Death

Symbolic

Man have I been late for the party. This album would have been an absolute life changer for me in middle school when Slipknot and Bullet For My Valentine were the bands I considered the most hardcore and when I was at my peak in edginess. I wish I'd known about Death 10 years ago.

There are simply no flaws, the musicianship and attention to detail are just perfect. I typically would make my reviews a lot longer than this but I have no more words for this album. Simply a masterpiece

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Wow a 60 good job Allmusic.You dare give this masterpiece a 6/10.
Favorite:Crystal Mountain
Least Favorite:Sacred Senerity

Edit:Okay its no longer a 10/10

[Genre: Death Metal]

Time to get out your chainsaws and axes, it's time for a killing spree! And look no further than this album for a soundtrack to that killing spree! With complex and hard hitting drums, absolutely KILLER RIFFS and some of the best vocals you'll find in the genre (a.k.a vocals you can actually understand for once), Death really blew me away with Symbolic. The mixing is just incredible. Everything has the right amount of punch, and yeah the songs don't differentiate much from ... read more

This is the peak of death metal right here. I cannot see anything else from this sub-genre ever surpassing this. This is easily Death's masterpiece.

From beginning to end, this album pummels you with insane drumming and exceptional guitar work. The guitar solos on this thing... wow. I don't even know where to begin. Death are one of those bands where I always commend them for their phenomenal guitar playing, and here I believe they show it off more than ever. Every one of these songs have a ... read more