Top 3 Death Metal Albums

1. Saving Grace - The King Is Coming
2. Mortification - Scrolls Of The Megilloth
3. Vengeance Rising - Released Upon The Earth

I'm not a huge DM guy but these three albums are awesome.

Glad you're finally liking Released

Right now I'd say mine, all from Morty, are

3. EnVision Evangelene/Erasing the Goblin/Post-Momentary Affliction (have to relisten to choose)
2. Mortification
1. Scrolls of the Megilloth

1. Post Momentary Affliction
2. Scrolls Of The Megilloth
3. Mortification

1. Wintersun - s/t
2. Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
3. Wintersun - Time

Sacrificium- Oblivion
Pantokrator- Marching out of Babylon
Morty- Scrolls
Saving Grace is core and BtA is miles better.

1. Morty: PMA
2. Morty: Scrolls
3. Sacrificium: Oblivion

Black Rider wrote:Sacrificium- Oblivion
Pantokrator- Marching out of Babylon
Morty- Scrolls
Saving Grace is core and BtA is miles better.

We have together canonized two of those.

Mort's PMA is not purely death metal so I'm not including that album. It's a great and consistent hybrid of metal.


SOooo


Mort: Scrolls

Crimson Thorn: Unearthed

Living Sacrifice: Non Existent

There are a lot of great ones to choose from:

Mort - Scrolls
Living Sacrifice - Non Existent
GROMS - Ascension

Honorable mentions:

Discarnated - Deus Misereatur (This would have been in top 3 if production was better)
Ethereal Scourge - Judgement & Restoration (I find myself listening to the top 3 more, but this album is outstanding)
Extol - Undeceived (another fantastic album that was hard to leave out)
Metanoia - In Darkness or In Light (Played this to death when it came out)
Crimson Thorn - Unearthed (Another one that got a lot of play time)
Embodyment - Embrace the Eternal (This is another amazing album, too bad they changed styles after this)
Paramaecium - Exhumed of the Earth (Would be in my top 3 of all time, but not a purely death metal album)

Mortification - Scrolls Of The Megilloth
GROMS - Ascension
Living Sacrifice - Inhabit

Black Rider wrote:Sacrificium- Oblivion
Pantokrator- Marching out of Babylon
Morty- Scrolls
Saving Grace is core and BtA is miles better.

Imo, SG has some core influence but not enough to be full core.

StevenCressler wrote:Glad you're finally liking Released

Right now I'd say mine, all from Morty, are

3. EnVision Evangelene/Erasing the Goblin/Post-Momentary Affliction (have to relisten to choose)
2. Mortification
1. Scrolls of the Megilloth

I've never fully hated it, it's just nothing compared to the first two VR albums. It also doesn't sound like VR. It's similar to Risk from Megadeth. It's good for the genre it is, but it doesn't compare to the bands other albums/doesn't sound like the band.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:Glad you're finally liking Released

Right now I'd say mine, all from Morty, are

3. EnVision Evangelene/Erasing the Goblin/Post-Momentary Affliction (have to relisten to choose)
2. Mortification
1. Scrolls of the Megilloth

I've never fully hated it, it's just nothing compared to the first two VR albums. It also doesn't sound like VR. It's similar to Risk from Megadeth. It's good for the genre it is, but it doesn't compare to the bands other albums/doesn't sound like the band.

For a while you put it at #100 in your VR rankings...

Groms! had forgotten about that band! They were on Steve Rowe's label weren't they... and that other melodic death metal type band..Shalliach (insert weird name I forgot and can't spell)

Ethereal Scourge came out about the same time as those bands if I remember correctly, all Aussie bands (lest I as I remember it...)

StevenCressler wrote:

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:Glad you're finally liking Released

Right now I'd say mine, all from Morty, are

3. EnVision Evangelene/Erasing the Goblin/Post-Momentary Affliction (have to relisten to choose)
2. Mortification
1. Scrolls of the Megilloth

I've never fully hated it, it's just nothing compared to the first two VR albums. It also doesn't sound like VR. It's similar to Risk from Megadeth. It's good for the genre it is, but it doesn't compare to the bands other albums/doesn't sound like the band.

For a while you put it at #100 in your VR rankings...

When compared to the first two VR albums.

Dustofyears wrote:Groms! had forgotten about that band! They were on Steve Rowe's label weren't they... and that other melodic death metal type band..Shalliach (insert weird name I forgot and can't spell)

Ethereal Scourge came out about the same time as those bands if I remember correctly, all Aussie bands (lest I as I remember it...)

Ethereal Scourge is from Australia.

Both GROMS and Schaliach are from Norway. Both bands were featured on the Northern Lights / Norwegian Metal Compilation that Steve's label Rowe Productions put out along with Extol and Antestor. I believe Steve was on the verge of signing Extol to Rowe Production just before he got ill and it never eventuated. It probably would have given his label a huge boost. I don't think any of the Norwegian bands ended up officially signing to Rowe Productions.

1. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
2. Impending Doom - Baptized in Filth
3. Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction



Honorable mention: 

4. InExordium - s/t  (featuring, Jayson Sherlock)
5. Martyrs Shrine - s/t  (featuring, Michael Carlisle)

Living Sacrifice-Nonexistent
Mortification-Post Momentary Affliction
Schaliach-Sonrise

Ethereal Scourge is neck and neck for 3rd place with Schaliach.

Becoming the Archetype, Extol, Deuteronomium, Pantokrator, Immortal Souls, and GROMS would round out my top 10.

I admit I haven't listened to much death metal the last 20 years, so I'm sure I've missed some stuff.  I didn't know Saving Grace was more death metal but it sounds good just listening to it tonight.  I thought it was a hardcore or metalcore band.

I still count VR-Released Upon the Earth and Mortification-s/t as thrash, although yeah they have death vocals.  So they're a hybrid.  They would both be in my top 5 too if I counted them.

yaark wrote:

Dustofyears wrote:Groms! had forgotten about that band! They were on Steve Rowe's label weren't they... and that other melodic death metal type band..Shalliach (insert weird name I forgot and can't spell)

Ethereal Scourge came out about the same time as those bands if I remember correctly, all Aussie bands (lest I as I remember it...)

Ethereal Scourge is from Australia.

Both GROMS and Schaliach are from Norway. Both bands were featured on the Northern Lights / Norwegian Metal Compilation that Steve's label Rowe Productions put out along with Extol and Antestor. I believe Steve was on the verge of signing Extol to Rowe Production just before he got ill and it never eventuated. It probably would have given his label a huge boost. I don't think any of the Norwegian bands ended up officially signing to Rowe Productions.

That's it, that's the one. Cheers.

Completely unqualified opinion on the genre:

1. Extol - Undeceived
2. Paramecium - Exhumed of the Earth
3. Immortal Souls - Under the Northern Sky

Worthy mention: Extol - Mesmerized/Paralysis E.P.s, Underoath - Cries of the Past

Never got into Mort and I've seen 'em live too. Still, didn't perk my interest, but I know their big "hits."

Following these guidelines: Christian, musical foundation in regular Death Metal, one album per band.

Here are fifteen:

1. Crimson Thorn - Unearthed
2. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
3. Opprobrium - Beyond the Unknown
4. Lament - Tears of a Leper
5. Sacrificium - Cold Black Piece of Flesh
6. Sympathy - Arcane Path
7. Implement - Bleeding Alone
8. Feast Eternal - Prisons of Flesh
9. Pantokrator - Marching Out of Babylon
10. Corpse - From the Grave
11. Deracination - Times of Atrocity
12. Necroblation - Ablation of Death
13. Living Sacrifice - Inhabit
14. Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution
15. Clemency - Spiritual Domination

Good call on Corpse. That’s a good record.

Son of Nun wrote:Following these guidelines: Christian, musical foundation in regular Death Metal, one album per band.

Here are fifteen:

1. Crimson Thorn - Unearthed
2. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
3. Opprobrium - Beyond the Unknown
4. Lament - Tears of a Leper
5. Sacrificium - Cold Black Piece of Flesh
6. Sympathy - Arcane Path
7. Implement - Bleeding Alone
8. Feast Eternal - Prisons of Flesh
9. Pantokrator - Marching Out of Babylon
10. Corpse - From the Grave
11. Deracination - Times of Atrocity
12. Necroblation - Ablation of Death
13. Living Sacrifice - Inhabit
14. Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution
15. Clemency - Spiritual Domination

Great pick

That Corpse album has grown on me the more I've come to appreciate slower Death Metal and Death/Doom.

I think there's a fair bit of stuff on that list that isn't mentioned much around here so hopefully it'll highlight some good albums for people to check out.

Son of Nun wrote:Following these guidelines: Christian, musical foundation in regular Death Metal, one album per band.

Here are fifteen:

1. Crimson Thorn - Unearthed
2. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
3. Opprobrium - Beyond the Unknown
4. Lament - Tears of a Leper
5. Sacrificium - Cold Black Piece of Flesh
6. Sympathy - Arcane Path
7. Implement - Bleeding Alone
8. Feast Eternal - Prisons of Flesh
9. Pantokrator - Marching Out of Babylon
10. Corpse - From the Grave
11. Deracination - Times of Atrocity
12. Necroblation - Ablation of Death
13. Living Sacrifice - Inhabit
14. Blood Thirsty - Sanguine River Absolution
15. Clemency - Spiritual Domination

Nice extensive list. I haven’t heard of half of them.