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The name comes from a notorious, as-yet-unsolved 1960s mass murder near their hometown of Espoo, Finland, in which three teenage campers were brutally killed. The band's 1997 debut, Something Wild, sparked international fame for them, and they've been steady sellers both in Finland and abroad ever since. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20798124&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:13 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.20798124 art.20798124 Bring Me The Horizon art.20798124 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20798124&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20798124&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Pirates of the Caribbean and its sound from American hardcore and metal. Combining the elements of straight-edge hardcore, primitive '90s metalcore, and death metal, BMTH fused their own brand of crushing music that got the attention of the music industry. After releasing their debut album only in the U.K. in 2006, the band -- Oliver Sykes (vocals), Lee Malia (guitar), Curtis Ward (guitar), Matt Kean (bass), and Matt Nicholls (drums) -- was voted Best Newcomers by Kerrang! Magazine, and the media frenzy ensued. They quietly re- released the album in the United States a year later, but it wasn't until Epitaph Records released 2008's highly anticipated second full-length Suicide Season following their stint on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour that BMTH became a force in the States. - Jen Guyre]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7662&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:13 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7662 art.7662 Opeth art.7662 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7662&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7662&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17381&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:43:50 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17381 art.17381 Shadows Fall art.17381 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17381&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17381&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16699122&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metal Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:49:07 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16699122 art.16699122 Born Of Osiris art.16699122 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16699122&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16699122&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23064726&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:55 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.23064726 art.23064726 All Shall Perish art.23064726 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23064726&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23064726&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.507&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:06 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.507 art.507 Cannibal Corpse art.507 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.507&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.507&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10397735&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:56 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10397735 art.10397735 As Blood Runs Black art.10397735 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10397735&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10397735&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11851061&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:35 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11851061 art.11851061 Scar Symmetry art.11851061 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11851061&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11851061&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Symmetric in Design, appeared in 2005, Pitch Black Progress followed in 2006 and the band put out Holographic Universe in 2008. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1855&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:50 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1855 art.1855 Meshuggah art.1855 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1855&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1855&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Chaos A.D.-era Sepultura, splice it into the genome of a superhuman cyborg, then send it on a mission to destroy all weak Metal bands in its path. That cyborg would be Meshuggah. Building their stuttering jackhammer riffs atop constantly shifting odd-time rhythms, they execute with frightening, machine-like precision and cement-crushing heaviness. Vocalist Jens Kidman barks out sci-fi-damaged lyrics in an unyielding roar; guitarist Fredrik Thordendal chimes in now and then with Fusion-derived solos that would probably sound horrible on a jazz record, but fit right in with what Meshuggah does. The biggest criticism here would be a lack of outward variation -- the fast tempos, melody-free vocals and densely packed guitars lend a similar surface to each song. Within that limited framework, though, the variations are fast-paced and seemingly endless. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.848&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:05 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.848 art.848 Arch Enemy art.848 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.848&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.848&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.720&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:07 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.720 art.720 Midnight Sun art.720 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.720&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.720&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088945&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:02:56 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11088945 art.11088945 Gojira art.11088945 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088945&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088945&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss From Mars To Sirius. Originally called Godzilla, vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier, guitarist Christian Andreu, bassist Jean-Michel Labadie and drummer Mario Duplantier were legally forced to change their name due to copyright infringement. They decided on Gojira, the Latin translation of the Japanese title for Godzilla. Rooted in death metal, the band also utilizes sludge and doom metal undertones for a progressive, technically advanced sound that lyrically tackles socio-political issues like global warming and spiritual theories like Impermanence. - Jen Guyre]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3590&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Comedy Rock Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:23 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3590 art.3590 GWAR art.3590 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3590&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3590&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4297&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:00:42 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4297 art.4297 Carcass art.4297 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4297&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4297&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Swansong (1996) a sellout says something about the band's origins. Debuting in 1988 with the guttural early Grindcore of Reek of Putrefaction, the quartet established itself as one of the more extreme Metal bands around. The medically detailed and all but indecipherable lyrics to songs like "Cadaveric Incubator of Endoparasites" tend to grab attention first, but the self-consciously gory shenanigans are backed by an appropriately stomach-churning musical attack. Their murky riffs, claustrophobic drums and absurdly low-in-the-throat vocals (courtesy of onetime Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer) established a pattern many bands would follow. After a brief recording hiatus, they reemerged in 1994 with the more cleanly produced and increasingly song-centered Heartwork, and bassist Jeff Walker's demonic mid-range replaced Steer's low growl. The aptly named Swansong put the last nail in the coffin, so to speak, offering their most accessible yet most controversial work. Whether it signaled evolution or "sellout" was something the band itself could not agree on, and they split around the time of its release. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6646285&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:10 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6646285 art.6646285 Between The Buried And Me art.6646285 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6646285&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6646285&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69276&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:10 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69276 art.69276 Obituary art.69276 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69276&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69276&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4571&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:28 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4571 art.4571 At the Gates art.4571 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4571&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4571&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Slaughter of the Soul the perfect dark Metal album? There aren't many recordings that can throw your entire world off its axis and leave you spinning lopsided with the weight of doom, but this record will. Every song pounds with its own black heart and abides by its own bleak logic. Most so-called "technical metal" acts truck in cheap, penny-ante riffs that line up head to tail like so many well-heeled sheep. At the Gates move fluidly through a menagerie of complex, unpredictable measures -- each phrase gliding imperceptibly into the next -- without ever sounding showy. Lyrically, this band brilliantly defies the pomposities of Black Metal, writing songs that writhe with real agonies. Everything At the Gates touched is worth hearing, but Slaughter... represents them in their finest hour. It's an album with flesh between its teeth, blood under its nails, and the cloud of horrible visions in its eye. - Chad Driscoll]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10131245&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:16 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10131245 art.10131245 Whitechapel art.10131245 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10131245&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10131245&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23889&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:30 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.23889 art.23889 The Haunted art.23889 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23889&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23889&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17078099&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:52 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17078099 art.17078099 Job For A Cowboy art.17078099 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17078099&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17078099&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20204135&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metal Sat, 16 May 2009 12:06:48 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.20204135 art.20204135 Arsis art.20204135 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20204135&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20204135&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1411&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Grindcore Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:11:25 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1411 art.1411 Napalm Death art.1411 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1411&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1411&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13213802&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Grindcore Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:50 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13213802 art.13213802 Arsonists Get All The Girls art.13213802 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13213802&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13213802&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13689513&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:49 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13689513 art.13689513 Emmure art.13689513 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13689513&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13689513&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375324&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Thu, 7 May 2009 09:53:38 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6375324 art.6375324 As I Lay Dying art.6375324 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375324&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375324&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Beneath the Encasing of Ashes came out on Pluto records in 2001. Shortly thereafter, the band signed to Metal Blade, with their major label debut, Frail Words Collapse coming out in 2003. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7382197&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Metal Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:26 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7382197 art.7382197 Korpiklaani art.7382197 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7382197&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7382197&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35975&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:45:21 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.35975 art.35975 God Forbid art.35975 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35975&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35975&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6569478&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:53 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6569478 art.6569478 3 Inches Of Blood art.6569478 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6569478&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6569478&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Advance and Vanquish is surprisingly good, full of blurry, but memorable guitar riffs, lyrics about killing orcs and vocals that may actually drive you insane after awhile. The band toured with the Darkness and are some kind of power/fantasy metal poster children, along similar lines to Avenged Sevenfold's emo-metal. Thankfully 3 Inches of Blood has enough going on (they actually sound like a metal-core band-gone-Maiden) to warrant the attention. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42939&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:34:26 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42939 art.42939 Morbid Angel art.42939 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42939&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42939&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Altars of Madness, Blessed Are the Sick, Covenant) remain classics of the genre and are still probably the best places to start, though they haven't exactly sloughed off in recent years. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2293&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:17:53 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2293 art.2293 Malevolent Creation art.2293 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2293&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2293&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9682710&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metal Fri, 1 May 2009 14:01:22 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9682710 art.9682710 Johnny Truant art.9682710 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9682710&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9682710&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2561&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:26:22 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2561 art.2561 Death art.2561 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2561&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2561&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:10 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44079 art.44079 Acid Bath art.44079 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss When the Kite String Pops (1994) and Pagan Terrorism Tactics (1996), pointed to serious potential, but the band split following the tragic death of bassist Audie Pitre in a car accident in 1997. Riggs went on to front several psychedelic doom bands, most notably Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy and the Elephant Men, as well as recording and performing as a solo artist. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25487616&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:00:49 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.25487616 art.25487616 The Faceless art.25487616 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25487616&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25487616&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5401&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:10 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5401 art.5401 Nile art.5401 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5401&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5401&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7544&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:02 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7544 art.7544 Hypocrisy art.7544 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7544&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7544&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Osculum Obscenum (1993) proved they could dish out raw, guttural brutality roughly along the lines of fellow Swedes Entombed. Subsequent efforts including Abducted and The Final Chapter incorporated more melodic (though still dark) guitar riffs, along with atmospheric keyboard touches and high-pitched shriek/scream vocals that brought them closer to Death/Black Metal hybrid territory. After disbanding briefly, they came back strong with the live Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken 1998 and the immaculately produced Hypocrisy (1999). The latter featured much more clean, melodic vocalizing than before, as well as a hefty dose of synth-heavy, Pink Floyd-ian melodrama. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11124556&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Metal Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:33:56 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11124556 art.11124556 Daath art.11124556 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11124556&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11124556&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375325&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:05:02 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6375325 art.6375325 The Black Dahlia Murder art.6375325 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375325&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6375325&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15670297&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:58 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15670297 art.15670297 The Agonist art.15670297 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15670297&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15670297&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13163365&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:25:47 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13163365 art.13163365 After The Burial art.13163365 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13163365&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13163365&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17595&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:16:37 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17595 art.17595 Walls of Jericho art.17595 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17595&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17595&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2466&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:00:50 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2466 art.2466 Deicide art.2466 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2466&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2466&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10465496&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:56 -0800 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10465496 art.10465496 The Acacia Strain art.10465496 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10465496&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10465496&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9767&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Death Metal Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:25:18 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9767 art.9767 Jungle Rot art.9767 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9767&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9767&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7667012&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:38 -0700 Top Death Metal Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7667012 art.7667012 Ensiferum art.7667012 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7667012&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7667012&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fmetal%2Fdeath-metal%2Fartist-chart.rss