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| Artist: Death
Label: Century Media
Category: Music
List Price: £10.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 97222
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5051099603028
ASIN: B000AAVELO
Release Date: March 1, 2006
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 This is another must have album by Death September 21, 2007
Mr. J. Maduda (Birmingham, UK)
This album became an outstanding one for many people as i've gone through all the articles and reviews about it. Feels to me they just struggle to understand it. Chuck had the great musicians yet again. I cannot help it but i have to mention James Murphy who replaced Rick Rozz on guitars and let me say James is much more gifted than Rick. This is actually one of the first three albums that are also often called brutal albums by Death. So this is the last one from the brutal era and in my opinion people call it outstanding 'cause Chuck experimented more with the lyrics. He made a right decision to push it all forward instead of writing the lyrics based on low budget horror films etc. that was done by the other bands. That is what made him and all the band's music outstanding! I just love the sound of the album. guitar work is pretty fast and precise, solos are great and sound pretty hard to play. Both Chuck and James use tremolo picking to play the solos. For those who don't know let me explain what tremolo means- it's using the technique of picking the strings with extremely fast intensity. So they both use tremolo picking to play the solos instead of pull-offs and hammer-ons which people must have got bored of by the time. This album is a "milestone" in Death's sound, this album actually defined the sound of the band that was always singlehandedly led by Chuck and nobody else but him as a main lyricist and genius songwriter. That is why this album appears to be a breakpoint and the biggest step forward in defining the sound. Once you play it you will want to play it over and over again. The song compositions are very catchy. Can't help it but i need to mention Living monstrosity as an example of Chuck growing musicianship and making reality to be a part of lyrics where living monstrosity is actually a child that was born to a mum addicted to cocaine. What you might find a bit disappointing is the sound of drums but don't get confused by the other reviews drums might sound monotonous but actually they match the music. If you are a fan of proper and true death metal this is another essential one to your collection. So do not hesitate and go for it- get it!!! Support true death metal!
 Progression, but at a cost November 29, 2006
longdirtyhair (Austria)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have a bit of trouble with this album. You can't blame a band for evolving, but the evolution on show here comes from the head not the heart. As a result, although the album is still very Death Metal, the songs are more technical, longer, and over-embellished. The changes of direction within the songs happen too often for a listener to follow without a little concentration.
The lyrical content is sadly more mature too - social comment where it was once blood and splatter.
Chuck has to be applauded for the obvious improvements in the band's technical ability, and for the courage to move direction away from the milestone which was 'Leprosy', but for me this album lacks the simple flow of the first 2 releases, which made them so good.
Certainly a good release, but I don't listen to it much these days, as it's just a bit too hard to easily digest
Third Brutal Album August 24, 2006
Craig McLaughlin (Preston, Lancashire)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is Death's third studio album and was released in February 1990. It featured a bit of a progression from their first two studio albums which were just all out brutality, but on this album some melodic bits show up here and there, and that foreshadows a bit of what is to come on Death's later studio albums as well as Chuck's future band Control Denied. This album features the brains behind Death, Chuck Schuldiner on lead guitar and lead vocals as always, and he is joined here by James Murphy, who also is on guitar. James by the way went on to play in Obituary, Cancer, Disincarnate, Testament, and made a few records under his own name. The album kicks off with the brutal tracks "Living Monstrosity" and "Altering The Future" which feature some great solos by Chuck and James as well. "Within The Mind" and "Spiritual Healing" are two other highlights here, showing some great melodic playing yet still keeping it brutal. Another impressive thing about this album is the crystal clear production. Lyrically this album is a bit more political than what Death did earlier in their career about topics that meant a lot then and still touch many lives to this very day. The bass and drums are solid throughout, and the solos between Schuldiner and Murphy are timeless, even if you don't usually like solos I think you'd agree the ones done here are very tasteful. Its a shame this line-up did not last long, after just a short tour with the band James Murphy left to join Obituary, which his stay with them didn't last more than the "Cause Of Death" album. On a more personal note, I just learned on this dreary December day of Chuck Schuldiner's passing, after two years of fighting cancer. I have got out all my old Death cd's to appriciate a true guitar and metal god. This album, as with everything by Death and the one Control Denied album are highly recommended!! May he rest in peace and his music will forever live on.
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