Four Underrated Old School Death Metal Releases


Sororicide (Iceland) - The Entity (Platonic, 1991):



Purtenance (Finland) - Member Of Immortal Damnation (Drowned, 1992):



Benediction (UK) - Dark Is The Season (Nuclear Blast, 1992):



Gutted (US) - Gutted (Loud N Local/New Millennium Vibrations, 1997):

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