Symbolic (Death album)

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Symbolic
Studio album by Death
Released	March 21, 1995
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	50:38
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Jim Morris
Professional reviews
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Death chronology
Individual Thought Patterns (1993) Symbolic (1995) The Sound of Perseverance (1998)

Symbolic is the sixth album by American band Death. It was released on March 21, 1995 through Roadrunner Records. The album was remastered and reissued on April 1, 2008 with five bonus tracks. [1]

Like its predecessors, this album is progressive and technically advanced. It is notable that the average song length on this album is around five minutes, while it was around four minutes on Human and Individual Thought Patterns, perhaps due to slowed down song tempos closer to that of traditional death metal. As a result, the album was not quite as "technical" as its predecessors but more straightforward, "progressive". According to Metal-Rules.com, it is the seventh greatest extreme metal album of all time. [2]

No video was released for this album, but "Empty Words" was released as a single.

The song "Symbolic" was covered by Scariot on their Momentum Shift album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Symbolic" – 6:33
2. "Zero Tolerance" – 4:48
3. "Empty Words" – 6:22
4. "Sacred Serenity" – 4:27
5. "1,000 Eyes" – 4:28
6. "Without Judgement" – 5:28
7. "Crystal Mountain" – 5:07
8. "Misanthrope" – 5:03
9. "Perennial Quest" – 8:21

[edit] Track listing (Remastered)

1. "Symbolic" – 6:33
2. "Zero Tolerance" – 4:48
3. "Empty Words" – 6:22
4. "Sacred Serenity" – 4:27
5. "1,000 Eyes" – 4:28
6. "Without Judgement" – 5:28
7. "Crystal Mountain" – 5:07
8. "Misanthrope" – 5:03
9. "Perennial Quest" – 8:21
10. "Symbolic Act" (Instrumental version of Symbolic)
11. "Zero Tolerance" (Instrumental)
12. "Crystal Mountain" (Instrumental)
13. "Misanthrope" (Instrumental)
14. "Symbolic Act" (Symphonic version with vocals)

[edit] Credits

• Chuck Schuldiner – guitar, vocals, producer
• Gene Hoglan – drums
• Bobby Koelble – guitar
• Kelly Conlon – bass
• George Marino – mastering
• Jim Morris – producer, engineer
• Patricia Mooney – design
• Rene Miville – cover art

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