"Ingesting Putridity" by Visceral Disgorge. Crushing, brutal death metal at its finest. One of my all-time favorite albums.

All of Gorgasm's stuff is pretty heavy too.

Anything by waking the cadaver.

My first thought is Meshuggah. obZen is banned from being played in my house because it gives my fiance and our friends headaches lol

I would have to say "Reign in Blood" or "Painkiller" considering the time they were made.

It seems this thread has had a few replies since I've been, erm, away.

Written by ToMegaTherion on 27.10.2011 at 02:50

Im not convinced that this question can ever be answered adequately, because there are always going to be different interpretations on what exactly is "Heavy". Is it heavy because it makes you want to bang your head, or is it heavy because it make your blood boil, or is it heavy because it get your adrenaline going, or is it heavy because the guitars sound like chainsaws, or is it all about the bass and drums...

The album would have to meet ALL of the criteria you listed. It should also have some memorable riffs as well, one's that get stuck in your head, which is why I stated in the first post that most of the ultra brutal death/grind stuff doesn't do anything for me.

Obviously it's all subjective so everyone will come up with a different answer anyway! That's why I've realised this thread is a bit pointless haha, but I did start it a while ago, when I was young and immature. Maybe I just wanted to force my opinion on everyone else... "Realm of Chaos": most brutal album ever haha!

Lately Grave's "Tremendous Pain" EP and Infestdead's "Jesusatan" have been doing it for me. "Epidemic of Violence" by Demolition Hammer is probably the most brutal thrash album I'm into right now. The furious drumming, riffs, guitar tone and throat tearing vocals on that album just make me want to rip living things apart with my bare hands. Good feeling.

Written by Guest on 19.12.2011 at 11:52

It seems this thread has had a few replies since I've been, erm, away.

Written by ToMegaTherion on 27.10.2011 at 02:50

Im not convinced that this question can ever be answered adequately, because there are always going to be different interpretations on what exactly is "Heavy". Is it heavy because it makes you want to bang your head, or is it heavy because it make your blood boil, or is it heavy because it get your adrenaline going, or is it heavy because the guitars sound like chainsaws, or is it all about the bass and drums...

The album would have to meet ALL of the criteria you listed. It should also have some memorable riffs as well, one's that get stuck in your head, which is why I stated in the first post that most of the ultra brutal death/grind stuff doesn't do anything for me.

I agree, i find brutal death metal tends to be quite repetitive after a very short amount of time. I find that stuff like Doom metal tends to provide heavier riffs anyway. Newer Candlemass for example is very heavy, and the clean screeching vocals suit it beautifully. Particularly their last few albums have been brilliant. King of the Gray islands and Death Magic Doom are both catchy and very heavy in the guitars, bass and drums. But it is subjective, I don't consider alot of Black Metal to be all that heavy just they have fast drummers.

Can't choose only one. Here are my picks.
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Ahab - The Call of the Wretched Sea
Behemoth - Demigod
Meshuggah - Chaosphere
Boris - Pink
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness

Written by ?apleee on 18.12.2011 at 20:17

I would have to say "Reign in Blood"

Id say either that or Vulgar Display of Power.

Don't know what to answer atm but it would probably be doom-related

Written by Guest on 04.01.2012 at 20:15

Written by ?apleee on 18.12.2011 at 20:17

I would have to say "Reign in Blood"

Id say either that or Vulgar Display of Power.

+1 for both.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 04.01.2012 at 20:22
Don't know what to answer atm but it would probably be doom-related

I think you mean it would probably be something by Manowar.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 04.01.2012 at 21:07

Written by X-Ray Rod on 04.01.2012 at 20:22
Don't know what to answer atm but it would probably be doom-related

I think you mean it would probably be something by Manowar.

How did you know?

Behemoth - Demigod
vocals are amazing, like a real Behemoth is singing!

Ion Dissonance - Solace. Holy hell, dudes. This album just makes me want to destroy everything. The slightly raw production is perfectly devastating.

I Think There are A Lot Of Albums Like :
Disarmonia Mundi The Isolation Game
Cipher System Communicate The Storms
Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions
In Flames Come Clarity

Written by SunFalcon on 17.07.2012 at 02:57

I Think There are A Lot Of Albums Like :
Disarmonia Mundi The Isolation Game
Cipher System Communicate The Storms
Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions
In Flames Come Clarity

Maybe these are the "heaviest albums you ever heard" but that's not nearly the same as the "heaviest albums ever".

Written by Troy Killjoy on 04.01.2012 at 21:07

Written by X-Ray Rod on 04.01.2012 at 20:22
Don't know what to answer atm but it would probably be doom-related

I think you mean it would probably be something by Manowar.

Can't even lie, this is just heavy ass powerful music. Manowar is fucking awesome.

I think the heaviest album ever might be Reign In Blood. But some doom can also just be heavy as hell too (Call Of The Wretched Sea is a monstrous album) so I agree with Mr. Doctor.

+1 for The Call Of The Wretched Sea.

I'm going to back up my 'Ion Dissonance - Solace' claim with this track for those who aren't familiar. This is pure pants pooping music.

Well, um it would be Ahab's The Divinity Of Oceans. No doubt about it.

A thread about heavy albums and no mention of Disembowelment's Transcendence into the Peripheral? let me fix that,

Otherworldy and crushing, and the shitty production is also a plus.

According to some website, AC/DC's Let There Be Rock is the heaviest album in the world... weighing in at exactly 1.88 lbs.

Written by @gent_-_orange on 21.07.2012 at 04:00
A thread about heavy albums and no mention of Disembowelment's Transcendence into the Peripheral? let me fix that,

EXHIBIT A MODAFUKA.
Great song... Even during some of the albums calmer moments shit is still so ridiculously crushing.

1:45 and afterwards is some of the most beautiful and crushing moments in doom in general imo...

Written by X-Ray Rod on 21.07.2012 at 19:03

Written by @gent_-_orange on 21.07.2012 at 04:00
A thread about heavy albums and no mention of Disembowelment's Transcendence into the Peripheral? let me fix that,

EXHIBIT A MODAFUKA.
Great song... Even during some of the albums calmer moments shit is still so ridiculously crushing.

1:45 and afterwards is some of the most beautiful and crushing moments in doom in general imo...

Indeed, the contrast between the calmer moments and the crushing doom makes it all the more heavier, one of my favourite albums ever.

Written by Koen Smits on 19.07.2012 at 19:10

Written by SunFalcon on 17.07.2012 at 02:57

I Think There are A Lot Of Albums Like :
Disarmonia Mundi The Isolation Game
Cipher System Communicate The Storms
Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions
In Flames Come Clarity

Maybe these are the "heaviest albums you ever heard" but that's not nearly the same as the "heaviest albums ever".

give me example then

Written by SunFalcon on 25.07.2012 at 00:14

Written by Koen Smits on 19.07.2012 at 19:10

Written by SunFalcon on 17.07.2012 at 02:57

I Think There are A Lot Of Albums Like :
Disarmonia Mundi The Isolation Game
Cipher System Communicate The Storms
Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions
In Flames Come Clarity

Maybe these are the "heaviest albums you ever heard" but that's not nearly the same as the "heaviest albums ever".

give me example then

1:00

I'm listening to so much brutal stuff right now I can't narrow it down to one...
Origin - Antithesis gets my vote today.

Written by SunFalcon on 25.07.2012 at 00:14
give me example then

Something far less melodic and cheesy than the likes of Scar Symmetry and company. Maybe some old school death metal with a really thick production a la Bolt Thrower, or some crushing psychedelic funeral doom a la Esoteric.

Written by SunFalcon on 25.07.2012 at 00:14

give me example then

This:

Written by SunFalcon on 25.07.2012 at 00:14

give me example then

And this: