Best Death Metal Song of All Time?

What truly is the ‘Best Death Metal Song of All Time’? Those nutty Germans over at the MetalHammer.de offices put it to a vote. The results were as follows. Thoughts?

1. Cannibal Corpse – ‘Hammer Smashed Face’
2. Arch Enemy – ‘We Will Rise’
3. Death – ‘Crystal Mountain’
4. Amon Amarth – ‘Pursuit Of Vikings’
5. Vader – ‘Carnal’
6. Sepultura – ‘Arise’
7. Carcass – ‘Heartwork’
8. In Flames – ‘Only For The Weak’
9. Kataklysm – ‘In Shadows And Dust’
10. Behemoth – ‘Christians To The Lions’

100 Comments

  1. Brad says:

    Kenny Chesney….how could you not add that shit? that shits ten times more brutal than anything.

  2. Anonymous says:

    Slipknot really suxx…i hate their stupid music. I don’t see black dahlia murder and necrophagist in this list((

  3. Anonymous says:

    lol at saying Slipknot sucks and then calling Black Dahlia Murder one of the best DM bands of all time.

  4. Anonymous says:

    Jethro Tull

  5. Nicholai says:

    Dethlock- Hatredy, Should be number 1!

  6. mike says:

    I think the best death metal song is the one that went like this:

    ::double bass double bass double bass::
    ::shred shred shred shred::
    ::growl growl growl growl growl::

    i can’t remember the name though… can anyone help me out with it?

  7. death metal stoner says:

    How come no one’s said anything about Deicide their like my favorite band. Though they could of said something about Kreator their better than most them bands on the list. Others that are lesser known that should be said the band INCANTATION, the song by Jungle Rot-Dead And Buried is a good song.

  8. Devourment. Plain and simple.

  9. A$$Man3:16 says:

    OMG NO SLIPKNOT??? lol hilarious!

  10. - says:

    CARNAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Destroy Slipknot says:

    Wow. Why do soo many people consider slipknot death metal? Why I ask you!! It’s nu metal!!!!! Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Death, Kataklysm and Behemoth are the only ones that deserve to be on the list.

  12. metalhead says:

    whoever consider slipknot as a death metal band is a total idiot……

    Where ara the bands like

    death, Nile, Morbid Angel, Necrophagist, Amorphis, or even Gojira???

    the list sucks

    In Flames and Arch enemy growls but they’re definitely NOT death metal

  13. Anonymous says:

    Wat the fuck r any of u talkin about? Fuck this shit

  14. OMG GET A LIFE says:

    SO WHAT YOUR SHITTY LITTLE SONG DIDNT MAKE THE TOP TEN…. MAKE YOUR OWN TOP TEN YOU LAZY ASS TURD….. damn little nerds and you biiiggg tough words and your **grrr im angry because i never kissed a girl till i was i grade 11** GET A LIFE !!! FUCK!!!… how you doin???

  15. xxxthexslayerxx says:

    ok listen up….they should have nile cos they r fucking emence….bathory, king diamond, dekapatator and thats all i can think of atm…but slipknot yh they are good but please they are too good to show on the list….also who gives 6 shitts who likes these bands…im 16 and i respect ppls oppinions n shitt so all yhoo ppl tht say “ohh this is shitt get a life” n stuff like tht…………..EAT SHITT AND DIE YHOO SAD MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!

  16. Anonymous says:

    what about massacre from colombia one of the best death metal bands of the world underground?

  17. Anonymous says:

    Also with Nile, lashed to the slave stick dominates, and Black Hand of Set is pretty badass, BELPHEGOR needs to be on this list, if Behemoth can make it on a DEATH metal list, why not The Goatchrist?

  18. Anonymous says:

    What an insult to put Arch Enemy or Cannibal Corpse above Death…

  19. Terrible list what idiots.

  20. Anonymous says:

    Only death metal fans should’ve been allowed to vote, not faggots who have only heard of cannibal corpse and death, or melo death pricks. This list is a joke and hammer smashed face is the most overrated death metal song ever.

  21. deadboy says:

    Carcass – corporal jigsore quandary should be number 1
    No Napalm Death songs? Their the only relevent band still around making awesome songs…

  22. Anonymous says:

    a good list, if we were all like thirty years back.

  23. Hobbit says:

    “necrophagist” where r u ?

  24. Fletch says:

    I like the use of death on the list, i r very happyz.. As for the rest, i would expect more like Incarnation, Deicide etc.

  25. Cole says:

    Ok just no. Number one for sure should be anything by Death. Either Together as One or Pull the Plug. Where the fuck are obituary and morbid angel?! And ya gotta have Deicide. Oh well i’m just glad that shitty bands like BDM or Whitechapel were NOT included. It’s good that this is straight DM without any Deathcore.

  26. me says:

    wtf slayer is the best death metal band ever (and venom)

  27. you all are idiots says:

    i want to punch a baby everytime i see some wanna be high school punk who thinks that slipknot could even come close to making a top ten DEATH metal list…a) not death metal b) they dont hold a candle to the bands on this list… fail

    “In Flames and Arch enemy growls but they’re definitely NOT death metal” – yes they are. in flames is one of the 3 cofounders of melodic death metal (along with at the gates and dark tranquility) and in flames is fucking amazing. arch enemy, another melodic death metal band draws inspiration from these bands… fail kid

    “slayer is the best death metal band ever” – slayer is not death metal, they are thrash or speed metal. great band. wrong list…again fail

    now that im done correcting you morons…

    this list missed Opeth, one of the greatest death metal bands of all time (yes they are more progresive now but their roots are in death metal and even today they are still considered a progressive death metal band) and Lamb of God (granted this is streching the conditions also as they started a death metal band but now fall more under the genre of groove metal, but they are still an absolutely amazing band)

  28. zach white says:

    Suffocation – Liege of Inveracity
    Best song from ‘Effigy’, from a band that made Death Metal brutal back in 1991! Thats why it should be in the top ten, if not even number 1 itself.

  29. blackbook668 says:

    No Crown of Horns by Cryptopsy?

  30. jason says:

    those are all good bands up there……slipknot is not DM….i personally think the best DM songs of all time are…..Lamb of god=now youve got something to die for*duh* Lamb of god=walk with me in hell again*duh*……But the numero Uno could be Rob zombie=the devils rejects/and house of 1000 corpses

  31. misanthropy654 says:

    no decapitated?

  32. cecy says:

    why isnt Gojira up there?? O.o

  33. Gino says:

    ever heard of Deicide? lol

  34. Anonymous says:

    YOUR ALL FUCKING LOSERS

  35. deathgorgoroth says:

    death metal? jonas brothers the best fuckin shit gay assholes. how about vulvectomy, torsofuck, dying fetus,lividity, cannibal corpse, nuclear vomit, mortal agony and the very best waco jesus. eat my shit!!! they are the most fuckin brutal filthy shit eating pussy twisting death metal. have fun.. dont miss it u jackass

  36. deathgorgoroth says:

    (you are all idiots) talks too much! eat your dying grandma you asshole. ya we know about opeth but for our genaration rytnow?i dont think so they are the best. not older the better. duh? fuck ya. the brutal the better! u really want old school death metal? go with graveworm. also try ten masked men (they are not like slipknot pussies) and my personal choice dethklok.so creative and genius kinda?. no other band more dirty than waco jesus, they are that human they are living diablos.LOL

  37. CRADLEofFILTH says:

    Slayer is thrash In flames suck as does arch enemy and where is the necro-mother fucking-phagist(mim cool cause i cuse) no morbid angel or napalm death wtf oh well not my list i personaly think that black metal is needed to wiegh out the death metal without having to sit through deathcore

  38. Josh says:

    Dude were is Lamb of God or Ekotren. Man you guys suck.

  39. Vorpal says:

    Hail Death metal

  40. maxxx says:

    children of bodom- every time i die

  41. Seeing Cannibal Corpse as the top Death Metal song pisses me off. Why isn’t Deicide on the list? Benton destroys CorpseGrinder and all others in the Death Metal genre. Period.

  42. Dan says:

    Slit Your Guts – Cryptopsy

  43. dan says:

    actually s.y.g joint top with ‘one shot one kill’ by the fetus :)

  44. sometal says:

    Everybody gona say wtf??where is this where is that..give it a break its just some maybe hundred guys opinion..so who gives a flying fuck of what they dont like..And fuck u 4 mentioning slipknot..it aint death..

  45. Anonymous says:

    Where’s Cattle Decapitation? Suffocation?

  46. death metal says:

    Morbid Angel?

  47. chester says:

    wat d hell where is everytime i die by children of bodom
    and hallowed by thy name by cradle of filth

    dese are one of d best deaht metal songs i’ve ever heard

  48. dakul-punk says:

    Ma Fav Death Metal Band is Rammstein : Feuer Frei..
    It Sld b atleast at da top 3..

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