How songs with this much groove could be performed in such a non-standard manner still blows minds. ![]() Which is exactly where it belonged! Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness (1989)Īltars Of Madness is arguably the pinnacle of death metal and one of the finest extreme albums ever conceived.Ĭhuck and Death may have popularised the genre but Morbid Angel chrystalised it, gave it a complete and recognisable identity and produced one of the greatest albums in metal history in the process. When death metal was at it’s freshest and during it’s most enticing and exciting period, Autopsy dragged the genre back down in the gutter, to writhe in the decaying mass of human existence. There was still speed when speed was required of course,but the impact was greater due to the lumbering riffs that often preceded furious bursts of noise. In turn, Autopsy did hit harder, announcing themselves as the go-to death metal band for those who sought variation to go along with their gore. Wallowing in the kind of muddy riffs that submerge the senses, Severed Survival bucked the prevailing death metal trends of playing faster and playing harder and instead upped the brutality by slowing….things….right….down. The thickest, most putrid sound of death imaginable was at the very core of Autopsy’s debut masterpiece, the incomprehensibly evil sounding Severed Survival. Leprosy‘s 8 tracks of sublime brutality arguably defined the genre before it had even begun and is, quite simply, an album whose importance to death metal cannot ever be underestimated. Notably progressive when compared to Death‘s solid debut, the late, great, Chuck Schuldiner upped the ante in every department on this sophomore effort and with a vast improvement in songwriting, Death were already leaving their peers in the dust. Presented in order of year of release as opposed to any kind of favouritism…… Death – Leprosy (1988)Įmerging at a time when death metal was still barely in nappies, Leprosy was the next logical step after the neanderthal bludgeoning of Scream Bloody Gore had laid waste to thrash back in 1987. ![]() Local punter Jerry said the crowd made the night what it was and declared metal in the Far North “alive and well”.Simple list: these are 25 old-school death metal albums that we could not live without! However, he would have fans to answer to, with anticipation for the festival’s fourth instalment already brewing.ĭrew, a visitor to the Far North who attended, described it as “a special event with heaps of good buggers” and hoped it would grow bigger. Malley also said while running a show of its nature was exhausting, the payoff had been worth every drop of blood, sweat and tears.Īs exhausted festival organisers are known to do, he also admitted to considering making Saturday night his last MetalFest. “Every act really stepped up and played amazingly, the audience got into it like nobody’s business, and the love and support on display was absolutely heartwarming,” Malley said. ![]() Travelling bands received vouchers to eat at local restaurants Turkish Kebabs and Pizzas and Coast to Coast Bakery, while dozens of spot prizes given out on the night included bottles of Kaitāia Fire, concert T-shirts by 9Tee Mile Screenprint and Design, and Pak’nSave vouchers. Malley said the support of local businesses and organisations made Kaitāia MetalFest 3 a strong community event, with significant funding from Creative Communities NZ, endorsement from the local Arts Far North group and sponsorship by Kaitāia businesses. “In true last-minute fashion, and thanks mostly to help and support from everyone involved, everything came together just right and gave us an unforgettable night of musical mayhem,” Malley said. The atmospheric-river weather event that drenched Northland last week tested nerves, with its potential to cut off artists’ access to the Far North.
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