It's weird, huh Bandito...

I hear that both bands put on a hell of a show though, so...eh. Might catch one of their shows later on in life, provided they come to Australia.

quote BANDITO ATTACK

quote FortePenance

The Faceless and Beneath the Massacre are probably the 2 most boring death metal bands out there atm.

the only death metal i end up liking is usually the stuff most metal-listeners dont like :{ i dont understand why

I actually like Beneath the Massacre's Evidence of Inequity of EP, their full length just sounds generic tho. Also first Faceless release is also very enjoyable.

I found the Faceless album to be okay. I find technical riffing to be fun, but it got pretty stale in that album. I think I'm going to listen to some Autopsy now... I still need to pick up Mental Funeral, but Severed Survival is quite awesome enough for now.

Mental Funeral is real asskicking stuff. Some of the best death/doom out there, next to the death/doom that Winter, Asphyx and My Dying Bride have released.

quote Shao Dar

I found the Faceless album to be okay. I find technical riffing to be fun, but it got pretty stale in that album.

Have to agree. Second time I listened to it (just to see if I can really get into it - sounded badass the first time), I couldn't get through it halfway because it got way too stale and repetitive.

quote Icedevil

Everyone just tries to make shit as fast and technical as possible, and in the process they you are left with songs that are completely void of any emotion.

Don't forget trying to be as brootal as possible.

The techinicality of the duet feature on Leica from the Akeldama CD is like a masterpiece.

As well as the song Akeldama itself. dont come across too many songs that are in 7/8 time(i believe?) that flow as nicely as that one.

WTF, when did Sleep Terror get a vocalist?

They're pretty good and like you said, it's not really that death metal.

I wish. Those guys do some great punk. This is a death metal thread, though.

No, I was joking about the statement above mine that said "queers". My course of action was to refer to the punk band of the same name, haha.

Gratis just made my night.

Damn, this thread hasn't seen the light of day in a while.


SO anyway, I feel I should show some more death metal. Haven't really been listening to a whole heap lately, but what I've listened to is *bleep*ing good, and I think everybody should listen in on it.

First up is Morpheus Descends. Plain and simple, it's brutal death metal that doesn't suck.




Next up is Arghoslent. This is real melodic death metal, not that flowery In Flames bullshit. In Flames and such put some emphasis on melody and have harsh vocals, but completely forget the death metal part. Bands like Arghoslent remember the death metal part, AND put more emphasis on melody than bands like... well, Morpheus Descends! Oh, and the riffs kick ass.




Next up, let's slow down the pace a bit. I had to choose out of a few, but ended up going to Runemagick. Not much to say, other than HOLY *bleep* WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE!? If you've heard Swedish death metal before, it's got the key elements, like catchy riffs and whatnot. Now just imagine it slowed down, sort of like a Swedish Autopsy.




Let's up the pace again with some old-school tech death, Brutality. Had these guys in my library for ages. Hell, I even made a thread for them. Nobody paid attention though, so I'll raise awareness in this thread. *bleep*ING FULLY SICK riffs, no fapfap bullshit anywhere (okay, maybe a little) and overall, some really excellent death metal.




Let's finish up with something a little interesting, Empyrean. Symphonic death metal... I can't really say at its finest, because to be honest, I haven't heard much in this category. This, and Of Celestial, are the only symphonic death metal bands I've heard, and for good reason - the brutality of death metal doesn't go hand in hand with a symphony, but I think this band is still worth a listen.




Hopefully, this might bring back some activity in this thread.

Of all the bands (besides Arghoslent who are awesome), I liked Runemagick and Empyrean the best.