OSDM Week 3: New York Brutality

All right boys and girls, get ready to be pulverized by straight up brute force in this week's old school death metal lesson. The distinctive characteristic here is well, shit that's brutal. Usually filled with breakdowns (though not the shitty -core breakdowns that you're all accustomed to), blast beats, and awesomeness. NY OSDM are the originators of Brutal Death Metal. Sadly, my knowledge of this scene is quite limited.

Suffocation



Suffocation is probably the most well known band of this region and probably the most influential as well. Seriously, these guys bought straight up brutality before brutal was even invented. Lots of great riffs, technicality, quality breakdowns. innovations, man Suffocation did it all. Can't give enough praise for this band. Suffocation formed in 1989 and their first release was the Human Waste EP in 1991. The same year their released Effigy of the Forgotten, my personal favorite release, and in 1995 they released Pierced From Within.

Infecting the Crypts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BY2mr8ewLg

Liege of Inveracity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqvN2xra9oU

Breeding the Spawn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PBve_a4os

Immolation



Another awesome and highly influential band, Immolation formed in 1986 and released their debut album Dawn of Possession in 1991. I really really want to include Here In After as well as other albums but it doesn't fit the profile of osdm, for it holds different characteristics to that of osdm (although I will say that Immolation probably has one of the most consistent discographies of any band quality-wise).

Those Left Behind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BabwJOMqJAI

Into Everlasting Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOf8IT6wa0w

Despondent Souls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DaKPmombU

Incantation



What's up with all the -tion bands? Who cares, they're awesome. Incantation is pretty unique in that they take a far more sinister and doomier approach to the classic NY sound. They're still awesome though and highly influential. Incantation formed in 1989 and released their first album, Onward to Golgotha in 1992 and Mortal Throne of Nazarene in 1994.

Golgotha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpQB0J7-7c

Christening the Afterbirth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85k1Ey4fPpc

Demonic Incarnate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogu8AbvKsKU

Morpheus Descends



Another cool band from the scene but not as well known as Suffocation, Immolation, or Incantation. Their most significant contribution is their 1992 album Ritual of Infinity

The Way of All Flesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im-7vHc-Ig0&feature=related

Immortal Coil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt7JiovLvNM

Ritual of Infinity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3L31w6Xi0I

Baphomet



These guys are another important band for the New York region. There is a clear hardcore influence in this band which I think makes them sound pretty cool. Their only album released was their 1992 debut The Dead Shall Inherit

The Suffering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVcRhP70oK4

Streaks of Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjdYRMz_wmw

Valley of the Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2MWrvJu8zg

Infester



Don't know too much about these guys other than they kick ass. They're another band that only released one album, To the Depths... In Degradation, which was released in 1994. Similar to Incantation in terms of the evil sound. Strangely enough, these guys aren't from NY (Seattle in fact), but the sound is nevertheless akin to that of NY.

To the Depths (In Degradation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk-gpqYFKKY

Clouding Of Conciousness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjTQ6eAkcsw

A Higher Art of Immutable Beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prwZWFlv-Tg

Internal Bleeding



Another band I don't know too much about, but they have a heavy hardcore influence like Baphomet. Most relevant work is their 1995 album Voracious Contempt.

Languish in Despair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgjT9nuTcik

Despoilment of Rotting Flesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDhpqJ1Pgs

God of Subservance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56swnWGKSo

Ceremonium



Recently just found out about this band and they're fucking great. They mix the classic NY sound with doom metal and you get a sickeningly crushing album. Their most relevant release is their 1995 album Into the Autumn Shade.

Serenity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1lMQq4-WU8

Into the Autumn Shade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrLLZ7kJLNE

Incarnated Entity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4lTOYkOy3k

I actually am not familiar with a few of these, I will be sure to check them out thoroughly.

Suffocation is good, I'm a fan of them. I actually haven't heard of the rest of these bands, so I will have to go through them.

I looove Incantation :DDDDD

Immolation and Incantation were both okay, but not my cup of tea really. I think the production quality kinda bothered me a bit, but I can get over it.

I think Ceremonium gets the cake out of the bands I didn't know. I really enjoyed how doomy their sound is. Death and doom really do mix well if done right

Gotta go through this too taxer? Man I'm up to here in bands

Indeed, but it's all good stuff byd

Great seeing support for Ceremonium over the years!!! Many old friends too listed above on this thread. More info:

Up now: Ceremonium official myspace page. Songs, bio posted and more coming soon. "Dreams We Have Written" discography will be out early 2011. New t-shirts will be available by end of 2010 through Destro Records it is hoped. add, like, die slowly

here are the links for Ceremonium releases and the upcoming discography "Dreams We Have Written"

destrorecords.com
myspace.com/Ceremonium

just add the www in front and youll find the page. tech wizard salute

listened to suffocation for a while now, really enjoy them.

baphomet and incantation are great as well.

Old thread is old, though I feel like doing one for Findeath

I guess your thread is good if you are being spammed by the very bands you're advertising

Indeed

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