....Richard Christi...Death/Iced Earth.....awesome drummer
Best bassist....hard one to pick....not big on bass players....
Tom - Grindethic Records/BEEF CONSPIRACY
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1. Vile - stench of the deceased
2. Devourment - molesting the decapitated
3. Suffocation - effigy of the forgotten
4. Cannibal Corpse - butchered at birth
5. Carcass - necroticism
6. Aborted - engineering the dead
7. Entombed - clandestine
8. Pyrexia - sermon of mockery
9. Deeds Of Flesh - inbreeding the anthropophagi
10. Sinister - diabolical summoning
The Best Vocalist -
The Best Guitarist - Erik Lindmark (Deeds Of Flesh) - Deeds Of Flesh just
consistently churn out brutal riffs one after the other but with more melody
than most death metal bands can manage.
The Best Bass Player - Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) - The bass playing on the
early CC albums in particular is phenomenal.
The Best Drummer - Jon Engman (Foetopsy/Brodequin/Liturgy) - No-one can blast
like this guy! It has to be seen to be believed.
Jill – FUNERUS
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History (in no particular order)
1.ENTOMBED - LEFT HAND PATH
2.DISMEMBER - LIKE AN EVER FLOWING STREAM
3.DEATH - LEPROSY
4.PESTILENCE - CONSUMING IMPULSE
5.GRAVE - INTO THE GRAVE
6.AUTOPSY - MENTAL FUNERAL
7.BOLT THROWER - REALM OF CHAOS
8.CARNAGE - DARK RECOLLECTIONS
9.INCANTATION - ONWARD TO GOLGOTHA
10.IMMOLATION - DAWN OF POSSESSION
The Best Vocalist -MARTIN VAN DRUNEN
The Best Guitarist -CHUCK SCHULDINER
The Best Bass Player -STEVE DIGIORGIO
The Best Drummer - RICHARD CHRISTY
Mike – BEYOND FATAL
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. Immolation "Close To A World Below"
2. Suffocation "Pierced From Within"
3. Spawn of Possession "Cabinet"
4. Iniquity "Five Across the Eyes"
5. Aeon "Dark Order"
6. Cannibal Corpse "Vile"
7.
8. Dying Fetus “Killing On Adrenaline”
9. Morbid Angel “Domination”
10. Incantation “Diabolical Conquest”
The Best Vocalist: Frank Mullen (Suffocation)
The Best Guitarist: Bob Vigna (Immolation)
The Best Bass Player: Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
The Best Drummer: Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Robert Sullivan - DEAD HAVEN
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick, This is the album that I think the band
really found their own unique sound.
2.Deicide - Legion, this was Deicide being the most creative in my opinion. After
this they started to get more and more repetitive with each release.
3.Disincarnate - Dreams of the Carrion Kind, This one is just a classic, enough
said.
4.Atheist - Piece of Time, Atheist was a very creative band, very progressive
for their time and still to this day don't sound outdated.
5.Behemoth - Thelema.6, I think that Behemoth made a good choice changing from
their older black metal style. They are definitely making their mark in Death
Metal today.
6.Death - Human, One of my all time favorite bands and one of the most unique,
this album is kind of the transition point for them between Death Metal and the
more melodic and progressive stuff.
7.Possessed - Seven Churches, This is supposedly the first Death Metal album ever,
along with Death's Scream Bloody Gore. This is another classic and I still
listen to it often.
8.Gorguts - From Wisdom to Hate, I love this album, by far one of the best ones
ever put out.
9.Vader - Revelations, Even though this is one of their later releases, I still
think its the best thing they have put out. Very good album.
10.Immolation - Close to a World Below, This one just crushes. Immolation is another
one of those bands that just has their own sound, instantly recognizable. Very
creative.
The Best Vocalist - I can't choose just one. I think these are the best simply
for their instantly recognizable voices. Peter Wiwczarek, Glen Benton, David
Vincent, Chuck Shuldiner
The Best Guitarist - James Murphy, Chuck Shuldiner, simply because of the
originality.
The Best Bass Player -I would have to say Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse.
The Best Drummer - Richard Christy - I think this guy is one of the best ever.
Nothing more needs to be said.
Rob - DECEMBER AETERNALIS
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.Death - Human
2.At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
3.Morbid Angel - Domination
4.Deicide - Once Upon the Cross
5.Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
6.Sepultura - Chaos AD
7.Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
8.Nile - Black Seeds of Vengenance
9.Cryptopsy - None So Vile
10.Opeth - Still Life
The Best Vocalist - David Vincent
The Best Guitarist - Chuck Schuldiner
The Best Bass Player - ?
The Best Drummer - Gene Hoglan
Freddie Vidales - INFUSION
1) Death - Individual Thought Patterns
I have always felt this way about this album, long before the passing of Chuck
(R.I.P.). This album contains my favorite bassist (Steve DiGiorgio) favorite
guitarist (Andy La Rocque of King Diamond), favorite drummer (Gene Hoglan) and
favorite song writer (Chuck Schuldiner). The complexities of the music
combined with lyrics which follow the mood of the music have created an album
which drives me to be a better musician every time I listen to it.
2) Malevolent Creation – Retribution
This album combines musical technicality
with riffs that make you want to reach over and smash the head of whomever is
next to you for no reason whatsoever. Brett’s vocals define
"brutal." Phil’s riffs could start a mosh pit at your mother’s
funeral.
3) Obituary - Cause of Death
I truly believe that if you could play this album and
pump the sound underground, the dead would rise. There is no way to sit
still while
listening to this. The heavy-as-hell riffs of Trevor Peres and the atomic
clock-like beats of Donald Tardy compliment each other in a way that....... I'll
be back............................. O.K. sorry, I had to go listen to the
album again. As I was saying, in a way that would make you become addicted
to this album.
4) Cynic – Focus
I think this album was made to communicate with other
life forms because it seems to be too intelligent for most of us here on
Earth. Many many time changes, solos by guitar, bass, drums and the
Chapman Stick, clean to distorted guitar riffs, and growling to eerily
processed vocals make this album something that makes you question how good of
a musician you think you really are.
5) Deicide – Serpents of the Light
If the late pope had heard this album before he died,
he would have burned an inverted cross into his forehead on his deathbed.
The more you listen to this album, the more the messages of Glen Benton seep
into your brain. The music is so perfectly arranged that the lyrics
penetrate your subconscious without you even knowing it.
6) Cannibal Corpse – The Bleeding
The heavy guitar with the half time drum beat and the
ride cymbal make you want to get up and do something. The lyrics tell you
that that something is kill.
7) Sepultura – Arise
This album contains, what to me is, the number one
all-time mosh riff of all mosh riffs. Insert the CD, play track 2 (Dead
Embryonic Cells) and advance 3 minutes and 34 seconds into the song. If
this is your first time hearing this, you may want to not be near anything of
value because it will surely be destroyed by your fists once the steady drum
beat kicks in.
8) Six Feet Under – Maximum Violence
Simple, straight-forward death metal. Also
contains a cover of Wrathchild by my favorite band of all time.
9) Morbid Angel – Domination
Listen to track 2 (Where the Slime Live). It’s
like lava. It’s slow, powerful, and you can run all you want, but
eventually, it will consume you.
10) Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake
I haven’t really liked any new music in a while.
That is until I was on vacation and didn’t bring any CDs with me. I
needed something (other than the radio) to listen to, so I went to a store and
purchased this CD because I had heard good things about it. What I heard
I can only describe as Slayer mating with Meshuggah and having a child, then
naming that child Lamb of God. If more new bands started sounding like
this, I would keep listening to the radio after Howard Stern’s show ends.
Best Vocalist: Brett Hoffman (formerly of
Malevolent Creation) - Brett’s vocal style is to singing what distortion is to
a guitar amp.
Best guitarist: Chuck Schuldiner - Being a great
guitar player isn’t only being able to play well, but also write well.
Chuck, in my opinion, created death metal. He didn’t just write songs, he
engineered them. He created complex riffs and somehow combined them so
that they fit well together. He set the standard that other bands would
follow.
Best bass player: Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) - He may as wells have
been born with picks instead of fingers. The first
time I saw Alex play (The Bleeding tour), it made me want to take bass lessons,
even though I had already been playing for 6 years.
Best Drummer: Donald Tardy (Obituary) - He may not play a million miles an
hour, no blast beats or 1000 beat per minute 32nd notes, but Donald magnifies
the intensity of Obituary’s riffs. Each bass drum and snare is timed perfectly
and hit with the right amount of
force to compliment the songs.
Drew Ruiz - MANIAS
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.Slayer "Show no Mercy" for me the starting point
2.Exodus " Bonded by Blood" pure satanic hatred
3.Deicide "Deicide" no others can match the ferocity of this release
4.Cryptopsy "None so Vile" Technical & brutal
5.Celtic Frost "Morbid Tales" Need I say anything?
6.Kreator "Flag of Hate" speed & thrash defined
7.Destruction "Sentence of Death" Chaotic thrash in its finest form
8.Carcass "Symphonies of Sickness" Purveyors of death metal
9. Napalm Death & Terrorizer - Death/Grind fathers!!
10.Spawn of Possesion "Cabinet" pure technical brutality
As you can see I go back to the days when we considered all the satanic thrash
bands to be death metal. There is not enough time to deliberate & quantify
this art.Tthese were just bands that came into my head, I have too many
favorites..
The Best Vocalist
-Matthew Chalk/Psycroptic...The vocalists keep getting sicker now Paul
Bailoff/Exodus...I tripped when I first heard his vocal shredding
The Best Guitarist
- Andy Laroque/King Diamond...I know not Death Metal But a shredder. Bill
Steer/Carcass...all the hooks!
The Best Bass Player
- Tony Choy, For all the technical chops; Danny Lilker, For sheer perseverance
& working attitude.
The Best Drummer
-Flo Mounier/Cryptopsy... The best of the best
Juan Torres – MASOCHISM
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.DEATH-SPIRITUAL HEALING
2.IMMOLATION-CLOSE TO A WORLD BELOW
3.PESTILENCE-TESTIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS
4.POSSESSED-BEYOND THE GATES
5.MORBID ANGEL-BLESSED ARE THE SICK
6.MONSTROSITY-IMPERIAL DOOM
7.ATHIEST-UNQUESTIONABLE PRESENCE
8.SEPULTURA-BENEATH THE REMAINS
9.NAPALM DEATH-HARMONY CORRUPTION
10.CANNIBAL CORPSE-BUTCHERED AT BIRTH
The Best Vocalist-GEORGE"CORPSEGRINDER" FISCHER
The Best Guitarist-JAMES MURPHY- BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEATH
METAL SCENE AS A MUSICIAN/PRODUCER/ENGINEER.
The Best Bass Player-STEVE DIGIORGIO
The Best Drummer-PETE SANDOVAL- NO NEED TO EXPLAIN HERE! AMAZING DRUMMER!
Ed Price - MALIGNANT INCEPTION
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.Suffocation - Pierced From Within
2.Malevolent Creation - Retribution
3.Cynic - Focus
4.Disincarnate - Dreams of the Carion Kind
5.Death - Spiritual Healing
6.Obituary - Cause of Death
7.Macabre - Sinister Slaughter
8.Sepultura - Arise
9.Suffocation - Souls to Deny
10.Cancer - Death Shall Rise
The Best Vocalist - Brett Hoffman
The Best Guitarist - James Murphy
The Best Bass Player - Steve Digiorgio
The Best Drummer - Sean Reinart
David Sanchez – BLOODWRITTEN
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History-
1.Slaughter of the Soul (At the Gates)
2.Necroticism-Descanting the Insalubrious (Carcass)
3.Something Wild (Children of Bodom)
4.Punishment for Decadence (Coroner)
5.Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost)
6.Altars of Madness (Morbid Angel)
7.Consuming Impulse (Pestilence)
8.Beneith the Remains (Sepultura)
9.Cause of Death (Obituary)
10.Seranades (Anathema)
"I would have placed Puritanical Euphria Misanthropia (Dimmu Borgir) but I
guess that is considered black metal. Also, I did not mention any of Death's
albums because I think that Chuck and his project have earned a permanent seat
in the Hall of the Kings.
My top ten is chosen due to the fact that at the time of their release, these
bands were ahead of their time."
-The Best Vocalist-
Thomas Lindberg (At the Gates)
Nick Holms (Paradise Lost)
"Two Different styles call for two names."
-The Best Guitarist-
Alexi Laiho (COB)
"He has really raised the bar for any heavy guitar players out
there."
-The Best Bass Player-
Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
"His finger-style playing has been a great addition to Cannibal's riffs
for decades"
-The Best Drummer-
Gene Hoglan
"Due to his ability to make all the albums he is on the best for that particular
band."
Novy Harris - REVERTED
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1.Death - Scream Bloody Gore
2.Deicide
3.Morbid Angel - Altars of Maddness
4.Morbid Angel - Covenat
5.Possesed - Seven Churches
6.Cannibal Corpse- Tomb of the Mutilated
7.Nile - In their darkened Shrines
8.Autopsy- Severed Survival
9.Malignancy- Interuterin Cannabilism
10.Mortician- zombie apocalipse
The Best Vocalist
- Danny Nelson/Malignancy - the most malevolent range of sounds to be produced
by a human being
The Best Guitarist
-Trey Azagthoth - Most innovative guitarist of all time
The Best Bass Player
-Steve Digiorgio/Autopsy/ Sadus - makes any band sound ten times better
The Best Drummer
Pete Sandoval /Morbid Angel - speed king / technical master /listen to sworn to
the black
Scot - ASERAPHYMN
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. DEATH - "Individual Thought Patterns
2. VADER - "Black to the Blind"
3. MORBID ANGEL - "Covanent"
4. CRYPTOPSY - "Whisper Supremacy"
5. ORIGIN - "Self Titled"
6. CANNIBAL CORPSE - "Butchered At Birth"
7. CRYPTOPSY - "..And Then You'll Beg"
8. DEATH - "Human"
9. SLAYER - "Divine Intervention"
10. DEICIDE - "Legion"
The Best Vocalist - David Vincent
The Best Guitarist - James Murphy
The Best Bass Player - Steve DeGeorgio
The Best Drummer - Doc (Vader)
Jason Thornson - FOGCRAWLER
Let me preface this by saying that it is
impossible for me to name the ten best. There are so many incredible
death metal albums and their values to me are based on a multitude of
things. The following are some of the albums that have influenced me,
influenced the genre itself, and they are all kick ass records. These
albums are in no particular order because they make the list for a variety of
reasons. Again, many of these I’ve included because of their influence on
the genre in combination with their actual aesthetics. Many of these
bands’ earlier works were more influential than what I’ve listed, but less well
conceived, so I’ve picked the albums that accomplish both.
1. Obituary – The End Complete
2. Morbid Angel – Covenant
3. Cannibal Corpse – The Bleeding
4. Death - Human
5. Broken Hope - Loathing
6. Napalm Death – Harmony Corruption (I
know they’re grind, but you can’t deny their influence on the genre)
7. Deicide – Once Upon the Cross
8. Cryptopsy – None so Vile
9. Vile – Stench of the Deceased
10. Suffocation – Effigy of the Forgotten
The Best Vocalist -
John Tardy,
The Best Guitarist - Muhammed Suicmez,
Chuck Schuldiner, Trey Azagoth
The Best Bass Player - Alex Webster, Steve
DiGiorgio, Eric Langois
The Best Drummer - this is a tough one:
Pete Sandoval, Flo Mounier, Derek Roddy, the guys that played in Death from
“Human” until the end - Sean Reinert and Gene Hoglan, and right now I’m digging
Jordan Varela from Lust of Decay. There are so many great drummers in
this type of music. I guess these are the ones that come to mind at the
moment.
Todd Smith - GODKING
1. Death-Individual Thought Patterns
Chuck pretty much started death metal, and every Death album progressed and
took the genre to new places. Death is probably my favorite band, and this
album shows them at their height, its sick as hell technical death metal with
great lyrics. Their later albums, while amazing, were beginning to sound too
different to comfortably call death metal, but Individual Thought Patterns
definitely is genre
defining for technical death metal. R.I.P. Evil Chuck!
2. Cannibal Corpse-Tomb of the Mutilated
Cannibal's gory approach is what most outsiders think of when they think of
death metal. Their image and sound are totally definite of the genre, and this
is a classic, personal favorite album of mine. Without Cannibal, there would be
no gore metal, for better or for worse! With this album, they really found
their sound.
3.Morbid Angel-Blessed are the Sick
Every Morbid Angel album kicks ass, but this one has it all, from their
lightning fast almost punk sounding riffs to their ultra heavy low and slow
crushing riffs, as well as Azagthoth's trademark insane fretwork. This album
even showcases the brief acoustic and keyboard interludes and spiritual imagery
of the band. Morbid Angel is definitely one of the greatest bands ever, and
Blessed are the Sick gives the
listener a sample of everything they can do.
4.Deicide-Once Upon the Cross
This is honestly my favorite Deicide album. All the songs are strong and
memorable, and the hooks are brutal yet catchy at the same time. I think, as an
album, its their best effort.
5.Krisiun-Black Force Domain
Its fucking Krisiun, the fastest goddamn band on earth! The first time I heard
this band I crapped my pants! Super satanic, super fast, super brutal, this
band never loses its edge. I chose this particular album just because its their
first, at least as far as I know. The riffs and solos blow my mind constantly.
Their even better live, and they pretty much kill every other band I've seen
live.
6. Vital Remains-Dechristianize
A classic album, the combination of brutality and melody, and insane leads and
triplet blasting, make me thank satan for this band. They really hit on
something amazing with this album, its almost 2 years old and I still listen to
it at least 3 times a week. It never gets old.
7. Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines
Every Nile album kills, I just personally like this one the most. I think the
others tend to drag in places, plus the production on this one is better.
on the music. I appreciate that alot.
8. Necrophagist-Epitaph
While I like the music on Onset of Putrification better, the lyrics on that
album are idiotic, and its a drum machine, no band. On Epitaph, the music is
killer, the lyrics are good, and Necrophagist is a real band, as opposed to a
one man project. This band redefines technical death metal, it is
mind-numbingly complex and the work of true genius. The skill and vision it
must have taken to pull this off are beyond
belief.
9. Prelude to Damnation-Infidel
Prelude was a local death metal band from my hometown of
movements based around their guitar wizardry that inspired everyone around here
to take things to the next level. I only wish they could have made their mark
and gotten somewhere before breaking up, and that the metal community at large
could have had the chance
to hear them. They could have taken death metal in an amazing new direction.
10. Cryptopsy-None So Vile
Cryptopsy pretty much hand every other band their asses on a silver platter,
and this album is my favorite by them. Their guitarists solo like madmen, it
gives me chills how brutally good this band is. Lord Worm is an awesome
vocalist and frontman(he fed me a nightcrawler when I saw them live, for fuck's
sake!) and Cryptopsy are pretty much unstoppable, one of the best bands right
now.
Best Guitarist - Paul Masvidal from Cynic
While some might not consider Cynic death metal, I do, although they definitely
were doing a completely original take on the style. While there are a ton of
insanely virtuosic death metal guitarists, Masvidal outplays most of them, and
is such a versatile and mature, well rounded player, just look at his later
projects. Yet the Death Human album proves he can helicopter with the best of
them. Chuck's my guitar hero, but Paul has a technical edge over him and lots
of other dudes, so I chose him. And as awesome as Trey Azagthoth is, I've never
heard him play anything other than what he does with Morbid Angel, so I can't
rate his versatility.
Best Bass Player - Steve DeGorgio - Sadus, Death
This was hard as bass is so overlooked in death metal. I chose Steve because he
is super good and played on some classic death metal albums, and because he has
a very distinct style that jumps out at the listener, which I haven't heard
from many other bass players.
Best Drummer - Flo Mounier - Cryptopsy
This guy is the best. No one fucks with Flo. He is a drum god. Dave Suzuki from
Vital Remains and the drummer from Krisiun were close seconds, but Flo can do
anything, and often does in Cryptopsy, while the others mainly blast. Not that
I mind, but Flo is more well rounded, at least as far as I can tell.
Best Vocalist - The Guy from Cattle Decapitation
He does awesome typical death metal vocals, low and high, and he also does shit
that doesn't sound human. I don't know of anyone else that can make the sounds this
dude makes. What's his name, anyway?
Mike
– WITHERED
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History (in no particular order)
1. Napalm Death - Scum - For revolutionizing extreme metal
2. Assuck - Any assuck because it all rules. they helped set strong
presidence for american grindcore and brought intelligent politics to the
death metal scene
3. Grave - You'll Never See - For nothing more than turning me onto swedish
death. It's still in regular rotation for me.
4. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains - For taking strong heavy punk influences
like doom to a new level and fusing it with high speed metal
5. Weakling - self titled - they redefined and set the bar for american
black metal (I know it' not death but it needs to be here)
6. Brutal Truth - need to control
7. Entombed - Left Hand Path - Shouldn't have to say why this album rocks
8. Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated - Set a milestone for gore metal
and was my first death metal CD ever (bought before I even had a CD player).
9. Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness - I just can't get enough of that
shit plus homemade weapons of that caliber are always a plus (I don't care
if they're black metal)
10. Obituary - slowly we rot - I just love that one
The Best Vocalist
- Hmmm......Barney or Jorgen Sandstrom - they're different but they both get
me fired up when I hear them.
The Best Guitarist
- I can't decide. I have alot of respect for alot of players for many
different reasons.
The Best Bass Player
- that's a tough one too
The Best Drummer
- Rob Proctor (Assuck) was a huge influence for me as a drummer
Rob Brown – TERATISM
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1.
Exhorder-slaughter in the
2. Malevolent
creation-retribution
3.
Deicide-deicide
4. Napalm
death-Fear,emptyness,despair
5. Death-human
6.
Sadus-swallowed in black
7.
Suffocation-effigy of the forgoton
8.
Immolation-failures for gods
9. Broken
hope-loathing
10. Morbid angel-covanent
The Best Vocalist - Barney Greenway
The Best Guitarist - Chuck
Schuldiner(R.I.P.)
The Best Bass Player - Steve DiGiorgio
The Best Drummer - Pete Sandoval
Maniac Neil - FRIGHTMARE/LORD GORE
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1. Death-Leprosy
2. Autopsy-Mental Funeral
3. Pestilence-Consuming Impulse
4. Impetigo-Horror of the Zombies
5. Entombed-Clandestine
6. Pungent Stench-Been Caught Buttering
7. Obituary-Slowly We Rot
8. Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness
9. Autopsy-Severed Survival
10. Death-Scream Bloody Gore
The Best Vocalist - John Tardy (Obituary)
The Best Guitarist - Chuck Shuldiner (Death)
The Best Bass Player - Steve Digiorgio (Sadus/Autopsy/Death)
The Best Drummer - Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
Mike Morgan –
The Best Albums
and Demos in Death Metal History
1. Death, Leprosy.
Really, this marks a turning point between thrash and death. Wicked fast
riffs, plodding doom riffs, and excellent musicianship.
2. The first 3 Morbid Angel albums. Going where no band had gone
before, and with as much aggression as anyone.
3. Obituary, Cause of Death. "Body Bag" gives me chills.
4. Venom, Warhead.
Okay, this isn't death metal. But listen to the 45rpm vinyl at 33 speed
(slowed down), and you'll see why I liked it so much when I was a teenager.
5. Disincarnate, Dreams of the Carrion Kind. Technical death metal by
one of the genre's great guitarists, James Murphy. This is the type of
album that holds my interest even after repeated listens (my cassette is worn
out).
6. Cannibal Corpse, The Bleeding. Not as fast as the earlier CC albums,
but more coherent, with well-written songs. A real sing-along pleasure.
7. Possessed, Beyond
The Gates. this is really thrash with deathly vocals.
One of my favorites.
8. Carcass, Symphonies of Sickness. They were one of the first
true death bands. Blast beats, doom riffs, growling vocals, great solos,
psychotic lyrics. They set the standard for all who imitated.
9. Infernal Majesty, None Shall Defy. Again, this isn't quite death
metal. But the wickedness and brutality are hard to beat. A lot of
death metal bands sound like they're just going through the motions, and the
singers sound bored. But None Shall Defy is as intense as Reign in Blood,
and blows the doors off most death metal bands.
10. Suffocation, Human Waste. Immolation, Dawn of Possession. I
like a lot of Deicide, too. Hard to limit myself to 10 albums!
The Best
Vocalist - John Tardy--the most distinctive voice of them all in death metal.
The Best Guitarist - James Murphy--for his leads and his
songwriting. I love his style and his command of the instrument.-
The Best Bass
Player - Alex Webster.
The Best Drummer - Pete Sandoval. He's the Lombardo of death metal.
Joe Hernandez – VITALITY
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. DEATH-HUMAN
2. DISINCARNATE- DREAMS OF THE CARRION KIND
3. PYEREXIA- SERMON OF MOCKERY
4. MORBID ANGEL- ALTARS OF MADNESS
5. CANNIBAL CORPSE- BUCTHERD AT BIRTH
6. SUFFOCATION- PIERCED FROM WITHIN
7. DEEDS OF FLESH- TRADING PIECES
8. DYING FETUS
9. SINISTER- HATE
10. DISGORGE(usa)-CRANIAL IMPALEMENT
The Best Vocalist - FRANK MULLEN
The Best Guitarist - DOUG CERRITO
The Best Bass Player - ALEX WEBSTER
The Best Drummer - FLO MOUNIER
Digestor - GHOUL
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal
History
1. Carcass: Symphonies of Sickness
2. Pestilence: Consuming Impulse
3. Grave: Into the Grave
4. Dismember: Like an Everflowing Stream
5. Entombed: Clandestine
6. Death: Scream Bloody Gore
7. Atrocity: Hallucinations
8. Demilich: Nespithe
9. Deicide: Deicide
10. Napalm Death: From Enslavement to Obiteration
The Best Vocalist - Gurge: Lord Gore
The Best Guitarist - Bill Steer: Carcass
The Best Bass Player - Danny Lilker: Brutal Truth, etc.
The Best Drummer - Chris Reifert: Death/ Autopsy/ Abscess
Anthony Roark – HUMAN TAXIDERMY
1. Carcass - Heartwork
The perfect blend of melody and brutality. You could
have virtually any taste in music and "Heartwork" will still draw you
in, smash your ovaries, and then lull you to sleep.
2. Gorefest - Soul Survivor
Some people hate it, but I love it. Much like Carcass,
this band "matured" from their first release to this one and by doing
so I think they created one of the most rocking slabs of metal ever! In my
opinion, the finest, most meaninfull guitar solos ever, are found on this
release.
3. Napalm Death - Inside the Torn Apart
My idea of the perfect album. Entering the tail end of
Napalm's more commercial era, "Inside the Torn Apart" manages to stay
true to their sound while implementing more basic song structure. The
rhythm brought forth will cause the listener to loose control of their bodily
functions.
4. Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Death and roll, or whatever you want to call it, this
is simply a must listen for any metal fan.
5. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
With "Effigy..." a new definition of the
word, extreme, was written. This is the holy grail when it comes to brutal
metal. Unlike like most musical compositions, it truly stands the test of time
and is just as relevant today as it was over a decade ago. Sweatpants and all.
6. Dying Fetus - Killing on Adrenaline
The sickest slam riffs mixed in with superb
musicianship. This album will have your undivided attention from beginning to
end. Be careful though, you may become addicted.
7. Gorguts - Obscura
One of those albums you either "get" or you
don't. It took me a while to fully comprehend what was being unleashed upon my
senses but when I did, I promptly built a shrine in the honor of Luc Lemays'
musical genius. Its almost hard to believe the sounds on this album were
created by actual instruments! The one word I would use to describe this album
is, brilliance.
8. Cannibal Corpe - The Bleeding
The whole package is superb. The riffs are classic
"Cannibal" not to mention the subject matter. This album belongs in
every metal fanatic/serial killers' musical library.
9. Skinless - Forshadowing Our Demise
Groove that will bounce you around like a gorilla
raping himself with a banana. Oh yeah, its pretty funny too.
10. Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
The production, the blasting, the symphonic
pulverising, the corpse paint, the studded crotch pieces. What else do you need
for a great album!?
The best vocalist: Mark "Barney" Greenway - Who else could pull off
performing in those short shorts?
The best guitarist: Boudewijn Bonebakker from Gorefest - Could move a fraight
train with his powerful guitar solos.
The best bass player: Steve DiGiorgio - If you can hang with Chuck Schuldiner
then you must be "the man".
The best drummer: Kevin Talley, ex-Dying Fetus, currently in Chaimera - This
guy is the real deal. If you have the pleasure of seeing
him perform live you know what I mean.
Dan Ortega – CYST
1. Possessed - Seven Churches
2. Death - Scream Bloody Gore
3. Autopsy - Severed Survival
4. Repulsion - Horrified
5. Immolation - Close To A World Below
6. Unleashed - Shadows In The Deep
7. Suffocation - Pierced From Within
8. Kataklysm - Sorcery
9. The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
10. Gorguts - Obscura
Best Vocalist - Sylvaine Houde
Best Guitarist - Robert Vigna
Best Drummer - Flo Mounier
Best Bassist - Steve Cloutier
Tomasz – DISINTER, GORGASM
The
Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1.SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL-AT THE GATES
2.DE PROFUNDIS-VADER
3.COVENANT-MORBID ANGEL
4.EPITAPH-NECROPHAGIST
5....AND THEN YOU'LL BEG-CRYPTOPSY
6.HUMAN-DEATH
7.FOCUS-CYNIC
8.PIERCED FROM WITHIN-SUFFOCATION
9.OSCULUM OBSCENUM-HYPOCRISY
10.WILLENSKRAFT-ATROCITY
The Best Vocalist - PETER-VADER
The Best Guitarist - MUHAMMED
SUICMEZ-NECROPHAGIST
The Best Bass Player - SEAN
MALONE-CYNIC...
The Best Drummer - SEAN REINERT-CYNIC...
Jose Romero - REQUIEM AETERNAM
The Best Albums and Demos in Death Metal History
1. CARCASS "Heartwork"
2. MORBID ANGEL "Domination"
3. DISSECTION "Storm Of The Light's Bane"
4. DEATH "Individual Thought Patterns"
5. DARK TRANQUILLITY "Skydancer"
6. HATE ETERNAL "Conquering the Throne"
7. IMMOLATION "Unholy Cult"
8. CRIMINAL "Victimized"
9. OPETH "Deliverance"
10. REQUIEM AETERNAM "Philosopher"
The Best Vocalist - Jeff Walker (CARCASS)
The Best Guitarist - Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH)
The Best Bass Player - Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE)
The Best Drummer - Alex Hernandez (REQUIEM AETERNAM, IMMOLATION)
Jason Sanchez - EMPERIAL MASSACRE
The Best Albums
and Demos in Death Metal History
1. Cryptopsy
- None So Live
2. Morbid Angel
- Covenant
3. Hate Eternal
- King of All Kings
4.
5. Krisiun -
Conquerors of Armageddon
6. Death -
Leprosy
7. Children of
Bodom -
8. Impaled -
Mondo Medicale
9. Cannibal
Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
10. Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas
The Best
Vocalist- Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal)
The Best
Guitarist- Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal)
The Best Bass
Player- Alex Webster
The Best
Drummer- Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal)