Their debut album Effigy of the Forgotten remains a quintessential death metal album to this day. Suffocation is another member of the first wave of American death metal bands (although they’re not originally from Florida) to end up having a significant influence on the genre. The Montreal death metal scene is one of the biggest in North America, and you can’t talk about the Montreal death metal scene without talking about Cryptopsy.Ĭryptopsy was one of the death metal bands to emerge from Montreal during the birth of the scene, and their second album None So Vile remains a death metal classic to this day. SYL’s debut album was a strange hybrid of thrash, death, and industrial metal, but later releases adopted a more straightforward (but no less heavy) death metal sound. However, from the ’90s until the late 2000s, he was known as the frontman of Strapping Young Lad. These days, Devin Townsend is known for his solo material. The band itself is known for its staunch support of animal rights, with their lyrics often exploring situations where humans are placed in undesirable situations that animals often find themselves in.īest Known Track: True Hallucination SpeakĬynic is more of a progressive metal band these days, but their earlier material, particularly that from their debut album Focus, is one of the first and arguably greatest examples of technical death metal ever to exist. Cattle Decapitationīest Known Track: Forced Gender ReassignmentĪnother band that is perhaps best known for the controversy they’ve generated, Cattle Decapitation has at many points faced criticism for their albums’ graphic artwork. Their lyrics are reflective of these genre influences as well, and generally deal with the themes of modern-day society, power structures, and the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Misery Index has a unique take on the death metal sound, with strong influences from other genres like crust punk and grindcore. Their 2005 album From Mars to Sirius arguably remains as one of the heaviest metal albums ever released. Gojira is definitely a name you should’nt overlook when talking about death metal, specifically technical death metal. With John Tardy’s distinctive death growls and the groove-based riffs the band typically uses, it’s easy to tell when an Obituary song is playing. ObituaryĪnother one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre, Obituary was another group that came out of Florida in the early ’80s and started making waves in the scene soon after. Their artwork and song titles have been the subject of international controversy over the years, to the point where they’ve been banned from performing in several countries at one point or another. If you’re looking for a band that exemplifies the oft-controversial nature of death metal, look no further than Cannibal Corpse. Possessed was one of the first bands to bridge the gap between thrash metal and death metal, and their debut album Seven Churches is regarded by many as the first true death metal album. Possessed is only second to Death when it comes to bands that have had the most influence on the genre of death metal. You might say it’s a bit of a cop-out to put Death in the #1 spot on this list, but really, what band has had more influence on the genre of death metal as a whole?Īside from pioneering the classic death metal sound, Death’s later albums laid the groundwork for other death metal subgenres, like technical death metal and progressive death metal. Let’s downtune (err, dive in): The 50+ Best Death Metal Bands Of All Time 1. In this article, our team of writers-slash-death-metal-fans have put together their picks for the 50+ best death metal bands of all time, along with an insight into what makes each band so great. Whether you’re a new death metal fan or a veteran of the genre, we’re sure you’ll agree the genre’s seen huge development over the last few decades, thanks to some super forward-thinking bands. Since its genesis in the mid-80s, the death metal genre has served as one of the most extreme and disruptive genres to come out of the music world.
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