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Tampa, Florida, United States (1984 – present)

Morbid Angel is a Tampa, Florida, United States-based death metal band assembled in 1984. They, along with Deicide, Death, Possessed, Suffocation, Obituary, Massacre, Cannibal Corpse and a handful of others were crucial in the development of the death metal genre and its standards. UK music magazine “Terrorizer” ranked two Morbid Angel albums in its “Top 40 Greatest Death Metal Albums,” with Altars of Madness appearing at #1. Decibel Magazine also rated guitarist Trey Azagthoth as the #1 “Death Metal Guitarist Ever.” Their songs are complex in arrangement, owing to the considerable technical skills of both Azagthoth and drummer Pete Sandoval (who also played in the grindcore/death metal band Terrorizer).

Morbid Angel made their vinyl debut in 1987 on New Renaissance Records. Morbid Angel was one of the original death metal bands signed to Earache Records, and was also influential in the transition of death metal from its thrash metal roots to its current form by adding guttural vocals, up-tempo blast beats, incorporating atonality in guitar soloing, and dark, chunky, mid paced rhythms. It was also the first death metal band to have a touch of mainstream success, such as being signed to Giant Records in 1992 and having the music video for the song “God of Emptiness” shown on an episode of Beavis and Butthead.

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Altars of Madness
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Blessed are the Sick
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Covenant
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Heretic
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Top Tracks

1	Immortal Rites full track	795
2	Maze of Torment full track	694
3	Chapel of Ghouls full track	672
4	Suffocation full track	585
5	Rapture	533
6	Bleed for the Devil full track	494
7	Fall From Grace full track	467
8	Damnation full track	449
9	God of Emptiness	438
10	Dominate	419
11	Blood on My Hands	417
12	Evil Spells full track	406
13	Where the Slime Live	391
14	Angel of Disease	390
15	Visions From the Dark Side full track	388

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snakesson wrote:
23 minutes ago

you guys should spend less time arguing and more time listening, someone doesn't dig death metal, fine with me, but they should be decent enough to know that morbid angel is still one of the best death metal bands out there

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snakesson wrote:
51 minutes ago

visions from the dark side should be up a bit higher, the main riff is just too evil

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Julicore91 wrote:
12 hours ago

hahahaha you are so funny! wait! are you serios?

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Layinginblack wrote:
yesterday morning

Yeah, Slipknot are MUCH better.

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Julicore91 wrote:
yesterday morning

Trey Azagthoth = Jimi Hendrix of Death Metal

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Hoenir14 wrote:
yesterday morning

As I tried to explain morbid angel sounds nothing like death metal. For one they sound as though they are only using a sound board and screaming in gibberish. I dont mind if you like it but I am more of a slipknot fan as they play their instruments and make sense with there lyrics. As I said I dont really mind if you like morbid angel because arguing on the internet is like copeting in the special olympics, even if you win your still retarded. (not directed at you). I look foward to your next comment.

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djantithetical wrote:
Wednesday morning

@ powerslav82 The solo in Invocation of the Continual One is definitely one of the best ever. Lately my favorite song has been The Lion's Den, but I have a different one every month or so.

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Hoenir14 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Who the fuck said Morbid Angel was better than slipknot. Fuck it sounds like a cross between techno and MEATLOAF. Are they even saying shit. Fuck whoever said this was hardcore death metal is better off listening to fucking elvis. He sounds more like death? metal than these cunts. fuckin get a life.

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Dave_1990_ wrote:
Wednesday morning

yeah but not as good as bring me the horizon!!!!!!!!!! , They are 10000000000000000000000 times better than bring me the horizon

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chrischaos666 wrote:
Monday morning

yeah but not as good as bring me the horizon!!!!!!!!!!

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Schoschi wrote:
Sunday evening

fucking great

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lukasz_92 wrote:
Sunday evening

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Terrorizer+Fans

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theanger wrote:
Sunday afternoon

\m/

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powerslav82 wrote:
Saturday morning

Great band. Invocation to a Continual One has my 2nd fav solo of all time at the end. It sounds like Leviathan itself( creature, not band) wrote that solo for us mortals to ponder.

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munchies1 wrote:
last week

beautiful is not the adjective i'd use to describe morbid angel, but they are aces yeah

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Emi666 wrote:
last week

beautiful music

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Layinginblack wrote:
last week

http://www.last.fm/group/Annekeism

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Demon_Fall wrote:
last week

First four albums are worth jacking off to. [2]

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RockBerlin wrote:
last week

Picture is killer.

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TURDF3RGUSON wrote:
last week

for real. morbid angel are the real deal.

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