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Personally, I think the peak is 1995’s super-melodic “Heartwork”. The band also carried on to craft high-quality groovy and melodic material. CarcassĬarcass are the pioneers of goregrind, being one of the most brutal bands in the late 80’s and early 90’s. death metal resulted in a blend of Swedish and American death metal that’s well worth diving into if you enjoy either style. But in the early days, the band was pretty damn brutal. Hypocrisy is most known for their melodic death metal material, resulting in big songs like “Roswell 47” and “Eraser”. So many bands play it, but the original is the best. Their last album is probably my personal favorite, but whichever one you choose, you know what you’re getting! The often mid-paced war metal music style is also equally recognizable and influential. Bolt Throwerīolt Thrower is one of the most consistent death metal bands ever. So much that it even captures spot 43 on this list. Degrade’s “Lost Torso Found” happens to kick unbelievable amounts of ass.

DegradeĪ new-era slam band among all the classic death metal bands?! Well, indeed. Peak Malevolent for me is probably 1995’s “Eternal”, but the band has managed to release 13 full-length albums at this point, and most are good. There’s no denying the longevity of this band. Not to mention the guitar tone, which is insanely heavy. I have to say I prefer Hail of Bullets, though – especially the first album “…Of Frost and War” (2008). Most people would rank Asphyx (#57) over this one, among their Martin van Drunen-fronted projects. Both are raw high-quality examples of the style well-worth checking out, even if they don’t reach the heights of Dismember and Entombed. The first two Grave albums “Into the Grave” and “You’ll Never See” are mandatory pieces of Swedish death metal. Shitty power metal aside, that doesn’t make 2005’s “Decrowning” any less awesome. Or well, played, before the band switched vocalist and released the terrible album “Show Your Colours”. AmoralĪmoral plays a catchy take on progressive death metal. The band may sound a bit silly at times, but the music is insanely intense, abrupt and chaotic. CryptopsyĬryptopsy’s first two albums are righteously counted as classics in both brutal and technical death metal. Personally, I’m not that crazy about the super-ambitious newer material.

Poland is filled with quality death metal, and Lost Soul is certainly one of the best. Sadly, the reincarnation of Kaamos has only released one EP, but it’s a damn good slab of old school Swedish death metal. Let’s begin the top 50 with a hidden gem – Sweden’s The Curse. If you dig the song, please stream/download our music from Bandcamp and follow us on Facebook. This is Desolator, old school death metal for fans of Immolation, Morbid Angel, Bloodbath and more. You’re here to check out death metal bands, after all? Well, I’m in one – and one of the purposes of this epic-size content is to make you listen to it. Pure melodeath bands (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity etc.).Riffs, energy, power and all the other obscure adjectives we associate with quality death metal.But I bet it’s going to be an entertaining read, and hopefully you will find some underrated death metal bands you didn’t know about.

Some readers will be triggered, internet metal style. These are my personal favorites, some cult bands will most certainly be ranked below lesser-known ones.

WHERE TO START DEATHMETAL FULL

As a part of my recent full genre guide to death metal, I wanted to make an ultimate list of the best death metal bands.

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