Scream Bloody Gore — 1987

A foundational death-metal landmark, raw and pioneering. Brutal and historic. The genre's debut statement. First in our ranking of Death's work, and the natural place to start.

On vinyl: Many '80s records have had strong reissue programmes — check for a recently mastered version.

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