Masterpieces of death metal. Recommended popular songs.

Corporal Jigsore QuandaryCarcass

Corporal Jigsore Quandary

Carcass, an important presence across various scenes such as melodic death metal and grindcore.

This is a classic from their early death metal era and a staple of their live shows.

The drum phrase in the intro is extremely striking, and the Japanese title “Human Jigsaw Puzzle” is perfect.

In FlamesIn Flames

In Flames – In Flames (Lunar Strain Track 06)

In Flames today is thoroughly alternative metal, but their first album, Lunar Strain, is a classic of melodic death metal.

Since they’ve moved away from death metal these days, I recommend their early albums for fans of the genre.

Open Coffin OrgySix Feet Under

Six Feet Under – Open Coffin Orgy (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Six Feet Under, formed by former Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes.

They’ve established a unique style where Chris’s beast-like roars resound over songs that hit hard at slow to mid-tempo, delivering a distinct flavor of death metal.

Involuntary DoppelgängerArchspire

Archspire – Involuntary Doppelgänger (official lyric video)

Here’s “Involuntary Doppelgänger,” a relentlessly fast, technical track that could be described as a flood of insane techniques.

It’s a song by the Canadian death metal band Archspire.

The instrumental performances are of course incredible, and the vocals—delivered at a rap-like speed—are like a machine gun.

Give it a listen and you’ll understand: experience this sound that truly embodies technical death metal!

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The Victorious ReignHate Eternal

Hate Eternal – The Victorious Reign (Official Video)

Hate Eternal, also known for having former members of Morbid Angel.

Musically, they’re close to Morbid Angel—a high-quality death metal band whose technical performances are equally formidable and thoroughly satisfying to listen to.

BabykillerDEVOURMENT

Babykiller

This track opens with an intensely deep death growl right from the start.

Devourment’s “Babykiller,” true to its title, feels like condensed brutality spewed out in musical form.

Within death metal, they’re categorized as “slamming death metal,” characterized by drastically slowed-down, relentlessly heavy sections.

Let yourself get swept away by those surging peaks and valleys.

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Tearling AwaySADIST

SADIST – Tearing Away

Let me introduce Sadist, a band that could be considered somewhat unorthodox as a symphonic death act.

Hailing from Italy, their songs might initially trigger a negative reaction from death metal fans, but if you stick with them, you’ll realize they’re actually high-quality technical death metal.