Best cab for death metal?

[Newc]

...then I had to hit the kill switch on my patch cable ...

You lost me here.

Does the head not have a standby switch? How does this kill switch work, and what cable is it on?

[Hellbat]

Well we were playing good for a bit, then I had to hit the kill switch on my patch cable and help my drummer do something. When I come back, there was no noise whatsoever, unless I full on cranked my amp. When I did that, I'd get a very faint, clean tone. I tried switching patch cables, guitars, speaker wire, all to no avail.

After I tried my head on one of the other cabinets in the space, (note, there was no other cab there I could plug into my cabinet for testing), and it worked great. Plugged it back into my cab, same as before. So I don't necessarily think I blew the cab, there just may or may not be a short in the wiring perhaps.

Note: My head has one 16 ohm output, two 8 ohm outputs, and two 4 ohm outputs. I tried both 8 ohm outputs on my cab, with no results.
Note #2: The other cab I tested my head on in the band practice area, was an 8 ohm cabinet, just like mine.

When you tested on the other cab, did you use your cables (guitar AND speaker) or the ones with it? It could be a bad cable. It could even be the input jack on the cabinet. Sometimes the tip conductor bends away and stops making proper contact.

[Shawn Lutz]

Bogner Uber cab

[Bert]

Hard to go wrong with a Mesa 4x12 but yes, they are heavy. I have one, but it's too f'ing heavy. If I had a roadie I would totally use it everywhere though. Instead, I have a pair of 2x12s, one Mesa upright, and one Marshall in diagonal pattern. For smaller gigs I'll just bring one, and for larger ones I can lug the other one along. Works great.

[straycat]

I mentioned the jack already thats where I would look first.
Not much to go wrong in a cab has to be the jack or the wiring inside or a cable from the amp to the cab.

[Cygnus X1]

5150 or 6550 are perfectly adequate if you want to save some coin.
Especially older 5150 cabs.
I like the stock Sheffieds, another bargain bonus.

[Axegrinder87]

I like my oversized recto cab. A friend of mine uses Vader cabs and loves them. He plays death metal.

Edit: I'd like to add, that in metal in general, and ESPECIALLY death metal, you'll need a cab with presence. V30s are my go-to because of such. I find the cab itself mostly defines the low end.

[data187]

i would recommend a used genz benz cab like this one (http://www.genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&m...sid=419&cid=93)
the ports make palm muting sound huge. not sure why they were discontinued....

[j2379]

I would stay away from the V30 IMO they break up too much and can sound mushy and muddy. High watt speakers like he EV90s or celestion 90s. They might not have the warmth of a V30 but they won't mud up. I had an old cerwin vega 2x12 it was rated for 500 watts. That thing could handle high speed chuga chuga and not turn into mush.

[Cygnus X1]

. I had an old cerwin vega 2x12 it was rated for 500 watts. That thing could handle high speed chuga chuga and not turn into mush.

Reminds me of the experimental rig Horns 666 was talking about.
Hooked up to some high wattage PA.
Tight & Loud!

[xenophobe]

I'd have to agree with a few of the comments... V30's are great if you're looking for that old school DM tone. 90's if you want more modern technical death and don't want as much grit/dirt/breakup/grind.