I’m looking for some good death metal like Nile featuring awesome blast beats. Any recommendations? I mainly listen to Archspire and a few other tech death bands but am trying to branch out.

  • MRPP@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Do you like the blasting technicality or the strong thematic elements? As for sheer insanity, not a lot comes close to Archspire.

    Mithras is one that comes to mind, and it used to be a strong recommendation back in the day.

    If you like weird, atonal music, give Psyopus a try. It’s almost like a post-modern deconstruction of what metal is. An interesting listen at least.

    Braindrill and Mortician are pretty out there too, with Braindrill focusing more on speed and Mortician going for the whole horror movie-worship style.

    Kronos, Akercocke and Monolith Deathcult have those strong thematic vibes to them.

    • minorsecond@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I like the technicality mostly. I’ll check those others out! I do like Psyopus, although I haven’t listened to them in probably 10 years. I should probably give them another try.

      Thanks!

      • MRPP@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I’d love to hear more about your favourites too! Give a penny, take a penny! Especially stuff that isn’t as over-the-top as Psyopus and the craziest stuff Archspire puts out.

        Like, I feel that Nile, Origin, Rings of Saturn and their like are at their best, when they blend in some harmony, coherent structure and melody as a contrast to the hammering.

        • minorsecond@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          My favorite death metal bands at the moment are:

          • Archspire

          • Cytotoxin (Definitely give them a listen if you haven’t)

          • Beyond Creation

          • Soreption

          • Nile

          I’m also into thrash, mainly when working out lol. I like:

          • Slayer’s Reign in Blood album. Don’t really like the rest of their stuff

          • Havok

          • Dark Angel

          • Municipal Waste

          • MRPP@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Cytotoxin is a name I’ve seen pop up every now and then, but haven’t given them time. I’ll fix this asap. Beyond Creation is great, a real household name at our home. Algorhythm is a stellar album, and really encapsulates what great tech death can be. It’s not all about speed.

            I’m not sure if you like the jazzier side Beyond Creation puts out, but if you do, I think you might like White Ward. They are a black metal-ish (post black metal??) group with a quite big spot given to saxophone. The bands plays well, they have a great sound on their latest album and the songs absolutely kick ass.

            • rustyspoon@beehaw.orgEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Cytotoxin is great, you won’t regret it. A couple of my favorites are Radiophobia, Nuklearth, and Radiatus Generis (the song with the giger counter breakdown)

              • MRPP@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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                1 year ago

                Cytotoxin IS great! Listening to Nuklearth, this stuff is great. Thank you for the recommendation!