My Top 25 Favorite Death Metal Albums 

I played bass for a band called Malicious Hate that played with Xenomorph at International Metalfest 1995 in Knoxville. I remember Joe could barely stand and Sandy (Metal Mom, promoter) was crying because he was so frail, but he was up there doing his best. He passed not too long after that.

Love your channel lately bro. No cheesy intro no bs just a knowledgable dude sharing what we are all passionate about. Fuck yeah. Thank you!

Great video. Really enjoyed discovering some killer new bands and hearing your description about them. Please continue making this style of videos.

I'm so glad you are back making this kind of videos! Many thanks

Great list. Have to give you a big personal thank you for introducing me to Death Karma as well. I love Cult of Fire and had no idea about this other project. Elite stuff!

Great list. Quite a few I will check out. Thanks!

Thank you for the recommendations

Always love your vids especially the longer ones man, especially coming from a vinyl collector and music fanatic

I've always loved Obscura by Gorguts ever since I first heard it. It sounds like the mind of a man who's been locked up and abandoned in an asylum for fifty years. One of the few albums to genuinely disturb me, with its wailing vocals and jarring instrumental dissonance. And I'll always be grateful to you for introducing me to Hatred For Mankind and To The Depths In Degradation. They've become some of my favourite albums of all time.

Plenty of albums there I've never heard of that I'll need to check out!! Great to see Dragged Into Sunlight holding the top spot, one of my favourites too. Cheers!!!!

i love your vids man always good to see new bands to listen to

Great to find someone else who prefers Cryptopsy’s debut album over None So Vile. While the latter is an amazing album to this day, the debut is more appealing to me due to like you said: how wild and chaotic and raw it is. Great list. Definitely going to have to check out some of the albums on here.

Nice to see that Lykathea Aflame album get some recognition; a truly special album. 👍👌 My favorite death metal album is and probably always will be Angelcorpse 'Exterminate'; that one charges me up like nothing else, as they plow their way through some of the meanest, filthiest death/grind known to mankind.. 😎

Hell yeah man - we've got a ton of overlap. That Lykathea Aflame record needs to be talked about more, stoked to see it here.

9:30 wouldn't be a WyattxHim vid without it. Also, NWOMD (New wave of Melodeath) is a pretty killer genre name Ps. Love The Chasm mention, I think Arghoslent is very similar to The Chasm, in sense of melody and song structure. Same for Morbid Angel, one image I’ve seen of Arghoslent has a band member in Morbid Angel shirts (I think it’s Alex Halac).

Thankyou for doing this ,that album that you recommended by The Chasm listened to it and I absolutely fucking love it thanks man I'm absolutely hooked to this as soon as I heard the album I loved it ,its definitely got a lot of atmosphere musicianship is incredible ,you truly are amazing when recommending music Wyattxhim :)

Wyatt, your videos are phenomenal and full of new stuff to hear, the albums that have stuck with me since I’ve started to watch your videos are amazing and I can’t thank you enough! These are my Top 10, feel free to recommend anything! 1)The Chasm- Deathcult For Eternity 2)Intestine Baalism- An Anatomy of the Beast 3) dISEMBOWELMENT- Transcendence into Peripheral 4) Anhedonist- Netherwards 5) Kronos- Colossal Titan Strife 6) Infester- To the Depths… 7) Xenomorph- Empyreal Regimes 8) Cenotaph- The Gloomy reflection of our hidden sorrows 9) Mortal Decay- Forensic 10) Broken Torso- The Ultimate Abhorrence

Last time i commented on a video of yours was about a year ago about the new Autopsy album and they still Reign Supreme with their new LP which brings more energy and fun than a classic band has the right to and really come ahead of the older bands still running. Glad to see them make the list

I was definitely expecting Intestine Baalism on here, the video on the band introduced me to three albums that are complete 11/10's throughout their entire runtime and they're truly a great band overall. I could only wish that they'd do another album, but given expenses and all that I would understand if Ultimate Instinct is where they send off.

Love your videos buddy

Sick list, subbed.

A couple of bands on here that I've never heard before. I'll definitely be checking those out. You have a handful of albums in your top 25 list that would make mine, but we're born decades apart, so we have to take that into account. Bravo Wyatt. Bravo!!!

4 of these are in my top 20 as well The Chasm and Morbid Angel are also on my list, just different albums. The fact you have no Immolation or Gorguts hurts my soul a little bit though. Those would be my #1 and #2

I really love your reviews. I feel like you're just really into it, and you're just saying what you think/feel. The opposite of everything I hate about traditional journalism.

Good picks. A little surprised to not see any Dead Congregation.

Awesome video 🤘

Demilich - Nespithe has to be on there imo.

There is one thing I love with Severed survival and that is when Chris screams he goes ''Whaaaaa''' instead of the usual ''Ahhhh'''. Just listen to the first song and you'll get what Im talking about. And it is not exclusive to the first album, you'll also hear it in the other albums at times, like in Funereality on acts of the unspeakable.

Very cool! New EVIL INCARNATE- LUCIFERS CROWN Album is out too.

Hey Wyatt just curious if you'd ever do a Hardcore list? Idk if you're much into Hardcore but they've got so many classics like Master Killer or even more recent ones like Not Through Blood, just a thought. Thanks.

Definitely cool to see Molested, Intestine Baalism, and The Chasm on there! I'll have to check out Followbane, never actually heard of them but they look pretty interesting. Cryptopsy's first is also definitely their best for me, though it has more to do with the melodic parts like in Serial Messiah and Abigor, and how catchy the opening build-up in Gravaged is.

Lots of good picks and stuff for me to check out here! I'd have to think a bit about a top 25, but I can do a top 5 easily: 1. Gorement - The Ending Quest - I do have a bit of an affinity for gloomy stuff, and this album is the absolute peak of applying that to death metal. Not just my favorite death metal album, my favorite album overall. 2. Deathevokation - The Chalice of Ages - Reminds me of my #1 a lot but a bit chunkier. 3. Ripped to Shreds - Jubian - They take notes from Entombed and Dismember and go absolutely unhinged. 4. Intestine Baalism - Ultimate Instinct - Nobody does riffs better than these guys. 5. Tribulation - The Horror - as much as I like their later, spookier stuff, this album is absolutely savage and every song is a huge does of adrenaline

Hey man I LOVE your Channel,what s your job?Don t get wrong me please,I m really surprised about your extreme metal culture,especially in times I think you didn t live and you are so informed about this bands,keep It going mate,congratulation for your Channel and greetings from Spain

I just listened to Hatred For Mankind for the first time today and my lord you weren't over selling them, they really are just that fucking good

This list was more top Death metal albums in all formulas of subgenres, too much Melodic death, blackened death and death doom. The best for me: Dawn of possesion - Immolation Forever Underground - Vital Remains Gateways to Annihilation - Morbid Angel The ultimate incantation - Vader Like an everflowing stream - Dismember Retribution - Malevolent Creation Hate - Sinister Deicide - Deicide Conquerors to Armageddon - Krisiun Black seeds of vengeance - Nile Consuming Impulse - Pestilence Pierced from Within - Suffocation Imperial Doom - Monstrosity Onward to Golgotha - Incantation Mindloss - Gorefest Leprosy - Death Penetralia - Hypocrisy Screams of Anguish - Brutality Bleed For us to live - Gutted The Last Supper - Belphegor The Realm chaos - Bolt thrower Death Shall Rise - Cancer Mental Funeral - Autopsy From Beyond - Massacre Into the Grave - Grave

Can you do modern death metal recommendations? , like for the bands from 2010 and onwards?

I’ve probably recommended them before but I’ll do it again, infant slug, especially on their ep ‘the mind sung red’ is phenomenal, sort of a mix of autopsy and Infester, with a real catchy sludge metal kick

I love when you talk about Dragged Into Sunlight. They deserve it. Wouldn’t mind one of these for black metal. And I’m loving your shit about war metal. Titanblood is insane. Diocletian is another project that gets very little respect. Disbanded, as far as I can tell. But goddamn. Loved the vid.

You need to check out gotsu totsu kotsu they are one of the best death metal bands to come out of Japan. Their sound is so unique and addictive I swear i can't get enough of their roaring vocals and hypnotic bass

Pleaseee, I need a thrash version of this from you

Reign supreme is so brutal yet catchy simultaneously. Great album

Will you do a Top Brutal Death Metal Albums too?

Do your top 25 snacks and soft drinks

I love The Chasm, several amazing albums:))

I love that Lathe of Heaven lp in the back ground

Great list! I like portal

I'd really like to see a redo of your black metal list. If you've changed it at all.

Hi, from Chile. I personally recommend you Morgue 'Eroded Thoughts'. You´re the first on yt that I hear choosing Shub Niggurath The Kinglike Celebration' , one of my favorites (Ready to pick the vinyl whenever it comes out) the other one they have is also top stuff, and have you heard the demo? Horror Creatures? it's sick. If anybody knows bands similar to S.N. please leave it in the comments. 666 R.I.P. Hongo

Great to see The Chasm in your top 25, their discography is impeccable. In my opinion, "Farseeing...“ is their peak album.

Wyatt, what do you think about the Italian death metal band Ad Nauseam?

The DIS set at MDF will be absolutely inhumane. I'll see you there.

I saw Dyscarnate open for Hatebreed many years ago. Awesome band ❤ You can not talk to much about Dragged into sunlight, keep talking 🤘

necrocracy was one of the first death metal CDs I ever bought, I always thought that that album was way better than any of their previous more goregrind sounding stuff

Dyscarnate, first listen.... MY GOD it's perfect thank you

Anata - The Conductor's Departure would definitely be in my top 25, maybe even top 10.

23:21 "demons listening to it in their free time" made me picture a demon getting home after working a 9 to 5 and searching for that album in his record collection

Invokator - Exersion Demise is hell overlooked imo also.

If you listened to it, whats your opinion on Black Curse - Endless Wound?

Have you heard Crimson Massacre - The Luster of Pandemonium? Crazy chaotic, borderline incomprehensible ADHD tech death. Somewhat similar to StarGazer, only way more unhinged (and without all those tasty basslines)

Indeed far better list than your previous one. Soon you will be ready to see the true face of death metal!

Highly recommend Corpsessed - Beyond Abysmal Thresholds (the rerecorded/remastered release), one of the best death metal albums of the 2010s.

I'm new to this death metal stuff and my proper introduction recently was Left Hand Path by Entombed. I'm not gonna lie, i finally got into it just now after hearing it the fifth time or whatever. To be honest, i wasnt into it because of how samey it is and also those guitars being a lil too distorted for my tastes. Now i don't mind it and i understood it once i listened to Reign In Blood back to back with that album (even though its not death metal but you know) and those two records are my favorite in metal music in general so far. If anyone sees this comment, what's your introduction to death metal? I'm curious to know.

Oh shit, I just noticed the Lathe of Heaven vinyl in the back. Nice

best death metal song is 'secret chiefs 3 - exterminating angel'. perfect balance of polished/dirty production, truly haunting vocals, nice blend of avant garde and all out blistering. masterpiece. saw secret chiefs 3 at the appropriately strangely named venue 'baba yaga's hut' in london and they opened with this black metal meets church opus that blew me away

That infester album is by far the most depressing death metal album I've ever heard. So much self-hatred from that.

oh FUCK yeah you included The Chasm and Intestine Baalism. I'd swap out Incorrigible Bigotry for Demilich's Nespithe but that's just me.

Open Face Surgery is my favorite song from that album too 🤘

What are your thoughts on the band Horrendous?

for me, its probably MOGARI from ICDD, imo the most underrated death metal band, specifically out of Japan at least. Rib;y bas this vocal style which is like a blend of the older and newer vocal styles in death metal which I love

My favorite DM band is Nuclear Death. Do you like them Wyatt?

Killer list.

1. Immolation - Here In After 2. Dismember - Like An Everflowing Stream 3. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse 4. Incantation - Diabolical Conquest 5. Anathema - Serenades 6. Katatonia - Dance of December Souls 7. Nocturnus - The Key 8. Exhumed - Gore Metal 9. Hypocrisy - Penetralia 10. Mortician - Hacked Up For Barbecue 11. Cannibal Corpse - Butchered at Birth 12. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus 13. Deceased - Luck Of The Corpse 14. Nunslaughter - Hell's Unholy Fire 15. My Dying Bride - As the Flower Withers 16. Autopsy - Acts of The Unspeakable 17. Asphyx - Last One On Earth 18. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick 19. Krisiun - Conquerors of Armageddon 20. Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness 21. Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes 22. Deicide - Once Upon The Cross 23. Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise 24. Sinister - Diabolical Summoning 25. Miasma - Changes

1. At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours (Alf Svensson is eternal) 2. Immolation - Here in After (for the longest time would have been 'Close to a World Below') 3. Gorguts - Obscura (could potentialy chance in the near future to 'The Erosion of Sanity'; Rest In Peace Steeve Hurdle) 4. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness (In perpetual rotation with Blessed Are the Sick & Formulas Fatal to the Flesh) 5. The Chasm - ̶G̶a̶t̶e̶w̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶A̶n̶t̶i̶s̶p̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ Procession to the Infraworld 6. Atrocity - Todessehnsucht 7. Cenotaph - Riding Our Black Oceans (competing with the shamefully overlooked 'Epic Rites: 9 Epic Tales & Death Rites') 8. Sentenced - North From Here 9. Suffocation - Pierced From Within 10. Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence 11. diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence Into the Peripheral 12. Incantation - Diabolical Conquest 13. Iniquity - Serenadium OR Anata - The Infernal Depths of Hatred Respect for the addition of Blod-Draum (Sui Generis), Infester (musical vitriol), Intenstine Baalism (oddly invigorating) & Shub Niggurath (Julio Viterbo is eternal) in your own list. When it comes to emotive outpouring through elite riffage for Cenotaph, The Chasm & Shub Niggurath, Julio Viterbo might genuinely be the prime example of an unsung hero among guitarists in all of death metal. Also neat to see a top death metal albums list without Death for once. (apologies in advance for the spam, seems that the previous comment got intercepted by censor bots for no sane reason)

I feel exhausted after all those brutal albums

Surprised not to see Onward to Golgotha/Mortal Throne of Nazarene by Incantation not on here with the references to all of the OSDM revival bands

I didnt include Melodic Death bands, because it differs so much from regular Death Metal and the oldschool bands are more important so I just took these: 25. Cryptopsy - None So Vile (1996) 24. Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995) 23 .Deicide - Deicide (1990) 22. Gorefest - False (1992) 21.Demilich - Nespithe (1993) 20. Massacre - From Beyond (1991) 19. Entombed - Left Hand Path (1990) 18. Entombed - Clandestine (1992) 17. Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus (1992) 16.Demigod - Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) 15. Morbid Angel - Covenant (1993) 14. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick (1991) 13. Death - Spiritual Healing (1990) 12. Atheist - Piece of Time (1990) 11. Death - Symbolic (1995) 10. Death - Scream Bloody Gore (1987) 9. Death - Human (1991) 8. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (1991) 7. Autopsy - Mental Funeral (1991) 6. Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) 5. Obituary - Cause of Death (1990) 4. Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos (1989) 3. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness (1989) 2. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (1989) 1. Death - Leprosy (1988)

7:17 Funny enough, StarGazer actually did a split with Arghoslent

Cheers from UBRUXUM. \m/

Dude please please do something reveiwing antikriistt (spelt exactly like that) litterally no one on the internet has done anything on it and youd be the perfect guy for it

Confessor were tearing it up when Atheist and Cynic were going balls deep. Vox out of this world too.

Dyscarnate needs to make another album

Krisiun's "Conquerors of Armageddon" could have made the list.

Here’s my 25 favourites (only one pr. band to make more interesting), in random order: * Autopsy - Severed Survival * Death - Human * Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding * Morbid Angel - Altar of Madness * Deicide - Deicide * Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption * Bolt Thrower - ...for Victory * Pestilence - Consuming Impulse * Malevolent Creation - Ten Commandments * Nocturnus - The Key * Darkthrone - Soulside Journey * Obituary - Slowly we Rot * Immolation - Harnessing Ruin * Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise * Ripping Corpse - Dreaming with the Dead * Brutal Truth - Need to Control * Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious * Benediction - The Grand Leveller * Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked * Panzerchrist - Soul Collector * Atheist - Unquestionable Presence * Morgoth - Cursed * Entombed - Left Hand Path * Carnage - Dark Recollection * Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream

I would probably also choose these exact Disembowelment and Atheist albums for my top 25. I would definitely include Arghoslent and Autopsy but the different albums. Not the biggest death metal fan, more into BM.

Intestine Baalism are really cool and flashy but can sound a bit poppy at times, kind of like an angrier grittier version of Children of Boodom. Cool guitars, great production but too happy melody at times

32:00 Dyscarnate is fire

Better do a review of the new Arghoslent or we revolt

Suffering Hour takes great influence from The Chasm, their first album is 10/10.

What do you think about the real 'Gateway to the Antisphere' (by Sulphur Aeon)?

Some good choices in your selection BUT no Death, no Entombed, no Deicide, no Obituary, no Both Thrower, no Suffocation album !?!?

Have you heard of Parameacium? its a really fucking good christian death doom band, specially their album Exhumed of the Earth its a fuckin masterpiece! if you haven't listened to them I highly recommend!

Do one for your favorite thrash albums! I don’t think you’ve ever done a video for thrash, would be cool to see your picks! Also, NO DEMILICH? 😡😡😡🐸🐸🐸🐸

Destroy the opposition is my favourite DF album. I agree with Atheist, however Piece of time is equally as good. Altars is massive, and Blessed are the sick is just as good ( weird how they went downhill when Brunelle left ).Autopsy I actually think Mental Funeral is better. Amorphis a stone cold classic, and I would pick None so vile for the best Cryptopsy. Lykathea Aflame is one hell of a record, a cross between Nile and Orphaned Land - on speed. My no 1 death metal album of all time is and always has been for over 30 years - Carcass Necroticism

I got to see Atheist live with Cynic this year, put on a great performance.

The Chasm is very good.

4:53 NEBRASKA MENTIONED (indirectly)

20:30 *"Åkerfeldt has entered the chat"*

Like Atheist, Death also incorporated similar elements of jazz on their last three albums, however, it was a lot more subtle in execution. I love Atheist but some times the jazz elements can jump out way too flamboyantly for my liking.

No Ulcerate or Gorguts? T_T

you gonna be at maryland 2024?