Now that you, hopefully, know a lot more about brutal death metal, feel free to check out my other sub-genre guides. 2005’s “Fall of the Despised” and 2010’s “Slaughtered” are my favorites, both being shock-filled with memorable hooks and enjoyable brutality. Severe Torture is a Dutch band that feels very overlooked compared to many similar, famous bands. The band’s early releases, like debut “Retaliate” and EP “Dissent” are my favorites, but Misery Index always equals quality death metal. Also, they’re one of the best death metal bands lyrically, which is a nice bonus. What makes it truly great for me is how the band has a crust-punk approach to their death metal. But if you like brutal and/or technical death metal you should definitely give the first two albums a spin. Sadly, the band disappeared into obscurity after that. Insision made some raging albums in the early- and mid-2000’s. Also one of the most underrated brutal death metal bands out there. Possibly the most un-Swedish Swedish death metal band. What makes the band so good is that they combine insane technicality and intense aggression with a great sense of songwriting on a level that not many death metal bands of this type can do. 2008’s “The Vile Conception” made me a big fan, and the band has kept releasing raging death metal music since then. Hour of Penance is an Italian band that’s equally brutal and technical in their approach. “Identisick” and “Insane Cephalic Productions” are both perfect albums, and there are several more goodies in the Benighted discography. There’s always something unexpected going, and the amount of intensity is unparalleled. The main reason is that they’re one of the most varied and unique-sounding bands in the style. My personal favorites Benightedīenighted is my favorite brutal death metal band for several reasons. Also, don’t miss out on my favorite Suffocation album “Pierced from Within” from 1995. It’s also just a damn good album that was before its time in 1991. For starters, it outlined many of the vocal styles and riff approaches. To me, Suffocation’s debut “Effigy of the Forgotten” is the bible for the brutal death metal style. “Goremageddon” merges really crushing brutal death metal with breakdowns and insane amounts of catchiness. They’ve created what’s, in my opinion, one of the premiere albums in the genre: 2003’s “Goremageddon”. ![]() Abortedīelgium’s Aborted is one of the most famous and long-running brutal death metal bands. Further down, you will find some of my personal favorites, including some very underrated bands. My progressive death/doom metal band, for fans of Katatonia, Swallow the Sun, Daylight Dies and more:Ĭheck this part of the article to find genre essentials. My old school death metal band, for fans of Morbid Angel, Immolation, Vader and more: Member of Desolator, Soliloquium and several other projects.This guide is a part of my overall guide to death metal music. The reason is simply that many bands mix both styles. ![]() Many of the bands in this brutal death metal article are also mentioned in my guide to technical death metal. I’ll include bands with some degree of slam and/or grind, since I considered them sub-genres of brutal death. The sub-genre’s groundwork was laid down in the early 90’s, with the early albums from acclaimed bands like Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse.īrutal death metal evolved and merged with other styles, creating things like slam death metal and the many versions of grindcore and goregrind. As the name implies, brutal death metal focuses on taking the style to more barbaric, savage territories. Brutal death metal is a death metal sub-genre.
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