Ranked: 1989 in Death Metal
I was wanting to do one more run through of the Top Ten before posting this, but also I kinda want to just publish it now. Gonna be about 61 albums in total. Amongst the previous three lists I've already accumulated 233 releases between them, and we haven't even hit 1990 yet. For this list I heard 77 different releases. |
| 1 |  | Obituary
Slowly We Rot
The album I would most define as classic against the others on this list. |
| 2 |  | Morbid Angel
Altars of Madness |
| 3 |  | Carcass
The Peel Sessions |
| 4 |  | Napalm Death
Mentally Murdered
Wat. |
| 5 |  | Carcass
Symphonies of Sickness |
| 6 |  | Pestilence
Consuming Impulse |
| 7 |  | Autopsy
Severed Survival
I'll admit I had this lower, but won't admit the initial placing. |
| 8 |  | Immolation
Immolation (2)
Originally I was going to have this at 7 and Autopsy lower, but it is only 3 songs and I didn't want to snuff Severed Survival like that.
https://youtu.be/xqJn3wSMNPU |
| 9 |  | Mortem (NOR)
Slow Death
once Mutilated Corpse fully kicks in, you're guaranteed to go "Woah".
https://youtu.be/hA9L3BxYwic |
| 10 |  | Xysma
Swarming of the Maggots
What the actual fuck? Balls out heavy as all hell bass heavy powergrind, with a stupid low low-end that could put you on your knees. Violent, grimey, squealy, and dirty, with precision. Feels like you just took a mud bath. Pulverizing is the descript here. Apparently they seemed to have abandoned this pummelling sound for a smorgasbord of other ingredients by the time of their debut but I have not heard that yet.
https://youtu.be/YN-O11Ygq08 |
| 11 |  | Atheist
Piece of Time |
| 12 |  | Bolt Thrower
Realm of Chaos |
| 13 |  | Invocator
Alterations
A little under three minutes on "Occurence Concealed" and it's like dyuude, the ultimate breakdown in tempo that has been mirrored by metal ever since, because it's amazing. |
| 14 |  | Nihilist
Only Shreds Remain |
| 15 |  | Morgoth
Resurrection Absurd |
| 16 |  | Carnage
Infestation of Evil |
| 17 |  | Carnage
The Day Man Lost |
| 18 |  | Carbonized
Au-To-Dafe
one of my favorite Death metal band names and I'm finding that this is extremely overlooked. It's slightly muddy but nowhere near unlistenable. Songs have structure that naturally flow into a groove. Easy 4. Let's gooo.
https://youtu.be/KaA0HfLMFdE |
| 19 |  | Funebre
Cranial Torment
Slaps |
| 20 |  | MX
Mental Slavery
Should I include these next two? |
| 21 |  | Kreator
Extreme Aggression
Should I include these next two? [2] |
| 22 |  | Terrorizer
World Downfall |
| 23 |  | Nihilist
Drowned |
| 24 |  | Sepultura
Beneath the Remains |
| 25 |  | Epidemic (Metal)
The Truth of What Will Be |
| 26 |  | Grave
Sexual Mutilation
This band's demos go hard. They're all top. |
| 27 |  | Protector
Urm the Mad
Much better than Golem, but their '86 demo is my favorite up to this point. Followed by Misanthropy. |
| 28 |  | Dismember
Last Blasphemies |
| 29 |  | Exmortis
Immortality's End |
| 30 |  | Energetic Krusher
Path to Oblivion
On the thrashier side of things. |
| 31 |  | Entombed
But Life Goes On |
| 32 |  | Tormentor
Anno Domini
Yeah it's a little more black metally |
| 33 |  | Merciless
Realm of the Dark |
| 34 |  | Carnage (USA-IL)
Killing Spree |
| 35 |  | Blasphemy
Blood Upon the Altar |
| 36 |  | Sempiternal Deathreign
The Spooky Gloom |
| 37 |  | Defecation
Purity Dilution
I got a rant about this one and metal-archives lol.
But in short, this is good and definitely should exist lol. Whether it has members of Napalm Death or not. |
| 38 |  | Grave
Anatomia Corporis Humani |
| 39 |  | Sarcofago
Rotting |
| 40 |  | Vader
Necrolust |
| 41 |  | Blood
Impulse to Destroy |
| 42 |  | Repulsion
Horrified |
| 43 |  | Sadus
The Wake Of Severity |
| 44 |  | Asphyx
Crush The Cenotaph (demo) |
| 45 |  | Demolition Hammer
Necrology (Demo) |
| 46 |  | Necrodeath
Fragments of Insanity |
| 47 |  | Treblinka
The Sign of the Pentagram |
| 48 |  | Loudblast
Sensorial Treatment |
| 49 |  | Thormenthor
Self Immolation |
| 50 |  | Treblinka
Severe Abominations |
| 51 |  | Sadistic Intent
Conflict Within
Pretty thrash-tastic but it didn't really hook me you know? It does go hard, but not in my kinda way.
3.5 |
| 52 |  | Dark Tranquillity
Enfeebled Earth
(otherwise known as Septic Broiler, pre-DT) |
| 53 |  | Apparition (USA-NY)
Human Fear |
| 54 |  | Asphyx
Mutilating Process |
| 55 |  | Necro Schizma
Erupted Evil |
| 56 |  | Darkthrone
Cromlech |
| 57 |  | Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse |
| 58 |  | Hellwitch
Rehearsal Demo
(can't find)
And there's another band called Mid-Evil that I can't find here or on YouTube. The one from CAN. |
| 59 |  | Mercyless
Visions from the Past
Added to site after |
| 60 |  | Gibbed
Demo '89
Added to site after |
| 61 |  | Acrostichon
Epilogue
Added to site after |
| 62 |  | Bluuurgh
Vegetables of Doom
Added to site after |
| 63 |  | Malignant (NLD)
Demoniac Ceremony
Possibly black metal. Added to site after. |
| 64 |  | Abhorrence (POL)
Excremental Excrescence on the Vocal Cords
Don't know. |
| 65 |  | Paineater
Demo 1989
Added to site after. |
| 66 |  | Mid-Evil
Underground
I'm def going to be exploring this band's short discography of EP's I added here. Unconscious Predator piqued my intrigue into what else they have left.
Added to site after. |
| 67 |  | Dr. Shrinker
Wedding the Grotesque |
| 68 |  | Accidental Suicide
Sadistic Intentions
Had this on my 1990 list because that's what it says on the cover, but metal-archives has it in '89 and I'm all out of room on my 1990 list anyway. Artwork is cool even though it's simple but I'm a sucker for red, so it's too bad it's messed here.
3.5 |
| 69 |  | Baphomet (NY)
Morbid Realities
Metal-archives says '89. I think this is a 3. |
| 70 |  | Expulsion (SWE)
Cerebral Cessation |
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