Top 15 Death Metal Albums

I was thinking about this today, so what's everyone's favorite death metal albums? 

UMUR wrote: It´s an almost impossible task (but it´s always nice to be inspired and to inspire others to listen to what you think is great), and I´ll probably forget some albums, which deserve a place here, but I´ll give it a try: Macabre - Dahmer (not strictly a death metal release, but Macabre are mostly accepted as death metal). Morgoth - Odium (I know most people would mention "Cursed" instead of "Odium", but I love the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of Odium). Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients (it could also have been Consuming Impulse. I love that album too) Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (today it´s probably not counted as death metal, but back then it was considered a weird jazzy form of death metal) Carcass - Necroticism Autopsy - Mental Funeral Darkthrone - Soulside Journey (I´m not a huge fan of their black metal releases, but their death metal debut album...hell yeah) Entombed - Clandestine Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream (which is the only Dismember album I´m interested in. The rest are sub par to this one). Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick (could have been Altars of Madness or Covenant too, but Blessed...always thrilled me a bit more) Benediction - The Grand Leveller Bolt Thrower - ...for Victory (could have been a few of the others too) Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption (their only "true" death metal album) Deicide - Deicide (the debut album had a huge impact on me when it was released. Sadly they were never able to follow it up with something of equal or better quality). Death - Human (could have been Symbolic too) Edge of Sanity - Unorthodox Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh Suffocation - Pierced from Within  Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition (all their albums are great, but this one and the predecessor are the strongest IMO) Obituary - The End Complete (Obituary are incredibly consistent in style and quality, but this album is just a notch above the rest IMO). Black Breath - Slaves Beyond Death (this album deserves far more attention than it has gotten. Had this been released in the early 90s, it would have been a death metal hit). Atrocity - Hallucinations (this one seems like it´s been forgotten by time, and the fact that Atrocity changed their sound drastically throughout the years probably hasn´t helped either. If you haven´t heard of this album already, give it shot. It´s killer technical death metal with a great concept story). Cynic - Focus (well not strictly a death metal release, but it was considered part of the scene back then) Decapitated - Nihility (I love Organic Hallucinosis too. Vogg´s riffs floor me everytime I listen to Decapitated) Nile - What Should Not Be Unearthed (could have been a few others too) Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments Opeth - Blackwater Park Zyklon - World ov Worms  OK, I know that was a few more than 15, but this is probably my favorite style of music, so I couldn´t help myself.

Edited by Unitron - 04 Aug 2017 at 11:19am

I’ve yet to acquire many DM albums. Seems that when I select any DM album from YouTube (I try before I buy) it averages to be something like 3 in every 5 I’d like to get.
But from the handful I have so far :
NILE - In Their Darkened Shrines (though from the albums I’ve heard, they seem consistently impressive)
GORGUTS - Pleiades’ Dust (it a smidge above Colored Sands, mainly coz drummer Patrice Hamelin is a star)
OPETH - Morningrise
GERYON - s/t (rhythm section of Krallice only - love the relentless drums and bass and McMaster’s gutteral vocals)
ATHEIST - Unquestionable Presence

And being the vinyl obsessive that I am, I’m seeking out albums from Cynic, Suffocation, Death and more Nile. Only the tip of the iceberg, really.