Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris

2000; 11 tracks

Lykathea Aflame was a brutal death metal band formed by Petr Tománek and Martin Corn, of Appalling Spawn. They have only released this album. I'm not much of a death metal fan but Elvenefris is a fucking beautiful album, the only one of it's kind, and not one person who has listened to it will disagree. Phonsie is the one who turned me on to it, and it gave me a whole new perspective on how amazing this sort of music can be.

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Darkthrone - Soulside Journey

 1991; 11 tracks

For the past few days I've been in a state of near-death sickness, and even now I am still feeling extremely weak. I listened to this album pre much the whole time I was in bed, motionless. I don't know much about whether this is black metal or death metal or something more or in between or none of the above, but it's super great. I became thoroughly addicted from the very first riff of "Cromlech," to which I want to make love for days on end.

tl;dr Debut album from Norwegian band Darkthrone, I'm sure you've heard of them.

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Blood Freak - Multiplex Massacre

2007; 13 tracks

Razorback Records is one of the premier labels for newer bands paying tribute to old school death metal, and Blood Freak's third and most recent album, Multiplex Massacre, is no exception. Blood Freak is a one-man thrash/grind/death metal band led by horror mastermind Maniac Neil, of Frightmare and Lord Gore. Blood Freak plays a catchy brand of thrashing death metal with horror b-movie subject matter, something that should catch your interest should you be interested in bands such as Ghoul and Carcass. It's fucking greeeat.

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Death - Symbolic

1995; 14 tracks

I really love this album. I've known about it for a few years now, but I recently listened again and found out how much I must worship this death metal masterpiece. I honestly never listen to death metal, but this is the one album I can say that doesn't make me want to throw up. More info here. Stand out tracks: Without Judgement, Symbolic.

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Gorguts - Obscura

This is the best death metal album ever. I don't feel like saying anything more.


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