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I think precise subgenres are just an easy way to describe a band as accurately as possible as quickly as possible. For instance rather than saying "this band is a death metal band with lots of time signature changes, interesting song structures and unusual rhythms and melodies" you can just say "tech-death".

So I just learned next year Mayhem are in Australia and playing DMDS in full. Guess what that means? I'm off to Melbourne for that shit.

Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black

I just found this today, and thought I would share it. Some scientists created an AI that can create music after analyzing albums. It is an interesting concept and the music is not that bad (apart from the vocals, which are horrible). Nevertheless, it is slightly disturbing that computers are able to do so much. What do you all think of this? http://exclaim.ca/music/article/listen_to_a_black_metal_album_created_by_an_artificial_intelligence_neural_network https://dadabots.bandcamp.com/album/coditany-of-timeness

Sarcofago - Rotting

Fen “Winter”

Spectral Voice - Necrotic Doom

Some crossover with this thread, but anyone into old school death metal specifically should check this one too: Similarly, anyone into death-doom should check this thread:

Dismember - Pieces

Deicide - Deicide

Motörhead “Rock n Roll” Pilliorian “Obsidian Arc”

Gorguts "Considered Dead" Destruction "Infernal Overkill" Destruction "Sentence of Death"

All day long the answer to this question will be Bolt Thrower. They were the first death metal band I ever heard (back in 1990, I think) and, as such, hold a special place for me.