Top Ten Death Metal Questions to Ask Users of TheTopTens

The Top Ten
1 Death or Possessed?

It's easy, Death. Possessed is a good band, but no Death Metal band will ever match Death. Chuck has the most distinctive and best voice, and they are very technical and almost progressive

I am glad this one is here. Possessed are the most underrated, and in my opinion, the best, death metal band.

Of course it is Death but Possessed were too short lived.

Two of the pioneers of death metal.

2 Corpsegrinder or Chris Barnes?

For me it's corpsegrinder. I can only handle Chris Barnes in small doses, like in early Cannibal and Six Feet Under

Corpsegrinder. I think some of CC's best stuff has come in their later years with Corpsegrinder.

Corpsegrinder has a stronger voice
But Chris Barnes' lyrics are the most kickass

3 Deicide or Cannibal Corpse?

Decide. Cannibal Corpse are overrated.

Both...really I can't choose

Deicide to be honest

4 Nile or Atheist?

I can listen to Nile all day. Atheist is a great band too though

Atheist on Nile from a great height!

5 Best Death Metal Song?

Lack of Comprehension - Death

Some runners up are
Crystal Mountain - Death
Annihilation of the Wicked - Nile
Dead by Dawn - Deicide

6 Best Death Metal Band?

Death! Cattle Decapitation is a close second though

Well, I know I will get hate for this, but... Possessed!

7 Best Death Metal Subgenre?

I prefer the old school Death Metal like Death, Morbid Angel, Possessed, Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Deicide, etc. But I love Slam Death, Blackened Death, melodic, deathgrind, and Prog/Tech Death

I prefer mainly brutal death metal.

8 Best Death Metal Album?

Unquestionable Presence by Atheist, Symbolic & Human by Death, Pathetic Being by Sceptic, The Armageddon Theories by Theory in Practice, Focus by Cynic, Process of A New Decline by Gorod, Art Bleeds by Gory Blister, Destroy the Opposition by Dying Fetus...there are so many excellent ones!

I would say Symbolic by Death. Yeah, it's cliche but I don't care. Runner up would be Monolith of Inhumanity by Cattle Decapitation

I love you by Barney the Purple Dinosaur wait sorry wrong one I meant Still Life by Opeth

There are so many! I'd say Human, Symbolic, and The Sound of Perseverance by Death.

9 Morbid Angel or Obituary?

Both fabulous. But I say Obituary because they've been better in recent years.

Morbid Angel easily, but Obituary is a great band

No one does slow, creeping riffs like obituary

10 Dying Fetus or Cryptopsy?

Cryptopsy are better overall but Destroy the Opposition destroys all albums from both bands.

Despite their name, Dying Fetus is an awesome band, that's my answer

The Contenders
11 Amon Amarth or Arch Enemy?

I also prefer Amon Amarth but I'm really curious how Jeff Loomis will change Arch Enemy (if any). Jeff just joined Arch Enemy.

ARCH ENEMY! Their singer is badass! And especially their newest songs!

Amon Amarth. As cool as Arch Enemy is, I think I they are overrated

12 Nile or Brain Drill?

I like Brain Drill, but they are nothing compared to Nile

American technical death metal bands.

13 Children Of Bodom or Kalmah?

Melodic death metal bands from Finland.

Children of Bodom, no question about it

14 Angela Gossow or Alissa White-Gluz?

I can't pick. They're just too good.

15 Satan or Gore?

Both of it or maybe some new kind of lyric theme

Satan, aren't you supposed to be in Hell?

I prefer originality

16 Most Brutal Band?

Check with slam. Either Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship or Crepitation.

Abominable Putridity or Dying Fetus

17 Necrophagist or Obscura?

Obscura are better songwriters in my opinion and, while less brutal, are more interesting.

Obscura is actually a very good band...but Necrophagist

I like Necrophagist, Never heard Obscura though

Obscura because they got me into progressive stuff and they sound better
than Necrophagist.

18 Gorguts or Cryptopsy?

I was never too crazy about Gorguts. So I'll go with Cryptopsy

Canadian death metal bands.

19 Cryptopsy or Kataklysm?

This one is tough. But I'll go with Cryptopsy

Canadian death metal bands.

Kataklysm got me into (melodic) death metal
but Crytopsy is in my opinion better.

20 Cattle Decapitation or Aborted?

Cattle Decapitation! One of my all time favorites

I like both of them.

21 Are All Deathcore Bands Generic?

No. I don't like deathcore, I hate the way people mosh to it. But there is originality

Not all. There's good and bad bands in every subgenre.

22 Slam Riffs or Breakdowns?

Slam riffs mainly because I like slam too.

Slam Riffs. I'm not a deathcore fan

Slam Riffs because they are heavier
and aren't that "angry kid"-like

23 Behemoth or Vader?
24 Technical Death Metal or Brutal Death Metal?

Brutal hands down.

25 Arch Enemy or Abnormality?

Two female-fronted death metal bands.

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