The Death Metal Iceberg

[@anonymous._.euronymous._.1349]

Round 3........... Tier 1 Starter Pack DM Death Morbid Angel Cannibal Corpse Deicide Obituary Unleashed Grave At The Gates Amon Amarth Dismember Entombed Children of Bodom Bolt Thrower Tier 2 Hybrid Death Metal Rippikoulu Coffinz Hooded Menance Paradise Lost ASPHYX Amorphis (Blackened) Behemoth Hate (Thrash) Possessed Vader Master Slaughter Septic Flesh (Symphonic) Fleshgod Apocalypse Wintersun (Prog) Opeth Katatonia Edge of Sanity Black Crown Initiative Ne Obliviscaris Tier 3 Shredding Death Metal Archspire Braindrill Hour Of Penance Spawn of Possession Origin Beyond Creation Nile Cryotopsy Dying Fetus Blood Incantation Timeghoul DEMIGOD The Chasm Necrophagist Cynic Atheist Lykathea Aflame Appalling Spawn Tier 4 Gritty Death Metal Incantation Autopsy Pungent Stench Infester Molested Dragged Into Sunlight Necrovore Triumvir Foul Pissgrave Grave Upheaval Tier 5 Weirdo Death Metal Goreguts Portal Abyssal Mitochondria Apparatus Ævangelist Howls Of Ebb Chaos Echos Oksennus Phlebotomized Tier 6 Bludgeoned Death Metal Suffocation Pyrexia Skinless Internal Bleeding Mortal Decay Devourment Malignancy Defeated Sanity Cephalotripsy Waking the Cadaver Lividity Putrid Pile Waco Jesus Tier 7 Militant Death Metal Knelt Rote Tetragrammacide KONFLICT KAPALA JYOTISAVEDANGA SUBDUER Chaos Cascade Tier 8 Gorenoise aka Vomitoma Urinary Track Infection from Severe Pus Clots Omphalectoicxanthopsia Toad Birth Feces Sex Kokkobizarrsium My honorable mentions Mortuary Apohis Mystic Charm Regurgitation Cenotaph Human Remians S.U.P

[@paveantelic7876]

i would like to mention encenethrakh because uh... its fucking insane

[@Phobophiliac]

Deeds of Flesh

[@ruby_da_cherry6676]

Unholy

[@Inuhater]

Thanks so much for this!

[@Highrollinhunter]

No mortician they are weirdo deathgrind.

[@lukasl.1909]

Icebergs are a great format because i get so many nice recommendations

[@Nickos336]

Exactly

[@CavemanShopkeeper420]

Yo it’s lateralus

[@A_Music_Enthusiast]

Nice Tool pfp

[@Egg_of_the_king6]

Fibonnaci

[@deadinphantomile]

>tool pfp you are gay bro

[@xxforever_damnedxx]

I wouldn't be mad if you did more icebergs every now and then

[@paveantelic7876]

in his bm ice berg response he said he wont be making them, im glad he changed his mind :)

[@Kinnakeeter]

@@paveantelic7876 They're very interesting and informative

[@paveantelic7876]

@@Kinnakeeter indeed they are

[@goregrinda]

@@Kinnakeeter fr, i come to watch his iceberg videos every week atleast once

[@sunolili862]

'im not planning on making any more iceberg charts' - wyattxhim

[@broncoxy]

I think Gore Noise is highly misunderstood here. You said that the songs were like 3-4 seconds long, but you have to remember that time is a concept bound to mortal and somewhat consciousness beings. After listening to those pieces of pure art for around 364.35039 years now, my perception of time, reality and the universe itself has shifted and those 3-4 human seconds actually are masterpieces that play for days, slowly and majestically unveiling their vast beauty and their wisdom, secrets unbeknown to man.

[@lhzawk]

or get high on chinese novel dissociatives and the same effect would be achived

[@woodchuck94og]

Gore noise is gore noise has nothing to do with death metal

[@kristofbe1]

Hatred for Mankind is one of my favourite all-time extreme metal albums as well. I was completely blown away by it the first time I heard it about 10 years ago and still am when put it on today.

[@felixrr7381]

I think a thrash metal iceberg would be really interesting, but probably quite hard to do given how "limited" thrash is compared to death metal for example

[@fernandodominguez9143]

Crazy to think that if you would’ve said this in the early 80’s people would be looking at you like you’re crazy. Sucks that thrash became near extinct

[@Rosterized]

@Fabrizio Garreta blackened thrash is one of my favourite sub-subgenres

[@Necromediancer]

That's not true at all of you actually like the genre

[@dillonbija9592]

Evildead.

[@Morphoidism]

@Fabrizio Garreta Nailbomb does industrial thrash if you're interested.

[@M75248]

This is a very useful guide for newcomers and people who want to update their playlist. I was more into grindcore and black metal so I don't know much about death metal tbh. Also I love your shirt! The Chasm, Shub Niggurath and Cenotaph's first record are some of the best metal from Mexico.

[@User0155]

Also checkout the band stargazer from Australia

[@benamisai-kham5892]

I love it for broadening my tastes because I was more into sludge and black metal along with ambient metal for a while, so it's great to just find new recs! The comments are full of them too, it's great.

[@Triiplesiix]

I have all of The chasms 1st press CDs. Was just looking on discogs and they’re $100 and up each 😬🤘

[@K_R_N.]

Really good list, but missed Immolation and Demilich which are both pretty important

[@allstopblue5717]

Demilich? Ehh. I mean it was an early tech death album, but they literally did nothing else and IMO it wasn’t even that influential to begin with. Just my opinion. Immolation 100% agree with though

[@ericv7720]

@@allstopblue5717 Demilich was much-loved in the underground for ages, though, enough for them to do a deluxe reissue of "Nespithe."

[@finestjellybeansrawlol9486]

@@allstopblue5717 I feel like they have some strong influence on later weirdo death bands

[@devonm301]

Pestilence too

[@GREENWARRI0R]

@@allstopblue5717 Demilich is the epitome of weird metal though, and just because they were ahead of their time doesn't mean they shouldn't be mentioned. They have a ton of influence today.

[@eknim]

Glad you mentioned Septicflesh's Communion. That was a massive gateway album for me and one of the very first metal albums i got into alongside And Justice For All.

[@TheTundraTerror]

Saw them live once. Was amazing and they put on a hell of a show.

[@goblinspy]

Timeghoul is just hands down on of my favorite bands I've ever stumbled upon via youtube comments. They are incredible. Love their insane sci-fi lyrics and the stories they tell.

[@XxLifeInFuneralXx]

The band Pissgrave actually sounds like the name.

[@MrHavuu]

And the song name "Taking the virginity of a retard" is prob the best name of a song😂

[@the_nameless_mist]

Great list, nice overview of the genre as a whole. Only thing I would also mention is the most extreme end of brutal death: Enmity, Orchidectomy, and all the bands inspired by them such as Intestinal Engorgement, Delusional Parasitosis, and Excoriation. Pushing it to the absolute limits of what human beings can physically do with the drums and vocals.

[@jakestatefarm2470]

Yeah that should be the last tier the peak extremity of brutal death metal. Imagine they somehow surpass that in the future 😮 that would be insane

[@xvor_tex8577]

POV you're searching for Waco Jesus album covers...

[@jv0516]

Very trailblazing video, actually! If I were to subtly expand each tier, these essential additions would include as follows: - Tier 1: Arch Enemy, Arghoslent, Intestine Baalism, Mors Principum Est, Malevolent Creation, Soilwork, The Black Dahila Murder, and Bloodbath - Tier 2: Disembowelment, Esotreic, Swallow The Sun (death-doom), Belphegor, Demonic Desurrection, Sulphur Aeon, 1914, Necrophobic (blackened death), Massacra, Deceased, Scythelord (deathrash), Ex Deo, Haggard, Xaon, MaYan (symphonic death), Between the Buried and Me, Gojira, Persefone, Becoming The Archetype (progressive death), Six Feet Under, Birds of Prey, Carcass (death’n’roll), Meathook Seed, The Project Hate MCMXCIX (industrial death), Bhayanak Maut, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Impending Doom, and Despised Icon (deathcore) - Tier 3: Spawn of Possession, Kronos, Inanimate Pscyroptic, Inferi, Existence, Dyscarnate, Deeds of Flesh, Decrepit Birth, The Faceless, Maat, First Fragment, Decapitated, Neuraxis, Obscura, Burning The Masses, Trigger the Bloodshed, Beneath The Massacre, Rings of Saturn, Infant Annilihator, Aversions Crown, and Fallujah - Tier 4: Plague Bearer, Drawn and Quartered, Krypts, Undergang, Grave Miasma, Mortiferum, Veneneum, Grave Congregation, Black Curse, and Tomb Mold Tier 5: Demilich, Gigan, Pyrrhon, Imperial Triumphant, Impetuous Ritual, Methwitch, Irkallian Oracle, Infernal Coil, Altarage, Wicked Innocence, and Artifical Brain - Tier 5: Prostitute Disfigurement, Gorgasm, Afterbirth, Cenotaph, Disgorge, Putridity, Guttural Secrete, Party Cannon, Pathology, Katalepsy, Brodequin, Excoriation, Implosive Disgorgance, Begging for Incest, Twitch of the Death Nerve, Mortician, Amputated, Septycal Gorge, Encenathrakh, Edenic Past, and Enmity - Tier 7: Genocide Shrines, Bestial Putrefaction, Brahmastrika, Thecodontion, Vessel of Inquiry, Nyogthaeblisz, Qqgcguvhjn, Bullet Clenched in Teeth, Nirriti, and Tsalal - Tier 8: Last Days of Humanity, Phyllomedusa, Bodily Wastes, Last Cheeseburgers of Humanity, Candidal Vulvoviginstis, and Meekness Alas, I now get the hunch that the elitists who ask for too much unnecessary opinions will take issue with the band choices, though I’m fine with that.

[@rupaulver8578]

Thank you for the love for The Chasm! I've always felt they're incredibly underrated for being relatively known in the scene. Their mid era work is incredible. Procession and Spell might be the only DM albums I could give a 10/10 to, and that's even with their extremely windows 95 album art.

[@danielbetancourt1483]

My favorite band. Every album after their first is excellent

[@johngavin1175]

All hail the Deathcult,brother. I haven't got their newest one,but plan on it. I hope Corchado gets to doing vocals again!

[@johngavin1175]

@@danielbetancourt1483 They are severely underrated. Procession to the Infraworld is my favorite album.

[@awol.oper8r]

Great list. Worth mentioning a few grindcore and deathgrind bands like Cattle Decapitation and Napalm Death

[@brennuvargr4638]

So glad you mentioned Lykathea Aflame! Definitely one of the best technical brutal death metal bands... The frantic Flo Mounier-style drumming coupled with those almost shoegazey choruses and passages = 😙👌.

[@TheNickybobby1]

Glad you mentioned Lykathea Aflame, criminally underrated stuff and some of the most unique death metal I've ever heard

[@NeroAngelo616]

Its the light equivalent to ancient egyptian tech death to darnkess shown equally great in In Their Darkened Shrines.

[@ominoussenpai3450]

Loved watching this! An idea for another iceberg could be maybe the most terrifying metal iceberg. That would be very cool to seen

[@emperorkane317]

Ngl, when I first discovered Bolt Thrower I thought it was just some obscure underground band with a few hundred listeners. I was actually surprised to learn how popular it was. For me, Bolt Thrower is a great band to listen to you enjoy death metal but don't care for gore or "hail satan" type lyrics. They have history based lyrics and songs. The best way i can describe it is that Bolt Thrower is like the death metal version of Sabaton. But older. Fun fact: Jo Bench, Bolt Thrower's bassist, is among the first women to play in an extreme metal band.

[@V2ULTRAKill]

I mean death metal has moved a lot away from the satanic cheese into high concept scifi or political music these days At least in the more accessible areas of death metal

[@wittvonwitt4403]

I love Bolt Thrower for that reason. History is brutal.

[@emperorkane317]

@@V2ULTRAKill But for it's time, I meant

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@emperorkane317 true, they were different at the time Modern death metal is cool as shit tho

[@ericv7720]

Bolt Thrower was my intro to death metal...back in '91! I went out and bought a cassette copy of "Warmaster" after a RIP magazine article described them as "Dungeons & Dragons freaks."

[@SlyHikari03]

Nile, Septicflesh, Opeth, Gorguts and Portal are rad. Also, Archspire is great too. Melodeath is a great genre imo, I know it doesn’t pack the same punch but I like melodies in my stuff. Guess that comes from my rock/heavy metal music listening roots. Ps. You really need to do one for post rock,Breakcore and noise, since you are probably well versed in those genres

[@Humant06]

I'm so glad you included Edge of Sanity, amazing band, and never got the praise they deserved Edit: Also agree with everything said about Beyond Creation

[@ConvincingPeople]

This was a fun one. A few personal suggestions for a few of the tiers: Wormed, Afterbirth and 7 H.Target all could fit in either the "shredding" or "bludgeoning" sections; Vastum, Encoffinated, Father Befouled and Sanguisugabogg definitely belong on the "gritty" tier; Uzumaki, Goats and Coma Cluster Void are shoo-ins for the "weirdo" section; Devouring Humanity in either "weirdo" or "bludgeoning," being the band that compelled an acquaintance of mine to coin the term "slambient" in only partial jest; Dagger Lust fit exceptionally well on the "militant" tier; and Phyllomedusa goes in gorenoise, because they're actually pretty interesting and their whole amphibian theme is hilarious

[@kristofbe1]

I think Horrendous is a great addition for tier 3. Also, I think Bloodbath is good for tier 1. It has the sound of old school death metal, but with more modern production, which makes a bit more accessible for newcomers.

[@godetonter4764]

Bloodbath would be great if they didn't sound so clean and programmed

[@DavidSmith-ry3ht]

@@godetonter4764 i described it as the pop of death metal. Its super catchy and great for new people (full disclosure it was my first death metal band) its so paint by numbers it gets boring. There is literally nothing wrong with them but there is also nothing great,which is noteworthy itself in this genre!

[@godetonter4764]

@@DavidSmith-ry3ht I'm sorry I comment about so many Death Metal bands, which one are you referring to?

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

@@godetonter4764 the fathomless mastery has much worse production that the debut and sophomore album which makes it a lot grittier and just plain better imo

[@godetonter4764]

@@DavidSmith-ry3ht I was mixed up on which KZbin video I was commenting on. Yes you are 100% right about Bloodbath. They always reminded me of what a record producer would throw together to create an Old School Death Metal band. A supergroup that checked off all the boxes, but forgot to add anything original

[@JoshieMadhatt]

Love your channel because you talk about a lot of lesser known bands without coming off as some kind of elitist

[@pane36]

Love to see Bolt Thrower here! I just recently discovered them despite being a metalhead for years, and god damn do they know how to write some nasty riffs. Absolutely geeked that I get to explore their discography for the first time, because I've loved every track so far. Another fantastic band that's similarly groovy is Frozen Soul. Their album The Crypt of Ice has been in heavy rotation for me recently. I don't know how either of these bands have such a crazy high batting average with awesome tracks, but what an enjoyable ride its been.

[@jaiwatkins9584]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!! THANKYOUUUU In all honesty you're awesome at explaining these bands and you do a really good job at describing them aswell as where they're placed on the tiers, this is very well made and well thought out. I'm sure many people will appreciate this as much as I do. Awesome job man I hope to see more vids, definitely have my subscription

[@jdjdbsjyyyy]

also, I love how you name drop other great music KZbinrs. You're a good dude and that's part of what keeps me coming back.

[@jason_108]

Still a trip to be 46 & see younger generations so into what I was into 30 years ago. Guess it was the same with me wearing a Led Zeppelin shirt.

[@ericv7720]

30 years has been a long trip, though! I had no idea, listening to Atheist or Nocturnus in the early 90s, we'd get acts as different as Brodequin, Disentomb, or Gorevent!

[@TheJackal917]

Omg, man, I'm so glad you and the fans never forget The Chasm. They are so good, since I first heard around 2006, their albums never leave my CD, MP3 and now smartphone.

[@Mielikkiii]

My introduction to death metal was Arch Enemy. I got used to the harsh vocals from old Tristania and when I as a puny teen girl found out that women are capable of such voices, I was intrigued and hooked. And Arch Enemy is just a step away from Carcass so it escalated quite quickly from there. Also I looked up Tetragrammacide and found it quite relaxing which is pretty funny as currently I am gravitating to more melodic genres in general

[@jeppyjep]

I love the Intestine Baalism song you have in the background. Banquet is a freaking great death metal song.

[@komradenikolai]

One great Tech Death band that spans between Progressive, melodic, and even experimental would be Obscura. They have fine tuned their sound into a beautiful, brutal, and awe-inspiring aura, it is really a positive experience listening to their discography

[@DavidSmith-ry3ht]

But even more so than other tech death they are super hit or miss. When they hit god damn is it beautiful but when they miss it misses so badly

[@komradenikolai]

@@DavidSmith-ry3ht agreed. Their first album was a miss for me, and if I am honest, Akorasis is my favorite work from them. Its beautifully done, and I love Fountainhead's work on the album

[@marcoagonzalez5481]

THANK YOU for bringing up The Chasm.

[@KreationsOvMatt]

I have been listening to extreme metal for about 15 years now and have never heard of Lykathea Aflame before this video. I checked the album out and holy hell… it’s one of the greatest death metal albums I’ve ever heard. Thank you for this video. You’ve earned a new sub.

[@concreteunicorn1607]

@KreationsOvMatt Your profile pic👌

[@spedwest5380]

thanks for your various iceberg series, brought a whole load of unexplored beauties to my attention i've never even heard before, keep up the great work, props from the UK!

[@ercanyuksel5624]

I really like this video man. Huge black metal fan here, haven't been listening to death metal since 2018. Added some bands to my list that i haven't tried out yet, especially from the "gritty zone" and "weirdo death". thank you!

[@ercanyuksel5624]

@The Monist Appreciate it brother. I used to really dig bands like Ascended Dead, Phrenelith, Spectral Voice, Krypts, Triumvir Foul etc. you get the idea. I don't know why but I've lost my interest in death metal suddenly around 2018 lol. I'm back on track right now and gonna definitely check out your recommendations. Cheers!

[@dozer0382]

Please do more icebergs, gives me more bands to listen to!

[@triledink]

Autopsy got me into death metal, I always listened to Thrash, but after Autopsy I went from a Thrash metal head to a Death metal head. I heard once a guy say: If black sabbath were a death metal band, then it would be Autopsy. Asphyx and Autopsy were the big death/doom bands at the time. Also don't forget Necrophagia Seasons of the dead back in 87', Came out before Scream bloody gore and were pure death metal.

[@raginggoats2496]

Dragged Into Sunlight.. Definitely one of my top favorite bands ever. The way the preform live is phenomenal as well. Justt their backs to the crowd, strobe on thee max blink setting and just blasting everyone out of the room

[@AidanMartin]

wow of course suffocation that deep for being the ones who kickstarted slam and brutal death metal.It is thanks to them we have bands like devourment,internal bleeding,dying fetus,deeds of flesh,scattered remnants,soils of fate, as well as bands like kraanium,extermination dismemberment,embryectomy,traumatomy,epicardiectomy,cerebral incubation,condemned,abominable putridity,etc.I mean honestly no death metal iceberg or death metal video really would be complete without suffocation or even necrophagist among some of the other bands referenced in the video.

[@Rat_Covenant]

Another great iceberg chart, check also out this stuff, which was released via my label: Crouching Nude (Tier 5 - Definitely influenced by Portal) Sewage Crypt - Chapter I & II (Tier 4 - A bit like Dragged Into Sunlight) Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis - The Medically Fascinating Sound of Bones Cracking (Tier 8 - Basically very Groovy Gorenoise) Altar - Times of Agony (Tier 2 - Sludge Metal, but with a very Death-Doom Metal orientated approach) Hecatomb of the Black Goat - Howlings from a Fermented Planet (Tier 8 - War Metal, but with Dark and Tribal Ambient elements in it)

[@Play-wn2sy]

a big fan of tribal music, so thank ya for HotBG, i'm going to listen right now.

[@jakestatefarm2470]

Damn I got to check those band out

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

'Ver Naice! Some of my favorites are Inveracity, Abnormity, Odious Mortem, Severed Savior, Unleashed, Grave, Vader, Vital Remains, Inherit Disease, Disentomb, Of Feather and Bone, Blood Spore, Gutter Instinct, Portal, Proclamation, Teitanblood, and many, many more lol.

[@benjaminthomasholton963]

The switch to serious critic mode at the end killed me..

[@kylesherman9069]

I discovered Ulcerate last year and they may be my favorite death metal band good mention and thanks for the recommendations

[@HS_Merciless]

They are a tier for themselves. One of the few DM bands with actual substance.

[@Whocares1987]

Yah they are so good

[@m.f.5739]

And, fun fact about 49:05 : The guy behind this project, Bobby Maggard, has/had roughly about 240 projects, which are about 80% the same gorenoise stuff. Worth checking out.

[@slamfam7621]

For those who don't know: Chaos Cascade is a side project of the GUT vocalist. Very aggressive stuff.

[@jdjdbsjyyyy]

Thank you for this bit of info! I fucking love GUT. I listened to them all throughout high school. They introduced me to the more ridiculous side of grind haha. Edit: Just looked them up and they're on Dunkelheit Produktionen as well! Great label!

[@ivanooze8500]

Thanks! Gut rules

[@crazyhawkjp304]

Hell yeah this video is awesome!! the fact you brought up Beyond Creation made me smile cuz I literally just saw Ne Obliviscaris and Beyond creation in concert and they rule!! the bassist wore a slipknot-esque mask and after their set, he came up to me and gave me a hug and a crazy ass laugh. It was awesome!!

[@joeyuzwa891]

Love the Intestine Baalism in the background. That band needs more recognition

[@TheJackal917]

Aaah, true undreground japanese legend. Hell, many know about them. Glad, there are people who do.

[@Leo._...]

love the Véhémence pfp

[@speore]

I'm glad your doing more of these iceberg vids, you are way better at doing them then some channels I've seen that only do iceberg charts.

[@qbas14]

In my opinion most of the hybrid death metal (maybe except death doom) is the "starter pack" for the genre. Even though Cannibal Corpse is one of the most known death metal bands it's not an easy listen for someone new to the death metal. Same for Morbid Angel and many other bands. Of course it was still fun to watch, really enjoyed it

[@fungalukaapacuka10]

Yes, just what I was thinking as well

[@xkinsey3831]

I agree, when I first heard Evisceration Plague (first time listening to death metal) it really scared me away and I had to spend another year or so building up to it lol. Their older stuff with Barnes is even less beginner-friendly. Show someone who's never listened to death metal before the song Gutted and see how they react. It's not gonna be "damn show me more" I know that much.

[@johngavin1175]

Morbid Angel was my first death metal band. Didn't take long for me to get into it.

[@fillogatto]

I love the fact that death metal is playing on the background but also edm bass from the original audio lmfao

[@c4gam1ng12]

I think another good Tier 5 death metal band would be Pyrrhon. It’s pretty technical music, but also very dissonant and avant-garde.

[@video_ouija7114]

One of the best bands I've seen live, I was in awe. And also pretty drunk

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

Pyrrhon is wild, I saw them with Imperial Triumphant, and they were really awesome. Super disgusting and dissonant 🔥

[@ConvincingPeople]

Fuck yes. And they're from my neck of the woods, too, if I'm not mistaken.

[@VastChoirs]

Knelt Rote was a great recommendation. Thanks, Wyatt.

[@TheSpirit18]

I think to the hybrid as death/trash you can add sepultura as well, with their early product. It had this death metal vibe.

[@gilberttiborjakub9890]

Hi! I just found your channel and I haven’t even finished even this video, but when you mentioned Edge of Sanity as best prog death metal and Behemoth’s Demigod as best blackend death metal, I already know that we speak a common language! :)

[@ElysianTyrant]

Tier 6 is where I put my heart. 7 is cool but 6 is the one that scratches the itch for me. Also imo tier 8 belongs in the grindcore tier list, rather than death metal.

[@wyattxhim]

I guess I see gorenoise more death metal....ish lol because the vibe, sound, themes, and aesthetic is basically similar to Brutal Death Metal but done by people who actually have a mental problem and/or have fetishes

[@ElysianTyrant]

@@wyattxhim Fair enough. I just thought you know since most Gorenoise always had the anti-music logo and more grind tendencies of most bands, it felt more at home there. It also makes sense to me going from grind-goregrind-noisecore-gorenoise. But I see where you're coming from. PS: Fantastic video mate. Had a blast throughout

[@Nightwalk444]

@@ElysianTyrant a man of culture

[@영어스앵님]

Sweet. Earlier than expected! Thanks

[@victoralpert]

my favorite genre and interest is what you called "weirdo death metal," though I like both weirdo black metal and death metal (and blackened death). the bands you pointed out where awesome, and i agree with everything you said, i'd love to tag on a few of my favorite albums! Teeth - Curse of Entropy; pretty deathy, not toooo weird. Just a really good album. Pyrrhon - What Passes for Survival; This band feels like everyone is playing different riffs, randomly, and they happen to match up once in a while. After a bit of digesting, the music shows its true structure and is amazingly coherent. Truly progressive, not Tool. Serpent Column - Mirror in Darkness; Really good riffs, which don't repeat much through the songs. Very unpredictable, but more predictable than the next band. Blattaria - Extremely dizzying. Tempo changes, complex rhythms and "vocals like a man being torn apart and reassembled incorrectly in an infinite loop" according to a bandcamp user. Skaphe - Skaphe (2014); Please listen to this band if you listen to any of these. Mostly black metal, but it's one of the most creative bands I've heard in a long time. If any of these bands interest you, check out Mystiskoas, Translation Loss Records, and Total Dissonance Worship as these labels will be up your alley. Cheers! Happy to discuss or give out more recommendations! Vic

[@I_can_do_20_push-ups]

Thanks Vic

[@22tfortnitevevo]

tetragrammacide is great, loved that you mentioned this, obviously not what this is talking about but i love primal incinerator of moral matrix or whatever it was

[@officialpostfoodscerealyou379]

I’d also add viraemia into tier 3! I love all of viraemias riffs, it sucks that their bassist passed tho, r.i.p. Scott

[@whatfourtwo5277]

I knew you were going to play Intestine Baalism in the background, surprised you contained yourself and not fanboy all over them.

[@jdjdbsjyyyy]

Knelt Rote fucking rips, so thanks for introducing me to them. You should do some more deep-dives into obscure band lore like you did with Seeds of Iblis or Emit!

[@danielgustafsson9802]

The most informative deathmetal ”list” I’ve seen in a long time. And thank god for the list of band names in the comments, some of them cannot be heard correctly.

[@megayorgan]

You know what would be awesome? Someone make a Spotify playlist of these bands and post the link here haha

[@tomabuohari8305]

Imo you can theoretically combine any genre with any other genre! I really appreciate artists who can combine genres seemlessly, like how war metal takes elements of black and death metal to truly make it it's own thing. I don't really vibe too much with artists who try to combine genres in a way that's more clearly segmented, as though they "combined" them in the same you "combine" oil and vinegar a la Skindred (granted "nobody" is still a major nostalgic favorite of mine)

[@rajadacosmica3308]

Some stuff i wouldve like to see on the list: Vital Remains on the Shredding tier, definetly deserving of that tier some really cruel, destructive, blasting thrashing death metal full of blasts and fire breathing riffs, with some incredibly fantastic melodies and solos aswell, not far fetched to say that Dave Suzuki is a mastermind of Death Metal! Also one that would fit on the Bludgeoning and Weirdo tier at the same time is Dripping, Experimental Slamming Brutal Death Metal, amazing mind-twisting riffs definetly worth checking out! And for Gorenoise or even Bludgeoning would be Phyllomedusa, the king of gorenoise for me (tho i dont like gorenoise lol) and the main project of the Toadbirth band, he has almost 300 albums combining Gorenoise, Sludge and Doom metal, Goregrind and Slamming Brutal DM on some of them, a must listen really specially the Fijian album trilogy.

[@ConvincingPeople]

Dripping are really fun. Also, that Phyllomedusa mention. I see you are a man of culture.

[@common3098]

Chuck from Death used to hang around Jeff from Possessed all the time before death came out. Possessed was making music before death, but when Jeff came out of the hospital after being shot, Death was getting its exposure and popularity.

[@orthodoxgoregod2501]

My personally top of the DM genre is the second LP from the dutch masters : SINISTER - DIABOLICAL SUMMONING. It's totally contains everything what I need to feed my taste. For me the most appreciated album of all time undisputed.

[@SB87613]

Love that you started with children of bodom, that was also my introduction to more extreme metal. I was already listening to a lot of thrash metal but was mostly into punk and emo at the time. Came across are you dead yet on youtube when I was maybe 13 or 14 and loved it. Got my best friends at the time into them also

[@calebgarcia9864]

gorenoise has given me a urinary tract infection

[@P0kY_97]

the very first death metal album i´ve heard was Dying Remains by Morta Skuld and to this day its one of my most favourite metal albums, it just sounds so cryptic and oldschool and some of the parts have very unique guitar sound (at least in my opinion), so if u´re OSDM fan definitely go check them out ;) also nice vid and list

[@the_trash_mane5875]

Never took gorenoise seriously, never will honestly but feels weird I'm on tiers 6&7 on the regular. Sunless and Replicant are two avant-garde/Gorguts esque bands I'd have to recommend here if I already haven't. Ylem and Malignant Reality dropped last fall and they fucked pretty hard. Our Place Of Worship Is Silence was solid and I am having bit of a sperg moment because I'm not sure if it's the band or the album name, but "I don't care Where I Go When I Die" was pretty gnarly too. Honorable mention is Pyrrhon was a noisecore/dissonant Tech death project that's being slept on as well.

[@the_trash_mane5875]

@Steez Keebs I spend too much time listening to this sit and learning how to play it. I'm half tempted to make a chanel if I had to time for it lmao. You check any of this stuff out?

[@the_trash_mane5875]

@Steez Keebs I'm glad you digged some of the recs here. Since you're into OPOWIS, I would have to toss Ad Nauseam in with it because they are like an Italian Deathspell Omega but with a peculiar style. For their 2021 album they built their gear for that album specifically, and they use 7 strings tuned in A standard, so it's like Deathspell Omega but downtuned, and more viscous and spiraling. Replicant is a band that just gets better with each release and I hope they keep up the good work, they fuck

[@pepsi-mcrib]

Having witnessed the captivating spectacle captured on this ethereal visual display, my heart was stirred, and I promptly embarked upon a pilgrimage to Spotify's melodic realm. There, I surrendered myself to the enchanting strains of Knelt Rote's opus, aptly titled "Trespass." For a span of no less than 35 minutes, I succumbed to its intoxicating melodies, each note cascading upon my senses like drops of celestial dew. Upon concluding this soul-stirring interlude, I found solace in indulging in the forbidden fruit of the vine, as I imbibed the sacred elixir with measured sips. To further satiate my auditory cravings, I sought solace in the company of a harmonious quintet known as the Spice Girls. Their inaugural opus, an indispensable auditory offering, was the only panacea capable of mollifying my spirit in such a moment.

[@JeanMarceaux]

Big thumbs up for mentioning Wintersun, they essentially got me into death metal. I'd throw Between the Buried and Me into oddball death metal and Troglodyte into gritty tier. Troglodyte has some of the evilest looking covers with their Welcome to Boggy Creek and Don't Go in the Woods, in my opinion. Don't know why, but I get that visceral reaction from observing them, it's great.

[@cannibal666]

Great stuff. I saw death play in 1987 in my home town at the local VFW. I was blown away💥

[@n0ctusss]

Love those icebergs \m/

[@patrickstrahm05]

Really digged the video, picked up Lycanthe Flames based on your recommendation

[@RenegadeAwesomeDad]

My dude have been hitting the gym? Arms looking good 💪

[@kosekompisthesnowprince]

I worked with the guy who did Urinary Tract Infection From Severe Pus Clots. He’s super sweet and not at all what you’d expect from this music. Also, he has at least 50 different projects. That are all in a similar genre. Praise be Bobby Maggard.

[@Dawn95284]

Cool stuff

[@lordofthemoonrealm2151]

I honestly wish you mentioned Cynic, Atheist, Nocturnus, Pan Thy Monium, Sadist, etc for the progressive death metal part.

[@hobh1831]

he literally mentioned

[@lordofthemoonrealm2151]

@@hobh1831 yes but not in the prog death part, I still think Nocturnus should’ve gotten mentioned

[@Darken_dreams]

Iceberg videos work for you man. I dig it.

[@spiralofeternity]

I think a whole other tier you can add below the last one would be like schizo bdm like Orchidectomy, Enmity, Encenathrakh shit like that. Legit the most extreme you can get in Death metal

[@wyattxhim]

Personally I feel like that would just fit perfectly within tier 6 by itself Definitely intense stuff for sure but still in line with Brutal/slam death metal

[@ericv7720]

Pretty much anything on the NSE or UBR labels!

[@reyhemj6668]

I like how you enjoy describing each one of the bands

[@leviathan5515]

you should check out Mithras, its like space morbid angel. good shit brother. Pyaemia, Arsebreed, Vomit Remnants, Gigan, Deeds of Flesh and Sepsism are good bands too

[@elijahrobinett1736]

That moment when the voice actor for lightning McQueen starts talking about gorenoise

[@Blady99]

I’d put early Skinless (first two? albums) in gritty tier and then they go up to tech death, especially From Sacrifice to Survival when they had John Longstreth on drums. Edit: whoops left my comment too early. Maybe those first two albums might be in the slam category with Suffo

[@deathmetal5156]

how is that slam?

[@Blady99]

@@deathmetal5156 I dont know

[@pitch_blaccck]

As a total newcomer to heavy/death metal, my favourite thing about them are the band and song names lmao They're so amazing

[@mikebott6940]

I'm extremely happy whenever anybody mentions the Chasm or Spawn of Possession. Where do Immolation fit in your schema ? 🔥🔥

[@Tikus_90]

It frustrates me to think how tone deaf fans of this genre are, when fans of death metal dont even realize the talent Jonas Bryzzling had, he is above everyone in the genre and deserves waaaaayyy more praise, there just is no other band like SOP and there never will be.

[@mamitomoesenpai9572]

Kraanium and Mortician are probably may favorites in the slam/brutal death metal category Devourment would be the third favorite for me.

[@Melancholic_spirit08]

Bolt thrower is god

[@maryo8954]

Absolutely

[@jacobwaits3559]

Agreed

[@zishan_kz]

Myan! Thanks for mentioning Tetragammacide and Kapala....saw Kapala last month. They were loud, harsh and brutal af!

[@johnmartin1870]

Glad Wyatt still is incapable of saying the word "especially"

[@jarltrippin]

I recently listened to Hatred For Mankind after hearing your extensive praise of it, and if anything you haven't talked about it enough because god fucking damn, people need to hear that album. Such a unique, insanely brutal soundscape.

[@KenoxProductions]

Holy, your Children of Bodom story is nearly identical to mine. My first 'extreme' metal band, a friend showed me their music in school while waiting for class in the hallway, the first song was Living Dead Beat from Are You Dead Yet? Although the song that is single-handedly responsible for getting me into more 'extreme' metal was Hate Me. I fucking loved everything except the vocals, but I liked it so much, I basically forced myself to like the vocals, because I wanted to listen to more.

[@trompete5601]

You should've put Unanimated on this list with their Album "Ancient God of evil", it's so essential for melodic death/black metal imo

[@vidarsmestad9143]

Great seeing Molested mentioned here. I always mention that album whenever people say Norway never produced anything worth listening to when it comes to dm.

[@johngavin1175]

I have that album. Gotta give it another listen. There is a newer Norwegian DM band called Obliteration that is badass.

[@vidarsmestad9143]

@@johngavin1175Yes, Obliteration together with Diskord are two of the better "newer" dm-bands out of Norway.

[@Grapesoda-is7ti]

Nice to see another Intestine Baalism fan, IB is seriously underrated. Like, REALLY underrated

[@dallydall8761]

Would anyone know where Tomb Mold would fit on this chart, I was thinking shredding death metal but that could be totally wrong?

[@ericv7720]

Death-doom