Quote Originally Posted by Feytalist View Post
About 90% of the metal scene over here is death metal, so I've been exposed to a lot of mediocre death metal.
90% of the metal scene here in Michigan claims to be Death Metal, but most of it is actually closer to Deathcore or Crossover Thrash, possibly with a little Slipknot influence thrown in because screw you.

I personally quite enjoy Death Metal, but most given bands in the subgenre don't have enough variety from song to song for me. I don't often buy full Death Metal albums, but I'll happily pick up individual songs here and there. The Proggier stuff with more twists and turns to it is exempt from these complaints and restrictions. I own the final three Death albums, which are awesome, and am quite fond of Opeth.