Huh, I was almost certain it was either a Cannibal Corpse or a Obituary album that was the best selling one...

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yeah idk where he got that but the best selling death metal album of the soundscan era is covenant.

I also wouldn't have guessed Morbid Angel but that seems more reasonable than Deicide at least

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covenant is the only death metal album released by a major label (giant records). it had tons of money and marketing behind it and was very nearly “mainstream” in 1993.

Interesting. I thought CC were the ones that got the biggest marketing at the time. But maybe they got more popular later

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Makes sense that this is would be the biggest selling DM album since it sounds like Reign in Blood 2. It's the early 90s, you're into Slayer, Evil Dead 2 is your favorite movie, grunge hasn't hit. Then consider Deicide had Roadrunner's muscle back during first wave death metal's peak. Even Glen Benton's vocals sound like Tom Araya on Hell Awaits with the vocal effects.

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It might also be a factor that despite how spooky and edgy Deicide are, the edgiest they got back then was having a pro-suicide song. Cannibal Corpse's album covers had people being eviscerated and had song titles like Necropedophile which probably turned people's stomach more than cartoon devils and zombies. While I'm yapping, Glen Benton was more of a shock rock frontman type which probably gets more publicity than being able to downpick fast.

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it probably just comes down to god of emptiness being on beavis and butthead lol

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which would have been like a year or so before cannibal was in ace ventura



wonder what the UK numbers are. carcass were in an episode of red dwarf and john peel was playing shit like that and napalm on the radio

DRI was on an episode of Seinfeld kinda

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the wikipedia page says:



"Deicide is considered a classic in the death metal genre, and is sometimes considered to be the best-selling death metal album of all time.[8][18] Nielsen SoundScan lists it second to Morbid Angel's Covenant up until 2003; however, Deicide was released before SoundScan went into effect, so the SoundScan figure lacks pre-Soundscan sales."



so i guess it could be this one. i would have thought an obituary or six feet under record would be above it but glenn and steve just knew how to sell a record i guess.

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anyone remember when shub-niggurath was on an episode of wings?

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alright i made that up