New York vs Flordia who has the best death metal.

[deathstorm]

Hey guys. I want a know who has the best american death metal. New York. Or Flordia

[BlutAusNerd]

Tough call. Florida may have spawned more bands that might also have been more influential, but New York death metal bands tend to be more consistent in quality and have had more consistent quality throughout their discographies through the years. That's not even counting death metal from the west coast, the midwest, or other areas...

[FatherAlabaster]

Inspired by the Norway/Sweden thread, huh? Just can't let a competition go by without getting America involved... I listened to a lot more Florida DM bands growing up than I did NY bands, the only one I really liked from here as a teenager was Suffocation. In the past few years, I've gotten more into the older stuff from around NYC, even finally Incantation, and to be honest I have no clue what's happening in Florida now apart from the mostly washed up remnants of bands I used to enjoy. There are a lot of good new things happening in and around the city. Today, I'd have to say NYC wins for me, but that's not because of a sense of loyalty or because I actually think there's a valid stylistic comparison I could make about current trends.

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

Honestly, I have never payed much attention to the NY death metal scene. At all. Perhaps I should. Any recommendations guys?

[FatherAlabaster]

That's not even counting death metal from the west coast' date=' the midwest, or other areas...[/quote'] Just like we couldn't count Demilich or Amorphis in the other thread. And it's only death metal. So restrictive, all these rules...

[BlutAusNerd]

Honestly' date=' I have never payed much attention to the NY death metal scene. At all. Perhaps I should. Any recommendations guys?[/quote'] Immolation, first and foremost, as they are one of the best and most consistent death metal bands from anywhere, and among the most devastating live bands I've ever seen. Other essentials include Incantation, Suffocation, Gorephobia, Deteriorate, Morpheus Descends, Rottrevore, and Baphomet, but that doesn't even touch on all of the great bands from after death metal's golden era that have emerged from the NY area, like Funebrarum, Artificial Brain, and Disma.

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

Immolation' date=' first and foremost, as they are one of the best and most consistent death metal bands from anywhere, and among the most devastating live bands I've ever seen. Other essentials include Incantation, Suffocation, Gorephobia, Deteriorate, Morpheus Descends, Rottrevore, and Baphomet, but that doesn't even touch on all of the great bands from after death metal's golden era that have emerged from the NY area, like Funebrarum, Artificial Brain, and Disma.[/quote'] I have listened to Suffocation, but that's the only band out of that whole list I've heard. Kind of sad haha

[deathstorm]

Just like we couldn't count Demilich or Amorphis in the other thread. And it's only death metal. So restrictive' date=' all these rules...[/quote'] Well that was always debated in other mags

[FatherAlabaster]

The only things I could add to BAN's list are a handful of newer groups I really like - Slaughter The Prophets ("brutal tech death", played a bunch of shows alongside these guys before they changed their name), Mutant Supremacy (solid OSDM), Pyrrhon (new school dissonant stuff with some jam sections, oddly), Afterbirth (a Long Island death/proto-slam band with a long history, great new music, and a somewhat uncertain future) and Flourishing, who I did play alongside years ago but haven't listened to in a while. And of course I'd plug my own stuff, but it's not indicative of anything else happening around here.

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

The only things I could add to BAN's list are a handful of newer groups I really like - Slaughter The Prophets ("brutal tech death"' date=' played a bunch of shows alongside these guys before they changed their name), Mutant Supremacy (solid OSDM), Pyrrhon (new school dissonant stuff with some jam sections, oddly), Afterbirth (a Long Island death/proto-slam band with a long history, great new music, and a somewhat uncertain future) and Flourishing, who I did play alongside years ago but haven't listened to in a while. And of course I'd plug my own stuff, but it's not indicative of anything else happening around here.[/quote'] I enjoy your stuff a lot. Been meaning to buy your album actually.

[FatherAlabaster]

I enjoy your stuff a lot. Been meaning to buy your album actually.

Thank you! I'm glad you dig it.

[deathstorm]

Malighnancy is a great death/grind band from Yonkers.

[BlutAusNerd]

The only things I could add to BAN's list are a handful of newer groups I really like - Slaughter The Prophets ("brutal tech death"' date=' played a bunch of shows alongside these guys before they changed their name), Mutant Supremacy (solid OSDM), Pyrrhon (new school dissonant stuff with some jam sections, oddly), Afterbirth (a Long Island death/proto-slam band with a long history, great new music, and a somewhat uncertain future) and Flourishing, who I did play alongside years ago but haven't listened to in a while. And of course I'd plug my own stuff, but it's not indicative of anything else happening around here.[/quote'] I forgot to mention Flourishing, I really enjoyed The Sum of All Fossils.

[deathstorm]

Cannibal corpse and malevolent creation are both. New York death metal bands living in flordia

[FatherAlabaster]

Cannibal corpse and malevolent creation are both. New York death metal bands living in flordia

That's like saying my wife is a Southerner because she was born in Alabama. Both those bands had far more to do with DM in Florida than they did in Buffalo, Florida can keep 'em.

[FatherAlabaster]

I forgot to mention Flourishing' date=' I really enjoyed The Sum of All Fossils.[/quote'] You might like Pyrrhon, and I bet you'd dig the new Mutant Supremacy a lot, though I'm not sure when it'll be officially released.

[deathstorm]

That's like saying my wife is a Southerner because she was born in Alabama. Both those bands had far more to do with DM in Florida than they did in Buffalo' date=' Florida can keep 'em.[/quote'] That's. True. I apologize your right. They need more for flordia. Than New York

[deathstorm]

Flordia has the holy grail in DM recording studios morrisound studios. A lot of DM classics was recorded and produces or mixed there now. Erik rutans studio manta recordings are coming out with good stuff. As well and also couple of studios. In Long Island that spawn. Immolation's latest kingdom of studio and suffocations latest. Alabaster you know those studios I'm talking about

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

I was thinking, it's not just NY DM but American DM in general I haven't payed that much attention to. I mean I've heard the more famous bands of course, Death and Morbid Angel probably being my favorites, but I've always paid way more attention to Europe. The only American scene I know a good deal about is the sludge scene.

[deathstorm]

Soilent green is a great sludgly death metal band

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

Soilent green is a great sludgly death metal band

I've heard of them... Been listening to Coffinworm a lot lately. Cool blackened sludge death.

[deathstorm]

Coffinworm I got a check them out

[Os Abysmi Vel Daath]

Coffinworm I got a check them out

They have a new album out this year but I haven't heard it yet. I really enjoy what I have heard though.

[deathstorm]

It sounded good from the I tunes. Samples

[BlutAusNerd]

I was thinking' date=' it's not just NY DM but American DM in general I haven't payed that much attention to. I mean I've heard the more famous bands of course, Death and Morbid Angel probably being my favorites, but I've always paid way more attention to Europe. The only American scene I know a good deal about is the sludge scene.[/quote'] I'm sure that there's plenty that you would enjoy, especially if you like two of the more well known bands. The US has always produced a bunch of killer death metal, but a bunch of crap as well.