Descent

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  Best of 2026

  Ben

  still pumping out great classic death metal albums 40 years into their career, keep coming back to this one

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  2026/04 Favorites

  Beanis

  This one grabs the OSDM prize this month due to the simple fact that the music on this album sounds so incredibly vibrant, menacing, and purposeful, despite the band being 40 years old at this point. Yes, you read that right! The amount of talent and musicianship it takes to put out music this good way after your best years should be behind you is genuinely mind-boggling to me as a music fan. If I didn't already know that the band has been around since 1988, I really don't think I would've been able to tell.

  Hell, it might even be the best metal album released in April, period. Considering how stacked this month was, that's saying something! I suspect this will be on a lot of year-end lists come December. And the album cover is also one of the most striking I've seen in a long while.