What’s everybody’s favorite death metal band?

[JustinCorrigible]

Been a fan since Enemy Unbound (First intro to The Absence).

 

[ihave27frets]

Been a fan since Enemy Unbound (First intro to The Absence).

Thanks, dude

 

[BeZo]

Every time I see a list of bands as a response posted in this thread, I think, "Yeah, but which one is your favorite?"

 

[Floyd Eye]

Not really my wheelhouse, but I did live next door to some of the dudes from Morbid Angel and hung in the same social scene as them and Nasty Savage for a minute in Tampa sometime around '84.

 

[dave74]

The current Deicide crew is sounding simply amazing these days.

 

[watson503]

The current Deicide crew is sounding simply amazing these days.

Co-singed. Since they hired Taylor Nordberg, they have just been kicking ass again and I'm a huge die-hard Hoffman brothers'-era fan. When they went out and toured doing the entire Legion album, that was strong as fuck.

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Bolt Fucking Thrower! I was 14 years old when "Mercenary" came out. I remember going to the local Music shop to get the CD and when I played it I was floored! I am mainly into 80s and early 90s Thrash Death bands but no other band makes me bang my head as hard as BT
I mean listen to this...

 

[boltzthrower]

Suffocation
Gorguts
Morbid Angel
Nile

Some of y’all can’t differentiate death core/metal core from death metal.

 

[Jack Luminous]

Only old classics for me, nothing modern or current here, I'm a genX/boomer !

Death, Pestilence, Atheist, Cynic for technical Death-Metal
Morbid Angel, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Monstrosity, Six Feet Under for classic floridian sound
Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Cancer for brits
Arch Enemy, At The Gates, Carbonized, Dark Tranquility, Entombed, Dismember for swedes
Agressor, Massacra, Loudblast, Mercyless, Misanthrope, Scarve, Gojira for France (yeah!)

 

[BeZo]

Suffocation
Gorguts
Morbid Angel
Nile

Some of y’all can’t differentiate death core/metal core from death metal.

Just like some of y'all can't pick a favorite. Which is it? You listed four.

 

[Bad Brain]

I can't pick a favorite but Possessed deserves recognition here!

 

[Bad Brain]

Angelcorpse! Gene Palubicki, one of the hardest working mofos in Death Metal! Not sure if you've heard one of his newer bands, Hexorcist, but if you dig Angelcorpse you'll probably dig them. Evil Reaping Death is their full length but they did a split in 2023 with Morbid Messiah that is pretty sick, too.

Love Angelcorpse. Thx, will check out

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Not biased at all are you? Lol.

I wore that record out when it came out. A masterpiece. One of those records that doesn’t have a bad song/note on it.

 

[CrystalSky]

Is it me, or Decrepit Birth never gets mentioned? @DanTravis62 whatcha think?

Ofc Death is out of touch for me

 

[buller]

I've only gotten into death metal in the last year or two, but so far some of my favorites, roughly in order:

Suffocation
Ulcerate
Immolation
Death
Cryptopsy
Dismember
Bolt Thrower
Gorguts
Gatecreeper (just recently saw them live opening for Deafheaven, they definitely have more of a mainstream appeal that felt like a mashup of 90s Swedish melodeath and metalcore)

 

[DanTravis62]

Is it me, or Decrepit Birth never gets mentioned? @DanTravis62 whatcha think?

Ofc Death is out of touch for me

It's because they're californians and weren't part of a famous scene, I think

alex bent is a great drummer for sure

 

[Soundstorm]

 

[ihave27frets]

Not biased at all are you? Lol.

I wore that record out when it came out. A masterpiece. One of those records that doesn’t have a bad song/note on it.

Im not biased.. I hate all their new records!

Thanks dude

 

[Beyond Black]

Decapitated
Morbid Angel
Suffocation
Malevolent Creation

Always dug this tune:

That album kills hard.

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

Stainless steel. Kills amazing!