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1997 Death Metal Album Releases
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Oct 27
In Flames
Whoracle
90
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(75)
Nov 1
Children of Bodom
Something Wild
85
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(50)
Feb
Intestine Baalism
An Anatomy of the Beast
78
user score
(38)
Jan
Assück
Misery Index
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(37)
Mar 20
Immortal
Blizzard Beasts
50
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(26)
Jun 6
Mörser
Two Hours to Doom
70
user score
(24)
Oct 20
Deicide
Serpents of the Light
60
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(24)
Apr 21
Dark Tranquillity
The Mind's I
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(23)
Jun 3
Napalm Death
Inside the Torn Apart
60
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(22)
Oct 28
Entombed
DCLXVI - To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
50
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(13)
Mar 22
Obituary
Back from the Dead
50
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(12)
1997
Godzilla
Possessed
77
user score
(11)
Oct 6
Hypocrisy
The Final Chapter
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(9)
Oct 13
Vader
Black to the Blind
50
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(9)
Feb 5
Edge of Sanity
Infernal
50
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(7)
Aug 8
Dismember
Death Metal
77
user score
(7)
Nov 11
Edge of Sanity
Cryptic
50
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(6)
Nov 30
Shadows Fall
Somber Eyes to the Sky
57
user score
(6)
Nov 7
Various Artists
Gummo (soundtrack)
40
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(6)
Apr 7
Septicflesh
Ophidian Wheel
64
user score
(5)
Dec
Sarcófago
The Worst
44
user score
(5)
Mar 4
Necrophobic
Darkside
60
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(4)
Sep
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Sinner's Serenade
68
user score
(4)
Feb 1
Molested
Stormvold
82
user score
(3)
1997
Sadistic Intent
Ancient Black Earth
81
user score
(2)
1997
Damaged
Token Remedies Research
66
user score
(2)
May 20
Haemorrhage
Grume
66
user score
(2)
1997
Mortal Decay
Sickening Erotic Fanaticism
93
user score
(2)
1997
Barbarossa
Inferno Unleashed
78
user score
(2)
1997
Garbage Disposal
Union Carbide
80
user score
(2)
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Jun 1
A Mind Confused
Anarchos
76
user score
(2)
Oct
Belphegor
Blutsabbath
68
user score
(2)
1997
Internecine
Internecine
89
user score
(2)
1997
Clean Flesh
Clean Flesh
70
user score
(1)
Jul 22
Malevolent Creation
In Cold Blood
50
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(1)
Feb 6
Centinex
Reflections
Oct 31
Abnegation
Verses of the Bleeding
1997
Godless Truth
Promo Tape 97/98
Feb 6
Centinex
Reflections
May
Shub Niggurath
The Kinglike Celebration (Final Aeon on Earth)
1997
Facelift
...State of the Art
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