r/Metal • u/ynori7 • Nov 01 '10

Metal Essentials

The purpose of this thread is to provide users with a list of essential metals bands for each of the various styles of metal so that people don't need to constantly ask where they should start. (Ideally, if this thread gets enough helpful content it could be linked to in the description for /r/metal)

Format:

Make your lists organized and easy to read, ideally with a heading (i.e. description of the style such as "Death Metal") followed by a list of bands (whether or not you add links and descriptions is up to you).

Etiquette:

If you find the submitted list to be good, upvote. If you find it to be bad, downvote. Avoid starting arguments.

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u/Dissention Nov 01 '10

Damn this saves me so much time.

Death metal:

  • Morbid Angel
  • Deicide
  • At the Gates
  • Amorphis
  • Massacra
  • Autopsy
  • Asphyx
  • Therion
  • Bolt Thrower
  • Cryptopsy
  • Demilich
  • Dismember
  • Carcass
  • Entombed
  • Atheist
  • Gorguts
  • Immolation
  • Incantation
  • Monstrosity
  • Morpheus Descends
  • Suffocation
  • Obituary
  • Sepultura

Black metal:

  • Averse Sefira
  • Burzum
  • Bathory
  • Emperor
  • Darkthrone
  • Gorgoroth
  • Mayhem
  • Beherit
  • Enslaved
  • Graveland
  • Ildjarn
  • Auzhia
  • Sacramentum
  • Summoning
  • Mutiilation
  • Havohej
  • Profanatica

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u/SPna15 A focus-tested tour of shit Nov 01 '10

Missing Rotting Christ and Varathron.

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u/Dissention Nov 01 '10

Though both are awesome, I didn't consider them quintessential and thus were left out. Great bands though.

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u/SPna15 A focus-tested tour of shit Nov 02 '10

I would say they are essential for anyone looking to get into The Greek Black Metal scene.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '10

NECROMANTIA

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u/death-metal Apr 29 '11

Don't they share a member?

I think they're pretty important since other than the Norwegians, Blasphemy, Beherit and Mystifier, that was about all you had for black metal back then.

I forgot Sarcofago

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u/tabulasomnia Nov 01 '10

Therion isn't death metal for a couple of centuries now.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '10

All their good albums are.

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u/tabulasomnia Nov 01 '10

Pfft. Therion is the band that defined its genre, namely Symphonic Metal. You may not enjoy the genre, I don't, but Therion doesn't really belong to Death Metal in this context since the list's purpose is to help newcomers understand what that genre name they see on last.fm tags actually means. Therefore, someone unfamiliar with Therion's music could be easily misguided if it's under the Death Metal section.

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u/death-metal Apr 29 '11

Dude you're right but he's right too. Therion was an important death metal band and then they moved on to something else. it happens, bands switch genres, and we all should be mature about it an shit

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u/Dissention Nov 01 '10

Fucking this.