Number 22 is Beneath the Remains by Sepultura. Right in the middle of the three way Venn Diagram between Death Metal, Thrash and Slayer's Reign in BLood.

Number 23 on the list is Carcass's brutal yet melodic masterpiece, Heartwork. A masterclass in melody that doesn't compromise at all on the aggression.

This record blends classic rock and power metal into the formula, creating something timeless in the process.

Number 24 on the list is Testimony of the Ancients by Pestilence. A record that ushered in a new era of death metal along with records from bands like Death and Autopsy.

Number 25 on the list is a weird one, Focus by Cynic. I compare it to Talk Talk, Dream Unending and... Code Orange? Yeah, this one is all over the place.

Check it out, especially if you like prog, djent or jazz.

Number 26 on the list is another Canadian band, Cryptopsy with None So Vile. I think that's a great name for this record because there isn't much else on the list so far that's as vile as this. I mean that in terms of sheer technical brutality. This is an ugly sounding record.

Number 27 on the list is an album that walks a lot of lines, Cancer's Death Shall Rise. It walks the line between the British style of blasting death and the American style of straightforward thrashing. It walks the line between being an innovative record and perfectly adhering to a formula. The lyrics walk the line between being gruesome and hackishly corny.

Number 28 on the list is Dark Recollections by the Swedish band Cancer. This record has a distinctly Scandanavian bent, in that it shares a lot of similarities with hardcore from the region and era as well.

Number 29 is Obituary's classic Cause of Death, one of the heaviest and grooviest death metal albums of all time.

Number 30 on the list is a very significant entry, Scream Bloody Gore by Death. Historians will tell you this is considered to be one of the first ever Death Metal albums to be released. Maybe the very first, depending on how you slice it.

Number 31 on the list is one of the most unique records to this point. Harmony Corruption by Napalm Death. This is totally a death metal record, but it's also very grind influenced. A logical step in the ND catalog but also fits right in on this list.