Ranking the Studio Albums: Morbid Angel
Join host Pete Pardo as he ranks the albums of death metal legends Morbid Angel. #morbidangel
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Their first was their best. "Altars Of Madness" forever!
@davidmichaelsen9805
4 жыл бұрын
PETE SANDOVAL🤘
@wenndingofoster5680
4 жыл бұрын
Absomotherfuckinglutely
@vicfame3171
4 жыл бұрын
absolutely brother, gathered for a sacred rite.....!!!!
@shredfactor7
3 жыл бұрын
Personally not for me… Formulas for me
@theflyingguillotine3788
8 ай бұрын
Yeah if we are talking studio albums it's altars but that Thy Kingdom Come demo is untouchable.
You have a great taste in music Pete. I love your channel so much!
1. Covenant 2. Blessed Are the Sick 3. Domination 4. Alters of Madness 5. Gateways to Annihilation 6. Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 7. Heretic 8. Kingdoms Disdained 9. Illud Divinum Insanus
@michaelmallegg7078
2 ай бұрын
Nailed the first 4, don't care about the rest. Good job!
1. Altars Of Madness 2. Gateways To Annihilation 3. Formulas Fatal To The Flesh 4. Covenant 5. Domination 6. Blessed Are The Sick Rarely listen to the rest. Absolutely love all of my top-4.
Thanks for doing this Pete!
Great list! Glad to see Gateways get some love. That to this day is my favorite Morbid Angel album that never gets half the recognition it deserves. The guitar riffs are insanely good, and Erik Rutan really added a lot on that album. I always preferred the Tucker era overall over the Vincent era, but love most all of their albums.
Good AM. A super EARLY start from PETE to brighten up a rather dreary, cloudy ⛅️, overcast NJ morning. Thank you !
Covenant was supposedly the best selling death metal album of all time, so definitely up there in sales too!
1. Blessed Are the Sick 2. Altars of Madness 3. Covenant 4. Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 5. Domination 6. Gateways to Annihilation 7. Kingdoms Disdained 8. Heretic 9. Illud blah blah blah garbage R.I.P. Richard Brunelle
@mattchewhadaway167
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, gateway is not number 2 either
@kaliyuga4312
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect list, 3+4 are tied, 'FFF'' is a very creative album
@ChrisPBacon710
Жыл бұрын
i agree accept i move gateways to 4 formulas to 5 and domination to 6 - blessed are the sick so underrated for some reason everyone stuck on altars even though its also a classic
Thanks for this Pete,..since your rocking the shirt,..EMPEROR next !
1. Formulas 2. Covenant 3. Domination 4. Alters 5. Kingdoms 6. Blessed 7. Gateways 8. Heretic 9. Illud
Thank you for ranking the studio albums of: Morbid Angel.🎤🎸🎵🥁
i've been listening to a ton of Formulas lately.
@kaliyuga4312
4 жыл бұрын
It's in the top 3, that album takes the longest to appreciate, but when it finally sinks in, it is very addictive
Hello, I couldn't find another way to let you know I really enjoy your KZread channel, not many people where I live listen to thrash and death metal, so I love hearing you talk about it and all the classic rock, and I'm a horror movie buff, I watch your channel every night, thank you for your wonderful insight on the things I love, I don't know if you'll get this, but I tried, lol, hope all is well...and I love your dog!
I always think of Beavis and Butthead commenting on the God of Emptiness video. LoL Great vid Pete
@79lerxst
4 жыл бұрын
Butt-Head:Whoa...was that a bear?
How cool is this channel? Anything from late sixties hardrock to death metal! I love it! My favorite albums are Formulas Fatal to the Flesh and Blessed are the Sick👍🏻
Great video. I saw Morbid Angel open for Motörhead. Great show! Blessed Are The Sick and Covenant are killer🤟🏻
@Nick-qf7vt
6 күн бұрын
That's kind of an odd pairing but that sounds amazing
WoW what exciting video’s coming Pete can’t wait Thursday Friday Saturday I’ll be watching can’t wait for your interview with Annie I love her voice she sings so so beautiful
I like Covenant and Altars of Madness the most, both equally good. Those two are classics in my ears. The rest is ok (except the disaster album Illud Divinum Insanus)
1. Altars 2. Domination 3. Covenant 4. Heretic 5. Blessed I need to re-listen to the Tucker albums to rank, it's been a while.
I got to see Morbid Angel Altars of Madness show at the Tropicana in Philadelphia, PA 1990. \m/
@philipposkasotis8658
4 жыл бұрын
Fucking awesome. Morbid Angel was the first death metal band I heard in 1998. I got into the game late lol
@christhomas1708
4 жыл бұрын
Those shows were absolutely wild. Maybe because I saw most in Philly which was a crazy town. No stagediving restrictions. Just wow.
@philipposkasotis8658
4 жыл бұрын
@@christhomas1708 I'm from Philly. And the Trocadero was the best place for a concert
@christhomas1708
4 жыл бұрын
Philippos Kasotis Thanks. I knew something was wrong with calling it Tropicana. Trocadero was the place. With mirrors on both sides of the walls and those two or three steps going across near in front of the stage. Slayer 'A Week In The Abyss' 7 date tour before releasing Seasons In The Abyss was at there late 1990. The kids tore the plumbing out of the bathroom upstairs and the balcony flooded over. The show ended with Slayer playing Raining Blood as everyone was told to leave and not drink the water coming down. The Trocadero was closed for remodeling because of all the damage. The metal years ended after that and went to Green Day, Nirvana, Soundgarden etc...
@philipposkasotis8658
4 жыл бұрын
@@christhomas1708 Hahshs. Yea a friend of mine. If you know John Smith. He was that show. He said they ripped the chairs out of the balcony and yelled Angel of Death all night
Hello Pete, Great Selection, I love your Channel,. please a tribute to Manilla Road Wichita’s beloved bands Thank You
Amazing band. Great video.
For me it goes like this: Altars Blessed Covenant Gateways Domination Formulas Heretic Kingdoms Illud
I only own Covenant & Domination so I can't do a ranking but there is a song on "IDI" called "Destructos Vs The Earth" that I absolutely love. Most Morbid Angel fans hate that album but I can't get enough of that song. Whenever I watch the Tom Cruise movie "War of the Worlds", I always hear that song in my head.
@Albee213
4 жыл бұрын
That song kicks ass.
Pete, time for ranking the albums from Carcass!
Wow!! thank you for doing this 🔥🔥🔥. Would you do Deicide as well?
Thanks Pete. There’s a death metal band from Australia, sort of progressive death metal band. I won’t say too much because I’m considering sending you a copy of their debut album they released last year. Varied sounds and influences and cool artwork on the album too. Hope you receive and enjoy another album I sent a few weeks ago, another new band from Finland.
So cool that you like Death Metal, Pete.
Domination
Nice shirt by the way! I’ve seen Morbid Angel twice. I’ve met Steve Tucker and Pete Sandoval. Saw with Erik Rutan. And my album is Blessed are the Sick.
Glad to see some love for Gateways to Annihilation.
"10 More Dead" off of Illud is the only shining moment. That song would have been at home on Domination.
Maze of Torment... Probably my favorite metal riff \m/
Amazing, best death metal band ever. My favorite is Blessed are the Sick, this is the Sad Wings of Destiny of death metal.
That was cool top 10, was nice surprise you put Gateways at no2. Love that album but normally most will go with Altars & Blessed for top two. For me Domination is top as it has so much going on. Fast/slow and has some brilliant riffs on it. The live album 'Entangled in Chaos' is one of the best sounding live recordings your going to get in death metal 🤘🤘
To me "Abominations of Desolation" is the 2nd all time best metal album , second only to Legend's "From the Fyords" and equal only to " The Key" by Nocturnus.
@evilevie87
Жыл бұрын
This is an awesome opinion. I love Nocturnus more than Morbid, honestly. Never got the hype for Covenant.
@chrismuimbwa6424
Жыл бұрын
@@evilevie87 You are the type of person that preferes good composition with bad production over bad composition with good production. Cheers to you!
@Nick-qf7vt
6 күн бұрын
From the Fjords is amaaaaaaazing
Great to see some love for 'Gateways to Annihilation'!!! Maybe my fave one, maybe not... But it is freaking good!!!!
One of my favorite bands... I went through several tapes of Altars Of Madness, I would make copies, listen to a tape and wore it out until It basically had no treble and then grab a copy and repeat. Fun times.
Awesome stuff Pete! Any chance we might see Gorguts or Immolation ranked at some point?
@seaoftranquilityprog
4 жыл бұрын
Possibly-I have a LOT of death & black metal stuff to get to!
@petervanbuskirk500
4 жыл бұрын
@@seaoftranquilityprog can I suggest Amon Amarth
Totally Agree with your raking Pete !! My only change is Domination with Gateways.
Blessed are the sick is still my favorite album and in my top 10 death metal albums ever!
I gave you a shoutout yesterday on the Brian Slagel Metal Blade Radio on Gimme Metal!
@seaoftranquilityprog
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Brian will be here with me on Saturday for some Cirith Ungol!
@Gershom.
4 жыл бұрын
@@seaoftranquilityprog Yes! He said!
So great to see Gateways ranked that high. That’s my favorite Gateways Blessed Altars Domination Formulas Covenant I don’t really listen to the other few
The most i love in your taste is the range of it, you like from soft rock till Death Metal!!!
Yes !!!! Morbid Angel \m/
Morbid Angel along with Pantera were pretty much my two metal mainstays all throughout the 90's. I love Trey's off kilter riffing.
Alters and Covenant are my favs.
Interesting video! Props for ranking Gateways so high, most people don't. However Domination is not good. Also you can include Animations Of Desolation is a debut/album as well. It's great.
My ranking might be weird, but the first five are all extremely close for me 1. Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 2. Gateways to Annihilation 3. Blessed are the Sick 4. Covenant 5. Altars of Madness 6. Domination 7. Kingdoms Disdained 8. Heretic 9. Illud Divinum Insanus
@wenndingofoster5680
4 жыл бұрын
Steve Tucker albums rule. Altars of Madness would have been just as good , if not even better with Steve Tucker on Bass , and Vocals . He is a just as good as David Vincent vocally , but he really blows away David Vincent when it comes to Bass playing
@robjabbaz
4 жыл бұрын
thats my list too. except heretic in the place of covenant.
@wenndingofoster5680
4 жыл бұрын
Every Morbid Angel album is fantastic other than Illud
@wenndingofoster5680
4 жыл бұрын
@@robjabbaz Heretic is closer to being Slam Brutal Death Metal than the others . Heretic retains less humanity than the other albums. Less humanity is always a good thing in Metal music
@robjabbaz
4 жыл бұрын
@@wenndingofoster5680 i think that when Morbid Angel made FFTTF, they tapped into themes and vibes that were previously uncharted in metal... maybe something similar to a sumerian version of nile... but after 2 big hash cookies... heretic is such a wild album... blade of elohim is the album favorite for me.
So what album do you think is the best for "death metal beginners" if you know what I mean? Like, I'm not new to metal per se, I listened to a lot of thrash and classic heavy metal in the past, but I only recently started getting into death metal and the transition isn't always easy. :D
@seaoftranquilityprog
3 жыл бұрын
Death 'Symbolic'...try that!
@devilxking2
Жыл бұрын
Altars of Madness. Cannibal Corpse's 'The Bleeding'
Top five here: 1. Covenant 2. Domination 3. Illud Divinum Insanus (Yep!) 4. Blessed are the sick 5. Altars of Madness As you can see I’m a David Vincet guy. Oh and Illud is fantastic. MA loved Laibach so it perfectly made sense for them to be creative and explore other genre of extreme music like industrial. What can I say, I was an industrial fan already when they released it so I was at home with this stuff. Pleasantly surprised. I know I’m in minority here, but it’s you who miss out on this, not me.
Covenant has always been my number one, love how organic it sounds.
Formulas is my favourite 🔥🔥🤘🤘💪 all of them are awesome in their own ways apart from the tragic I album. May they continue to give us hymns from the Ancient Ones 🔥🔥⚡️ Hail Trey and co, past and present.
Any chance of ranking the Emperor catalogue, Peter?
#1 Covenant #2 Altars #3 Gateways #4 Domination #5 Blessed Are #6 Heretic #7 Kingdoms # 8 Formulas # 9 St. Anger (he he)
The question isn't that Altars of Madness is the best album, just which song order. also Hellspawn original demo song
Comparing one's own album rankings with another person's is always fun; thus the popularity of ranking studio albums on youtube. I enjoy both the David Vincent & Steve Tucker eras. "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" is a great album, but it is by far not my favorite Morbid Angel album. However, the album's "Invocation of the Continual One" is probably my all time favorite Morbid Angel song. That time change and riff are catchy as hell!
3:40 lol. Yup, pretty much.
nice!
My favorite death metal band
Hey Pete are you a fan of kreator if so maybe a future video on them?
Domination is one of the first albums that got me into death metal, can't undo the bias...
Morbid Angel is definitely my favourite band of all time. 1. Formulas Fatal To The Flesh 2. Blessed Are The Sick 3. Covenant 4. Altars Of Madness 5. Heretic 6. Gateways To Annihilation 7. Kingdoms Disdained 8. Domination 9. Illud Divinum Insanus 3 & 4 are interchangeable, same with 7 & 8.
Lists notable members. Forgets Brunelle. Smh.
@grindmaster7433
4 жыл бұрын
And Mike Browning
@johndunne9091
4 жыл бұрын
@@grindmaster7433 didn't even catch that until you said it, Abominations is a masterpiece.
Love to see a Cradle Of Filth ranking.
i have such a hard time ranking their albums. my favorite morbid angel album fluctuates so frequently. my list is essentially a four way tie between Altars Of Madness, Blessed Are The Sick, Domination, and Gateways to Annihilation for the number one spot, then Formulas Fatal to the Flesh, then Covenant, then Heretic, then Kingdoms Disdained, then Illud. i just can’t bring myself to rank my top four, they’re just all sooooo good.
Have you done Deicide yet.? Or even Terrorizer.
Domination, Covenant and Blessed for top three.
Formulas is my favorite album by them.
🥃🥃🤘🔥
This is a great album.
Holy sh*t. Came back from a busy day of errands. Grab a Guinness Stout. Recline, exhausted, on my couch. Turn on one of my favorite KZread channels... .......and this appears. Morbid Angel!! 😃👹 This Guinness is going to go down well with this video! (Covenant is my #1)
I love your list. Mine ranking: 1. Blessed Are The Sick (Untouchtable, unfathomable) 2. Covenant 3. Formulas Fatal To The Flesh 4. Gateways to Annihilation 5. Altars of Madness 6. Domination
@Rahnotrob
4 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the other three albums at all. Heretic is just okay, the other two are pure trash.
I'm giving you my ranking as a longtime fan. 9. Heretic 8. FFF 7. Kingdoms 6. Gateways 5. Illud 4. Altars 3. Domination 2. Blessed 1. Covenant
1. Domination 2. Covenant 3. Altars of Madness 4. Blessed Are the Sick 5. Gateways to Annihilation 6. Formulas Fatal to the Flesh I haven't heard the rest yet but those all RIP!! Love these guys
@galosniper7010
3 жыл бұрын
You can stop right there, the other three are kinda shitty, specially illud, that is a piece of shit
@johnlucio6847
3 жыл бұрын
Kingdoms Disdain is actually pretty good, just stay away from the one before it
@erikberg5363
3 жыл бұрын
Since I Posted this I did actually listen to Heretic which I thought was not bad at all, I didn’t listen to the extra disc of nonsense though. I might check out Kingdoms soon
@johnlucio6847
3 жыл бұрын
@@erikberg5363 I just listened to it yesterday for the first time actually, definitely a solid album after Illud Dominus Insanus...which, well wasn't that great
@erikberg5363
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnlucio6847 Yeah I’ve only heard a couple tracks from Illud and I wasn’t much of a fan lol
Chances of rating Carcass' albums?
PETE COMANDO SANDOVAL❤️🤘
Awesome emperor shirt
2:15 You also forgot to mention that Erik Rutan joined Cannibals Corpse. That’s huge!
ranking suggestions Ayreon they have a huge discography with mostly double concept albums that feature big household names.Also Guitar legends Steve Vai ,Eric Johnson. , Therion probably the most important pionner of symphonic metal .Also Cynic,Atheist,Coroner,Kreator etr..
Blessed are the sicked is their greatest album by miles for me
Altars has to be #1 but Blessed is a close 2nd. Saw Morbid at the Marquee in '91. Best death metal show I ever saw. Cancer and Entombed opened. Was intense and violent. David Vincent was looking right at my crew. It was in September so it was like the culmination of a wild and violent summer. We lived for metal,beer, and girls. Anyone in the NY scene back then will understand. We were truly Sworn to the Black!
Abominations of Desolation
@lcf3335
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!🥃🥃🤘🔥
Such a wide swing in quality. I never listen to my bottom 4, with my top 2 being "classics" IMO. 9) Illud Divinum Insanus (Easily at the bottom. Also, the Latin is incorrect.) 8) Heretic 7) Domination 6) Gateways to Annihilation 5) Blessed Are the Sick 4) Kingdoms Disdained (Nice return to form!) 3) Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 2) Covenant 1) Altars of Madness Check out David Vincent's newer band Vltimas! Their album from last year is almost as good as the best Morbid Angel stuff. Thanks, Pete!
@zlodrim9284
4 жыл бұрын
Vltimas is pretty good, Blasphemer is doing the guitar work and he can do no wrong. Even Vincent's vocals are a lot better than I've heard him sound during MA's live shows.
Emperor!
5:36 great album
Besides the few songs on Insanus that were different the other songs are just as good as anything on Domination and Covenant, I can see why many cringed at first listening but didn't give the other tracks a fair chance. They kicks ass. Morbid had always had experimental music on their records and Insanus just did it a little more. Covenant is their greatest record hands down. I love every album they put out but Covenant is one of the best metal albums ever released.
Pete you should rank carcass albums as well
1. Altars 2. Blessed 3. Covenant 4. Formulas 5. Domination 6. Gateways 7. Illud 8. Kingdoms 9. Heretic
@dangerass1982
4 жыл бұрын
Swap two and three, and seven and nine, and that's my list.
I bought coven for like 3 dollars today and i think it was a steal
Pete, we need a 'rank the albums' for the Grateful Dead. Jerry's birthday and the 25th anniversary of his passing are coming up very soon.
Basically every dm band on dark descent/20 buck spin take heavy inspiration from Formulas. A Trey Azagthoth solo album pretty much. Killer! My #1.. but Altars is pretty great too.
1. Covenant 2. Gateway to annihilation 3. Domination 4. Blessed are the sick 5. Formulas fatal to the flesh 6. Altars of madnass 7. Heretic 8. Kingdoms distained 9. Illud Divinum Insanus
my morbid angel album ranked: 1 - altars of madness 2 - covenant 3 - heretic 4 - formulas fatal to the flesh 5 - blessed are the sick 6 - domination 7 - gateways to annihilation
The one that says "Bow to me faithfully," with the lizard creature, that Beavis and Butthead hated. Going to basement vault now to remind myself which MA cassettes I purchased.
@markellis7847
4 жыл бұрын
Altars, Covenant (thanks B&B) and Formulas
Altars and Gateways are on the top.
Please rank Emperor!!!
1 Altars 2 Covenant 3 Blessed 4 Formulas 5 Domination 6 Abominations 7 Heretic 8 Gateways 9 Kingdoms 10 Illud Both live albums are pretty good too. Last awesome album was FFttF imo. Some good songs after that but not to the level of the previous albums.
My number one is Domination