Metal Blog :: Introduce others to real death metal
26 12 08 - 09:05 I was talking with a friend about death metal. His complaint was: much of what he heard was very repetitive between songs and did not seem to come to a clear point of focus; in other words, it was like longer punk songs. This reminds me of how in 1994 or so the term "riff salad" was pejorative, before the overindulgence of metalcore made it seem like a compliment.As a result, I came up with this small list of works to introduce people to death metal. There's a lot of overlap with a "best of," but this list is designed specifically to pick good introductions that in most cases represent the peaks of the bands who created them:
1. Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
2. Deicide - Legion
3. Therion - Beyond Sanctorum
4. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
5. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
6. Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity
7. At the Gates - The Red in the Sky is Ours
8. Asphyx - Asphyx
9. Autopsy - Mental Funeral
10. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
11. Immolation - Here in After
12. Cadaver - ...In Pains
13. Obituary - Cause of Death
14. Demilich - Nespithe
15. Cenotaph - Gloomy Reflections of Our Hidden Sorrows
16. Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes
And for those transitioning from speed metal...
1. Slayer - Reign in Blood
2. Destruction - Infernal Overkill
3. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
4. Rigor Mortis - Freaks
One aspect of this site is that we recognize that the truth is always more difficult than a partial truth designed to appease others through the appearance of good. As a result, you don't find lists like this in the media; the authors always throw in their buddies or friends or people their publisher would like to co-promote. This is a list of quality music for people who take their time seriously and don't want to throw it away on boring or uninspiring crap.
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