From the shockingly catchy title track to the epic sonic landscapes of closer Perennial Quest, death metal had never sounded like this before.Ī quarter of a century after its release, and nearly two decades after the tragically premature demise of Chuck Schuldiner, Symbolic remains the pinnacle of the entire death metal genre. Powered by drummer extraordinaire Gene Hoglan, Symbolic was a labyrinth of technicality and cerebral lyrical meanderings, displaying unsurpassable musicianship yet all the while managing to remain incredibly accessible. Horns up, you metal rascals Judas Priest ‘British Steel’ (1980) Arguably the high water mark album of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal or NWOBHM, British Steel, saw Judas Priest. Symbolic’s predecessor, Human, was a huge stepping stone, but it was this follow-up where Death’s full, magnificent potential was realised. 1Death Symbolic (1995)Symbolic (1995)9.28 233.2Edge Of Sanity Crimson (1996)Crimson (1996)9.15 898.3Dissection Storm Of The Lights Bane (1995)Storm Of The Lights Bane (1995)9.08 109.4Death Human (1991)Human (1991)8.98 160. Since his landmark debut Scream Bloody Gore eight years earlier, Chuck Schuldiner and the revolving line-up of musicians he used to bring his vision to life had showed that death metal could evolve into something new. But none is as visionary as Death’s sixth and penultimate album Symbolic. There are more extreme death metal albums, musically and lyrically. Plus releases from 200 Stab Wounds, Beatallica, Blood Sport, Bonded, Cave Bastard, Creature, Kanaan, and Suffocation.
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