favorite death metal

I had a Edge Of Sanity CD a couple of years back. The only thing I remember is that they covered Manowar's Blood Of My Enemies on it, and tnat I wasn't very fond of it, haha.

Edge of Sanity is one of the best bands ever. Unorthodox is their best album to me, but I like them all. I like the cover better than the original of "Blood of My Enemies".

7thSaviour wrote:

Metallic Blaze wrote:

I love death metal! Some of my faves:

Pestilence
Obituary
Nile
Morbid Angel

and I also love melodic death metal:

Children of Bodom
Nightrage
Soilwork
In Flames

among many others ...

I'm with ya on this, twinzo!

Good to know you got my back! I got yours too ya know!

Lurideath wrote:

Edge of Sanity is one of the best bands ever. Unorthodox is their best album to me, but I like them all. I like the cover better than the original of "Blood of My Enemies".

I've never heard them. I'll have to check them out. I've heard 'about' them for a long time, just never forked over the dough for an album.

Dave the Boss wrote:

I had a Edge Of Sanity CD a couple of years back. The only thing I remember is that they covered Manowar's Blood Of My Enemies on it, and tnat I wasn't very fond of it, haha.

That was "The Spectral Sorrows". Not a bad album, but definitely not their best. They became more melodic on that one, but seemed to be a bit confused. It's not erratic, but as a whole, it sounds more like a collection of songs thrown together than a real album.

Coma wrote:

Fear Factory - Soul of A New Machine (not really old-school, but they don't fit elsewhere)

Someone else finally mentioned this death metal classic. Unfortunatly they got lumped with all the Nu-Metal bands due to the industrial influence and lack of guitar solos.

DallasBlack wrote:

Coma wrote:

Fear Factory - Soul of A New Machine (not really old-school, but they don't fit elsewhere)

Someone else finally mentioned this death metal classic. Unfortunatly they got lumped with all the Nu-Metal bands due to the industrial influence and lack of guitar solos.

I totally agree with you! Fear Factory RULES!!! I love a little industrial with my metal, and these guys do it just right!!!

Metallic Blaze wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

Metallic Blaze wrote:

I love death metal! Some of my faves:

Pestilence
Obituary
Nile
Morbid Angel

and I also love melodic death metal:

Children of Bodom
Nightrage
Soilwork
In Flames

among many others ...

I'm with ya on this, twinzo!

Good to know you got my back! I got yours too ya know!

Damn straight, twinzo!

Coma wrote:

Dave the Boss wrote:

I had a Edge Of Sanity CD a couple of years back. The only thing I remember is that they covered Manowar's Blood Of My Enemies on it, and tnat I wasn't very fond of it, haha.

That was "The Spectral Sorrows". Not a bad album, but definitely not their best. They became more melodic on that one, but seemed to be a bit confused. It's not erratic, but as a whole, it sounds more like a collection of songs thrown together than a real album.

Yeah, that was it. Oh well, I'm not much of a death metal fan anyway.

Probably my favorite genre the last couple years just edging out thrash. But, these are my favorites death* bands right now.

Impending Doom
Sacrificium
Becoming The Archetype
Sympathy
Immortal Souls
Soul Embraced
Indwelling
Tortured Conscience
A Thousand Times Repent
With Blood Comes Cleansing
Metanoia
From The Shallows




* death metal is death metal. I don't discern all the sub-genres like progressive, deathcore, grindcore, or whatever. It's death metal so shut up.

Really digging the new Scourged Flesh CD.

T-Roy wrote:

Probably my favorite genre the last couple years just edging out thrash. But, these are my favorites death* bands right now.

Sympathy
Immortal Souls

I like both of these alot!!

I am going to have to check out Becoming The Archetype, Spec and few others on this board seem to be huge fans of this band, and I have never heard of them.

manny wrote:

I am going to have to check out Becoming The Archetype, Spec and few others on this board seem to be huge fans of this band, and I have never heard of them.

Start with Terminate Damnation....a HUGE album. I didn't care for Physics of Fire but many love it. The new one, Dichotomy, is freakin' sick.

Nile have always been my favorite of genre.

sam wrote:

Nile have always been my favorite of genre.

Manny,
I would echo T-Roy. That's my exact opinion of BTA. Terminate Damnation is simply incredible while The Physics of Fire is middling and then they pick things up again (though not quite as brilliantly as the first) with Dichotomy.

T-Roy wrote:

Probably my favorite genre the last couple years just edging out thrash. But, these are my favorites death* bands right now.

Impending Doom
Sacrificium
Becoming The Archetype
Sympathy
Immortal Souls
Soul Embraced
Indwelling
Tortured Conscience
A Thousand Times Repent
With Blood Comes Cleansing
Metanoia
From The Shallows




* death metal is death metal. I don't discern all the sub-genres like progressive, deathcore, grindcore, or whatever. It's death metal so shut up.

You've got some good stuff on your list.

I've been really curious about Soul Embraced. I really like Mindrage, and I guess it's the same guy right?

Not familiar with "Mindrage" so I can't say. My favorite Soul Embraced is For The Incomplete, then Dead Alive. Immune is OKAY. The other one with the dude all ripped open on the cover I do not have yet, haven't heard anything bad about it though. Need to get that one!

I'd like to check out Soul Embraced! I might pick up one of their albums soon. Are they still around?

T-Roy have you heard Martyr's Shrine?

T-Roy wrote:

sam wrote:

Nile have always been my favorite of genre.

Are you excited about there new album?!

Cause I AM!!!!!!!!!!!

DallasBlack wrote:

Coma wrote:

Fear Factory - Soul of A New Machine (not really old-school, but they don't fit elsewhere)

Someone else finally mentioned this death metal classic. Unfortunatly they got lumped with all the Nu-Metal bands due to the industrial influence and lack of guitar solos.

Great album! I don't really see any Nu in it, except that yelling intro in "Big God - Raped Souls" which reminds me of Slipknot, overall it sounds much similar to Thrash

Coma wrote:

Dave the Boss wrote:

I had a Edge Of Sanity CD a couple of years back. The only thing I remember is that they covered Manowar's Blood Of My Enemies on it, and tnat I wasn't very fond of it, haha.

That was "The Spectral Sorrows". Not a bad album, but definitely not their best. They became more melodic on that one, but seemed to be a bit confused. It's not erratic, but as a whole, it sounds more like a collection of songs thrown together than a real album.

Hms, in my opinion this is their best album. It's just a wonderful mix of brutality and melody, while being straight-forward death metal and to-the-point. Their later releases just are too proggy for me and their earlier are kinda bland DM (but i like them nontheless, it's just that Spectral Sorrows is a much more giving release to me).

The song "Jesus Cries" is just beautiful

I might as well give some recommendations too (most has already been mentioned):

Yyrkoon
Pestilence
Blood Red Throne
Hypocrisy (Osculum Obscenum, The Fourth Dimension, Into the Abyss, Virus)
Bloodbath

Thrash/Death:

Legion of the Damned
One Man Army and the Undead Quartet
Warbringer (mostly thrash though)
Demolition Hammer


Now, if you're looking for some old pearls and like old school DM, listen to Grotesque's demo compilation (with Tomas Lindgren from at the gates, but he sounds VERY good here) and Dissection's stuff before The Somberlain (the 1991 EP and 1992 demos are on the 2006 re-issue of The Somberlain).

scottmitchell74 wrote:

T-Roy have you heard Martyr's Shrine?

NOOOOO!?