Napalm Death- Scum

Artist: Napalm Death
Album: Scum
Genre: Grindcore
Year: 1987
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: REPULSION, SIEGE, CELTIC FROST, BRUTAL TRUTH

Napalm Death's first LP, Scum, along with Repulsion's Horrified, basically created the blueprint for Grindcore. While Repulsion chose gory and grotesque subject matter, Napalm Death had more serious and political lyrics. The funny thing about this album is that the A side and B side are almost completely different bands, only drummer Mick Harris plays on both sides. Members on this album went on to play in Godflesh/Jesu, Cathedral, Carcass and many many other influential bands in metal. Napalm Death combined the speed and anger of Siege with the sludgy driving riffs of Celtic Frost to create a sound that influenced every grind band to come afterwards. Over twenty years after this album was released, Napalm Death are still alive and kicking, their most recent album "Time Waits For No Slave" is a document to how they have stuck with what works and still beat the shit out of most bands half their age.

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Classic Death Metal Mega Post

Here is a few of my favorite death metal records from the early 90's and late 80's. Enjoy!

FOR FANS OF: DEATH, AUTOPSY, ENTOMBED, REPULSION, DEICIDE

Immolation- Dawn Of Possession





Seance- Fornever Laid To Rest





Morbid Angel- Blessed Are The Sick





Carnage- Dark Recollections





Darkthrone- Soulside Journey





Dismember- Like An Ever Flowing Stream





Comecon- Megatrends In Brutality





Carcass- Symphonies Of Sickness





Death- Human





Obituary- Slowly We Rot






Unleashed- Where No Life Dwells






Pestilence- Consuming Inpulse

Grave- Into The Grave

Artist: Grave
Album: Into The Grave
Genre: Swedish Death Metal
Year: 1991
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, UNLEASHED, AUTOPSY

Grave, along with Entombed and Dismember, are three main bands that made Sweden such a legendary spot for Death Metal in the early 90's. This album is a perfect example of pure Swedish Death Metal in all its glory. It has the Sunlight production, the catchy song structures, and the bad ass riffs. This is a must have!

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At The Gates- Slaughter Of The Soul

Artist: At The Gates
Album: Slaughter Of The Soul
Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Thrash
Year: 1995
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILITY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

This masterpiece of an album needs to be in on here. No death metal collection can be complete without it. Period.

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(Link from The Last Disaster!)

Autopsy- Severed Survival

Artist: Autopsy
Album: Severed Survival
Genre: Death Metal
Year: 1989
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: DEATH, POSSESSED, GRAVE, DISMEMBER, DEATH BREATH

This is another highly influential and classic American death metal album. At first, the sound of the sloppy bass loud in the mix kind of bothered me, but now I've grown to love it. This shit is a must-have in any self respecting metal fan's collection.

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(Link from Brutal Xpresion)

Death- Scream Bloody Gore

Artist: Death
Album: Scream Bloody Gore
Genre: Death Metal
Year: 1987
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: AUTOPSY, POSSESSED, DEATH BREATH, ENTOMBED

This is a prime example of early American death metal. Chuck Shuldiner was best death metal guitar player ever. Get with the program.

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(Link from Cosmic Hearse)

Disincarnate- Dreams Of The Carrion Kind

Artist: Disincarnate

Album: Dreams Of The Carrion Kind

Genre: Death Metal

Year: 1993

FOR FANS OF: SUFFOCATION, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEATH, OBITUARY

Features the almighty James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament) on lead guitar. Some awesome early technical death metal. This was their only full length but what an album it is.

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Carcass- "Necroticism- Descanting the Insalibrious"

Artist: Carcass
Album: Necroticism- Descanting the Insalibrious
Year: 1991
Label: Earache

FOR FANS OF: DEATH, OBITUARY, IMPALED, REPULSION, BOLT THROWER

A bonerfied classic of death metal and the creators of "goregrind". This album is a perfect mix of the older more grind oriented albums and the more melodic "heartwork-era" sound. If you don't already have this one, which you should, then you need to get it NOW!

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Bathory- S/T

Artist: Bathory
Album: Bathory
Genre: Black Metal/Thrash
Year: 1984

FOR FANS OF: CELTIC FROST, VENOM, HELLHAMMER, MERCYFUL FATE

The album that launched the first wave of black metal. More "rock" than later black metal. Awesome guitar riffs! Burn some churches to this shit.

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Terrorizer- World Downfall

Artist: Terrorizer
Album: World Downfall
Genre: Grindcore/Death Metal
Year: 1989
Label: Earache
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: NAPALM DEATH, REPULSION, GRAVE, NASUM, PIG DESTROYER

Another early grindcore gem.

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Entombed- Left Hand Path

Artist: Entombed
Album: Left Hand Path
Genre: Swedish Death Metal
Year:1989
Label: Earache
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: NIHILIST, DISMEMBER, AUTOPSY, REPULSION, VENOM

If you don't know this one, get the fuck out of here. Classic record!

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Repulsion- Horrified

Artist: Repulsion
Album: Horrified
Genre: Early Grindcore/Death Metal
Year: 1989
Label: Necrosis (Re-Issued by Relapse and Southern Lord)
Website: Myspace


FOR FANS OF: NAPALM DEATH, ENTOMBED, GRAVE, DISCHARGE, DEATH BREATH

The record that started Grindcore. Playing faster and nastier than anyone at the time. Its dirty and raw but its catchy as hell.

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