Track Of The Day - The Horde Edition
US death metal the way it was intended to be.
Seriously, how much do I love the crushingly heavy doom metal riffs in this technical death/thrash track from New Jersey, USA? Lots... the answer is lots.
Blasting Polish death metal.
You know which band to thank if you're up for the melodeath sound of At the Gates and the late 90s eras of Arch Enemy and Death:
For this 8-minute epic, you can hear elements of earlier At the Gates used in a way that would inspire Slaughter of the Soul, especially in the serene clean outro:
Another incredible 8-minute deathly progressive metal epic (would be more suited for The Infinite if the album was in that clan):
Time to death 'n' roll with that subgenre's creators:
From this synth-infused early tech-death album, a song of pure proto-melodeath B.C. (Before Carcass):
Strong growl-along early tech-death for extreme metalheads wondering what Atheist, Death, and early Cynic would sound like if more focused on riffing than experimentation:
Currently I'm taking on the first two Atheist albums, and their debut Piece of Time is probably THE first tech-death album, recorded two years before the other two 1990 tech-death albums. Still there are thrashy Slayer-like tendencies in highlights like this one:
A highlight from the establishing pinnacle of progressive technical death metal:
Death at their best tech-death without a doubt:
Old-school death metal from Los Angeles, USA.
One of the earliest death doom epics from Holland's Sempiternal Deathreign
A short & blasting Californian grindcore anthem.
One of the earliest death doom epics from Holland's Sempiternal Deathreign
Death metal speed sections and old-school-inspired doom metal rhythms UNITE!!!
Another early death-doom epic, for those who wish to hear a mix of Death's death metal, Cathedral's doom metal, and Celtic Frost's in-between pace:
Apparently, this deathgrind EP was considered one of the earliest deathcore releases. Umm... NO. There are a few slight deathcore elements, but that's not the subgenre I would call this release. Check out this Bathory cover and listen out for if they turned that song into deathcore. I'm sure not...
Melodic/blackened death metal from Mexico.
One of the greatest of all Florida death metal tracks in my opinion. What a vocalist! What a lead guitarist! What an atmosphere!
A classy instrumental progressive death metal excursion from this Canadian outfit that sees them touching on post-metal atmospherics & fully fledged progressive metal ala Cynic.
Dissonant death metal from New York.
A massive comeback for the kings of American progressive tech-death:
Florida death 'n' roll. This ridiculous Judas Priest cover version has proven to be a bit of a guilty pleasure.