Bands By Genre: Death Metal: Page 9
Death Metal evolved out of Thrash, but they took it to the next level. Vocals are growled or barked (the more unintelligible the better). The lyrics of early death metal bands like Death, Obituary, Napalm Death, and Entombed, generally dealt with murder, disembowlment, and other unpleasantries, but over time many Death Metal bands changed their lyrical focus (Death and Cynic delved into philosophy and new age sprituality in some cases, for example). There are several sub-genres here, most notably Technical Death Metal (bands like Cynic, Theory in Practice, and Martyr who have a base in death metal, but focus more on technical playing) and Melodic Death Metal (sometimes referred to as Gothenburg Death Metal, from where it originated, bands like Soilwork, In Flames, and others who have a base in death metal, but add a melodic twist through guitar harmonization reminiscent of Iron Maiden).
- Odes Of Ecstasy
- Odious Mortem
- Old Funeral
- Oligarquia
- Omnium Gatherum (AUS)
- Omnium Gatherum (FIN)
- One Man Army and the Undead Quartet
- One Step Beyond
- Oni
- Opera IX
- Opeth
- Ophiolatry
- Opprobrium
- Ordained Genocide
- The Ordher
- Order From Chaos
- Order of Chaos
- Order Of Ennead
- Orgy of Pigs
- Origin
- Oro
- Orphanage
- Orphaned Land
- Overflash
- Pagan Fears
- Pain Confessor
- Pan-Thy-Monium
- Panzerchrist
- Paramaecium
- Pathogen
- Paths of Possession
- Pavor
- Persecution
- Persefone
- Pessimist (US)
- Pessimist (CZ)
- Pestilence
- Plague
- The Plague
- Planet Rain
- Pod People
- Polluted Inheritance
- Poltus
- Poppy Seed Grinder
- Portal (AUS)
- Portrayal
- Possessed
- Post-Life Disorder
- Praetorian
- Preprophecy
- Preternatural
- Profanity
- The Project Hate MCMXCIX
- Promisqes
- Prophanity
- Prostitute Disfigurement
- Psilocybe Larvae
- Psychrist
- Psycroptic
- Pungent Stench
- Pure Sweet Hell
- Putrefaction
- Putrilage
- Pyaemia
- Pyphomgertum
- Pyrexia
- Pyuria
- Queiron
- Quo Vadis (CAN)
- Quo Vadis (POL)
- Raise Hell
- Rake Sodomy
- Rampage (USA)
- Rapture
- Raunchy
- R.A.V.A.G.E. (Raging Atheists Vowing A Gory End)
- Raven (FIN)
- The Ravenous
- Ravensfall
- Rebaelliun
- The Red Chord
- Red Harvest
- The Red Shore
- Remasculate
- Repudilation
- Requiem Aeternam
- Resection
- Resurrection
- Resurrecturis
- Ribspreader
- Ripping Corpse
- Ritual Carnage
- Roadside Burial
- Rok
- Romantic Love
- Rottrevore
- Royal Anguish
- Ruin
- Runemagick