Death Metal Documentary 2024: The History of Death Metal, Part One: The Birth and Rise!

[@jacktv6363]

I think a demo many people don’t bring into the conversation is Blasphemy-Blood Upon the Altar. They aren’t necessarily perceived as death metal today, however in ‘89 there were really only umbrella terms to describe different styles. See the back cover of Onslaught-Power From Hell as a clear example of this. The trend I notice in the aforementioned records in the video is that Extreme Thrash like Seven Churches and Scream Bloody Gore was indeed faster and heavier than most records of the time, but generally do not have the qualities of the more refined elements that came later in the genre. In my opinion, SBG and SC are thrash. I think the earliest example of what is considered death metal today would be Season of The Dead-Necrophagia, but I also think that the first release to have the lowest growls, the most bombastic drum production, and most buzzsaw toned tremolo picking riffs was indeed Blood Upon the Altar. It’s unknown what month BUA was released but Altars was released in September (according to metal archives). So odds are, BUA predates it. I could make an argument for Hellhammer as well, but I think I’m finished with my autistic ramblings.

[@theheaviestshow]

I've never heard of that demo! I'll definitely have to look it up and perhaps refine my theories. Thanks for watching man!!!

[@ReigningOnYourParade]

Insanity 1985 demo, was a major for the scene.

[@theheaviestshow]

I'll have to check them out, I've never heard of them!

[@HellbillyHalloween]

Thrash was not just inspired by British Heavy Metal, it was also heavily inspired by the DC Hardcore scene of the late 70s early 80’s like Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, Early Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Descendents. Early Metallica, Anthrax and the crossover thrash scene have a lot of hardcore influence in their music. The thrash drum beat aka the skank beat was a punk drum beat before it was used in thrash.

[@theheaviestshow]

Very true!!!! Thanks for pointing that out 🤘

[@carlosmoura8625]

nwobhm were influenced by punk too! Heavy metal have a mix of rock styles. Some prog rock, punk etc, and than some bands put a little more influence of this, others bands of that...and at the end of the day its all music only, and this is what real metters.

[@shanegrimsley3120]

​​@@carlosmoura8625 Absolutely! All one has to do is listen to those first two Maiden records with Di'Anno to hear the very strong punk influence in there ...regardless if the band claimed to hate punk or not!

[@Tommahawk-dq9co]

Two Thrash Metal albums that came to my mind that I would include for the evolution of Death Metal would be Sacrifice - Torment In Fire (1986) Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death (1989) Check them out if haven't already Great video by the way, super entertaining. I also agree that Slayer - Raign In Blood (1986) is a HUGE! influence on Death Metal 100%.🤘

[@theheaviestshow]

Morbid saint's album is definitely huge for DM!!! I'll check the other one out for sure as I have never heard of it 🤘 thanks for watching!!!

[@Tommahawk-dq9co]

@@theheaviestshow Yea it's pretty underground you don't hear a lot of people talking about it but I hope you enjoy it!🤘

[@corvinnicolae8172]

Great review of Death Metal history. It was fun. One thing though, please include the Swedish scene :). A trail of great bands came from Sweden with their own sound and approach: Entombed, Dismember, Grave and Unleashed with their classic buzz-saw guitar tone and, of course, At the Gates, In Flames and Dark Tranquility "spawners" of melo-death scene. Also, Carcass's "Heartwork" was influential for both technical and melodic death metal scenes.

[@theheaviestshow]

Thanks for watching! I plan to do a video just for the Swedish and melodic scene. I have done videos for heartwork and slaughter of the soul to keep your interest piqued jn the meantime!!!!

[@allenargosino721]

I still considered possessed still a first death metal in my opinion. Great video dude.

[@theheaviestshow]

Thanks for watching, dude!!!

[@themarce_ash]

Sepultura's Bestial Devastation from 1985 and Morbid Vision from 1986 are basically pure death metal records, and clearly influenced death metal as we can see from Chuck using a Bestial Devastation t-shirt. Sarcofago was pretty influential as well, moreso for the vast use of blast beats even before Morbid Angel, in their debut album INRI.

[@theheaviestshow]

Chuck also wore Metallica shirts. That doesn't mean Metallica was death metal, just that they had an impact on him.

[@edwindelacruz518]

love this kind of videos¡ thank you¡ greetings from mexico

[@theheaviestshow]

Thank you, my friend!!!

[@tjcaruthers5593]

I would say Sodom and Destruction were more influential to the blueprint of death metal than Kreator.

[@theobsidianresurrection5484]

Another really thorough video loaded with facts, good work!

[@theheaviestshow]

Thank you so much, man!!!

[@joehobbs3277]

A band I’d like to put forward as a key factor in extreme music is repulsions horrified that album for me along with with morbid angel Deicide etc inspired me to seek out other extreme bands

[@AdolfStalin]

Possessed had harsh vocals, one of the first of its kind

[@theheaviestshow]

Dude the user name 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for watching!

[@AdolfStalin]

@@theheaviestshow I’m an ex Nazbol, that’s why

[@theheaviestshow]

Crazy dude. What changed your mind? That's some radical viewpoints!

[@AdolfStalin]

@@theheaviestshow uh, ended up disagreeing with the third worldist talking points

[@theheaviestshow]

Fair fair. Thanks for sharing man!

[@juliogutierrezart1874]

Great video. Melo-Death is my fav sub genre of death metal. Also, Carcass - Heartwork. Great quality, addictive album.

[@theheaviestshow]

Agreed!!!! Stay tuned for my Swedish Scene follow up to this series🤘

[@ultrahighgain412]

Beneath The Remains

[@hopeforthebestx]

Let's goooooooooooo

[@josephsantus881]

Great job, I thought you took a different slant on the evolution of death metal. And you definitely know what you're talking about good job...

[@theheaviestshow]

Thank you very much!! I appreciate the love 🤘🤘

[@Liviopedata]

i like death metal but my favourite is thrash metal

[@theheaviestshow]

For sure, bro!!! Thrash Metal is awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@Liviopedata]

@@theheaviestshow yeah for me thrash is the heaviest thing ever..death is extreme..but it is faster in blast beat and darker than thrash also guitars are more distorted and low tuned to sound more dark and..more evil but thrash for me is the master

[@theheaviestshow]

@@Liviopedata yeah, man! Thrash is the heart and soul of metal🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

Possessed had a great idea but 7 churches sounded messy to me. Too bad Possessed couldn’t go on because of what happened. Beyond the Gates was more melodic compared to 7 churches as well.

[@theheaviestshow]

Agreed, man. Thanks for watching!!!

[@csantana1971]

SEPULTURA was bigly missed and BOLT THROWER

[@theheaviestshow]

Bolt thrower sucks lmao

[@ultrahighgain412]

​@@theheaviestshowBolt Thrower rules.

[@martyreducka5420]

Your commentary is good but when I saw the Jordan Peterson poster I cringed hard

[@theheaviestshow]

😴😴😴

[@martyreducka5420]

Lobsters are definitely a good basis on which to form your opinion of human psychology bro

[@fdevlin5932]

@@martyreducka5420 Easily the dumbest comment I’ve read all day. Got any other zingers for us?

[@saltpeter7429]

If you go back to HELL AWAITS, which I dont disagree with, got to mention KREATOR endless Pain. Oh yeah you did. Right on, lol. There is a Raw charm to endless Pain that really resonates with me.

[@theheaviestshow]

Absolutely. I was never huge on the German bands, but endless pain does have its place, for sure.

[@richardkeogh7634]

Seven churches is the start of death metal.

[@ozricness]

Unless you're planning another episode of that, this one needed a bit more about Swedish death metal, I reckon it was as influential as the Florida scene.

[@theheaviestshow]

You're absolutely right! But I yes, I planned on a episode just for Meloeath

[@tobiasbjorn7389]

@@theheaviestshow Not melodeath but the whole scene in Stockholm with entombed, grave, dismember etc. At least left hand path by entombed from 1990 should be mentioned I think.

[@theheaviestshow]

@@tobiasbjorn7389 Fair enough! I definitely neglected that

[@SouthernOregonReps]

The death of cannibal corpse was the departure of Chris Barnes! George is a F-ing idiot. Carcass has always been my fav. BILL STEER IS A STUD!

[@Nick-pz8jk]

Was there :-) Bathory also to mention (dark as fck. despite their black metal influence). Necrophagia's Album was sh.t (my opinion). Destruction "Sentence of Death" should be also mentioned (inline fast raw brutal darkened thrash 1984). Also SODOM..... (!!!). all of them in the same line with slayer influence at later DM Bands). SLAYAAAAARRRRGGGHHH!

[@theheaviestshow]

Thanks for watching man! All good points here 🔥

[@allenargosino721]

How about sepultura's bestial devastation? Its that a death metal right? It came 1985

[@theheaviestshow]

Possibly! They often blur the boundaries between thrash/death/ groove metal, so it's possible they entered the realm first!

[@Goreofdeath]

Death metal come from in 70s

[@maynardburger]

Left the second I saw a Jordan Peterson poster. I can see what sort of metal fan you are.

[@theheaviestshow]

Slay, Queen. Slay. 🙌🙌🙌

[@blackbeansmatter1280]

Dude spoken like a true lefty snowflake. Keep following your lefty identity politics. Poser 😆

[@ultrahighgain412]

Good riddance

[@carlosmoura8625]

Death Metal is the style that you only have to make big noise, play fast and scream hard without sing and say a word and maybe you will be successfully. But even this way, i don't know why, but i like some tracks of some bands.

[@theheaviestshow]

You're very wrong, good sir

[@Tormentor.death122]

Death metal come from 1970s !!!

[@zentvin]

americans dont understand black/death metal not heard of Battory? embarassing

[@theheaviestshow]

No. Never heard of "Battory". Isn't that a Meallica song? Now perhaps you're talking about "Bathory". The reason Quorthon wasn't mentioned in this video is because it clearly focuses on the American scene. I have a video about the Swedish scene coming out on Saturday.

[@blackbeansmatter1280]

😆 Battory!

[@matthewserros5680]

Possessed surpassed slayer

[@theheaviestshow]

I disagree, but I appreciate you watching!!

[@PaoloSchorli]

What about european death metal? a little bit etnocentric history dude--

[@theheaviestshow]

1. Death metal started in america 2. I did video on Swedish death metal already

[@user-ze8yn6bn6q]

Death metal is not ever the most diverse genre of metal never was, black metal is , gosh u so nice and cute

[@theheaviestshow]

no ur cute 😘

[@doolb666]

Kind of a weak vid dude not gonna lie.

[@theheaviestshow]

I'll look forward to learning how I can do better in yours!!!

[@catmansweater5466]

Slayer did not make the first death metal album.

[@thebastard8983]

Necrophagia?🧟‍♂️