Death metal bands. Name some good ones for me.

[ghostsofgiants]

A friend of mine needs some for whatever the hell it is he's up to, and I don't listen to metal. As a result, I seek the infinite wisdom of the DU lounge.

The darker, the better.

[ContraBass Black]

1. "I seek the infinite wisdom of the DU lounge."

But can you find it amid the infinite nonsense?

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Maybe this'll become the first DU death metal flamewar!

[ContraBass Black]

5. I don't think I like the sound of "Death Metal Flamewar"

:scared:

[Phillycat]

2. Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel nt

[buddhamama]

9. agreed on Cannibal Corpse

[AllegroRondo]

3. Sepultura

Probably the best band ever to come out of Brazil.

[Divameow77]

6. Is Gwar death metal?

I used to know a local death metal band called Malignant

[buddhamama]

7. i saw them yrs ago

the absolute worst show ever.

[Zomby Woof]

13. GWAR was an art school project

Or that is, it started out that way, and with a contract and some publicity, they hit the road and made a few albums.

Slymenstra Hymen (Danielle Stampe) is my age, and because our last names are alphabetically close, she was in my homeroom throughout high school and we rode the same bus, lol.

She went on to VCU in Richmond as a fashion marketing major, and was recruited by a friend of hers in the art department to help create a final project. His punk band became GWAR, which is really just a goof - they're more parody or homage than an actual 'band'.

[Zomby Woof]

8. Morbid Angel is the greatest of the genre

I heavily (no pun) recommend their "Blessed Are The Sick" or "Covenant" albums.

Celtic Frost are the creators of the genre. They are still at it, and their new album is reportedly good.

Sepultura is good - "Beneath The Remains".

You can't go wrong with Carcass.

Cannibal Corpse is viciously dark.

For sheer brutality and darkness, go with Malevolent Creation.

[mainegreen]

16. Celtic Frost!

Shit, I forgot about them!

Edited to add: I just could never get into Morbid Angel.

:shrug:

[mainegreen]

10. Entombed: Clandestine

Seriously fast and aggressive joy!

Obituary, Samael are also fun too.

[Initech]

11. Opeth, Katatonia, Kreator, Arsis, Agalloch, Isis, Maudlin Of The Well

Those are just a few of the great ones!

[Zomby Woof]

14. Iced Earth, Entombed, Edge of Sanity...

...and Unleashed.

[Avalux]

12. Saint Vitus

Although probably considered more doom metal than death metal.

[buddhamama]

15. Napalm Death is good

is falls somewhere in between heavy and death.

[seemunkee]

17. Go to aquarius and search

They have a lot of black/death metal
http://www.aquariusrecords.org/