.1: The Master/Paul Speckmann Chapter
Sure, Paul Speckmann is constantly teasing me with all his merch pics on Facebook, but this guy has been present in great Death bands and produced some amazing albums. Yes, maybe most of his albums follow the same rules, maybe you can merge them all into one big playlist and not be able to guess which is which, but... what's the problem with that? That means more old-school, excellent Death.
1. Master - The Human Machine
2. Master - The New Elite
3. Master - The Witchhunt
4. Johansson & Sleckmann - Edge Of The Abyss
5. Cadaveric Poison - Cadaveric Poison
.2: The Immolation Chapter
Man, was I dumb for not checking Immolation's albums earlier. They have really grown on me in the last month, and the more albums of theirs I listened to, the more I knew I had to dedicate a chunk of this post to them.
6. Immolation - Here In After
7. Immolation - Close to a World Below
8. Immolation - Unholy Cult
9. Immolation - Majesty And Decay
.3: The Nile Chapter
Nile have been throwing the brutalest of the brutal death metal around for a lot of time, and I just started listening to them. To be honest, the first time I pressed play on "Black Seeds Of Vengeance", I felt it was a bit too crushing even for me.
10. Nile - Black Seeds Of Vengeance
11. Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
12. Nile - What Should Not Be Unearthed
.4: The Random Chapter
13. Vader - The Empire
Vader are still one of my favourite Death metal bands, and luckily for me, there's a lot of material to choose from. They combine Thrash and Death without a problem and their newest album comes with some Star Wars easter eggs, a first time for them.
Vader - The Empire
14. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
Pestilence's Consuming Impulse is quite an acquaintance of mine, since I've seen it so often on top of "Best Death Metal Albums" lists (I gotta get new music from SOMEWHERE!). Having finally listened to it, I think it ight be a bit overrated, but not by much, My feelings towards it are similar to the ones towards Left Hand Path.
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
15. Obituary - Ten Thousand Ways To Die
I've posted some of Obituary's albums, so they are scattered among the site. What you should understand from this is that Obituary aren't first timers in my playlist or on Metal Hut. Their latest record combines most of their best songs (played live) and 2 new ones, making it very enjoyable for both new and old fans.
Obituary - Ten Thousand Ways To Die
16. Sothoth - Rise To Conquer
Sothoth's record is one I can't really cathegorise into the subgenres of Death. I'm not sure if it's Technical, Brutal or Old-School, but I'm sure it's very good. It hasn't hit as close to home as other albums on this list though.
Sothoth - Rise To Conquer
17. Gorguts - The Erosion Of Sanity
Gorguts must be one of the most criminally underrated TechDeath bands in metal history. I came across this album by accident, but unlike my birth, it was a happy one. I still consider Pleiades' Dust to be the superior album, but this one is amazing too.
Gorguts - The Erosion Of Sanity
18. Avulsed - Ritual Zombi
If you're from Spain, you probably know Avulsed. If you're not, let me fill you in. Probably the oldest Death band in Spain, they have a lot of albums, but the only one I have is this one. Still, it's very good, so it's here.
Avulsed - Ritual Zombi
19. Nekrogoblikon - Heavy Meta
Nekrogobikon is a very strange band. They remind me of Dirty Shirt (HERE, boys and girls) if they abandoned Nu Metal and started blasting MeloDeath. Their music is fun and very enjoyable, but words aren't of much use when trying to describe it... you'll have to trust me on this one.
Nekrogoblikon - Heavy Meta
.5: The Dark Descent Albums Chapter
For those not into this, Dark Descent Records (HERE and HERE) is a new label I found, and it has made me listen to 4 of the best Death albums I've heard in a while. To thank them for this, I dedicated one of the chapters to them.
20. Ruinous - Graves of Ceaseless Death
21. Blood Incarnation - Starspawn
22. Ghoulgotha - The Deathmass Cloak
23. Ghoulgotha - To Starve The Cross
.6: The Thrash Chapter
24. Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake
It's been around a month since Testament's new record hit my ears, and I've had time to let it sink in. In the end, the songs are very good, Chuck Billy's vocals still make any Thrash fan to blow a load in his pants, but I consider 2016's Thrash masterpieces like Decision Day or Dystopia to be a bit more memorable.
Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake
25. Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
I feel a bit sorry for Metallica fans that have waited for Hardwired for 8 years... shit, that's almost half my age. I think Hardired is very good at best and okay at worst, since I like most of the songs (except Halo Of Fire or ManUNkind). Also, I find the Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Mayhem references to be a very cool thing for a band as big as fuckin' Metallica to do.
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
And that cocludes this post. I'm sorry it came a bit late and that my writing maybe hasn't been as sharp as ever, but I'm approaching the end of a tiresome week and all I want is some good sleep. Hope these albums make what's left of November better for you.
