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Cryptopsy - None So Vile

Cryptopsy’s *None So Vile* is a seminal 1996 death metal album from Canada that significantly influenced the development...

Canada Brutal 1996 Landmark

9.6 Brilliant

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Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity

Gorguts’ *The Erosion of Sanity* (1993) is a seminal Canadian death metal album recognized for its exceptionally intrica...

Classic Technical Brutal 1993

9.1 Excellent

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Spawn of Possession - Noctambulant

Spawn of Possession’s “Noctambulant” is a 2006 Swedish death metal album recognized for its intricate technical composit...

Technical Heavy Brutal 2006

9.0 Excellent

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Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction

Cattle Decapitation’s “The Anthropocene Extinction” explores the devastating consequences of human impact on the natural...

Progressive California Brutal 2015

8.9 Great

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Cryptopsy - Blasphemy Made Flesh

Cryptopsy’s Blasphemy Made Flesh established the band as pioneers of technical death metal in 1994. This Canadian debut...

Canada Brutal 1994 Debut

8.8 Great

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Sinister - Cross the Styx

Sinister’s “Cross the Styx” is a 1992 debut album representing a foundational work of Dutch death metal. Released by the...

Brutal 1992 Debut Old School

8.8 Great

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Origin - Antithesis

Origin’s “Antithesis” (2008) is a significant album in technical death metal. The Kansas-based band showcases complex ar...

Fast Brutal 2008 Kansas

8.8 Great

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Wormed - Exodromos

Wormed’s “Exodromos” is a 2013 death metal album from Spain. The record expands on themes introduced in their earlier wo...

Technical Brutal 2013 Slam

8.8 Great

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Sinister - Diabolical Summoning

Sinister’s Diabolical Summoning (1993) is a significant release within Dutch death metal. The album showcases the band's...

Heavy Brutal 1993 Old School

8.7 Great

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Aborted - Goremageddon

Aborted’s “Goremageddon” (2003) is a significant album within the Belgian death metal scene. The record showcases intens...

Classic Brutal 2003 Goregrind

8.7 Great

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Wormed - Planisphaerium

Wormed’s Planisphaerium is a 2003 Spanish death metal album that established the band's reputation for intensely brutal...

Technical Brutal 2003 Slam

8.7 Great

12

Spawn of Possession - Incurso

Incurso represents the 2012 offering from Swedish death metal outfit Spawn of Possession. The album showcases complex ar...

Modern Technical Brutal 2012

8.7 Great

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Hate Eternal - Conquering the Throne

Conquering the Throne is the 1999 debut album by American death metal band Hate Eternal, founded by producer Erik Rutan...

Brutal 1999 Debut Florida Death Metal

8.6 Great

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Defeated Sanity - Chapters of Repugnance

Chapters of Repugnance is the third studio album by German technical brutal death metal group Defeated Sanity, released...

Technical Heavy Brutal 2010

8.6 Great

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Krisiun - The Great Execution

The Great Execution is the 2011 eighth studio album by Brazilian death metal band Krisiun, noted for incorporating slowe...

Modern Brutal 2011 Brazilian Death Metal

8.5 Great

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Spawn of Possession - Cabinet

Released in 2003, Cabinet is the debut album by Swedish technical death metal band Spawn of Possession, praised for its...

Technical Brutal 2003 Debut

8.5 Great

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Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas

Released in 2002, Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas is the second album by American technical death metal band Origin, reco...

Fast Brutal 2002 Kansas

8.4 Great

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Origin - Omnipresent

Omnipresent is the 2014 sixth studio album by American technical death metal band Origin, notable for featuring new voca...

Modern 2014 Brutal Kansas

7.9 Good

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Origin - Entity

Entity is the 2011 fifth studio album by American technical death metal band Origin, continuing their legacy of brutal,...

Modern Brutal 2011 Kansas

7.8 Good

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Origin - Unparalleled Universe

Unparalleled Universe is a 2017 technical death metal album by the American band Origin, known for their complex, extrem...

Modern Brutal 2017 Kansas

7.6 Good