10 Metal Bands That Have Never Made A Bad Album

When it comes to studio albums, you really can’t beat Death. Not only is each of their releases magnificent in its own, individual way, but each one also pushed the boundaries of what people thought was possible from extreme metal.

The band’s debut, Scream Bloody Gore, singlehandedly invented the death metal subgenre, taking the blueprints laid out by Possessed, Slayer and Sepultura and giving them their own style and scene in Florida. Leprosy would refine Death’s raw madness with a continued evolution and exploration, before Spiritual Healing in 1990 would show the balls to even sneak progressive inclinations into the pot.

By Human and Individual Thought Patterns in ’91 and ’93, Death was a full-on experimental juggernaut that packed massive, complex suites into tight songs, driven by the techy guitars of the late, great rock genius Chuck Schuldiner. Symbolic would begin to experiment with some longer song structures – resulting in a true prog masterpiece – expanded upon by the swan song The Sound of Perseverance, which just went totally bloody mad!

What concluded Death’s career in 1998 before their tragic dissolution was a riff-crammed, polyrhythmic powerhouse that cemented their spot as one of heavy music’s most vital bands. And while Chuck Schuldiner may not be around today to see his impact on the rock world, you can doubtlessly find Death’s influence everywhere in the modern scene: anyone who makes extreme, progressive music at least owes some of their career to this marvellous and – album-wise – perfect outfit.