Hypocrisy, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aenimus, Darker by Design, Whore of Bethlehem

Swedish death metal’s alien abductee Peter Tägtgren counts 13 seminal studio LPs since 1991, while co-headlining Italians notch five symphonic/technical DM long-players since 2009. Together, the two extremists represent the past and future of a style propagating as many subgenres as black metal. Aenimus, Darker by Design, an Whore of Bethlehem limber the pit first. – Raoul Hernandez