MacabreEternal's Top 10 of 1991
10 Coroner "Mental Vortex"
As the title suggests, a twisted vortex of technical thrash played with calculated precision.
9 Massacre "From Beyond"
Kam Lee's layered vocal assault leads on a great DM album. Bollocks to all the "watered down Death" naysayers!
8 Atheist "Unquestionable Presence"
As technical and complex as you could ever want to hear, yet still laden with melody. True masters of tech DM.
7 Sepultura - Arise
Yes, it isn't "Beneath The Remains" but it still has an infectious fury to it from start to finish. First Seps album I ever bought.
6 Immolation "Dawn of Possession"
This album actually crawls like some hideously evil form that is entangling you in its nefarious web. Not as much of an all out assault as first thought, much more calculated.
5 Carcass "Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious"
The deathly grind machine at their very best. Dripping with riffs from start to finish.
4 Suffocation "Effigy of the Forgotten"
Once my favourite Suffocation album ("Pierced From Within" beats it nowadays), this full frontal assault is an absolute fucking blast! BROOOTAL!
3 Morbid Angel "Blessed Are The Sick"
The darkness takes hold on the Florida mobs second album. Time changes and intricate guitar work galore from Trey and utterly relentless sonics to boot.
2 Dismember "Like An Everflowing Stream"
As stated in my 1990 list this replaced "Dark Recollections" as my preferred Swedish DM album. It has never been topped.
1 Autopsy "Mental Funeral"
Dirty and grimy DM. Completely unapologetic in the delivery and execution of this classic.