Metal Reviews

Maybe with Cold of Ages, I'd agree with this assessment, but there s/t debut is amazing.

Ragnarok - Heir of Darkness: Fuck me, this is violent. I kind of like it, but not exactly what I'm looking for right now. Okay no, I lied. This is damn good. Blackdoor Miracle is officially on my list. That hideous cover art nearly made me drop it though. Jesus.

Arcturus - To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night Hmm.. The production irks me. Keyboards a bit to big, vocals low in the mix. General sound of it not too awesome although there are some really great parts in the middle. Maybe this is something that will grow on me.

Sargeist - Empire of Suffering This is the shit. Shattered my skull.

Nokturnal Mortum - Tears of Paganism and Lunar Poetry Production awful, music great, will check out more.

Forest of Fog - Feuersturm Definitely see the Taake comparison, but this didn't really click.

Will check out the rest later. Thanks guys.

Not really along the lines of Destroyer 666, but Skeletonwitch churn out some highly excellent Black/Thrash.

Yeah, they're quite excellent. I have an album by them.

Ah cool. Well don't be afraid to try the others. They're all good.

Dunno which one you have, but the first one is quite complex while the next two are much more simplified like a kind of black/thrash n' roll. So it's worth checking out for the differences.

I have their last one. I will look into it. Cheers.

You know how I know you don't listen to much black metal? And yeah, Beyond the Permafrost is sick.

ok let's see if I can't take advantage of this thread

looking for death metal, currently have: Arch Enemy, Centaurus-A, Dark Tranquility, Death, Element, Kronos, Miseration, Obituary, Oskord, Sympathy and Svartsot, plus a couple others that escape my recollection

also have a rather lengthy list from another forum which I will post the link to rather then name each band

http://metalforum.com/forum/suggestions-t1157.html

(important note when I first started the thread I was only just beginning to regain interest in death metal after a lengthy hiatus, my tolerance for harsh vocals has improved greatly since then however I do still prefer coherent growls)

thanks for any help you can give

Check out Master dude!

Hellwitch and Agressor.

Neverending Destiny is such a kick ass death/thrash album.

That link you posted didn't work for me, so sorry if this stuff is on there, but here are my go-to suggestions for straight-up DM. This is the shit I listened to most when I was just getting into it. I have plenty more suggestions if you're into Brutal DM, Technical DM or Grindcore.

Deicide - Deicide
Deicide - Stench of Redemption
Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
Carcass - Heartwork
Bolt Thrower - Warmaster
Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade
Vader - Litany
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Clandestine

Second Vader's Litany.

Edit: A DM band I just discovered a few days ago which is alright and decent in my point of view is Cemetery Urn.

Anything you could say more precisely what you want in your death metal? Cleaner vocals a la early Arch Enemy's Burning Bridges, crunchy riffs a la Bolt Thrower, technicality a la Arsis or Necrophagist? Saying your looking for death metal is pretty open-ended.

ok sorry that link actually doesn't seem to be working

instead I'll list the suggestions that have been made

Atheist (all albums)
Atrocity (first two albums)
Dismember (all albums)
Cancer (first two albums)
Cynic (all albums)
Gorguts (all albums)
Wolverine (mid-period albums)
Pitbulls In The Nursery (Lunatic album)
Gorod (Process Of A New Decline and Leading Vision albums)
Quo Vadis (Defiant Imagination and Day Into Night albums)
Aeon Of Horus
Anata
Beyond Creation
Decapitation
Lost Soul
Obscura
Psypheria
Sceptic
Trepallum (or Trepalium not sure which)
Vital Remains
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Necrophagist
Suffocation
Arsis
Neuraxia
Illogicist
Yyrkoon
Autopsy
Bolt Thrower
Brutality
Cadaver
Carcass
Cynic
Born Of Osiris
Fallujah
Dominion
Ulcerate
Augury
Pavor
Martyr
Hour Of Penance
Guttural Engorgement
Lividity
Arkaik
Immortal Souls (Ice Upon The Night and Wintereich albums)
Amoral
Cerebrum
Coram Lethe
Neglected Fields
Natron
Deceased
Deicide
Entombed
Furbowl
Gorefest
Hellwitch
Incubus (the song Certain Accuracy no idea what album it's from but it was kinda cool)
Sinister (Diabolical Summoning album)
Pyrexia (Sermon Of Mockery)
Arkhe
Terminal Function
In-Quest
Immolation
Incantation
Kataklysm
Macabre
Malevolent Creation
Massacre
Master
Merciless
Morbid Angel
Morgoth


sorry internet cut out whilst I was working on running through everything so this may be a bit removed from what's been happening in the meantime

I was deliberately vague because I'm looking for death/thrash, brutal death, tech-death or melodeath, the list I posted above should be helpful I hope

what I have enjoyed the most have been Immolation, Bolt Thrower, Gorguts, Morbid Angel and Autopsy

Dude just hit up that list and you should be fine.

I didn't realise just how huge the list was until I started writing it up, yeah actually think I am pretty ok for suggestions, just got greedy lol

Agressor - Neverending Destiny

that shit is the real deal

No Possessed? For shame!

First few Pestilence albums?