![]() ![]() The first three words on the first song, “ Infernal Death,” are “die,” “die,” and “die.” What makes Death stand out is the lack of pretense: the songs are modest in length, the main riffs display punk-like simplicity, and guitar solos, while well-executed, are brief. Every second of Death’s 1987 debut Scream Bloody Gore is designed to make arm hair stand on end when listening on record, and make all limbs flail in angst-driven moshing when listening live. This band was not going to ride the new wave of death metal Death was going to legitimize it. The late Chuck Schuldiner didn’t leave any room for misinterpretation when he formed Death in the mid-’80s. ![]() But the 10 essential death metal albums we chose most certainly rule. Since we limited it to 10, we had to leave out a lot of favorites (Asphyx, The Crown and Cynic, just to name a few). But this weekend marks the annual Maryland Deathfest, which isn’t entirely death metal in nature, yet still puts an emphasis on the super heavy and, if you will, “br00tal.” In the spirit of getting ghoulish and vile, we put together a list of our favorite death metal albums. Some years have passed since death metal was in its prime, though it’s as brutal and ugly as ever, even if many of the pioneers have either moved on or changed course. ![]()
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