Formado en: Estados Unidos, 1983
Dec 13, 2007 - Now widely recognized as the father of death metal (if a single candidate. Contributed stellar fretwork to 1990's transitional Spiritual Healing. Popular albums by this artist. Individual Thought Patterns. Spiritual Healing. SongMeanings is a place for discussion and discovery.
Géneros: Death Metal
Información: Death fue una banda estadounidense de death metal, género al cual habrían dado el nombre junto a Possessed y su primer demo Death Metal.? Considerada como una de las principales bandas pioneras del género, fue fundada en 1983 por su vocalista, guitarrista y principal compositor Chuck Schuldiner. La banda se disolvió tras la muerte de éste, a finales del 2001 a causa de una neumonía asociada al cáncer. En 2013 los integrantes de la era del disco Human volvieron a juntarse, rindiendo tributo a su difunto lider Chuck Schuldiner, para la realización de una serie de conciertos a favor de la Fundación Sweet Relief en América y Europa.?
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1984 - Death By Metal (Demo)
01 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
02 - Evil Dead (Demo)
03 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
04 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
05 - Death By Metal (Demo)
02 - Evil Dead (Demo)
03 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
04 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
05 - Death By Metal (Demo)
Calidad: 320 Kbps
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1984 - Death By Metal (Mantas Demo)
CD 1
01 - Legion Of Doom - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
02 - Evil Dead - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
03 - Mantas - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
04 - Death By Metal - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
05 - Power Of Darkness - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
06 - Legion Of Doom - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
07 - Power Of Darkness - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
08 - Death By Metal - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
09 - Evil Dead - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
10 - Legion Of Doom - Early 1984 Rehearsal
11 - Mantas - Early 1984 Rehearsal
12 - Death By Metal - Early 1984 Rehearsal
13 - Evil Dead - Early 1984 Rehearsal
14 - Rise Of Satan - Early 1984 Rehearsal
CD 2
01 - Legion Of Doom - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
02 - Legion Of Doom - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
03 - Legion Of Doom - Take 3 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
04 - Evil Dead - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
05 - Evil Dead - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
06 - Mantas - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
07 - Mantas - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
08 - Legion Of Doom - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
09 - Zombie - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
10 - Demon Flight - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
11 - Death By Metal - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
12 - Evil Dead - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
13 - Power Of Darkness - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
14 - Black Magic - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
15 - Evil Chuck Solo - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
16 - Beyond The Unholy Grave - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 0901
17 - Poison - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
01 - Legion Of Doom - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
02 - Evil Dead - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
03 - Mantas - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
04 - Death By Metal - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
05 - Power Of Darkness - Death By Metal (1st Version) Demo
06 - Legion Of Doom - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
07 - Power Of Darkness - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
08 - Death By Metal - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
09 - Evil Dead - Death By Metal (2nd Version) Demo
10 - Legion Of Doom - Early 1984 Rehearsal
11 - Mantas - Early 1984 Rehearsal
12 - Death By Metal - Early 1984 Rehearsal
13 - Evil Dead - Early 1984 Rehearsal
14 - Rise Of Satan - Early 1984 Rehearsal
CD 2
01 - Legion Of Doom - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
02 - Legion Of Doom - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
03 - Legion Of Doom - Take 3 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
04 - Evil Dead - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
05 - Evil Dead - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
06 - Mantas - Take 1 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
07 - Mantas - Take 2 - Emotional Rehearsal Demo 1984
08 - Legion Of Doom - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
09 - Zombie - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
10 - Demon Flight - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
11 - Death By Metal - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
12 - Evil Dead - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
13 - Power Of Darkness - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
14 - Black Magic - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
15 - Evil Chuck Solo - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
16 - Beyond The Unholy Grave - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 0901
17 - Poison - Live at Knights Of Columbus Hall, Orlando, FL 09011984
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1984 - Infernal Live (Live Tape #5) (Demo)
01 - Intro (Decree Of Death) (Demo)
02 - Infernal Death (Demo)
03 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
07 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
08 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
09 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
10 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
11 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
12 - Archangel (Demo)
13 - Death By Metal (Demo)
14 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
02 - Infernal Death (Demo)
03 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
07 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
08 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
09 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
10 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
11 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
12 - Archangel (Demo)
13 - Death By Metal (Demo)
14 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
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1984 - Live Tape #2 (Demo)
01 - Intro (Demo)
02 - Mantas (Demo)
03 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
07 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
08 - Poison (Venom Cover) (Demo)
09 - Corpse Grinder (Demo)
10 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
11 - Zombie (Demo)
12 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
13 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
14 - Death By Metal (Demo)
02 - Mantas (Demo)
03 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
07 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
08 - Poison (Venom Cover) (Demo)
09 - Corpse Grinder (Demo)
10 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
11 - Zombie (Demo)
12 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
13 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
14 - Death By Metal (Demo)
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1984 - Live Tape #4 (Demo)
01 - Mantas (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Evil Dead (Demo)
04 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
05 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
06 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
07 - Poison (Venom Cover) (Demo)
08 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
09 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
10 - Zombie (Demo)
11 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
12 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
13 - Death By Metal (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Evil Dead (Demo)
04 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
05 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
06 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
07 - Poison (Venom Cover) (Demo)
08 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
09 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
10 - Zombie (Demo)
11 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
12 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
13 - Death By Metal (Demo)
Calidad: 204 Kbps
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1984 - Rehearsal 1 (Emotional) (Demo)
01 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
02 - Evil Dead (Demo)
03 - Mantas (Demo)
02 - Evil Dead (Demo)
03 - Mantas (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Zombie Attack (Instrumental) (Demo)
04 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
05 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
06 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Zombie Attack (Instrumental) (Demo)
04 - Witch Of Hell (Demo)
05 - Reign Of Terror (Demo)
06 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
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1985 - Back From The Dead (Demo)
01 - Intro & Back From The Dead
02 - Mutilation
03 - Reign Of Terror
04 - Beyond The Unholy Grave
05 - Baptized In Blood
06 - Legion Of Doom
07 - Skill To Kill
02 - Mutilation
03 - Reign Of Terror
04 - Beyond The Unholy Grave
05 - Baptized In Blood
06 - Legion Of Doom
07 - Skill To Kill
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1985 - Infernal Death (Demo)
01 - Infernal Death (Demo)
02 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
03 - Archangel (Demo)
02 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
03 - Archangel (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Back From The Dead (Live) (Demo)
02 - Reign Of Death (Live) (Demo)
03 - Legion Of Doom (Live) (Demo)
04 - Infernal Death (Live) (Demo)
05 - Archangel (Live) (Demo)
06 - Corpsegrinder (Live) (Demo)
07 - Skill To Kill (Live) (Demo)
08 - Baptized In Blood (Live) (Demo)
02 - Reign Of Death (Live) (Demo)
03 - Legion Of Doom (Live) (Demo)
04 - Infernal Death (Live) (Demo)
05 - Archangel (Live) (Demo)
06 - Corpsegrinder (Live) (Demo)
07 - Skill To Kill (Live) (Demo)
08 - Baptized In Blood (Live) (Demo)
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1985 - Rehearsal Tape #4 (Demo)
01 - Chamber Of Horrors,The First Song,The Second Song (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Infernal Death (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
07 - Baptized In Blood (Part 1) (Demo)
08 - Baptized In Blood (Part 2) (Demo)
09 - Seizure (Demo)
10 - Chamber Of Horrors (Demo)
02 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
03 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
04 - Evil Dead (Demo)
05 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
06 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
07 - Baptized In Blood (Part 1) (Demo)
08 - Baptized In Blood (Part 2) (Demo)
09 - Seizure (Demo)
10 - Chamber Of Horrors (Demo)
Calidad: 221 Kbps
01 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
02 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Take Two) (Demo)
03 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
04 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
05 - Archangel (Demo)
06 - Infernal Death (Demo)
07 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
08 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
09 - Death By Metal (Demo)
10 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
11 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
12 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
13 - Grannie's Revenge (Demo)
14 - Devoclash Medley (Whip It) (Devo Cover) (Demo)
15 - Chemical Warfare,Black Magic (Slayer Cover) (Demo)
02 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Take Two) (Demo)
03 - Power Of Darkness (Demo)
04 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
05 - Archangel (Demo)
06 - Infernal Death (Demo)
07 - Summoned To Die (Demo)
08 - Corpsegrinder (Demo)
09 - Death By Metal (Demo)
10 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
11 - Slaughterhouse (Demo)
12 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
13 - Grannie's Revenge (Demo)
14 - Devoclash Medley (Whip It) (Devo Cover) (Demo)
15 - Chemical Warfare,Black Magic (Slayer Cover) (Demo)
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1985 - Rehearsal Tape #7 (Demo)
01 - Rigor Mortis (Demo)
02 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
03 - Archangel (Demo)
04 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
02 - Beyond The Unholy Grave (Demo)
03 - Archangel (Demo)
04 - Legion Of Doom (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Intro (Demo)
02 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
03 - Rigor Mortis (Demo)
04 - Archangel (Demo)
05 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
02 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
03 - Rigor Mortis (Demo)
04 - Archangel (Demo)
05 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Intro (Demo)
03 - Rigor Mortis (Demo)
05 - Curse Of The Priest (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Aggressor (Demo)
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1985 - Rehearsal Tape #12 (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Archangel (Demo)
03 - Baptized In Blood (Demo)
05 - Reign Of Death (Demo)
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1985 - Rigor Mortis (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Rigor Mortis 1 (Rehersal 041985) (Demo)
02 - Rigor Mortis 2 (Rehersal 041985, Cleaned) (Demo)
03 - Rigor Mortis 3 (Demo)
04 - Rigor Mortis 4 (Rehersal 081985) (Demo)
05 - Rigor Mortis (Rough (Seizure) Mix) (Demo)
02 - Rigor Mortis 2 (Rehersal 041985, Cleaned) (Demo)
03 - Rigor Mortis 3 (Demo)
04 - Rigor Mortis 4 (Rehersal 081985) (Demo)
05 - Rigor Mortis (Rough (Seizure) Mix) (Demo)
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1986 - Mutilation (Demo)
01 - Land Of No Return
02 - Zombie Ritual
03 - Mutilation
02 - Zombie Ritual
03 - Mutilation
Lista de canciones:
01 - Fuck Of Death (Slaughter Cover)
03 - Zombie Ritual
Lista de canciones:
01 - Land Of No Return (Demo)
02 - Zombie Ritual (Demo)
1986 - Scream Bloody Gore Aborted Sessions (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Torn To Pieces
02 - Legion Of Doom
03 - Scream Bloody Gore
04 - Sacrificial Cunt
05 - Mutilation
06 - Land Of No Return
07 - Baptized In Blood
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1987 - Leprosy Demos (Demo)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Left To Die
02 - Open Casket
03 - Pull The Plug
04 - Choke On It
05 - Born Dead
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1987 - Scream Bloody Gore
Lista de canciones:
01 - Infernal Death
02 - Zombie Ritual
03 - Denial of Life
04 - Sacrificial
05 - Mutilation
06 - Regurgitated Guts
07 - Baptized in Blood
08 - Torn to Pieces
09 - Evil Dead
10 - Scream Bloody Gore
11 - Beyond the Unholy Grave
12 - Land of No Return
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1988 - Leprosy
Lista de canciones:
01 - Leprosy
02 - Born Dead
03 - Forgotten Past
04 - Left To Die
05 - Pull The Plug
06 - Open Casket
07 - Primitive Ways
08 - Choke On It
09 - Open Casket (Live)
10 - Choke On It (Live)
11 - Left To Die (Live)
12 - Pull The Plug (Live)
13 - Forgotten Past (Live)
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1990 - Spiritual Healing
Lista de canciones:
CD 1
01 - Living Monstrosity
02 - Altering The Future
03 - Defensive Personalities
04 - Within The Mind
05 - Spiritual Healing
06 - Low Life
07 - Genetic Reconstruction
08 - Killing Spree
CD 2
01 - Altering The Future (Rehearsal)
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03 - Within The Mind (Rehearsal)
04 - Within The Mind - Take 2 (Rehearsal)
05 - Spiritual Healing (Rehearsal)
06 - Killing Spree (Rehearsal)
07 - Defensive Personalities (Studio Instrumental)
08 - Spiritual Healing (Studio Instrumental)
09 - Within The Mind (Studio Instrumental)
10 - Satanic Jam (Joke,Jam Tracks)
11 - Primus Jam (Joke,Jam Tracks)
12 - Jon A Qua - Take 2 (Joke,Jam Tracks)
13 - Jon A Qua - Take 3 (Joke,Jam Tracks)
14 - Jon A Qua - Take 4 (Joke,Jam Tracks)
15 - Jon A Qua - Take 5 (Joke,Jam Tracks)
16 - Jon A Qua - Take 6 (Joke,Jam Tracks)
CD 3
01 - Living Monstrosity (Live)
02 - Pull The Plug (Live)
03 - Zombie Ritual (Live)
04 - Spiritual Healing (Live)
05 - Left To Die (Live)
06 - Defensive Personalities (Live)
07 - Genetic Reconstruction (Live)
08 - Open Casket (Live)
09 - Within The Mind (Live)
10 - Leprosy (Live)
11 - Suicide Machine (Unearthed Pre-'Human' Rehearsals)
12 - Together As One (Unearthed Pre-'Human' Rehearsals)
13 - See Through Dreams (Unearthed Pre-'Human' Rehearsals)
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1991 - Human
Lista de canciones:
01 - Flattening Of Emotions
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03 - Together As One
04 - Secret Face
05 - Lack of Comprehension
06 - See Through Dreams
07 - Cosmic Sea
08 - Vacant Planets
09 - God Of Thunder (Kiss cover) (Bonus)
Calidad: 320 Kbps
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1992 - Fate (Compilation)
Lista de canciones:
01 - Zombie Ritual
02 - Together As One
03 - Open Casket
04 - Spiritual Healing
05 - Mutilation
06 - Suicide Machine
07 - Altering The Future
08 - Baptized In Blood
09 - Left To Die
10 - Pull The Plug
1993 - Individual Thought Patterns
01 - Overactive Imagination
02 - In Human Form
03 - Jealousy
04 - Trapped In A Corner
05 - Nothing Is Everything
06 - Mentally Blind
07 - Individual Thought Patterns
08 - Destiny
09 - Out Of Touch
10 - The Philosopher
Calidad: 320 Kbps
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1995 - Symbolic
01 - Symbolic
02 - Zero Tolerance
03 - Empty Words
04 - Sacred Serenity
05 - 1,000 Eyes
06 - Without Judgement
07 - Crystal Mountain
08 - Misanthrope
09 - Perennial Quest
10 - Symbolic Acts (Demo Of 'Symbolic' Without Vocals)
11 - Zero Tolerance (Instrumental Demo)
12 - Crystal Mountain (Instrumental Demo)
13 - Misanthrope (Instrumental Demo)
14 - Symbolic Acts (4-Track Demo Of 'Symbolic' With Vocals)
02 - The Philosopher
04 - Crystal Mountain
06 - Zero Tolerance
08 - Flattening Of Emotions
10 - Open Casket
12 - Zombie Ritual
Calidad: 320 Kbps
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1998 - The Sound Of Perseverance
02 - Bite The Pain
04 - Story To Tell
06 - Voice Of The Soul
08 - A Moment Of Clarity
Calidad: 320 Kbps
2012 - Vivus! (Live)
Lista de canciones:
CD1 - Live in L.A. - 1998
01 - Intro - The Philosopher
03 - Trapped In A Corner
05 - Crystal Mountain
07 - Zero Tolerance
09 - Suicide Machine
11 - Empty Words
02 - Trapped In A Corner
04 - Suicide Machine
06 - Zero Tolerance
08 - Flesh And The Power It Holds
10 - Spirit Crusher
11 - Pull The Plug
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DateReleased: 20/11/2012
If you look at the quality ofmusicianship displayed on this album and every Death album that followed, it isvery difficult to imagine similar quality and genre development being achievedorganically today. No doubt about it, Death paved the way for moderngiants of the metal genre by including elements that were at the timepositively avant garde and introducing a musicality hitherto not found in theextreme metal genre.
2 Altering the Future (5:34)
4 Within the Mind (5:34)
6 Low Life (5:23)
8 Killing Spree (4:16)
Disc 2
SpiritualHealing - Rehearsals
1 Altering The Future (5:34)
3 Within The Mind (6:08)
5 Spiritual Healing (8:44)
8 Spiritual Healing (7:48)
11 Primus Jam (3:38)
13 Jon a Qua - Take 3 (3:06)
15 Jon a Qua - Take 5 (1:38)
The Review
Just asMotorheadis Lemmy, Chuck Schuldiner was Death. The man's personality,whims and wants are stamped all over every album the band put out and, ofcourse, every album is different. That being said, it is very difficult toreview ‘Spiritual Healing’objectively and independentlyof the other releases Chuck put his name to. Each album is a point in time anda snapshot of the erstwhile main man's musical vision at that point. Crucially, ‘SpiritualHealing’ is something of a crossroads release.
A new direction had been taken- this is not a re-hash of ‘Leprosy’, noris it ‘The Sound Of Perseverance’. There are few whowould argue that ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ or “Leprosy’ wereprogressive albums, but they do represent the birth of a genre and the pushingof the musical envelope. So too does ‘Spiritual Healing’ push theenvelope, but in a markedly different way. Once this re-issue is played, it is obvious that time has gone into there-mastering process. The sound is bright and clear. The vibe is very differentto ‘Leprosy’- this is NOT standard death/thrash fare.
“LivingMonstrosity” gives us traits of the old Death and points us in thedirection of what was to come. Chuck's shriek/growl is present and correct, asare numerous time changes. The lead break at the mid way point would be in noway out of place on ‘Individual Thought Patterns’ oreven ‘Symbolic’. Another crucial feature of the release isdisplayed here; time changes throughout the solos. ‘And Justice for All’ musthave been on Schuldiner's radar- the trait is shared by the two albums and itmakes for a really quite progressive feel. Not Opeth, perhaps, butfar, far removed from Venom or Possessed. “Altering the Future” startsslow and doomy and a 3:4 (or is it 6/8?!) time signature is introduced. Thislends the track a rather jazzy feel. It swings rather than shreds and dexterityis favoured over power and aggression- another signpost of things to come andmakes the title rather apt. “DefensivePersonalities” starts with straight thrash and death metal riffs but at1.26 there is a riff that would not be out of place on any one of the era'sblack metal releases. Harmony lead breaks and dropped snare beats abound givingagain a proggy feel and structure.
“Withinthe Mind” gives the listener another slower riff and overall pace withthose signature time changes through the solos cropping up again. The titletrack follows with 7.45 or so of progressive death metal. There is genuine bilein the delivery of the vocals and lovely tempo changes to keep the listenerguessing, the extended solo section at the midpoint is also an aural treathere. The almost conventional mid-tempostart to“Low Life”settlesyou into a false sense of security briefly, before beats are again omitted orpushed and abrupt time changes kick in (closed hi-hat work is a feature of thisrelease; not used much these days). There are riffs which sound like leads andthe solo sections often sound like a kinda sped up Iron Maiden.The ending is low and slow- again there is no predicting this album.
“GeneticReconstruction” offers socially/scientifically conscious lyrics, tempochanges, more solos and the feeling that “Zombie Ritual” isa long time in the past. “Killing Spree”closesthis landmark release with more odd time feels and time changes and manyventures up the neck by bass player Terry Butler. The bonus material on offer with thisparticular edition takes the track list to a colossal 23 (more if you get thethree disc set). This is really for completists. If you have a hankering tohear rehearsal tapes, instrumentals and jams, you will love it. It isinteresting and a useful way to immerse oneself in the album- particularlylooking for differences, song development etc. Perhaps most telling is the “PrimusJam”- a fusion fuelled jam showing off jazzy chops. The signsfor the future of Death were in place- Chuckjust needed further line-up changes to fully realise his vision.
Listening to the album is a time capsule- James Murphy and Chuckreally do shred like its 1990, the drums of Bill Andrews thud rather than crackand it is clear that the times were changing. As Chuck intones: “Replacing what is real by usingtechnology...” in “Genetic Reconstruction” youcan't help feeling sad that this ended up being a prediction of the future ofmusic.
If you look at the quality of musicianship displayed on this albumand every Death album that followed, it is very difficult to imagine similarquality and genre development being achieved organically today. Nodoubt about it, Death paved the way formodern giants of the metal genre by including elements that were at the timepositively avant garde and introducing a musicality hitherto not found in theextreme metal genre. For this album, and those that came before and after, weowe Chuck Schuldiner and all those that played with him a huge debt.
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