/r/BrutalDeathMetal
We're bringing you the most BRUTAL of metal. From Technical to Slam chugs, and Gutturals to Growls. It's happening here.
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Open this pit up! We're bringing you the most BRUTAL of metal. From Technical to Slam chugs, and Gutturals to Growls. It's happening here.
What is Brutal Death Metal?
Brutal death metal developed in the early 1990s, as an outgrowth of death metal. The first hints of brutal death came from the band Cannibal Corpse, formed in 1988, which began to push death metal into more extreme levels, shaping the sound of brutal death metal. It wasn't until 1991 that brutal death metal emerged, with the releases of Suffocation's Effigy of the Forgotten and Immolation's Dawn of Possession. The late 1990s proved to be an important time for brutal death metal with the release of both Devourment's Molesting the Decapitated and Disgorge's Cranial Impalement along with the releases of Dying Fetus. This has led to a large amount of bands heavily influenced by the originators of the style.
Characteristics
As the term "brutal" suggests, this sub-genre is pushing the ferocious and violent nature of death metal further into heavy territories. By applying traits such as compact song structures and loud, high speed riffing , death metal was taken to greater extremes. Brutal death metal tends to be drum-heavy and rhythm oriented leaving little room for melody and harmony. Typically, guitar riffs make use of fast tremolo picking, and heavy palm muting for a percussive effect. The drum lines are fast with predominant use of double bass and blastbeats. Because of this, brutal death metal drummers must be able to coordinate their drumming with very high endurance and speed. Brutal death metal vocalists employ heavy and low-pitched death growls even more so than death metal, and the lyrics are often gore related.
Sick Links
- Slam Worldwide
- Lacerated Enemy Records
- New Standard Elite
- Inherited Suffering
- Rising Nemesis Records
- Amputated Vein Records
- Unique Leader Records
- Brutal Bands
- Vomit Your Shirt
- Slam Worldwide FB Community
- BDM FB Group/Community
- /r/BrutalDeathMetal Official Discord Group
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Anyone got any slam recommendations?
Been hella hooked on anime themed bands like GO-ZEN, Gorepot, Uwu and stuff like that and i'm running out of bands who use that as their gimmick lol. Any recs are good, doesn't have to be anime themed or whatever, just as long as it's slam. Anything that's not very known, looking for stuff that's less accessible I guess.
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FOR ALL TO BEHOLD - He Who Wanted The World
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Dissevered - Agonized Wails Of Disseverment
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Nyctophagia - Positive Sasquatch Encounter (2024)
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Drum Machines in Brutal Death Metal
Bands like Heinous Killings, Putrid Pile and Insidious Decrepancy have all used drum machines. I don't really hear newer bands use drum machines anymore. Why does everyone think that is and what do we all think of drum machines in the genre?
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Latest rare finds
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Obscured Secretions - Demo 2011 [FULL]
Diego’s project before To Violently Vomit I believe. Not as well known about but still really sick sounding. Had a supergroup lineup too.
Ed Talorda - Bass Jason Trecazzi - Drums Diego Sanchez - Guitar Matti Way - Vocals
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Amagortis - Abominable [FULL ALBUM]
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Clown Vomit- SECTION 8 SLAMZ: SEEZUN 1 (pure wigger slam)
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Yattering merch flex. Chaotic Polish brutality
Been jamming Poland's most underrated technical brutality lately, had to show off my little support for them. Yattering are defunct now but released 3 sick and unique albums in the late-90s and early-2000s.
They miraculously have some merch still available on eBay, I'm guessing a band member or something just has an account and is getting rid of old shit. If anyone else is looking, just search Yattering on eBay!
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INTRICATED - Spawn Of Fatal Depravity
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Splattered Cadaver - Cycles of Sickened Thoughts (2001)
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What are song names that are absolutely terrible.
Things like festering anal vomit by lust if decay or bubbling anal cum fart by cerebal incubation
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Recs ffo of Artery Eruption , Cephalotripsy , medic vomiting pus ?
Raw lofi sound and no riffs only slams and brutal as fvck
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Bands similar to early Deeds of Flesh?
Any recomendations?
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Made a topster of my favorite Bdm releases of every year
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Red War
Today I found out there is brutal death metal from Pyongyang, North Korea
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Human Mincer - Cannibal Resurrection
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looking for this band/shirt
saw trey williams from dying fetus wearing this shirt in a interview, haven’t been able to find it since, let me know if anyone has seen this.
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Anyone familiar with this album? Genuinely such a blast (pun intended) to listen to. Track 2 and 9 are amazing.
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Christ Denied - Festerchrist (Spain, 2004, Dave Rotten!)
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Gutted Pulp (USA, IL)- 1992 - Swollen Contusion [Demo] ultra old school brutal death w/insane gutturals FFO Afterbirth demos, Rottrevore, primordial BDM shit
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Flesh Consumed - Lynched With Entrails (2008)
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Disentomb - 20.10.24
Had the pleasure of shooting the recent Disentomb show on mini dv.
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Searching for a band
Can anyone help me with this Band? Guess I‘m to normie to read it🤓
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Entorturement - Defilement of Innocence [1998]
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MINDLY ROTTEN -Outside Forces (Official Video)
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