So yeah, thought that maybe one of the genres most dearest to me could deserve a topic of its own. After all, death metal is the thing that got me into extreme metal. After hearing Deicide's Dead by Dawn, nothing was ever the same. I'm of course always interested in hearing new band recommendations, but I think the discussion can cover pretty much anything related to the genre. As in: classics, what has rattled your chains lately, new releases and other news concerning death worship.
I've been glad to notice that Finnish death metal has been regaining some of its magic. Some of the old bands are resurrecting, and what's best, there's been quite a lot of newcomers for about 8-9 years now. There has been lots of dark and blackened DM bands, which flirt with soundscapes similar to those of, for example, Incantation's, such as Corpsessed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLcOl1cZmw), Maveth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16h7M7WmW6s) and Vorum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOECtl6Q4A). Nowadays it seems like newer bands are moving towards dirtier and grittier old school basement tone (don't know if that's actually a thing in English, "kellarisoundi" in Finnish). Some examples would be Necrolepsy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHncxaHfqus), Scumripper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWkj4AL8bQ) and Obduktio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxaOXTobB2o).
I enjoy all of these bands and their take on the genre immensely, and as a death metal enthusiast I've been really excited to see that the Finnish scene has for the recent years been rich with new bands and young guys who really know their shit.
I've been glad to notice that Finnish death metal has been regaining some of its magic. Some of the old bands are resurrecting, and what's best, there's been quite a lot of newcomers for about 8-9 years now. There has been lots of dark and blackened DM bands, which flirt with soundscapes similar to those of, for example, Incantation's, such as Corpsessed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLcOl1cZmw), Maveth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16h7M7WmW6s) and Vorum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOECtl6Q4A). Nowadays it seems like newer bands are moving towards dirtier and grittier old school basement tone (don't know if that's actually a thing in English, "kellarisoundi" in Finnish). Some examples would be Necrolepsy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHncxaHfqus), Scumripper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWkj4AL8bQ) and Obduktio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxaOXTobB2o).
I enjoy all of these bands and their take on the genre immensely, and as a death metal enthusiast I've been really excited to see that the Finnish scene has for the recent years been rich with new bands and young guys who really know their shit.