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I haven't really listened to much metal in the past two years sadly, probably to my lack of exposure to the a kind I like. Therefore making a transition from Metal to Industrial, all the way to speedcore and breakcore, and sometimes producing it... Don't ask how I got into that stuff. Anyways now that I have regained my interest in metal, I think I need some pointers to get into some of the more extreme type of stuff. Say where can I go off of If The most brutal stuff in my playlists include Ministry, Napalm Death, Fear Factory, Mnemic, The Berzerker, and Death? Much, much direction would be appreciated, thank you!

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Hi Chiroptera! First of all, welcome to the forum. I also have a pretty big Industrial interest - are you more into the Skinny Puppy/Front Line Assembly side of things, or do you like some of the weirder stuff, like Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Current 93 etc? If you enjoy Death, have you tried some of the other Florida death metal stuff? Morbid Angel is a personal favorite. And if you enjoy Death's more melodic side, you should check out Obscura. One of the few technical death metal bands I can stand.

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As a matter of fact I happen to be a fan of Skinny Puppy! Though some of the more 'classic' take of Industrial is difficult for me to get used to. And about Death Metal, I wouldn't really know any other ones from that scene, though Morbid Angel came up in a conversation before. I also actually wanted to see if there were more bands that sounded like both Napalm Death's 80's and late 90's material.

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Hello and welcome to the forum Napalm Death are a grindcore band so stuff like Rotten Sound, eary Carcass (Symphonies Of Sickness in particular), Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, Blood Duster and Fuck...I'm Dead? are reasonably similar. For death metal I would start with Possessed, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Bolt Thrower and Atheist. In the Death Metal subforum there's a thread called "suggestions" which has a far more detailed rundown of the genre complete with video examples from site moderator BlutAusNerd which I found very helpful.

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Thank you for the suggestions! Almost done listening to Alters of Madness' date=' all I can say is wow, seriously feel like I should have stumbled upon this album earlier than I should have.[/quote'] Altars of Madness may still be may favorite death metal album all things considered. Also, welcome. I tried typing something up here last night, but kept getting side tracked. If you're into industrial, I'm surprised that I didn't see Godflesh on your list. They're easily my favorite industrial metal band and were massively influential to extreme music as a whole, so I would suggest checking out their seminal Streetcleaner album. Justin Broadrick formed the band after departing from Napalm Death, and created some of the most bleak sounds you'll ever hear. He was very influenced by Swans, another band whose early work should be right up your alley. In addition, as it seems like you enjoy industrial tinged extreme metal, you should also check out Red Harvest, Aborym, Anaal Nathrakh, and most of Blut Aus Nord's more recent work. As Relentless stated, we do have a thread here in which I've made a number of video posts for death metal bands (and a number of other genres as well in other subforums), so you should be able to find plenty there to enjoy.
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Altars of Madness may still be may favorite death metal album all things considered. Also, welcome. I tried typing something up here last night, but kept getting side tracked. If you're into industrial, I'm surprised that I didn't see Godflesh on your list. They're easily my favorite industrial metal band and were massively influential to extreme music as a whole, so I would suggest checking out their seminal Streetcleaner album. Justin Broadrick formed the band after departing from Napalm Death, and created some of the most bleak sounds you'll ever hear. He was very influenced by Swans, another band whose early work should be right up your alley. In addition, as it seems like you enjoy industrial tinged extreme metal, you should also check out Red Harvest, Aborym, Anaal Nathrakh, and most of Blut Aus Nord's more recent work. As Relentless stated, we do have a thread here in which I've made a number of video posts for death metal bands (and a number of other genres as well in other subforums), so you should be able to find plenty there to enjoy.
oh shit I forgot about Godflesh. I only really listened to their self titled ep, since I thought the artwork for it seemed pretty awesome. Looking to get that on the 2014 vinyl repress as a matter of fact.
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