#33: Vader - De Profudis

#33: Vader - De Profudis

Author: Vince Guglielmi February 24, 2022 Duration: 8:06

Today's episode faatures De Profundis by the Polish band Vader, which if I had to guess, was extremely influential to all the buttrock/death metal crossover of the early 2000's that hardcore kids love to bag on. Still a good record. I also accidentally refer to this as episode 9 and number 32 on the list, so sorry to all the pedants out there!


The resurgence of death metal's aesthetic in hardcore circles is undeniable, but the music's dense history often gets lost in the trend. Death Metal Discharge is a guided excavation, moving beyond the vintage longsleeves to the vinyl itself. Host Vince Guglielmi is providing a crash course for the curious, using a specific and contentious map: the Top 40 Death Metal Albums list from the venerable British magazine Terrorizer. This podcast is a structured yet personal journey, with each episode dedicated to one of these foundational records. You'll hear Vince's raw, first-time reactions to many of these classics alongside his seasoned commentary, bridging the gap between hardcore punk's immediacy and death metal's complex brutality. It’s less a dry lecture and more like flipping through a well-worn magazine with a knowledgeable friend who isn't afraid to question canon. The goal is to build a real understanding of why these particular albums resonate, how they shaped a genre, and what they actually sound like when you strip away the mythology. For hardcore kids, punks, and total newjacks, this series offers a focused entry point into the caverns of death metal, one landmark album at a time.
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#12: Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:59
Number 12 on the list is the crushingly brutal masterpiece, Tomb of the Mutilated by Cannibal Corpse. This album is unrelentingly heavy and terrifyingly brutal. It also broke a lot of ground for Death Metal that would co…
#13: Death - Human [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:56
This week's episode is the album credited with pushing death metal to the next echelon -- Human by Death. This is leaps and bounds ahead of the field in production, songwriting and technical proficiency. Check it out!
#14: Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:34
Number 14 is Black Seeds of Vengeance, the sophomore effort by South Carolina's Nile. This record keeps the same artistic vision of their debut, but ups the ante with better production quality and more well rounded songw…
#15: At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:04
Number 15 is Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates, a high energy, high impact record with an unmistakable sound. Why is this significantly different from other death metal of the time, and what's with all the hard-stop…
#16: Sepultura - Arise [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:44
Number 16 on the list is Arise by Sepultura. This record is a bit of a level up from their last one, Beneath The Remains, in terms of production and songwriting. How much did hardcore inform this? More importantly, how m…
#17: Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:02
Number 17 on the list is Realm of Chaos by Bolt Thrower? Grind, death and first wave black metal melded into one sloppy, high energy ass beater of a record. Definitely check this one out, it's one of my favourites on the…
#18: Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:15
Number 18 on the list is the groundbreaking, influential gore grind/death metal recard Symphonies of Sickness by Carcass. This is a big one for modern death metal, especially if you like all the hardcore adjacent stuff y…
#19: Massacre - From Beyond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:17
Number 19 is a fastball pitch for death metal fans. Massacre's 1991 classic From Beyond. No frills on this one, just classic riffs and great performance. Check it out.
#20: Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:52
Number 20 is the legendary Swedish death metal album Like an Everflowing Stream by Dismember. This shit feels like it's on 100 per cent from jump, and also a big step up from the Carnage record, which features a number o…
#21: Nile - Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:47
Number 21 is Nile's ambitious debut, Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka. This album tries very hard to meld technical death metal with the music and instrumentation of ancient Egypt. There are a few things working again…