Top Death Metal albums: the poll!

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:04 am

OldSchool wrote:

noodles wrote:

...because people disagree with the metal-archives list, we shall do our own!

here's how it will work: Post your top 10 death metal albums, either ordered or unordered, then I will use a super special pointing system to rank them in a week or so

UPDATE:
Results so far:
Cryptopsy - None So Vile 6
Death - Symbolic 5
Behemoth - Demigod 4
Carcass - Heartwork 4
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines 4
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh 3
Death - Human 3
Demilich - Nespithe 3
Dismember - Massive Killing Capacity 3
Arsis - A Celebration of Guilt 2
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 2
Atheist - Elements 2
Cannibal Corpse - Kill 2
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb Of The Mutilated 2
Death - Individual Thought Patterns 2
Death - Scream Bloody Gore 2
Edge of Sanity - Crimson 2
Entombed - Left Hand Path 2
Gojira - From Mars To Sirius 2
Martyr - Warp Zone 2
Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness 2
Necrophagist - Epitaph 2
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction 2
Nile - Amongst The Catacombs of Nephran-Ka 2
Obituary - Cause Of Death 2
Odious Mortem - Cryptic Implosion 2
Sinners Bleed - From Womb To Tomb 2
Vader - Litany 2

And it still lacks Napalm Death :lol:

That's cause Napalm Death are grindcore, otherwise Scum should definitely be there.

hellwhore · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:05 am **Posts:** 108

Come on guys! Altars Of Madness of course! It has stood the test of time and after almost 20 years it still reigns supreme!

Edit: Maybe I should name drop a few other ones as well:
Cattle Decapitation - Karma. Bloody. Karma.
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Devourment - Butcher The Weak
Death - Symbolic
Hypocrisy - Virus
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds (instant classic)
Something by Dismember to, but I can't choose one...

If I got only one choice it would be Altars Of Madness no doubt

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:13 pm

hellwhore wrote:

Come on guys! Altars Of Madness of course! It has stood the test of time and after almost 20 years it still reigns supreme!

Edit: Maybe I should name drop a few other ones as well:
Cattle Decapitation - Karma. Bloody. Karma.
Cryptopsy - None So Vile
Devourment - Butcher The Weak
Death - Symbolic
Hypocrisy - Virus
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds (instant classic)
Something by Dismember to, but I can't choose one...

If I got only one choice it would be Altars Of Madness no doubt

AOM is fucking killer, right now I can't think of an album with sicker leads than that one.

grandbazaar · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:04 pm

grandbazaar wrote:

I`m limited in terms of Death Metal knowledge but here's a small list

Bloodbath - Nightmares made flesh
Darkane - Rusted Angel
At The Gates - Slaughter of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Hypocrisy - Virus

A little update:

Carcass - Heartwork
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
In Flames - Clayman
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Zonaria - Infamy and The Breed
Hypocrisy - Virus
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Darkane - Rusted Angel

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:11 pm

grandbazaar wrote:

I`m limited in terms of Death Metal knowledge but here's a small list

Bloodbath - Nightmares made flesh
Darkane - Rusted Angel
At The Gates - Slaughter of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Hypocrisy - Virus

A little update:

Carcass - Heartwork
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
In Flames - Clayman
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Zonaria - Infamy and The Breed
Hypocrisy - Virus
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Darkane - Rusted Angel

You prefer Clayman over Whoracle or Jester Race? As well as preferring Wages of Sin over the Johan Liiva stuff? Otherwise, damn good list.

Thomas · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:42 pm

I'm not the only one who thinks Arch Enemy with Gossow is better then.

hellwhore · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:05 am **Posts:** 108

Liiva is way better than Gossow. She sounds like a rat (Leader of the rats...) Nichol from Light this City is better.

grandbazaar · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:28 pm

SoulSociety wrote:

grandbazaar wrote:

I`m limited in terms of Death Metal knowledge but here's a small list

Bloodbath - Nightmares made flesh
Darkane - Rusted Angel
At The Gates - Slaughter of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Hypocrisy - Virus

A little update:

Carcass - Heartwork
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
In Flames - Clayman
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Zonaria - Infamy and The Breed
Hypocrisy - Virus
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Darkane - Rusted Angel

You prefer Clayman over Whoracle or Jester Race? As well as preferring Wages of Sin over the Johan Liiva stuff? Otherwise, damn good list.

Don't get me wrong I like Whoracle and The Jester Race as well but I find Clayman to be heavier and more memorable as a whole. When I want to listen to In Flames it's the album I keep returning to most of the time.

As for the Johan Liiva stuff I never could really get into it, just a matter of taste I guess.

Thomas · **Posted:** Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:10 am

hellwhore wrote:

Liiva is way better than Gossow. She sounds like a rat (Leader of the rats...) Nichol from Light this City is better.

Nah, He's to unfunished in some way. Maybe I like her better because I was introduced to here forst. who knows.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:04 am

Since Burning Bridges is their best album, it makes Liiva seem better?

husker2 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:22 am **Posts:** 95

Morbid Angel- Altars of madness

hellwhore · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:05 am **Posts:** 108

metal_xxx wrote:

hellwhore wrote:

Liiva is way better than Gossow. She sounds like a rat (Leader of the rats...) Nichol from Light this City is better.

Nah, He's to unfunished in some way. Maybe I like her better because I was introduced to here forst. who knows.

I'm not an Arch Enemy fan at all, but I just can't stand Gossows voice.

SoulSociety · **Posted:** Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:14 pm

metal_xxx wrote:

hellwhore wrote:

Liiva is way better than Gossow. She sounds like a rat (Leader of the rats...) Nichol from Light this City is better.

Nah, He's to unfunished in some way. Maybe I like her better because I was introduced to here forst. who knows.

The first thing of theirs I heard was Doomsday Machine, which I loved. Then I heard the rest of the Gossow albums and I liked them all except for Anthems which was pretty weak. But then when I heard Burning Bridges, it totally shat on all the Gossow stuff and now it's definitely my favourite AE album.

Also Liiva's voice has something unique to it which is instantly recognizable.

Dead Machine · **Joined:** Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:24 pm **Posts:** 2527

lesseee

i'mma go ahead and push up

Necrophagist - Onset (muchhhh better than Epitaph, jeez)
Cryptopsy - None So Vile (of course)
Nile - ITDS (my favorite album of theirs) and
Morbid Angel - Altars (durrr)

while introducing:
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (ELEMENTS? WTF ELEMENTS SUCKS)
Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients, and
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Vader - De Profundis

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:52 pm

Looking at my original list I put Behemoth's Thelema rather than Zos Kia Cultus. Zos Kia Cultus is Inferno's best effort and Thelema wasn't that great. Bad mistake.

^^^Elements is fucking awesome. Jazz fusion is cool.

hellwhore · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:05 am **Posts:** 108

I agree with Dead machine, Unquestionable Presence is Atheist best effort and deserves a place on the list.

Goat · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:18 am

traptunderice wrote:

^^^Elements is fucking awesome. Jazz fusion is cool.

Exactly. What the fuck, Aaron?

IronDuchess · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:18 pm

Agreed on a few like Alters of Madness, Cause of Death, LHP, Litany, and Scream Bloody Gore...but putting bands like Arsis on there...come on people!

Anyways, including the ones above I'd add Possessed - Seven Churches (I can't believe this one isn't on there yet...pure blasphemy!), Obituary - Slowly We Rot, Dismember - Indecent & Obscene, Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos, Immolation - Dawn of Possession, Autopsy - Severed Survival

+ AoM, CoD, LHP, Litany, SBG

The_Voice · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:23 pm

IronDuchess wrote:

Possessed - Seven Churches (I can't believe this one isn't on there yet...pure blasphemy!)

Yeah im not a huge death metal fan, but i cant see why Possessed didnt made the list, im also shocked that no one else voted for Pestilence too.

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rio · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:15 pm

I decided to do only one per band

Gorguts- Obscura
Demilich- Nespithe
Death- Scream Bloody Gore
Opeth- Morningrise
Edge of Sanity- Spectral Sorrows
Decapitated- The Negation
Entombed- Wolverine Blues *ducks*
At the Gates- Slaughter of the Soul
Arghoslent- Galloping Through the Battleruins
Cryptopsy- None So Vile

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