Death Metal In 09 So Far
A sort of overview of all the death metal this year so far. Tell me if I?m leaving anything out. |
| 1 | | Top 10
albums so far
followed by some other good albums followed by some average albums followed by some bad albums |
| 2 |  | Ulcerate
Everything is Fire
Probably going to be album of the year for me; nothing I say about the album can do it any justice at all. It?s a very dense listen though, and for most, will probably take some time to grow. Totally worth it though because the album is easily one of the best death metal albums I?ve ever heard. The drumming is especially awe-inspiring. Really atmospheric. |
| 3 |  | Despondency
Revelation IV (Rise of the Nemesis)
Slammy-technical brutal death metal with some really great riffing. I see them as a less-insane Defeated Sanity. Really enjoyable if you?re into brutal stuff. |
| 4 |  | Fleshgod Apocalypse
Oracles
The more popular choice for the most significant death metal album this year so far (and most accessible). Pretty one-dimensional considering its ambitious nature, not necessarily detriment to the music though as its still highly enjoyable. The classical influences are a bit forced (especially the interludes), and the production kinda bothers me but it was pretty mind-blowing in some spots, too bad the album wore off pretty fast. Wonderful vocals too. |
| 5 |  | Revolting
Dreadful Pleasures
Great Swedish old school death metal in vein of Dismember or the like, some great riffs scattered throughout and just overall really fun. |
| 6 |  | Abysmal Torment
Omnicide
Brutal death metal with cleaned up production this time around, some great, fun riffing, slightly annoying vocals (pig squealy at times), the drum sound is a bit off too |
| 7 |  | Psoriasis
Lethal Treatment
All over the map in terms of influence, the strongest being the jazziness that the French death metal scene has been known for lately. Really varied stuff all while retaining a constant sound, impressive feat to me. Fans of Gorod might be pleased with these guys. |
| 8 |  | Horrific
Your Worst Nightmare
A fun one-man heavy metal/death metal hybrid from the legendary Razorback records. |
| 9 |  | Funebrarum
The Sleep of Morbid Dreams
Long awaited follow-up to their more than well-received debut delivers. |
| 10 |  | Bloodsoaked
Sadistic Deeds...Grotesque Memories
One-man band who plays very straightforward old school death metal with a bit of a brutal death metal touch. |
| 11 |  | Cannibal Corpse
Evisceration Plague
The drumming and vocals are still pretty much the same as every other album they?ve released (the corpsegrinder albums for the vocals obviously) but the guitars tend to flirt a bit more with technicality (which they?ve been experimenting with more obviously their past few albums) and the solos have a more modern feel to them (Necrophagist soloing craze). All-in-all the riffing didn?t impress me as much as it does on some of their other albums but it?s still solid. |
| 12 |  | Tribulation
The Horror
Pretty good Swedish old school death/thrash with fairly abundant (and ftmp well done) soloing. |
| 13 |  | General Surgery
Corpus in Extremis: Analysing Necrocriticism
Really solid goregrind in vein of early Carcass. |
| 14 |  | Egemony
Baptism of the Unborn
Fairly solid Italian brutal death metal but a bit unsatisfying. |
| 15 |  | Fondlecorpse
Creaturegore
Long-awaited debut full-length is really great at times but suffers a bit from inconsistency. |
| 16 |  | Led Astray
In Ways Unforeseen
Well executed but really unmemorable (slightly) technical death metal, some pretty good riff ideas throughout |
| 17 |  | Female Nose Breaker
A Crash Course in Brute Romance
Brutal/slamming death metal EP that?s pretty decent but has really annoying sampling. |
| 18 |  | Beheading Machine
Stillbirth Civilisation
Decapitated meets Beneath the Massacre, EP |
| 19 |  | Mental Demise
Final Step to Future Madness
Decent brutal death/grind |
| 20 |  | Dominance
Echoes of Human Decay
Solid Italian technical death that kinda just drags on and on. |
| 21 |  | Trepalium
XIII
Really groovy/jazzy French death metal, similar to countrymates Gorod in their style but not so much their execution. I think I hear a bit of Meshuggah influence as well. |
| 22 |  | Centaurus-A
Side Effects Expected
A pretty great technical death metal outfit that came out of no where, promising band, should probably change their name though. |
| 23 |  | Cattle Decapitation
The Harvest Floor
Impressive album considering I wasn?t very impressed by what else I?d heard from them, fairly chaotic stuff. |
| 24 |  | Criminal
White Hell
Solid death/thrash but nothing more. |
| 25 |  | Cerebral Incubation
Asphyxiating on Excrement
Pretty good slam, very short in length though when taking all the sampling out of consideration. |
| 26 |  | Pestilence
Resurrection Macabre
Re album was less-than satisfying. |
| 27 |  | Obscura
Cosmogenesis
Pretty fun listen, but its all been done before (which normally isn?t a problem for me, but in this case it is?) |
| 28 |  | Vomepotro
Liturgy of Dissection
Solid brutal death metal similar to Guttural Secrete |
| 29 |  | Napalm Death
Time Waits For No Slave
Good, I wasn?t too impressed however |
| 30 |  | Heinous Killings/Necrotic Disgorgement
Split CD
Great 4 song brutal death metal split. Only 1 ND song though (the better of the two bands) |
| 31 |  | Unanimated
In the Light of Darkness
First album in 14 years, good Swedish melodeath, too melodic for me at times though |
| 32 |  | Infinite Defilement
Disgorging Humanity
Solid one-man slamming brutal death metal from Australia. Dexter fans will recognize two samples from the show featured on the album. |
| 33 |  | Tools of Torture
Faith - Purification - Execution
More solid brutal death |
| 34 | | Stuff that isn't terrible
but isn't that good |
| 35 |  | Heaps of Dead
Deceased Dismembered and Left to Decay |
| 36 |  | Torture Killer
Sewers |
| 37 |  | Cropment
Dead Soil |
| 38 |  | Konkhra
Nothing is Sacred |
| 39 |  | Nebukadnezar
Dawn Pervades the Twilight |
| 40 |  | Seance
Awakening of the Gods |
| 41 |  | Success Will Write Apocalypse Across...
The Grand Partition & the Abrogation of Idolatry |
| 42 |  | Tardy Brothers
Bloodline |
| 43 | | Waco Jesus
Sex Drugs & Death Metal |
| 44 |  | Woe of Tyrants
Kingdom of Might |
| 45 |  | Thanatos
Justified Genocide |
| 46 |  | Blastomycosis
The Putrid Smell Within |
| 47 |  | Wretched
The Exodus of Autonomy |
| 48 |  | Autopsy
Horrific Obsession |
| 49 |  | Havok
Being and Nothingness |
| 50 |  | Mechanism
Inspired Horrific |
| 51 |  | Ignominious Incarceration
Of Winter Born |
| 52 | | Empty Grace
Subterranean Soul's March |
| 53 |  | Axis Powers
Marching Towards Destruction |
| 54 |  | Trigger the Bloodshed
The Great Depression |
| 55 |  | Gory Blister
Graveyard of Angels |
| 56 |  | Denial
Catacombs of the Grotesque |
| 57 |  | God Dethroned
Passiondale |
| 58 |  | Paganizer
Scandinavian Warmachine |
| 59 |  | Ribspreader
Opus Ribcage |
| 60 | | AVOID
at all costs |
| 61 |  | Malebolgia
Requiem For the Inexorable |
| 62 |  | Inevitable End
The Severed Inception |
| 63 |  | Daggerspawn
Suffering Upon the Throne of Depravity |
| 64 |  | The Burning
Rewakening |
| 65 |  | Coram Lethe
...A Splendid Chaos |
| 66 |  | Viraemia
Viraemia
though if you enjoy ridiculous over the top wank, you will most likely find enjoyment with this |
| 67 |  | Hiroshima Will Burn
To The Weight of All Things |
| 68 |  | Krig
Target: Human, Mission: Destroy |
| 69 |  | Disfiguring the Goddess
Disfiguring the Goddess
lol |
| 70 | | Lots of great stuff
on the way |
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