Best Dissonant

Immolation’s *Close to a World Below* is a significant death metal album released in 2000. The record showcases the band's signature style: intensely dissonant and complex arrangements built upon crushing riffs and guttural vocals. It established Immolation as a key figure within New York’s undergro...

"Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum" is the second full-length studio album by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega, released in 2007. It serves as the middle installment of a conceptual trilogy focusing on theological concepts of God, divine law, and Satan, preceded by "Si Monumentum R...

"The Destroyers of All" is the third studio album by the New Zealand technical death metal band Ulcerate, released on January 25, 2011, through Willowtip Records. The record is characterized by its highly dissonant riffs, complex rhythms, and an oppressive, atmospheric tone that sets it apart from c...

Immolation’s Unholy Cult is a 2002 death metal album that established the New York band's reputation for intensely dark and dissonant soundscapes. The record’s complex arrangements and anti-religious themes, particularly its exploration of occult imagery, resonated with fans of extreme metal. It rem...

Ulcerate’s Stare Into Death and Be Still is a complex modern death metal album from the New Zealand band. Notable for its dissonant textures and highly technical arrangements, it represents a significant evolution within their sound. The record showcases a blend of technical death metal with post-me...

Immolation’s “Here in After” is a critically acclaimed 1996 death metal album representing a cornerstone of New York's extreme music scene. The record showcases intensely dissonant instrumentation and bleak lyrical themes exploring mortality and decay. It’s notable for its uncompromising sound and i...

*Flesh Cathedral* is the debut full-length studio album by the Icelandic black metal band Svartidauði, released in 2012. The album is characterized by its dissonant guitar work, complex song structures, and a dark, oppressive atmosphere, drawing heavy influence from the chaotic Icelandic black metal...

Portal’s Vexovoid (2013) is a challenging death-metal album from Australia. It showcases avant-garde techniques and chaotic arrangements, creating intensely dissonant soundscapes. The work draws heavily on Lovecraftian horror themes and is appreciated by listeners interested in experimental metal, p...

Immolation’s Dawn of Possession is a seminal 1991 death metal album representing New York's early contribution to the genre. The record showcases intensely dissonant and brutal compositions characterized by complex arrangements and powerful vocals. It’s notable for its influence on subsequent extrem...

Ordo ad Chao is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, released in 2007. It marked vocalist Attila Csihar's return to a Mayhem studio album after his appearance on De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, and features Blasphemer on guitar, Necrobutcher on bass, and Hellhammer on drums....

Immolation’s *Failures for Gods* (1999) is a seminal death metal album recognized for its intensely dissonant compositions and exploration of anti-religious concepts. The record established Immolation's distinctive sound characterized by complex arrangements and bleak lyrical themes. It remains nota...

Shadows in the Light is the seventh studio album by the American death metal band Immolation, released in 2007. Originating from Yonkers, New York, the band is recognized for their dense, dissonant guitar work and complex rhythmic structures. The album continues their signature style of intense, atm...

Ulcerate’s *Cutting the Throat of God* is a significant modern death-metal album from New Zealand. The record showcases intensely dissonant and technically complex arrangements within the technical death metal genre. It's notable for its challenging soundscapes and demanding musicianship. This album...

Gorguts’ “From Wisdom to Hate” is a technically demanding death metal album from 2001. The Canadian band pushes boundaries through complex arrangements and dissonant textures, creating an avant-garde approach within the genre. It's notable for its intricate musicianship and challenging soundscapes....

Ulcerate’s “Everything Is Fire” represents a significant moment in dissonant technical death metal. Released in 2009, this New Zealand-based album showcased Paul Kelland's vocals for the first time and established Ulcerate’s complex arrangements and intense soundscapes. The work is notable for its d...

Portal’s 2009 album presents a challenging exploration of death metal through an avant-garde lens. The Australian band crafts intensely dissonant soundscapes blending chaotic rhythms with unsettling atmospheres. This work is notable for its unique approach to the genre and appeals to listeners inter...

Ion is the fourth full length studio album by Portal, an Australian extreme metal band known for dissonant composition and obscured stage identities. Released in 2018 by Profound Lore Records, the album applies densely layered guitars, irregular rhythms, harsh vocals, and an abrasive production styl...

Majesty and Decay is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Immolation, released in 2010 by Nuclear Blast Records and produced by Paul Orofino. It uses dissonant guitar voicings, irregular rhythmic movement, forceful drumming, and Ross Dolan's low growled vocals to create the dark, uns...

"Atonement" is the tenth studio album by the American death metal band Immolation, released on February 24, 2017, via Nuclear Blast Records. The record demonstrates the band's established style of New York death metal, featuring complex, dissonant guitar work, intricate drum patterns, and dark, anti...

Debut full-length (2016) by Icelandic black metal band Zhrine, formerly known as Gone Postal, released on Season of Mist.

Aphotic Womb is the debut album by Icelandic black metal band Sinmara, released in the mid-2010s as part of the internationally recognized wave of Icelandic extreme metal.

2016 release by anonymous French black metal band Deathspell Omega, delivering dense, technically demanding dissonant compositions continuing their theological lyrical framework.

Acts of God is the eleventh studio album by the American death metal band Immolation, released in 2023 through Nuclear Blast. Formed in New York, Immolation is known for their complex, dissonant style of extreme metal. The album continues the band's long-standing tradition of anti-religious and soci...

Third full-length (2018) by Swedish black metal project Funeral Mist, released on Century Media after a near-decade gap since the previous album Maranatha.

Third album (2012) by San Francisco avant-garde black metal band Bosse-de-Nage, praised for blending post-rock textures with abrasive black metal and literary vocals.

Immolation is an American death metal band from Yonkers, New York, formed in 1986 and regarded as one of the long-standing acts in the New York death metal scene. Harnessing Ruin is a studio album by the band, released in 2005. The album continued Immolation's established style of technically comple...

Kingdom of Conspiracy is a studio album by the American death metal band Immolation, released in 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records. The record consists of complex, dissonant guitar riffs, fast rhythmic structures, and aggressive vocals characteristic of the New York death metal scene. Lyrically, th...