Most Underrated Death Metal Bands

Most underrated death metal bands... Vote for the band that you think that they are underrated... The list won't feature bands like Cannibal Corpse, Death, Deicide, Morbid Angel
The Top Ten
1 Bloodbath Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm, formed in 1998. The band has released four full-length albums, two EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock Open Air.

Very underrated band really! Hear Eaten,Hades Rising,So You Die,Cancer Of The Soul,Ways To The Grave and Weak Aside.

Saw Nick Holme's performing with Bloodbath live,awesome live band

2 Vader Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn. Formed in 1983, the group was founded by then-bassist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek and guitarist Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski. Starting as a heavy metal group, Vader eventually went to thrash, speed, and then in the late 1980s became a death metal band. The band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series.

De Profundis is a god tier death metal album, and The Beast is also great as it got me into this band.

Poland has got the best death metal bands I think... Vesania, Behemoth, Hate, Vader, Decapitated...

3 Septicflesh Septicflesh are a Greek symphonic death metal band from Athens, founded in 1990. They released their first full-length album Mystic Places of Dawn in April 1994.

What an awesome band from Greece! Hear Vampire Of Nazareth, Oceans Of Gray, Pyramid God and Anubis and you wil know that greek death metal rocks!

4 Atheist Atheist is a progressive/technical death metal band from Florida, founded in 1984 by drummer Steve Flynn and singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer.

They are actually quite popular.

5 Jungle Rot

Criminally underrated. Skin the Living, Slaughter the Weak, Self-Titled; literally all of their releases are the greatest works of death metal.

If you like Vader, then they are a must

These boys make really good death.

Love this band

6 Abominable Putridity Abominable Putridity is a Russian slam death metal band formed originally from Moscow, formed in 2003. The band has released two albums; In the End of Human Existence and The Anomalies of Artificial Origin. They are one of the most popular brutal death metal bands to day. Abominable Putridity shares the same vocalist as fellow slam death metal band Pathology (Matti Way.)

Only has two albums so far, but this band can slam really hard and very well, and the vocals are impressive.

Cannibal Corpse equals kindergarten, Abominable Putridity means High School

7 Behemoth Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground.

They are very underrated and amazing band really! I'm just shocked not to see them in the top tens at the best death metal bands... In every album they did a different playing style... Which proves that they are amazing and not sellers out!

Their more blackened death metal than regular death metal

They get so much recognition, Why are they on this list?

Not underrated.

8 Immolation

Come on guys this is the best death metal band!

9 Katalepsy Katalepsy is a Russian slam death metal band from Moscow. They have released two split albums, one EP, two full length albums, and one demo. Katalepsy has established themselves as one of the most prominent acts in the Russian metal scene, and a popular band in the extreme metal underground.
10 Hate Hate is a Polish death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 1990. Their most recent album, Crusade:Zero, was released in January 2015, under Napalm Records.

They are legends... They are very underrated... Hear Timeless Kingdom, Lux Aeterna, Alchemy Ov Blood and you will know why they are the 3rd on this list

The Contenders
11 Putrid Pile Putrid Pile is an American brutal death metal band from Racine, Wisconsin, formed in 2000. Putrid Pile is a one man band.
12 Autopsy Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert and Eric Cutler. They disbanded in 1995, but reunited in 2009.

Yes. Never see them mentioned despite them being absolutely amazing.

Very underrated band really!

13 Obituary Obituary is an American death metal band formed in October 1984 in Tampa, Florida, United States, under the name Executioner, then changed the name's spelling to Xecutioner before eventually changing their name to Obituary in 1988. The band comprises vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarist Trevor Peres and bassist Terry Butler.
14 Ingested Ingested are a British slam death metal/deathcore band from Manchester. Since their formation in 2007, the group have built a reputation as one of the most savage death metal acts to come out of the UK for a long time and have built a large fanbase within their country as well as in the US, Australia, ...read more.
15 Beyond Creation Beyond Creation is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec. They are currently signed to Season of Mist records.
16 Decapitated Decapitated is a Polish technical death metal band formed in Krosno in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski, bassist Paweł Pasek, and drummer Michał Łysejko.
17 Obscura Obscura is a technical/progressive death metal band from Germany, founded in 2002. The band became prominent when members of Necrophagist and Pestilence joined Steffen Kummerer to release the critically acclaimed second full-length album, Cosmogenesis. The band was named after the Gorguts album Obscura. ...read more.
18 Fleshgod Apocalypse Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Willowtip Records and Nuclear Blast. The band is known for their fusion of symphonic metal with technical death metal.
19 Aeon

Can't believe their not higher there not that popular but their sound is so original and crushing you should vote for these guys

They are satanic right?

20 Vital Remains Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island formed in 1988. The band released their first full-length album Let Us Pray in 1992.
21 Oceano
22 Disembowelment Disembowelment, often styled as diSEMBOWELMENT, was an Australian death/doom band that formed in November 1989 featuring Renato Gallina on guitar and vocals, and Paul Mazziotta on drums.
23 Edge of Sanity Edge of Sanity was a Swedish progressive death metal band that, alongside Opeth, is commonly regarded as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death and black metal with progressive rock. Their sound is often described as "Progressive Melodic Death Metal".

Due simply to the fact that they wrote Crimson and Crimson ii these guys should be famous as all hell.

24 Cryptopsy Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.

One of the most brutal and technical death metal bands ever! Lord Worm is an amazing vocalist...

25 In Mourning In Mourning is a progressive melodic death metal band from Falun, Sweden. They are currently signed to Agonia Records.

These guys are just awesome. Super underrated, easily comparable to Children of Bodom and Opeth.

The mood, the mood! Immensely atmospheric and deep, unique, beautiful mix of melody and death.

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