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Morbid Angel is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Abominations of Desolation, Cadaver, Borknagar, Venom and Slayer. Those roots explain a lot about how Morbid Angel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Malevolent Creation, Hate Eternal, Nile, Dismember and Cryptopsy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Earache Records, Johan Reinholdz, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Burgerkill and All Hope Is Gone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 69 connections around Morbid Angel, reaching back through Abominations of Desolation and forward to Earache Records. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida, formed in 1983 by guitarist, primary composer and sole remaining original member Trey Azagthoth, vocalist and bassist Dallas Ward, and drummer Mike Browning. It was one of the first bands to incorporate guttural vocals, up-tempo blast beats, multiple tempo changes and a dark atmosphere. Morbid Angel was also the first death metal band to experience mainstream success in connection with being signed to Giant Records in 1992, heavy rotation of its music videos on MTV, and having the music video for the song "God of Emptiness" shown on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head. The band's first three albums – Altars of Madness (1989), Blessed Are the Sick (1991), and Covenant (1993) – are considered classics in the death metal genre.
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Morbid Angel connections
Morbid Angel grew out of Abominations of Desolation, Cadaver, Borknagar and Venom, shares an orbit with Malevolent Creation, Hate Eternal, Nile and Dismember, went on to shape Earache Records, Johan Reinholdz, Through the Eyes of the Dead and Burgerkill. 69 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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