When death metal got its start in the late ’80s, I’d be surprised if bands like Possessed, Necrophagia, and Death knew that the genre would grow to be one of the most celebrated and worshiped styles in all of extreme metal. Of course, we know now that this brand of “old school death metal” would reign supreme in the ’90s, with countless huge releases and underground classics coming out every year. Labels like Earache, Century Media, and Nuclear Blast were working with major labels to spread this visceral, murky evolution from thrash and speed metal to the mainstream. At the … Continue reading Old School Death Metal – Fall, Rise, Cynicism (With Ken of Ken’s Death Metal Crypt)