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Tampa, Florida, United States (1984 – present)

Morbid Angel is a Tampa, Florida, United States-based band assembled in 1984. They, along with Deicide, Death, Possessed, Autopsy, Suffocation, Obituary, Massacre and a handful of others were crucial in the development of the death metal genre and its standards. Their songs are complex in arrangement, owing to the considerable technical skills of both guitarist Trey Azagthoth and drummer Pete Sandoval (who also played in the grindcore/death metal band Terrorizer).

Morbid Angel made their vinyl debut in 1987 on New Renaissance Records. Morbid Angel was one of the original death metal bands signed to Earache Records, and was also influential in the transition of death metal from its thrash metal roots to its current form by adding guttural vocals, up-tempo blast beats, incorporating atonality in guitar soloing, and dark, chunky, mid paced rhythms. It was also the first death metal band to have a touch of mainstream success, such as being signed to Giant Records in 1992 and having the music video for the song “God of Emptiness” shown on an episode of Beavis and Butthead.

The original lyrical themes focused mostly on Satanism, paganism and anti-Christian subject matter, but from the second album, Blessed Are The Sick onward, the lyrics slowly moved toward the ancient Sumerian gods, though much of this is a nod to the Simon Necronomicon, which was influenced by Sumerian mythology as well as the author H. P. Lovecraft, as well as a fascination with the Roman Empire, though “anti-christian” elements continue to permeate the lyrics.
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  • anthraxfan

    Hail metalheads! I want to introduce you my band called Eternal Fever. We're from Poland and we playe thrash metal. Listen, like us and subscribe, if you like fast and fast lound & rude music you'll like it! http://www.myspace.com/eternal.fever https://www.facebook.com/EternalFever?fref=ts http://www.youtube.com/user/EternalFeverPL?feature=mhee

    Yesterday 4:39pm Reply

  • Ukunlayak

    The fallen God....

    7 May 8:22am Reply

  • spineshank155

    Morbid Angel is not in a band. They are a band.

    7 May 5:25am Reply

  • Chuzhbogh

    v oh Boy, this is just weak and cheap.

    6 May 10:55pm Reply

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    5 May 12:18am Reply

  • Latemalicsirp

    Ave Morbid Angel!! [2]

    23 Apr 7:28pm Reply

  • LORDINFERNO666

    AVE MORBID ANGEL !!!

    21 Apr 11:43pm Reply

  • dimmuborgir6666

    Altars Of Madness!!!

    19 Apr 10:56pm Reply

  • skoro1975

    German old school (1995) thrash death metal band: - EXOCET - listen : EXOCET - THE MARTYR http://youtu.be/1sr_xgvCIO4

    15 Apr 11:58am Reply

  • Metality

    We're banging hardcore radical!

    13 Apr 6:09am Reply

  • hailmarduk666

    Without the industrial tracks, Illud is alright... Silly lyrics and some vocals are kinda corny, but otherwise not any worse than Formulas, or Gateways. I just delete the industrial songs and listen to the death metal ones...

    8 Apr 8:27pm Reply

  • los_garrador

    @Deficite24: yes, and I'd say it's very accurate. MA were best in the early years: but the same thing that made them great, became their downfall (trying to change their sound drastically every album.) I think Trey Azagthoth just lost the angry motivation that younger, hungrier bands have. Trey even said in an interview awhile back that he was "all about love now" or some lame shit. He even got that sick inverted cross tattoo removed. Oh yes, Trey has made his money, made a name for himself, and even got some room to breathe during Dave's absence. Trey no longer has a reason to give a fuck; he's just been listening to dubstep in the tour bus with his whores. When I heard Trey say "that's some dirty dubstep" with some bimbos on a tour bus, I knew it was the end. I predict any future efforts to be even worse than IDI (if they ever release one.) I'd say it's safe to expect some sort of horrendous dubstep/hardstyle/gabber/djent fusion.

    5 Apr 10:59am Reply

  • los_garrador

    @MoonSanctuary: If Morbid Angel intended to do that, then they put themselves at a serious disadvantage by waiting 8 years to release a new album. Entire alphabet? Maybe if they had the level of staying power and lineup consistencies that a band like Dir en grey has (same lineup circa 1997 and 8 quality albums). they'd have to put out an album every year or two and it'd still be a stretch. Most bands don't even last 10 years, let alone 26.

    5 Apr 10:44am Reply

  • JobForACowboy55

    I enjoyed Illud Divinum Insanus! Though it was pretty good!

    5 Apr 12:20am Reply

  • MoonSanctuary

    Entangled in Chaos was a live album BTW. I wonder if they will get though all 26 letters. That would be pretty epic if they did

    2 Apr 12:40am Reply

  • Die_Pest

    not their albums. their releases. "e" = entangled in chaos

    1 Apr 1:11pm Reply

  • octopuss22

    @Deficite24. It's not a coincidence. Their albums are in alphabetic order, though i am not aware why "E" is missed.

    1 Apr 12:40pm Reply

  • starfuckr

    good pickup.

    1 Apr 2:00am Reply

  • Deficite24

    has anyone noticed that the top albums go in ABC order - by their appearance

    29 Mar 8:16pm Reply

  • ikd-sj

    =visions from the dark side= EVER Σ(･ω･`ﾉ)ﾉ

    28 Mar 12:47am Reply
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