Episode 407 is DEATH (the death metal band, not the proto-punk band). Further proof that the best (only?) good music to come out of the 80s was aggressive metal. Death arguably invented their eponymous genre, with leader Chuck Schuldiner the pioneer. From the first double-pedaled beat of the first album, the death metal template was set: machine-gun speed and noise, growl vocals, necrotic themes.
Favorite album: Leprosy
Favorite song: Pull the Plug
Compared to expectations: ↑
Recommendation: essential metal
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