DEATH METAL Albums RANKED From 1993 (Morbid Angel to Carcass)

[@MetalTrenches]

MORE Death Metal Rankings By Year: kzbin.info/aero/PLGt4fzX5jyue8mCsxJT9dKYnIvAFfteK0&si=NGIM2i0wW6kQ_V6D Edit: Sorry I did not include Sadist, but expect to see them soon...

[@evanfont913]

First listen to Demilich: This is so fucking weird I hate it. Eighth listen to Demilich: This is so fucking weird I love it.

[@keeponlivin81]

Dreams of the Carrion Kind is monstrous! Cant say enough about James Murphy's contributions to heavy music.

[@SuperStrik9]

James Murphy rules. Killer guitarist

[@EddieTHead2266]

Underated album

[@Cwin-ny6bp]

I appreciate how, as big a death metal fan as I am, you’ve managed to dig up a number of bands I wasn’t even aware of. You also managed to surprise me with these lists by having bands I would not have expected like Mortification.

[@tiagofigueiredo5233]

Great list good work mate!!! I remember being a 16y old listening to Resurrection " Embalmed Existence" 1993 a pity it didn't make your list, as well as Pungent Stench with "Dirty Rhymes & Psychotronic Beats" it was a an EP but still great fun.... Congrats on your channel it's great.

[@Danny-kh2ir]

Embalmed Existence is absolute perfection. The vocals are so awesome, I personally love the song Contortion the most.

[@quantisz4416]

You do the best ranking videos of Extreme Music on KZbin and it amazes me that you don't give a f*** about giving unpopular opinions about "sacred topics" in Metal. Overall, it's a solid tier list, except for Stillborn and Screams of Anguish, magnificent classics that deserve better positions on the list.

[@MetalTrenches]

If music was only built on popular opinions, metal never would have happened.

[@boomertuxx]

​@MetalTrenches so true. Genres like Metal, Punk and Hip Hop were allways about rebellion and giving zero fracks 😅😅😅

[@brianschormann3523]

You made me mad about Brutality being so low but saved it with putting The Nocturnal Silence so high 😅

[@zschokks5583]

I swear I wanted to write exactly the same comment. What's the probability of such a thing? Out of 40 albums? I find it almost freaking 😮

[@deadchaos36]

I love Brutality. I saw them several times live here in Florida!!!!

[@RussFerri]

I am the proud owner of almost every release here on original cassette

[@nickfanzo]

Cassettes are awesome

[@proggydoggie]

Great year for death metal, perhaps the greatest. Death, Cynic, Carcass, and Morbid Angel dominate with stone cold classics.

[@SuperStrik9]

Great albums by all the bands you mentioned. Covenant is my favorite Morbid Angel album.

[@ProfJasonC]

“…Morbid Angel dominate” I see what you did there

[@jason_108]

I'll forever say 1991 was the glory year of DM albums

[@ProfJasonC]

@@jason_108 That's when Considered Dead came out, so I fully agree

[@televiper11]

Some 1993 death metal albums I’d have liked to see ranked, include: - Burial, Reliquished Souls - Desultory, Into Eternity - Protector, The Heritage - Invocator, Weave The Apocalypse - Resurrection, Embalmed Existence

[@Vb98765]

All fantastic

[@poppybasers]

And Deteriorate - Rotting in Hell

[@thedissonant]

Protector and Invocator are both amazing but are they Death metal?

[@televiper11]

@@thedissonant I’d argue Invocator definitely is. Protector are death-thrash, except for that album. On The Heritage, they went full dm

[@EddieTHead2266]

YO a big one missing. "RESSURECTION : EMBALMED EXSISTENCE!!!" Huge record in 93. I believe Malevolent Creations drummer is on it. Sick Dan Seagrave cover. Check it out!

[@tile-maker]

I'm on a road trip, so I'll make sure to save this one for the ride! Thanks so much big man

[@MetalTrenches]

🤘🏻

[@EncoreASMR]

Carcass's Heartwork and Death's Individual Thought Patterns are S Tier all time. Even though I was only 2 when they were released, they have stood the test of time

[@jordanstuck747]

The rewatchability of these lists are going to Perfection

[@martinpetersen8695]

These videos will be a go to list for me for years to come, when I need to update my playlists.. Appreciate the effort gone into this 👍

[@MetalTrenches]

I hope so

[@SuperStrik9]

@@MetalTrenches I as well appreciate the effort you've been putting into these death metal lists 🤘

[@Kataxu]

Amazing to see Mortification like this. Awesome

[@darksideinferno3454]

Another Killer ranking Video! What a Fantastic Year for Death Metal Fans! Thanks for your great work Mister Trenches! 🤘🤘🤘

[@thebrodator]

Post Momentary Affliction is my favourite Mortification album, From The Valley of The Shadows and Overseer are my favorites.

[@fuzzedoutwjon8608]

I still prefer Scrolls, but PMA is still very, very solid. Too bad everything after that one took a nosedive in quality. The original drummer had a hand in the songwriting and lyrics, and he left right after PMA was released. Feels like two different bands after this album.

[@VIGLounge]

I appreciate how you take time for some of lesser known albums on these lists. I always find albums that I need to check out! Also, nice to see that you share the same opinions on the three classics, Covenant, Heartwork and Individual Thought Patterns!

[@dmphax]

Great video! I would rank Brujeria higher up personally, Carcass & Death are absolutely perfection. 🤘🤘

[@srv525]

Damn I bought so many of these. That Edge of Sanity and Macabre albums were my favorites. The Khaooohs album wasn't as good as the previous album for Pan.Thy.Monium. Really enjoyed the Morbid Angel, Carcass, Unleashed, and Brujeria albums. That Carcass album was the only time I saw them live. I remember being just astonished at the vocals of Demilich when it came out at that time.

[@darrelladams4886]

Im amazed sometimes at how some classic albums feel like so much more polished and ahead of their time, just with a more old school production.

[@elidunbar2082]

I love these lists so much. Introduced me to so many new albums I’ve never heard of especially since I wasn’t even born yet 😂

[@PhantomDancer4321]

good list and ranking. personally, i would move sinister a bit higher

[@SuperStrik9]

Thought you were talking about Macabre - Sinister Slaughter not the band Sinister lol my bad. Sinister Slaughter is Perfection tier for me. The band Sinister is awesome as well though. Cross The Styx is my favorite by them but that's a 1992 album.

[@skarrx2416]

My personal favorites are Focus, Individual Thought Patterns, and Heartwork

[@imawesomeyourenot]

Have you done a cover art ranking? I dont recall offhand, but if not thatd be cool. Theres so much great art in metal!

[@MetalTrenches]

I have on occasion.

[@NicolasAristizabal-rb3ju]

Damn, that’s a lot of bands. Respect for that. Individual Though Patterns is tied with Symbolic and Sound of Perseverance for best Death album, but I’ve always though Necrotism and even Torn Arteries are better than Heartwork.

[@proggydoggie]

Individual Thought Patterns is on my short list for best all time death metal albums.

[@NicolasAristizabal-rb3ju]

Agreed, it’s definitely up there

[@ismaelmoctezuma9927]

As always great video. You should Check out the band Sadist and listen to their first album called Above the Light also released in 93'

[@MetalTrenches]

LOVE Sadist. Neglected to include them here, but they will be showing up…

[@zschokks5583]

Very very very strong disagree on Screams of Anguish. You say the guitar work is amazing but put it the lowest possible because you don't like the vocals? Out of the 40 it's my favorite from far with Nocturnal Silence and Individual thought patterns. Big props though for including so many albums!

[@BradCynical]

These videos are fucking awesome my guy. Love them. Introduced me to alot if awesome shit. Keep up the good work

[@dertodesking.]

Like...I have heard most of these, but jesus fucking christ, man. It's a lot. I appreciate you, and your excellent videos.

[@WFly101]

No way is this the first time I've ever agreed with your S tier. The Nocturnal Silence deserves much more recognition. Necrophobic's new album was also really solid.

[@eltondufrane4249]

Great video like to see bands i forgot about do u like king diamond

[@MetalTrenches]

Never been a huge fan but I respect his work

[@krysvanceofficial]

Screams of Anguish so bad? Ufff wow, I love that album.

[@MetalTrenches]

We can disagree. It’s fine.

[@krysvanceofficial]

@@MetalTrenches Yeah sure, I didn't said anything about it. I respect your opinion. With Covenant and Individual Thought Patterns we have exactly the same one.

[@astracax]

While I don't always agree with your opinions (which is fine, we all have them). I have to hand it to you for doing these marathon listens and putting these tier lists together for your videos. They are entertaining to watch. I've become a regular viewer, and they have had a hand in making me revisit extreme metal in general. Personally, like many, judging by the comments. I would have placed Screams of Anguish much higher. Perhaps in Amazing or Fantastic tier. Nespithe would have been right at the top. It's winding, labyrinthine-like riffs, and atmosphere are second to none. They carved their own niche style that influenced countless bands. It stands head and shoulders above its immitators. No question, one of my favourites. Respect for placing Necrophobic in perfection. It deserves it. Keep up the good work 👍

[@301films2]

Keep it coming man, love these lists

[@caljerm]

Eroded Thoughts is killer - there are times it sounds reminiscent of Autopsy and a minute later they're border line going into Coroner mode.

[@jdg1120]

Impressive ranking from the shear number of albums! A lot on here I've never heard; Illdisposed stood out to my ears as something to investigate further. I enjoy that Hypocrisy album quite a bit, though (it's also their highest rated album on metal archives, not that that means anything).

[@themadmattster9647]

Love these deep dives, trust you over J Dawg lol, I’ll have to check out your recommendations

[@yammerrryeet511]

I’d argue that elements is of the best death metal albums of the 90’s. Easily in the perfection tier for me

[@eviloz9905]

I would move Brutality, Hypocrisy,Malevolent creation and Morta Skuld to FANTASTIC.

[@DSWEIG]

Check out the French Canadian Tech Death outfit "Obliveon". Their album Nemesis came out in 93 and it's a masterpiece. Metallum has is at an average of 96%.

[@henrywalton5967]

From this day forward is amazing prog thrash too

[@VARVIS_]

Covenant or Individual thought patterns for me

[@BittersweetDuality]

Oh that Brutality album got absolutely ROBBED man. One of my favorites of the decade let alone the year

[@martyjackson180]

I recommand you : Loudblast - Sublime Dementia (scott burns morrisound studio) in 1993

[@cbn6635]

A really strong album, arguably their best.. 👌

[@austinking4255]

I noticed you often if not always fill out a full column, like one in each rank and idk what thats for but im curious to know. w video

[@MetalTrenches]

Just makes it more challenging and interesting imo

[@JonnyNorth]

Illdisposed is MAD underrated!!

[@SuperStrik9]

Craig Locicero from Forbidden was in Death for the European tour for Individual Thought Patterns. There's video of it on KZbin for anyone interested. Kinda reminds me of when Albert Gonzales from Evildead was in Death when they toured for Spiritual Healing. Also Atheist - Elements rules. Love that album. So many great releases in 93 🤘

[@annaleebliss4618]

Differently my favorite Mortification album. 91' still is a great year for death metal fans. Can wait for 1994 albums

[@mindful2864]

This is a year I hold special to me since it was the year I was born and there were lots of great metal albums this year, especially in death metal. I’ve heard great things about Wombbath, Disincarnate, and Eucharist and want to check them out. As for the death metal albums on this list I’ve heard, this would be my ranking: S - Cynic - Focus, Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence, Morbid Angel - Covenant, Carcass - Heartwork, Sentenced - North from Here, Demilich - Nespithe, Atheist - Elements, Death - Individual Thought Patterns A - Brutality - Screams of Anguish, Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity, Cancer - The Sins of Mankind, Edge of Sanity - The Spectral Sorrows, Dismember - Indecent & Obscene, At the Gates - With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness, Sinister - Diabolical Summoning, Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction, Illdisposed - Four Depressive Seasons, Brujeria - Matando Gueros, Benediction - Transcend the Rubicon, Macabre - Sinister Slaughter, Morgoth - Odium, Unleashed - Across the Open Sea, Pyrexia - Sermon of Mockery, Unanimated - In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead, Morta Skuld - Dying Remains B - Hypocrisy - Osculum Obscenum, Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer, Malevolent Creation - Stillborn, Pestilence - Spheres C - Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn

[@danieldroppa3170]

15:58 good album. Also there was a pretty great Czech DM band Krabathor (now the Singer is in his other band Hypnos) they released album in 93

[@samuelblinne6040]

Keep up the good work

[@seancolucci9577]

Say it with me now..... Broo-heh-ree-ah

[@MetalTrenches]

Wouldn't it more accurately be "Broo-here-uh"?

[@seancolucci9577]

​@MetalTrenches a bunch of friends and I went to see them with Napalm Death a few years back and all my friends who speak fluent Spanish gave me this pronunciation. Also this is how the bands name was being chanted for the encore, and were in Los Angeles where Spanish is almost as prevalent as English.

[@seancolucci9577]

Also didn't wanna just jump in the comments like some dickhead just trying to correct you, this video series rocks, so does the channel as a whole. Keep the content a'comin

[@НиколайКазарский]

hypocrisy,suffocation,dying fetus,internal bleeding,morbid angel,cancer,bolt thrower)

[@flynnhale1243]

I would add katationia dance of December souls easily and my dying bride turn loose the swans also do a 1994 death metal ranking video i think this time recommend you put death metal death metal releases on it like cannibal corpse and six feet under

[@matthiasmajoris4029]

Pretty good tier list here, a lot of albums nobody talks about. Only a couple of times did I violently scream in disagreement 😅

[@joshdieckmann595]

Cool to see some love for Mortification. Post Momentary Affliction has long been my personal favorite, despite its predecessor often being considered their best. And of course, Heartwork has to be in Perfection. One of my favorite albums of all time.

[@doomusrlc]

I'd be curious to see your takes on a few albums Disembowelment - Transcendence into the Peripheral (i know death-doom isn't your thing but this is VERY not typical death-doom style) Crematory - Transmigration Cemetary - Godless Beauty Alchemist - Jar of Kingdom (Australian band, debut album. Would be curious to know if you know their later output on Relapse Records)

[@SuperStrik9]

Sinister Slaughter is Perfection tier for me. Easily my favorite album of 1993 in any genre.

[@АлексейГуреев-ц5у]

Great compilation, but...where is releases from 1993 by Seance, Entombed, Disembowelment, Broken Hope, Konkhra, Carbonized, Necrony, Loudblast, Resurrection, Sadist, Crypt Of Kerberos, Comecon, Vermin, Sacred Sin?)))

[@alexpoetov3213]

Desultory from Sweden is also a huge miss !

[@ProfJasonC]

I just happened to be listening to this ranking while gazing longingly out my front window hoping today is the day that the mailman brings my vinyl copy of Erosion of Sanity 🤘

[@cabalofdemons]

Entombed-Wolverine Blues is a seminal death metal record. I know it's considered death n' roll but it fuses death, thrash and groove to great effect.

[@MetalTrenches]

I have a hard time calling anything past Clandestine death metal, but to be fair I have included plenty of other questionable albums on these lists. If it were on here though, it would be Okay/Meh

[@cabalofdemons]

@@MetalTrenches Fair enough. Thanks for the response and keep up the great work.

[@itookallthenames]

I was disappointed at the time I wanted more versions of LHP but appreciate it more now and super influential

[@SuperStrik9]

I remember I had a Wolverine comic back in the day that had an ad for that album in it.

[@doomusrlc]

24:17 dude AWESOME shout out for Apophis.

[@boomertuxx]

haha LOVE Macabre. Good old murder metal 😅😅😅😅 Lots of these bands are on the Nuclear Blast compilation album released in the same year. Montreal Massacre was the track featured from Macabre which was of course refering to the mass shooting of females at a University in Montreal in 1989.

[@wheelsofmercury]

God Macabre sounds right up my alley! So does that Unleashed album.

[@SuperStrik9]

All of Macabre's albums are must listens. Especially Sinister Slaughter and Dahmer. Macabre are still active and their latest album Carnival Of Killers came out in 2020. Can't recommend them enough.

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@SuperStrik9 No, I meant the band God Macabre that he also featured, not the other Macabre. Glad you enjoy that Macabre, though!

[@SuperStrik9]

@@wheelsofmercury Lol. My bad. Funniest band mixup I've been involved in awhile lol. I read your comment wrong. Thought you were saying god as in "God I really need to listen to this." lol.

[@trigg1457]

I feel like across the open sea by unleashed should be much higher, great album

[@Channelisunderconstruction]

Osculum Obscenum is S teir. I don’t care what anyone says.

[@MetalPersonJ]

Absomotherfuckin-lutely

[@cbn6635]

Masse Broberg sound so great on those two first (and best) Hypocrisy albums.. 😎

[@samuelblinne6040]

Love your channel

[@tonyziporlin4240]

My favorites are definitely Morbid Angel, Carcass, and Sentenced. I would have added Cemetary's Godless Beauty to the list.

[@coreyrapoza5959]

Aggressor "Procreate The Petrifactions" is a sick album from 93 that everyone should check out!

[@AndrewJSmall]

Are fantastic and amazing really different? I'm just being a shit. Great list!

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Nokturnel - Nothing but Hatred (one of my favorites. Welcome to N.J great family friendly song. They are very fast and its good to follow along to the lyrics because their lyrics are insane) Victims of Internal Decay self titled

[@Nicolas1909_]

Screams of Anguish is my second favorite DM album after Covenant. diSEMBOWELMENT is missing unless you consider it doom. 1993 in general was maybe the best year in metal.

[@Vb98765]

He's already said he's not a big death doom fan so there's no way he likes Disembowelment

[@ДенисКондратьев-у9ъ]

Ulcerate-Cutting The Throat Of God-June 14th

[@blitzkrieghopAZ]

Sentenced - Shadows of the Past from an earlier year, I believe 1992, rules so hard. Huge Finnish release. The Rotting Ways to Misery demo might be even better. Also Mercyless’ prior rules.

[@blitzkrieghopAZ]

Also, kudos for a lot of offbrand picks and underground picks I have not heard of. Not to just say what you’ve missed IMO, you got a lot of diverse picks. So, thanks Icarus.

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

KILLER VIDEO!💀🤘💀MISSED THE 90'S DEATH METAL!!!THE BEST ERA EVER!!!

[@henrywalton5967]

Just saw Cynic play Focus in full, absolutely mind blown. One fo ybe best albums ever, top 3 for sure

[@jason_108]

For histories sake we mustnt forget Swedens Comecon, not to be confused with Comicon. They let go of LG Petrov to be replaced by fresh Asphyx retiree & legend Martin Van Drunen. I'd go with "great" personally. Worth checking out tho.

[@snipo233]

I'd actually put Indecent and Obscene in Fantastic if I was ranking It's always been one of my favorite death metal records

[@Vitsi5935]

Did he just put North From Here on the perfection tier! Nyt kaikki vittu torille!!

[@JJHowell884]

Mordicus - Dances From Left. awesome album

[@FeroVlkolinsky]

Focus, Heartwork and Individual all at the right spot - I'm definitely satisfied :). Now I see why at about that time I became fed up with what is now "old skool death metal" sound. Once more, please, Czechia is pronounced "check-ia"

[@facu23996]

I can't choose between Spheres and Heartwork.

[@BruhMomentPatrick]

Can someone explain the "spacey" meme for pestilence? Is that because Patrick is an absolute unhinged lunatic?

[@MetalTrenches]

Quest For Metal did a very positive ranking of all of the Pestilence albums a few years back, but referred to one of the albums as "spacey." Patrick responded by getting mad for no reason and reposting the video on their Facebook page making fun of him. Even the Pestilence fans commenting on the post were like "dude... he likes your music... why are you being an ass?"

[@SuperStrik9]

@@MetalTrenches Sounds like Patrick and Chris Barnes would be best buds lol.

[@Cwin-ny6bp]

I’d kinda consider the first two At the Gates albums to be pure death metal, albeit rather different from what was going on in Stockholm. The Red in the Sky is Ours had some great stuff, but the guitar tone was more like a wet pool noodle than a buzzsaw. With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness is very dark, but the sound is better and it’s a cool album that I agree is a step up. To me, they weren’t overtly melodic until Terminal Spirit Disease, although there were some allusions to their future turn in a more melodic direction on their first two albums. To me Carcass’s Heartwork was the first fully realized and classic melodic death metal album, even if it wasn’t technically the first since Skydancer, at least, preceded it. On Suffocation, I don’t know why, but I love the terrible muddy production on Breeding the Spawn juxtaposed against how accomplished the album otherwise is, and I agree on the bass tone. I’m so glad you put Covenant in perfection, because that album is an absolute classic that I think is one of the best death metal albums.

[@hutch13pbbc]

right as the Athiest section started, i got an ad for a Christian Music Fest.

[@cbn6635]

To me, Macabre 'Sinister Slaughter' is a true cult classic of an album, and definitely worthy of belonging in the 'Perfection' category. NO ONE sound like Macabre! 🤘🤘 Otherwise I agree with most of your ranking, though I definitely like the two first Hypocrisy albums a whole lot more than you seem to do.. 🤗 ...and that Brutality debut is WAY better than just 'Meh..' in my book..

[@SuperStrik9]

I agree 100% about Sinister Slaughter. All time classic and definite Perfection tier. It's my favorite album from 1993 in any genre.

[@cbn6635]

@@SuperStrik9 ..and 'Dahmer' was probably my favorite album of 2000…. Those two Macabre albums rules! 😎🤘

[@SuperStrik9]

@@cbn6635 Definitely. Dahmer is incredible. My top 2 Macabre albums. Probably my favorite album of 2000 as well. 🤘

[@SuperStrik9]

@@cbn6635 Was watching an interview with Corporate Death from last year and he was saying he'd like to do an Ed Gein or Albert Fish album and he has songs written and ideas for both. I was like "Oh boy that'd be amazing!". Next year it'll be 25 years since Dahmer was released. It's time. 🤘

[@coreyrapoza5959]

Phantasm "Keeper of Death". Very cool death thrash from Russia!

[@samuelblinne6040]

Nice list

[@SuperRoo_22]

Great effort for putting in this much effort to do these DM lists. But I hve to disagree about Damaged. Aussie legends. Never put out a bad album. They even had Kevin Sharp from Brutal Truth sing for them at one point. Token Remedies Research is arguably their best album though.

[@personavisceration371]

We definitely need to have Konkhra with "Sexual Affective Disorder" as well as Necrosanct with Desolate.

[@NocturnalSilence45]

Forgot Broken Hope : The Bowels Of Repugnance. And Entombed : Wolverine Blues

[@ГербертВеллс-ш2ь]

Demilich has so brutal vocal! 👍

[@antoinecoutu9590]

Demilich should go to "perfection" tier.

[@michaeluy114]

I agree I like sinister cross the styx more

[@samuelblinne6040]

Wow

[@BornFromTheGrave]

SINISTER Diabolical Summoning is FanFuckinTastic, I severely disagree with you on this one. It's groovy and packs a punch in my ears.

[@stefanb.314]

Demilich would be in triple s for me, holy shit do i love nespithe

[@coreyrapoza5959]

You're missing Deteriorate "Rotting In Hell" and that should be right at the top!

[@samuelblinne6040]

Awesome