Atheist - Unquestionable Presence

Atheist is a progressive death metal band from Sarasota, Florida, USA and regarded as one of the main developers of Floridian death metal. Their music is highly technical and sometimes reminiscent of jazz, combining brutal riffs with subtle latin music arrangements. They were founded in 1984 under the name Oblivion by guitarist (and later vocalist) Kelly Shaefer and drummer Mark. Mark was later replaced by drummer Steve Flynn because Kelly and Steve had similar musical tastes. Roger Patterson would later join as their bassist.

They released a couple of demos, Hell Hath No Mercy in 1987 and Beyond in 1988. They recorded their debut album, Piece of Time, in 1988 and it was to be released on the label Mean Machine, but the record label later went bankrupt. Piece of Time thus not released until 1990 on Active. In 1989, another demo was released. In 1991, bassist Roger Patterson died in a car accident and Atheist recruited Tony Choy to record their second album, the now classic Unquestionable Presence. Atheist disbanded for the first time in 1992, reuniting in 1993 and recording their last album Elements before disbanding for the second time.

(taken from last.fm)

[ Death Records | 1991 | Progressive Death Metal | VBR | 32:25 ]

Tracklist
1. Mother Man - 4:33
2. Unquestionable Presence - 4:06
3. Retribution - 3:17
4. Enthralled In Essence - 3:37
5. An Incarnations Dream - 4:52
6. The Formative Years - 3:30
7. Brains - 3:41
8. And The Psychic Saw - 4:49

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Death - Human

Death is widely considered one of the most influential bands in death metal. The band’s debut, “Scream Bloody Gore”, has been described as “death metal’s first archetypal document,” and Schuldiner himself as the “father of death metal”. However, Schuldiner dismissed such attributions in an interview with Metal-Rules.com, stating, “I don’t think I should take the credit for this death metal stuff. I’m just a guy from a band, and I think Death is a metal band.”

As of 2008, Death has sold over 1.5 million albums worldwide, with 368,184 albums having been sold in the US alone (not counting sales prior to the Soundscan era), making them one of the top-selling death metal bands of all time. Their best-selling album, “Human”, was released in 1991 and is considered by many to be the band in top-form. Their last album, “The Sound of Perseverance”, was released in 1998.

(taken from last.fm)

[ Relativity | 1991 | Progressive Death Metal | 320kbps | 34:01 ]

Tracklist
1. Flattening Of Emotions - 4:30
2. Suicide Machine - 4:22
3. Together As One - 4:09
4. Secret Face - 4:36
5. Lack Of Comprehension - 3:43
6. See Through Dreams - 4:25
7. Cosmic Sea - 4:27
8. Vacant Planets - 3:49

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