Death - Human [1991]

The last Death album I'll be posting for now, 'Human' is the album that progressive-era Death fans usually point to as Death's defining album. To be honest, it's not hard to see why. R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner.

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Death - Spiritual Healing [1990]

Yet another fantastic Death album (although, to my mind, they all are); 'Spiritual Healing' moves even further into the progressive realm, and this is to Schuldiner's eternal credit - that he could pioneer one genre, then create works pushing the boundaries of that genre when others were just catching up.

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Death - Leprosy [1988]

Death's sophomore album, and the advent of the progressive stylings that would come to the fore in later albums, something which has always divided both Death fans and metal fans in general. Another classic.

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Death - Scream Bloody Gore [1987]

In my book, this is Death's best album - its sheer raw insanity tops any of the more progressive leanings of the later albums, and that's not even mentioning that it features two of Death's greatest songs ever - 'Zombie Ritual' and 'Evil Dead'.

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Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead [1984]

Nothing like a bit of Lord Of The Rings-themed heavy metal. This is done the way it should be - an elegant mix of shorter and longer songs, brilliant riffs and passionate vocals - I found them a little tricky to get into, but now I love them.

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Adramelech - Psychostasia [1996]

Adramelech are an underrated Finnish old school death metal band. This is a hidden gem - brilliant riffs, and although some find the 'whispered' vocals a little frustrating, to me they're anything but.

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Abgott - Artefact Of Madness [2006]

Abgott are an Italian technical black metal band, now based in the UK, who, to my mind, are underrated. Although their most recent album 'Godfather In Black' was poor, both this and 'Fizala' are excellent. I haven't heard the debut.

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