The Top 100 Death Metal Albums Of All Time

Here are the next 21-30 of the top 100 most brutally excellent Death Metal albums of all time.

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21. Dechristiaize - Vital Remains

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On par with Deicide and God Dethroned in the antichristian department, Vital Remains is a rarity in the music business. Having recorded albums since 1989, none of which were necessarily ‘bestsellers,’ 2003’s ‘Dechristianize’ changed it all. One of the most lauded albums of the year, ‘Dechristianize’ had pounding drum tracks, light and moody guitar solos, and songs averaging roughly 6-7 minutes, giving it ‘death metal epic’ status.

The music alone is worth the buy, but there was certainly another force working at Vital Remains that pushed the album’s sales dramatically: Deicide’s own Glen Benton, working bass-less, focusing solely on blasphemous renderings of his voice in his double layered style many fans have come to appreciate. While many consider Vital Remains a ‘Glen Benton side project,’ there’s no mistaking that this is a band that could thrive without Benton…but who would want that?

22. Heartwork - Carcass

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Carcass "Heartwork" Content.

23. Leprosy - Death

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One or two paragraphs about Leprosy would go here.

24. Gore Obsessed - Cannibal Corpse

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One or two paragraphs about Gore Obsessed would go here.

25. Altars Of Madness - Morbid Angel

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This one of the most important death metal albums of all-time and it is one that all death metal heads should have. This also one of the first death metal albums in the early beginning stages of death metal because it was released in 1989. So this album is legendary.

26. Pierced From Within - Suffocation

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About Pierced From Within.

27. Effigy Of The Forgotten - Suffocation

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About Effigy Of The Forgotten.

28. Litany - Vader

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One or two paragraphs about Litany would go here.

29. Seven Churches - Possessed

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Possessed: Seven Churches - This is an album that is very special. That reason is because it is an album that is responsible for the beginning of this genre of music that we call death metal. Whenever a person looks and traces the history of music, everything seems to be sort of a progression, almost like a road map. This is the case here. Many people have argued rather this album or Death's Scream Bloody Gore is the very first death metal album but lets rightly examine the evidence. This album only came out in 1985 and Scream Bloody Gore came out in 1987 but yet, Death had only been around as early as 1983. Even with that, we still can't know the correct answer. We just have to review both albums because the poof is in the music.

When someone who has already heard Scream Bloody Gore picks up this album and listens to it for the first time, a lot of familiar elements will rise to the surface. Most of the songs here have elements of early satanic thrash metal, more like Slayer's Show No Mercy but they are combined with elements found in Scream Bloody Gore like double-bass, rolling snare drum sounds and blast beats as well as early Chuck Schuldiner-type vocals. The lyrics however are totally satanic and in the same vein almost as Show No Mercy. So it can be said that this is more of an early 80's satanic thrash metal album but yet, it has early death metal elements. This is what makes this album the sign that points to death metal but Scream Bloody Gore is the gate of death metal.

Choice Cuts: The Exorcist, Burning In Hell, Evil Warriors, Seven Churches, Satan's Curse, Holy Hell, Twisted Minds and Death Metal

There are bands who have covered songs from this album. Cannibal Corpse covered The Exorcist. That version is on the Hammer Smashed Face EP. Vader covered as song called Death Metal. That version can be found on Future Of The Past.

Many years ago, this album was out of print but the album has been re-issued along with other classic metal albums. They are now in stores. Here's a list of some of those albums just in case anyone wants to get a copy.

• Possessed: Beyond The Gate
• Dark Angel: Darkness Descends
• Forbidden: Twisted Into Form
• Exodus: Pleasures Of The Flesh

30. Blasphemy Made Flesh - Cryptopsy

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One or two paragraphs about Blasphemy Made Flesh would go here.

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