Who was the FIRST Death Metal Band?

[Dive-Baum]

Anyone know? I have been thinking about it today. I am not talking about who the best was / is..who was the first? There had to be someone. We pretty much all agree that Sabbath was the first true Metal band but who has that distinction for DM?

Discuss....

 

[zimbloth]

Hmm... I'm probably wrong, but I can think back to stuff like Carcass in 1987 or so. That's my best guess. I think Morbid Angel came along a bit after.

 

[Dive-Baum]

What about Napalm Death..I was thinking about them as a possibility

 

[nyck]

Death released Scream Bloody Gore in 1987.
Chuck Schuldiner was pretty much the father of death metal I think. He was involved with DM since 1983.

 

[bostjan]

My guesses are either Death (1987) or Possession (1985).

I would not consider Napalm Death. They are pretty heavy into the Grindcore scene.

 

[Your Majesty]

I am going to say Morbid Angel because that was the first Death Metal band I was ever introduced too back in the day.

 

[Kagami]

hahaha nevermind, I thought it said who was YOUR first...

 

[Your Majesty]

hahaha nevermind, I thought it said who was YOUR first...

LOLLLLLLLLL ...I guess it's safe to say, what's on your mind? Get with the program babe, FIRST DEATH METAL band?

 

[zimbloth]

Doom metal predated all the death metal stuff. I'm guessing people took the dark, detuned elements of mid 80s doom metal, and just combined it with thrash and played it faster, and hence DM was born. That and the singers watching too much Cookie Monster on Sesame St.

 

[bostjan]

I think that's basically the birth of DM, in a nutshell, Nick.

 

[nyck]

That and the singers watching too much Cookie Monster on Sesame St.

lmao!!

 

[garcia3441]

How about Venom's 'Welcome to Hell' released in 1981?

 

[Naren]

That and the singers watching too much Cookie Monster on Sesame St.

EXACTLY! The conversation that started death metal, "Hey, Cookie Monster is the man. Wouldn't it be cool if he had a band?" "He'd be an awesome metal singer, dude. Hey, why don't you try that?" "That's a cool idea."

 

[zimbloth]

I guess one day some guy in Denmark somewhere was tazering his pet boar, and then he got an idea to start grindcore.

 

[Metal Ken]

The first Death Metal band is Possessed. they formed in 1983, and released their first full length album in 1985. They coined the term "death metal" to my knowledge, with a song by the same name. Their first demo, in 1984 was titled "Death Metal" as well.

Also worth noting, thier guitar player was Larry LaLonde of Primus fame.
Woth noting also: Joe Satriani produced their EP, "Eyes Of Horror"

 

[gojira]

The first Death Metal band is Possessed. they formed in 1983, and released their first full length album in 1985. They coined the term "death metal" to my knowledge, with a song by the same name. Their first demo, in 1984 was titled "Death Metal" as well.

Also worth noting, thier guitar player was Larry LaLonde of Primus fame.
Woth noting also: Joe Satriani produced their EP, "Eyes Of Horror"

correct

bathory were also around at around the same time

 

[Metal Ken]

Bathory were really cool but their direction at the time was being faster and heavier than Motorhead.

 

[angryman]

What about MASTER, i think they pre-dated Possessed, I'm not entirely sure tho.

 

[Pauly]

The first Death Metal band is Possessed. they formed in 1983, and released their first full length album in 1985. They coined the term "death metal" to my knowledge, with a song by the same name. Their first demo, in 1984 was titled "Death Metal" as well.

Also worth noting, thier guitar player was Larry LaLonde of Primus fame.
Woth noting also: Joe Satriani produced their EP, "Eyes Of Horror"

This is generally regarded by general metal trivia concensus as true. Didn't know about the Satch thing though, interesting.

 

[LordOVchaoS]

The first Death Metal band is Possessed. they formed in 1983, and released their first full length album in 1985. They coined the term "death metal" to my knowledge, with a song by the same name. Their first demo, in 1984 was titled "Death Metal" as well.

Also worth noting, thier guitar player was Larry LaLonde of Primus fame.
Woth noting also: Joe Satriani produced their EP, "Eyes Of Horror"

You are correct sir next up would have to be Morbid Angel's not-so-well-known "Abominations of Desolation" released in 1986.

Bathory were really cool but their direction at the time was being faster and heavier than Motorhead.

IMO, Bathory were large contributors to black metal but had very little to do with death metal.