Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. They were crucial in the development of the death metal genre and its standards. Their songs are complex in arrangement, owing to the considerable technical skills of guitarist Trey Azagthoth and drummer Pete Sandoval.
Morbid Angel was one of the original death metal bands signed to Earache Records, and were also influential in the transition of death metal from its thrash metal roots to its current form; adding uptempo blast beats, inspired by grindcore.
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