Human (album)
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| Human | ||
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| Studio album by Death | ||
| Released | 1991 | |
| Genre | Death metal Progressive metal |
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| Length | 34:06 | |
| Label | Relativity Records/Sony | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Burns | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Death chronology | ||
| Spiritual Healing (1990) |
Human (1991) |
Fate: The Best of Death (1992) |
Human is the fourth album released by Death in 1991. It marked the beginning of a major stylistical change for Death. The actual sound of the album is much more technically accomplished and progressive than Death's previous strictly brutal efforts. The lyrics are now more introspective and meaningful as opposed to the gore based lyrics of the band's first two albums or the social commentary on Spiritual Healing. This new style would be more and more prevalent on all following Death albums.
Bass player Steve DiGiorgio left after the recording of this album (though he would later return to record Individual Thought Patterns). He was replaced by Skott Carino, who toured with the band in 1991-1992. Skott also recorded bass on Cosmic Sea.
This album was ranked number 82 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.[1]
A music video was made for the song "Lack of Comprehension", which received some airplay on MTV.
The album is Death's bestselling, with sales of over 70,000 in the United States.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Flattening of Emotions" – 4:28
- "Suicide Machine" – 4:19
- "Together as One" – 4:06
- "Secret Face" – 4:36
- "Lack of Comprehension" – 3:39
- "See Through Dreams" – 4:26
- "Cosmic Sea" – 4:23
- "Vacant Planets" – 3:48
[edit] Credits
- Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Steve DiGiorgio - Bass
- Paul Masvidal - Guitar
- Sean Reinert - Drums
- Skott Carino - Additional bass on "Cosmic Sea"
- David Bett - Art Direction
- Tim Hubbard - Photography
- Tracy Cruz - Label Coordination
- Scott Burns - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Mike Fuller - Mastering
- Eric Greif - Management
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | Heatseekers | 34 |
[edit] External links
| Death |
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| Chuck Schuldiner | Richard Christy | Shannon Hamm | Scott Clendenin |
| Discography |
| Official albums and EPs: Scream Bloody Gore (1987) | Leprosy (1988) | Spiritual Healing (1990) | Human (1991) | Individual Thought Patterns (1993) | Symbolic (1995) | The Sound of Perseverance (1998) |
| Live albums and compilation: Fate: The Best of Death (1992) | Live in L.A. (Death & Raw) (2001) | Live in Eindhoven (2001) |
| Related articles |
| Control Denied | Voodoocult |
