Longing for Death

by Atrocity

Longing for Death cover art

Before their later pivots into gothic metal and electronic experimentation, the German outfit released this dense, highly cerebral sophomore effort. The album is characterized by wildly technical guitar riffs, jarring tempo changes, and existential lyricism, positioning them as uniquely progressive outliers in the early European death metal scene.

Genres

  • Technical Death Metal
  • Death Metal

Tracklist

  1. Todessehnsucht
  2. Godless Years
  3. Unspoken Names
  4. Defiance
  5. Triumph At Dawn
  6. Introduction
  7. Sky Turned Red
  8. Necropolis
  9. A Prison Called Earth
  10. Todessehnsucht (Reprise)