Leprosy (album)
| Leprosy | ||||
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| Studio album by Death | ||||
| Released | August 12, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | April 1988 | |||
| Studio |
Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, USA | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 38:37 | |||
| Label | Combat, Relapse | |||
| Producer | Dan Johnson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Leprosy is the second studio album by American death metal band Death, released on August 12, 1988 by Combat Records. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era. The cover is featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. It is the first album to feature drummer Bill Andrews and the only one to feature guitarist Rick Rozz.
In a death metal special by the German "Rock Hard" Magazine, Leprosy was voted the no. 1 of the 25 most important death metal albums of all time. A deluxe re-issue of the album was released in April 2014.
The title track "Leprosy" was covered by the blackened death metal band Akercocke on their 2007 album Antichrist. Dutch melodic death metal band Callenish Circle covered "Pull the Plug" as a bonus on their Flesh Power Dominion album, released in 2002; shortly thereafter, Norwegians Zyklon also recorded "Pull the Plug" to be used as a bonus track. Finnish thrash metal band Mokoma covered the track "Open Casket", with lyrics in Finnish and titled "Avoin Hauta", on their EP Viides Vuodenaika. "Pull the Plug" was also covered by American band Revocation.
On April 29, 2014 a three disc remastered edition containing bonus tracks was released via Relapse Records.[2]
Track listing
All music written by Chuck Schuldiner and Rick Rozz, unless stated. All lyrics written by Chuck Schuldiner. All songs published by Mutilation Music.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leprosy" (Schuldiner) | 6:19 |
| 2. | "Born Dead" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Forgotten Past" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Left to Die" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Pull the Plug" (Schuldiner) | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Open Casket" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Primitive Ways" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Choke on It" | 5:54 |
| 2008 Century Media remastered digipak version[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Open Casket" (live) | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Choke on It" (live) | 5:50 |
| 11. | "Left to Die" (live) | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Pull the Plug" (live) | 4:26 |
| 13. | "Forgotten Past" (live) | 4:33 |
Personnel
- Death
- Chuck Schuldiner – guitar, bass, vocals
- Rick Rozz – guitar
- Bill Andrews – drums
- Production
- Dan Johnson – production
- Scott Burns – engineering
- Michael Fuller – mastering
- Edward Repka – artwork
- Eric Greif – management
- Frank White – photography
- David Bett – art direction
- Alan Douches – mastering (2014 reissue)
References
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Leprosy - Death". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ↑ Huey, Steve (March 20, 2014). "DEATH's 'Leprosy' Album To Be Reissued With Bonus Material". Blabbermouth. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ Primitive Ways as registered at BMI.com, the percentage filed is 75% Schuldiner, 25% DeLillo (Rozz)
- ↑ Death (Official), facebook page administered by Relapse Records and Eric Greif (the lawyer for Chuck Schuldiner's Estate), (retrieved November 18, 2011)
- ↑ "Death (2) - Leprosy (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. June 2, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2011.