Sinossi
If Seven Churches wasn’t the first genuine death metal album, there’s really only one other candidate: Death‘s debut album Scream Bloody Gore. But the follow-up Leprosy is a landmark in its own right. It was the first death metal album recorded at Tampa’s Morrisound Studios, which soon became the center of the genre. Musically and technically, it’s a sharp improvement on its predecessor, since bandleader Chuck Schuldiner hired three-quarters of underground legends Massacre as his new backing lineup.
Schuldiner’s growing ambition is apparent; already his lyrics were shifting away from movie tropes and into real-life horrors, while the compositions are a terrifying blend of chops and brutality. Of course, Death’s entire catalog is essential, especially the jaw-dropping ’90s-era progressive phase. But for the pure old-school sound, it doesn’t get any better than Leprosy.
source: https://www.discogs.com/digs/music/essential-death-metal-records/
Credits:
Art Direction – David Bett
Artwork – Edward J. Repka*
Bass [Credited To] – Terry Butler
Bass [Uncredited] – Chuck Schuldiner
Drums – Bill Andrews
Engineer [Engineered By] – Scott Burns
Guitar – Rick Rozz
Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By – Chuck Schuldiner
Mastered By – Michael Fuller*
Photography By [Band Photo By] – J. B. Stapleton*
Photography By [Live Photos By] – Frank White
Producer – Dan Johnson
Copyright:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Relativity Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Relativity Records, Inc.
Pressed By – JVC Disc America
Published By – Theory Music
Recorded At – Morrisound Studios
Mastered At – Fullersound
Produced For – D.U.A.F. Productions
tracks
Leprosy
Born Dead
Forgotten Past
Left To Die
Pull The Plug
Open Casket
Primitive Ways
Choke On It