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Essential Death Metal Albums

This list is oriented towards people who want to experience the best of the death metal genre. These are my Essential Death Metal albums. Start at number 1 if you are new to the genre and check all the ones you've listened to all the way through.
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Cryptopsy: None So Vile
Cryptopsy: None So Vile
1
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
2
Opeth - Still Life
Opeth - Still Life
3
Death - Symbolic
Death - Symbolic
4
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
5
Death - Human
Death - Human
6
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Blackwater Park
7
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
8
Death - Leprosy
Death - Leprosy
9
Impaled - Mondo Medicale
Impaled - Mondo Medicale
10
Demilich - Nespithe
Demilich - Nespithe
11
Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
12
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Left Hand Path
13
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
14
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
15
Edge of Sanity: Crimson
Edge of Sanity: Crimson
16
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
17
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
18
Deicide
Deicide
19
Death: The Sound of Perseverance
Death: The Sound of Perseverance
20
Autopsy - Severed Survival
Autopsy - Severed Survival
21
Obituary - Cause of Death
Obituary - Cause of Death
22
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction
23
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum
24
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours
25
Autopsy: Mental Funeral
Autopsy: Mental Funeral
26
Decapitated - Winds of Creation
Decapitated - Winds of Creation
27
Immolation: Dawn of Possession
Immolation: Dawn of Possession
28
Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With the Dead
Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With the Dead
29
Dissection - The Somberlain
Dissection - The Somberlain
30
In Flames - The Jester Race
In Flames - The Jester Race
31
Amorphis: Tales From the Thousand Lakes
Amorphis: Tales From the Thousand Lakes
32
Covenant
Covenant
33
Deicide - Legion
Deicide - Legion
34
Asphyx - The Rack
Asphyx - The Rack
35
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
36
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
37
Carnage - Dark Recollections
Carnage - Dark Recollections
38
Bolt Thrower - War Master
Bolt Thrower - War Master
39
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
40
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