Thanks to a school friend's brother, he introduced me to At The Gates.
@nisinduperera71303 жыл бұрын
@ exactly the same here although it was 2019 Opeth came right after that for me
@danmarshall58953 жыл бұрын
I'm old. Seven Churches. Though Slayer were kind of the gateway band that prepared me for it.
@thewarrior67843 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine exposed it to me over and over again. Over time, I became hooked. Death metal is the best music of all time!
@xibataxit3 жыл бұрын
I'm cool with these videos running 30min.
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
I wish!
@deathmattkiller3 жыл бұрын
We can dream!
@Namrhof3 жыл бұрын
@@MetalComedy One day hopefully!
@bubbadagger3 жыл бұрын
U spelled 2 hours wrong
@mdenryu93833 жыл бұрын
Vouch
@emlypearl3 жыл бұрын
My aunts taught me Morbid Angel lyrics when I was 8 My aunt gave me a Cannibal Corpse album at 14 Me and my aunts getting drunk at multiple metal shows at 18 Thank you for the best years and music🤘🏼
@themarkoftheslayer16113 жыл бұрын
How lovely of them 🥰
@UbdU3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an awesome aunt!
@jamespwoods43243 жыл бұрын
Haha my mum bought me the original unbanned versions of Eaten Back To Life and Butchered At Birth when I was a kid too 😀 always supported my metal loving my whole life and still does now at 38 all these years later.
@atheist-sw1wz3 жыл бұрын
What about deathcore
@johnigland55773 жыл бұрын
I never had that cool aunts!
@gallinakolina3 жыл бұрын
Opeth. A lot of people who didnt like growls, lernt to love them with Opeth, the loved the soft side, then slowly began to get into growls with the songs that combined clean and harsh vocals, then loved the growls and finally began listening to other Death metal bands.
@saltpeter74292 жыл бұрын
That is EXACTLY what happened to me. I read a Guitarworld aRticle about how Opeth were angering old fans because they left Death Metal. I thought that was cool because I didnt like Death metal, so I figured I'd check em out. Well, it backfired. I ended up an Opeth fan indeed, but of the older death Metal style that they had left behind. While at first I tolerated the growls, I later found myself wanting them. On to Carcass, Death, Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation. Thanks Opeth!
@nonesoherpetological8974 Жыл бұрын
Opeth did it for me.
@pop3rman Жыл бұрын
I listened to a lot of metal but disliked growls until i listened to Opeth's Still Life for the first time. Then it all changed, i somehow "got it", and a huge spectrum of bands opened up for me to explore. Fuck yeah!
@livingaftermidnight Жыл бұрын
Yup. Same here. +1
@nicholasbryant8268Ай бұрын
So you're saying if I try Opeth, I could be a little more into death metal??? Cuz I had on and off thought bout trying Suffocation. But y'know, those growls are hard to get used to let alone understand.
@davidbentley63993 жыл бұрын
In all fairness, Jim Carrey was the driving force to get Cannibal Corpse on the movie. They were already scheduled for a European tour and Jim Carey changing the schedule just so Cannibal Corpse could get into the movie. So, although I'm sure they got some good money for it, Jim was the one who pushed to get them into it.
@TheBrutaltodd3 жыл бұрын
truth
@AndrewJShirley3 жыл бұрын
Apparently, he asked the band to come and hang at some point during filming on set and when they went to his truck, Morbid Angel, Cannibal and I think Napalm cds where about.
@ExtremelyOnlineGuy3 жыл бұрын
Never would’ve imagined him as a CC man
@FeartheKlown3 жыл бұрын
"So which song are you going to play during soundcheck? Hammer Smashed Face or Rancid Amputation?"
@Maykholiv2 жыл бұрын
Actually this is not factual, Ace Ventura gave the band some exposure but not remotely an influential occurrence in Death Metals lifespan. That's just glorified legends, Jim himself has mentioned not ever been really into DM, but rather found DM to be as outrageous as his character in the movie, which made it a perfect fit for CC.
@nikhilmaudhoo98823 жыл бұрын
RIP LG Petrov, you will never be forgotten
@099_fahrezirafid83 жыл бұрын
R.I.P
@UbdU3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I didn't even know about it until I watched this video. Total bummer..
@zampano82173 жыл бұрын
Having never listened to metal at all, 12 year old me bought Bolt Thrower’s Realm of Chaos because I was into Warhammer. Blew my mind and I never looked back.
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
The Warhammer Bolt Thrower crossover has definitely exposed a lot of us to Death Metal.
@G0atR1d3r3 жыл бұрын
Thats succesfull eduction, great kid! \m/
@MellonVegan3 жыл бұрын
I got into Nile as a teenager simply because I like Ancient Egypt n stuff. Not the worst route to take.
@chrisoberg68883 жыл бұрын
FOR THE EMPEROR
@derrickbonsell3 жыл бұрын
My first Bolt Thrower album was Mercenary.
@m_js57093 жыл бұрын
My best tip when introducing people to death metal is to say "don't concentrate on the vocals at first. Search for the instruments, they are the main course". Most people are used to vocals being the primary item in traditional pop music or hip hop & so never stop to notice riffs or drum patterns. Melodic or groove based death helps because it makes the instrumentality that much more apparent as well.
@nativewarmask986111 ай бұрын
I definitely understand what you're saying, because I was given the same advice when I got into death, core and death metal, I found it hard to take that advice, because it seems sort of counterproductive, and even now the bands that I listen to. I'm glad that I can actually understand the lyrics because to me, the lyrics are there, and so obviously the band is trying to say something, But I was given advice to just treat the lyrics like another instrument when I first started trying to get into heavier genres of metal.
@uofksteel3 жыл бұрын
Death's Leprosy was my first introduction to Death Metal. One of my buddies had the album and I started to listen to Death Metal a lot. Before that it was mostly Iron Maiden, Slayer and Megadeth. So it just broadened my metal taste.
@hellbach62683 жыл бұрын
Sepulturas ARISE was my gateway into death metal.
@oscarsaucedo78873 жыл бұрын
I consider Arise death/thrash
@Mephmt3 жыл бұрын
I see the world, old. I see the world....
@hellbach62683 жыл бұрын
@@oscarsaucedo7887 Exactly, that's why I said it was my gateway into the genre. Before sepultura, I listened to GnR, Scorpions, Metallica was the heaviest band that I enjoyed. But after Arise, the floodgates opened. In real quick succession I was introduced to cannibal, morbid, death, unleashed, suffocation, obituary and such. And the rest was/is history!
@Kapmasterable3 жыл бұрын
Sep was proto-death since day 1
@MERA14393 жыл бұрын
Same for me!
@andreaskerscher2353 жыл бұрын
I think Opeth is a good way in. (A shame they were not even mentioned in the tech/prog Death section of this video) You start with their newer albums. Fall in love with the band. Discover the old stuff. Get used to gutural vocals. Then you fall even more in love with Blackwater Park. Search for more bands in the genre. You want to see how extreme it can get. Boom, you're in.
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
I'll admit that Opeth never hit for me so definitely an oversight on my part!
@AsTheWholeWorldDies3 жыл бұрын
I would much rather hear about smaller bands of the genres than the top picks. People are going to discover the bigger bands of the genres anyways.
@omkarbharambe86733 жыл бұрын
@@AsTheWholeWorldDies that undermines the whole point. This video is about getting people into death metal. And I don't see any reason for Opeth not being the first choice. The new people should be exposed to the masters of the craft first. Once you're in, discovering obscure bands is the most logical thing to do.
@passionateintrovert3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, throwing Opeth at someone from the get go might also backfire. Let’s be real, not everyone has the patience to listen to an album full of 10 minute songs, haha
@omkarbharambe86733 жыл бұрын
@@passionateintrovert I get your point, but assuming the people new to death metal are already familiar with regular metal which includes Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, etc...must be used to 7 min songs. So it won't be much work listening to Opeth.
@kevex39293 жыл бұрын
Revocation is a such an amazing Death Metal band. They're definitely waving the flag for modern death metal
@iLubembz3 жыл бұрын
Hugely underrated
@kevex39293 жыл бұрын
@@iLubembz Amen, dude!
@P3rm4frost3 жыл бұрын
One of the best Tech Thrash Death Metal Bands ever. Love them
@Brendo23862 жыл бұрын
I saw them live in the middle of the Australian desert a few weeks ago
@voxextremos2211 ай бұрын
Dave is a good dude too a real ambassador for the genre
@AdMech3 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower the IV crusade got me into the genre
@theflyingguillotine37883 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@prathikshetty10923 жыл бұрын
I walked up to collect my masters degree with where next to conquer being played.
@jaswanthcs3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I wouldn't mind these types of videos being longer than 10 mins, more album suggestions would be great
@primusdude873 жыл бұрын
Start with Scream Bloody Gore, end with The Sound Of Perseverance. Job done.
@stefan86wtf3 жыл бұрын
I went backwards with Death to complete the gateway from melodeath :)
@David_Downs3 жыл бұрын
Seven Churches was more influential than SBG, even Chuck would have agreed.
@jeric77403 жыл бұрын
@@David_Downs Yup. Because Seven Churches influenced Chuck.
@ExtremelyOnlineGuy3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah dude
@tristanbeaumont80483 жыл бұрын
@@jeric7740 but chuck influenced everyone
@shadowboy8133 жыл бұрын
My thoughts: Melodeath: At The Gates got their hooks from Heartwork. Carcass's Heartwork is the first Melodic Death metal album. I also think Heartwork is probably more accessible than Slaughter of the Soul. But I think the best vector from a melodeath angle is probably Black Dahlia Murder. Quintessential Death Metal: As cliche as it is, my vote goes to Cannibal Corpse or Deicide. I think they best encapsulate what death metal represents. How to get into death metal from the angle of metalcore / deathcore? Easy answer: Suffocation. Doom? I go with older My Dying Bride, personally, or maybe Paradise Lost. From Thrash? Death or Possessed From Punk/grindcore? Misery Index or Napalm Death From someone who may not be a metal fan? Opeth or Gojira, or more importantly. I'd have to say the prime band to get people into death metal, though is Dethklok. The success of Metalocalypse is a great way of getting people into the genre by virtue of its self-deprecating humor.
@chargindave702 жыл бұрын
yeah, i see so many videos like thse that just throw around opinions like theyre facts and they end up getting so much wrong
@burttheburger Жыл бұрын
Dethklok got me into death metal!
@metaljew44563 жыл бұрын
What an informative and educational video. This really breaks it down beautifully. I’m a bit surprised that OBITUARY was not mentioned as a major gateway Metal drug into this incredibly complex genre. Keep up the great work!
@misaelherrera37043 жыл бұрын
Watching cannibal corpse on ace ventura was my first exposure to death metal
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Get 'em started young!
@Ressic3 жыл бұрын
Yup. Same. Hammer Smashed Face was the only 'pure' death metal song I listened to for years. It would get played here and there but I never really wanted to dive in. I was cool with just the one track for so long. I was a nu metal kid and I thought Slipknot and Mudvayne were as "heavy" as I could go until I discovered In Flames with Come Clarity when it was released (the perfect death metal record for nu metal kids!). Then it was Soilwork, Opeth, Amon Amarth... A slow climb, but now I'm completely obsessed. Awesome video Blayne! But now I have to go listen to Left Hand Path 12 times in a row.
@misaelherrera37043 жыл бұрын
@@Ressic dude almost the same but was big into the big 4 as well as new metal then is was downhill from thier
@passionateintrovert3 жыл бұрын
Same!
@karenfinance33363 жыл бұрын
Me too! I was in the third grade and the teacher showed us the movie. But I remember thinking the band was invented for the movie, that could not be real.
@JohnEdmiston6843 жыл бұрын
Obituary is the band that opened the floodgates for me.
@gwts11713 жыл бұрын
Same.
@esehn69723 жыл бұрын
Me too. Still my fav.
@steveburch8343 жыл бұрын
Same
@henryhardfoot3 жыл бұрын
Slowly We Rot is such a great album. Their albums after that tend to get more attention but that one can't be beat imo
@andyst19033 жыл бұрын
First death metal band I heard was Bolt Thrower when I was a kid in the early 90s and my older brother would drive me around recklessly blasting it and smoking cigarettes.
@nerocaesar83013 жыл бұрын
Death "Symbolic" was the first death metal album I ever heard. It was thanks to an interview with Chuck Schuldiner in Guitar School. Chuck sounded like such a humble cool guy. I thought I would take a chance and purchase it. I've played it probably a 1000 times since I got it. So Awesome!!
@Cayo27113 жыл бұрын
I heard Death Metal for the first time with MTV music videos: Carcass - Heartwork Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness Death - The Philosopher
@099_fahrezirafid83 жыл бұрын
1993
@hallamalla983 жыл бұрын
Three very, and I mean VERY good songs! Kind of funny, Heatwork could represent Melodic death, God Of Emptiness could represent Death Doom and The Philosopher could represent Tech/prog death. It's good gateways to the genre
@Cayo27113 жыл бұрын
@@hallamalla98 Yeah, maybe its missing some Brutal Death Metal.. maybe some classic Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face
@xllVICEllx3 жыл бұрын
Children of Bodom for sure take the cake on getting me into death metal
@mwilkins16443 жыл бұрын
As a Christian kid, the first ever death metal bands I listened to were Mortification and Living Sacrifice. Inhabit by Living Sacrifice was the first death metal album I heard, and it's still an absolute banger
@Themurrays4662 Жыл бұрын
“Butchered at Birth” by Cannibal Corpse was my first exposure to death metal, and I loved it (still do). It was a natural progression as I was mostly into Metallica & Pantera before then.
@CuzinHomechill3 жыл бұрын
Nile's Annihilation of the Wicked was the album that spiraled me down into loving death metal. That record is flawless.
@TuckerFinch3 жыл бұрын
I think Symbolic by Death is the perfect album for someone looking to get into death metal, even if they have barely listened to metal at all in general. The song structures, musicianship, and lyrics are all amazing! One of my personal faves :)
@tpags73983 жыл бұрын
I got into death metal through hardcore, actually, the heavier bands like discharge got me into Grindcore bands like napalm death and carcass , and I listened to the majority of earache record’s nineties catalogue. I love that grimier death metal/hardcore crossover like Entombed and Bolt Thrower as well as newer bands like NAILS, Xibalba, and gatecreeper
@robklossner909310 ай бұрын
I went from Metallica to Sepultura and then into Deicide, Death, Cannibal Corpse, and one of my all-time favorites - Hypocrisy. Currently blown away by Orbit Culture. They are AMAZING imo!
@bigdaddyyams3 жыл бұрын
Black Dahlia Murder converted me from deathcore to death metal
@martinpazdera39043 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Spiderjaek3 жыл бұрын
Same
@charlespeter56103 жыл бұрын
Children of Bodom got me into Death Metal. That being said, if it wasn't for Slipknot priming my ears for the genre, I doubt I would be so into it today. The elements of Death Metal Slipknot appropriated made it so that when I (and many others I'm sure) did listen to a non-melodeath band, it wasn't something completely foreign to my ears.
@mattlisch89523 жыл бұрын
Working for Games Workshop, I highly approve of the Ork Dread analogy 😂😂😂
@cuetheintromusic44803 жыл бұрын
WAAAAHHHH!!
@madlipzjagd53783 жыл бұрын
Talking about death doom and not mentioning Autopsy is a crime! Great video by the way.
@VxThrasherxV3 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine the field day news stations would have if instead of it being called Death Metal but called Possessed Metal?
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Possessed Metal is KILLING YOUR CHILDREN WITH THE DEVIL
@Cayo27113 жыл бұрын
Possessed Metal is King Diamond kkkkkk
@SafetNeziri6663 жыл бұрын
Started with MelodicDeath ,bands such as In FLames,Dark Tranquillity and Children of Bodom..and now Im into Black Metal 🤘
@KUFreak4Ever3 жыл бұрын
Spot on. If you want to get into extreme meal you have to go like a ladder. Melodic death metal is the best start if we're talking strictly extreme metal imo
@Bemwidood3 жыл бұрын
O wow similar path myself
@Edhelvar3 жыл бұрын
Similar to me, DT, CoB and Arch Enemy were my main ins.
@villepalmu3483 жыл бұрын
For me the first agressive band would have been rise against and it was kind of a gateway drug into heavier music after that melodic death metal which lead to discovering death and bolt thrower and although death metal has never been a huge genre for me it did lead me to find black metal which is probably my favourite genre of music atm with maybe post-punk/new wave as #1
@Assimilator7023 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower and Death and Sabbat were my gateway bands. Me and my friend would drive to school and blast Death Leprosy every morning for six months. We would joke that a green fog of death would seep out of the car and kill all plant life within a 20 foot radius of the car.
@KraaaaaaZy3 жыл бұрын
Cannibal Corpse was my first pure, "bread & butter" death metal experience. 2006's 'Kill' to be specific. They're a staple of the genre for a reason. Now I listen to Devourment, and various other brutal death/slam/deathgrind whateveryoucallits.
@3Roel33 жыл бұрын
Bloodbath moved me to the genre, big fan of Opeth and wanted to know what else the dudes were up to. It was an epic journey into the realms of Death
@larzey883 жыл бұрын
I have been a metalhead for about 20 years but never really gotten into Death Metal until now for some reason. It started with me falling in love with Nile's Annihilation of the Wicked, which is not technically(no pun intended) pure Death Metal, but it got me checking out the classic bands like Entombed, Morbid Angel and Pestilence(thanks Sam!). Now it's slowly creeping up to be my favorite sub genre! :)
@0909shaggy3 жыл бұрын
The album Symbolic by Death was my gateway. Spent some time on the fringes of the genre, but the first time I heard that record I was immediately blown away by the craftsmanship, the song writing and the ferocious vocals that were harsh as fuck but still audible. The songs all have scorching solo's, amazing drumming and knotted pathways that continue to surprise me with how textured it all is. Not to mention Chuck's lyrics on it ring more true today than they could have back when it came out, and that's the true sign of a timelessly good album.
@DragonforceSCGS3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious, were you a bit of a prog-head before that?
@0909shaggy3 жыл бұрын
@@DragonforceSCGS very much so. Gravitated toward sludge metal (Elder, Baroness, Mastodon and the like) and doom (Pallbearer and Candlemass) before diving into death metal, Symbolic I think played to my more progressive tendencies which made it an easy avenue into the genre.
@laurenlarson943 жыл бұрын
Symbolic is my fave Death album as well 😎
@superprogamer_05183 жыл бұрын
I too have symbolic as my favorite album even though I got into it with sound of perseverance
@G3N0M3501DI3R3 жыл бұрын
Jungle Rot got me into death metal. When I first listened to their album Slaughter The Weak I was hooked because it felt like the perfect bridge from thrash to death.
@stefan86wtf3 жыл бұрын
Killer band, especially live!
@gregoryrau3894 Жыл бұрын
My experience with Death Metal is unique. I was pulled in when I got a copy of "Death Shall Rise" by Cancer. I still love that band.
@bryangoldstein94093 жыл бұрын
Loved it! But why doesn't anybody talk about Dethklok as a gateway to Death metal. Millions of people watched the show and judging by turn out for the last show they have a huge fan base. I just want some 🖤 for them.
@danielhutton38583 жыл бұрын
I think they deserve to be mentioned just solely off the title of the video. Granted I was already waist deep into metal by that time, but if you got into death metal because of Dethklok(which has albums and does live shows which makes it by definition a band) then fuck yeah! RELEASE THE KITTIES!!
@caffeine41303 жыл бұрын
I'm sure a lot of people got into metal from Metalocalypse, but I feel like it was mostly fan-service to people that were already into it. At least when it debuted. A lot of my friends that aren't really into metal would sort of half watch it, but of course they don't "get it" like we do.
@eminemfan500983 жыл бұрын
@@joshgeiger8942 that's kinda dumb. Just because something is made to be funny, or a parody of something, doesn't mean it shouldn't be mentioned in a video about getting into that genre. Especially if it's a band that got tons of people into that genre, like dethklok.
@eminemfan500983 жыл бұрын
@@joshgeiger8942 also, there's members playing instruments, singing, and releasing albums and live shows. That makes them a band dude. Calling them "not an actual band" might be the dumbest thing I've heard.
@baejnebun71243 жыл бұрын
i started with death's leprosy and then i literally grow up with every death album ,nothing else counts,the end
@thevinylbrothers41453 жыл бұрын
From top to bottom best death metal discography of any band ever hands down
@Wargutz6663 жыл бұрын
Same, on cassette.
@SteveTomSawyer3 жыл бұрын
@@thevinylbrothers4145 Spawn of Possession is apex death metal in every single way
@AS-Stardust3 жыл бұрын
@@thevinylbrothers4145 I highly disagree, the last 2 / 3 death albums are not very good. If we're gonna talk about consistent death metal bands, Gorguts, Incantation, Atheist, Asphyx , etc are all much more consistent.
@thevinylbrothers41453 жыл бұрын
@@AS-Stardust no love for Symbolic?
@bluewinter66603 жыл бұрын
Love the genre! Swedish, finnish and American Death metal has so much to offer. Will enjoy this style all my life. But of course listen to other music and metal genres too!
@ExtremelyOnlineGuy3 жыл бұрын
Death was my first metal band. RIP Chuck
@WReKluse3 жыл бұрын
This is sick, we need more vids like this
@ancestrosdelsol94943 жыл бұрын
MORBID ANGEL + DEICIDE were my starters.
@yetisuncle6663 жыл бұрын
same here . corpse was my cherry popper, then the big 3 were the first three i honed my teeth on. corpse morbid angel and deicide. i was fortunate to open for cannibal corpse and nile back in 2000 in my hometown. we were a crappy local band but it was a dream come true for me. the guys in corpse were very kool, ive "met" them many many times. you know you have a concert addiction when band members and roadies start recognizing you before the show or out around town before or after the actual show. and you bump into them. like when i ran into corpsegrinder in the bathroom of a gas station shaving before a show. that was funny as shit. then we found him honing his "claw machine" skills on the way out. ive ran into Alex Webster many times as well. the whole gang of corpse are awesome.
@Thrasher52513 жыл бұрын
Children of Bodom got me into the heavier side of Death Metal. Then I found Opeth and it opened up so much for me. Jazz, Folk, Classic Rock and Progressive Rock.
@nipulkradmsinatagras82933 жыл бұрын
Entombed's *Wolverine Blues* was my first CD from the band. But *Left Hand Path* made me fell in love with them even more.
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Love Wolverine Blues too. I like some n 'Roll!
@mikeb48583 жыл бұрын
Clandestine was my intro, but Left Hand Path is a masterpiece
@DeathMetalThrasher3 жыл бұрын
If you're gonna throw Obscura in here, you might as well include one of their biggest influences that being Cynic.
@shaneanderson27753 жыл бұрын
Definitely, but still great to get Obscura name dropped.
@iommic79813 жыл бұрын
Considered Dead is so fucken gud despite probably being their most straight-forward album
@Pheylm3 жыл бұрын
Or Gorguts
@psychobeef51763 жыл бұрын
I’d go with Opeth as the best prog death up until 2010. They’re still super influential.
@yetisuncle6663 жыл бұрын
cycnic isnt death metal tho
@cuetheintromusic44803 жыл бұрын
That warhammer reference was in great tase,LOVED IT!
@BordersoftheJosh3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love how Blayne combines history, facts and comedy and makes it all flow so smooth! Wonderful editing also! At the Gates and early In Flames really got me into death metal. The vocals have always been the biggest deterrent for me because I've never liked the cookie monster vocals ala Cannibal Corpse. I think if someone can't get into vocals of any genre, then it's really hard to get past that. Over the years my tastes have grown and I really love death metal, cookie monster vocals and all. I'd say getting into death metal is like drinking beer, you can't start off on dark beer and ipa's, but your taste grows towards the more complex the more time you give it. Great video as always and looking forward to more of this series!
@chestbuster19873 жыл бұрын
Melodeath is a great gateway. Old In Flames, Arch Enemy and Carcass' Heartwork
@metalicmoon3 жыл бұрын
one thing I think you should have mentioned was Dethklok, one for being a animated death metal band, second for releasing the highest charting death metal albums in the history, great show, keep em up!
@chim-choo-ree3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention it is just such a funny, well-done show. I saw Dethklok play with Mastodon and High on Fire, and I thought that the Dethklok set was the highlight of the night. I'm pretty sure they performed as a three-piece, too. It was Brendan Small on vocals/guitar, Gene Hoglan on drums, and I forget who on bass.
@matthewdaigle73023 жыл бұрын
I got into death metal by meeting a guy behind a mall dumpster to buy cigarettes and he had a boom box with cannibal corpse playing
@m92quad553 жыл бұрын
Sounds about right
@MrColjazz3 жыл бұрын
Being an old bugger, my first heavy metal band was Black sabbath and their 1st album, but the first doom band that turned me on was Candlemass, just loved the sound they made.
@trentsatur55873 жыл бұрын
The band Death introduced me to the genre. Best for introducing new people into the music is probably Bolt Thrower in my experience.
@ryanvaubel71863 жыл бұрын
I like many others started with thrash and then German bands Destruction and Kreator. The doorway to death metal was opened by Sepultura beneath the remains and Symbolic by Death
@tonyx73 жыл бұрын
Nile was the one that lead me into death metal around ‘08. At the time I was looking into getting a new guitar and when looking into dean guitars they popped up
@josephstalin3228 ай бұрын
Obituary was the first band that I feel in love with, then came Asphyx and Entombed, then came everything else
@meliaelentari3 жыл бұрын
Carcass - Heartwork did it for me. I know a lot of hardcore Carcass fans hate that album but it was my in to the genre and started my shift from power metal.
@mikeb48583 жыл бұрын
Heartwork is a goddamn masterpiece, even more so when you consider the musical landscape in 1993.
@thatpointinlife3 жыл бұрын
After getting completely hooked on Carcass with Necroticism and Symphonies of Sickness, I was straight up angry when I first heard Heartwork in '93, but it's now one of my favorite metal albums ever.
@stefan86wtf3 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite Carcass album for sure, and I'm not that big on melodeath compared to typical death metal. Brilliant songs, groove and guitarwork!
@tykekai35553 жыл бұрын
First branched out of Thrash, then started with specific songs by Death, Amon Amarth, Carcass, and At the Gates.
@El_Molzo3 жыл бұрын
In school in early '92, eleven years old, I was handed the debut of deicide. Until then I was mainly discovering and listening to acts like AC DC, Metallica, g'n'r, stuff like that. Deicide were my gateway into extreme metal, a genre I immediately fell for and love to this day.
@Hohrd3 жыл бұрын
When I first heard Deicide Deicide I got goosebumps! It was pure evil sounding from the hellish vocals and subject matter dive bomb guitar leads and pummeling drums. The heaviest music I had heard up to that point was Pantera and Sepultura. My Highschool mate gave me some early Samael and Suffocation albums along with Deicide and told me to read along with the lyrics. That was what changed it for me. It was like learning a new language. I enjoy the darkest sounds and love both Death Metal and Black Metal. There’s so many sub genres now and that’s all fine however none would exist without the front runners hammer smashing in into our faces! Great video and horns up! 🤘🤘
@odin28233 жыл бұрын
first two DEATH metal bands that got me into the genre: Morbid Angel and Obituary
@FromHellDesigns3 жыл бұрын
It was really Amon Amarth that help me get into death metal with Odin on our side coming from just being a Power Metal fan.
@martglass95033 жыл бұрын
Started with Scream Bloody Gore and In Battle There Is No Law. Not mentioning Bolt Thrower in a Death Metal video is a crime!
@deathstruggle41363 жыл бұрын
Kataklysm were my gateway to death metal. I was getting into harder metal music and then they performed at the bang your head festival in Germany. I only listened to one song in advance and when I saw their performance I was completely blown away and after that I started to listen to more and more death metal. It became my favorite metal sub genre
@Ovfr3 жыл бұрын
Honesty I’d just hand people a copy of The Bleeding, Scream Bloody Gore, and Altars of Madness to help get them in the genre. 3 brutal records with good palatability.
@Cayo27113 жыл бұрын
I love Altars of Madness but is not easy at first, i guess Blessed Are the Sick or Covenant is more easy.
@Ovfr3 жыл бұрын
@@Cayo2711 That’s a fair assessment. I think Covenant might be a little bit more easy to get into, great record.
@luisvillalobos30803 жыл бұрын
Blayne can sell me a bridge and I'll happily fork over the money, he's THAT GOOD!
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Funny you mention that... I've got this bridge I'm looking to unload.
@spookyghost18823 жыл бұрын
I love the BG art. Oh yeah and also the pans over album art were great. Oh yeah! The whole freakin' vid was great.
@TheBarbaraNunes3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@spookyghost18823 жыл бұрын
@@TheBarbaraNunes Was it you? Good job!
@gabi-chan78063 жыл бұрын
Oh my god seven days ago I was thinking that I wanted to get into Death Metal, today I found your video (uploaded six days ago), thank you!!
@frankopful3 жыл бұрын
I like this so much because I too am a huge fucking metal nerd thank you Banger for existing
@SquibbeyJenkins3 жыл бұрын
I died when you threw in that Watch Dogs scene 😂😂😂
@drewlytle22813 жыл бұрын
Dark Tranquility's Lost to Apathy was the one that hooked me into Death Metal. The fierce growls, the dark & morbid feeling, the haunting keys, it had enough brutality to be death but enough melody and synph to also have that epicness I was getting from other less extreme acts like Within Temptation & Nightwish.
@tylerthompson1882 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! I'm super excited to check these bands out, thank you!
@sburandt3 жыл бұрын
No mention of Bolt Thrower! Also: Getting into Death Metal via War Metal ... really? :D Fun video though, gonna look into Hooded Menace asap.
@tiredoctor9993 жыл бұрын
The best graveyard parties on acid listening to morbid tales!
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
I grew up near a cemetery and live near one now too. Love a good metal cemetery stroll.
@snavarretefigueroa10 ай бұрын
Thank you for a lovely tour into death metal. Now I shall show myself out. Possessed and Death are quintessential speed metal outfits IMhO from my formative metal years.
@neilmcmillan75482 жыл бұрын
My journey to Death metal was a long and winding road that began with grindcore/ hardcore bands from the U.K like Napalm Death, Carcass, Deviated Instinct, Heresy, Ripcord, and then led me in the direction of Boltthrower through those GrindKrusher compilation records on Earache back in the day. I put all brutal music on hold while I did loads of Ecstacy, Mushrooms and LSD, and then picked things up again in the 2000's by that time there had been some major changes in the metal world and well here we are.
@falconranger31163 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, Nickelback got me into death metal
@mythicalbettafish16783 жыл бұрын
Those guys are brutal
@ryanvaubel71863 жыл бұрын
How many started with Metallica luke I did. Metallica to Sepultura to Death etc
@VBshredder3 жыл бұрын
Metallica was the band as a kid that made me realize non-glam heavy metal music was not just a bunch of ruffians that beat up old ladies for fun.
@daveemerson65493 жыл бұрын
For me it was Metallica -> Slayer -> old proto death like Onslaught -> Amorphis / Entombed / Unleashed
@ryanvaubel71863 жыл бұрын
@@daveemerson6549 definitely love Entombed. Been listening to them recently
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Definitely got Metallica albums real young.
@ilyassblank7556 Жыл бұрын
Great content as always ! I think Repugnant deserves some recognition as one of the revivalists of the Swedish Death Metal movement, even though they broke up early.
@darwinism143 жыл бұрын
I got started by Deicide “Dead by dawn” on the radio. Cold november night, 1990. I was lucky, straight into the real death metal. It was an emotional earthquake. To this day, black and death are my favourite metal genres.
@Brandon-vg6kz3 жыл бұрын
Morbid Angel - Alters of Madness set me on the path. Prepares you for tempo changes, unfamiliar song structuring, and other weird stuff. Went from the Big 4 into this album, couldn't resist the guitar riffs and solos
@jonbrown42213 жыл бұрын
My first deatmetal bands were Bolt Thrower, Death, Obituary and Morgoth. It all happened around the same time so it's hard to pin point the first one.
@unknowndeoxys003 жыл бұрын
What a great primer. I've kinda stalled at deathcore and other death offshoots for years because I never knew where to start with more pure/classic death metal. A tiny bit of Nile (generally speaking) is about it for me. 😅
@shawneaston33553 жыл бұрын
Please make more of these. Blayne cracks me up.
@ExplosiveFetus3 жыл бұрын
Step 1: Listen to Cannibal Corpse Step 2: Trigger Blayne with that
@harryzimmerman79913 жыл бұрын
Step 3: ..Why is Blayne so triggered by Cannibal Corpse🤔?
@dimebagloomis49513 жыл бұрын
@@harryzimmerman7991 maybe he hasnt seen them live? u cant not love them after experiencing that kind of pummeling awesomeness
@rfreeman0573 жыл бұрын
@@dimebagloomis4951 my favorite live act!
@harryzimmerman79913 жыл бұрын
@@dimebagloomis4951 possibly,yeah it can't be because of their shows, seen them several times already, killer every time🤘 watching the vid, was like "Damn Dude, Really?" I mean there's a band or 2 i don't like too much either myself (5FDP to be specific if y'all really gotta know, but it's more toward the singer Ivan instead of the band itself, and that was from seeing his douchebagness firsthand at Mayhem fest in '08 in San Antonio) somebody in the band must've pissed him off or turned down an interview at some point for that level of hate, that was way beyond personal bias, at least that's my impression
@Jalex_Owns3 жыл бұрын
My intro was a death-thrash crossover, tragically overlooked: DEAD HORSE. They were out of Texas, and their first two albums (before Michael Haaga left) are brilliant. After that, it was Death's "Human," of course.
@philthyF803 жыл бұрын
Hails Horns High!!!!!!! No doubt best live shows!!!! Killer albums e.p.'s!!!!! I have 3 deadhorse tattoos!!!! Fuck yeah!!!!!
@philthyF803 жыл бұрын
Entombed covered the deadhorse song Scottish hell!!! deadhorse opened for Entombed on the left hand path tour.
@bc9133 жыл бұрын
Spirit Crusher by Death got me into this genre
@johnb70463 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a well done school report. Kudos my man
@UnsungUnderground3 жыл бұрын
...Bolt Thrower?
@lightningmonky76742 жыл бұрын
Loving these new brutal death metal and goregrind bands. Stuff like fluids and corpse pile is so fire and different 🔥
@disco_duckbill3 жыл бұрын
Learning how to headbang, the best way to enjoy music, to Thrash/Death Metal got me into those genre's properly.
@wodanswil3 жыл бұрын
"a buzz saw on the arm of an ork dreadnought" OK your a 40k fan! Subscribed!
@gwts11713 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine if LG worked with Riley Gale? Damn.
@MetalComedy3 жыл бұрын
Ugh, that would be hella rad.
@tborke3 жыл бұрын
This may sound weird since they are not a "death metal band", to me it was Meshuggah that got me into death metal since before listening to Meshuggah, I didn't listen to death metal at all but after that I got into it.
@taranloses3 жыл бұрын
Same. When I finally listened to Meshuggah for the first time I realized that’s what I wanted for so long. Then I figured out that they could technically be classified as death metal and then I started exploring death metal a little bit.
@Pagefire3 жыл бұрын
Step 1, Step on a lego Step 2, Scream Step 3, get hired as a vocalist in a Death Metal band. BAM, DONE. Now you got into death metal. Good luck getting out.
@TheSentinel9093 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, im sharing this with all my casual metal friends