Leprosy (album)
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Leprosy is the second album by death metal
band Death, released in 1988. 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
.
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. Finnish thrash metal
band Mokoma
covered the track "Open Casket", with lyrics in Finnish and titled "Avoin Hauta", on their EP
Viides Vuodenaika.
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.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut
Scream Bloody Gore
Scream Bloody Gore is the debut album by American band Death, released in 1987 and considered "the first true death metal record". Chuck Schuldiner plays bass, wrote all the songs on the album and provides vocals in addition to guitar for the album...
, it is the first example of Scott Burns
Scott Burns (producer)
Scott Burns is an American computer engineer and an ex-music producer of death metal music, resident at Morrisound Recording studio in Tampa, Florida in late 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:...
' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
albums of that era. The cover is featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12...
.
The title track "Leprosy" was covered by the blackened death metal band Akercocke
Akercocke
Akercocke is an English progressive blackened death metal band from London, England. They take their name from a talking monkey in Robert Nye's interpretation of the Faust-legend, and are notable for their heavily Satanic and sexual lyrical content....
on their 2007 album Antichrist
Antichrist (Akercocke album)
Antichrist is the fifth studio album by English blackened death metal Akercocke, released in 2007. It is their third release on Earache Records and the first to feature Peter Benjamin on bass, having replaced Peter Theobalds...
. Dutch melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band Callenish Circle
Callenish Circle
Callenish Circle was a melodic death metal band from the Netherlands. They recorded three of their albums for Metal Blade Records, and broke up in February 2007. In the early 2000s things were going well for the band. In 2002 they toured with God Dethroned, played at the Dutch version of Ozzfest...
covered "Pull the Plug" as a bonus on their Flesh Power Dominion
Flesh Power Dominion
Flesh Power Dominion is the third studio album by Callenish Circle. It was released in 2002 along with a digipak edition that contained two bonus tracks...
album. Finnish thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Mokoma
Mokoma
Mokoma is a Finnish thrash metal band formed in Lappeenranta in 1996. Their music also has grindcore and death metal influences with traditional Finnish melancholy....
covered the track "Open Casket", with lyrics in Finnish and titled "Avoin Hauta", on their EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Viides Vuodenaika.
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.
Track listing
- All music written by Chuck SchuldinerChuck SchuldinerCharles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
and Rick RozzRick RozzRick Rozz is an American guitarist. Spent his formative years in Apopka, Florida, attending Lake Brantley High School. He is best known for his work with the death metal bands Death and Massacre...
, unless stated. All lyrics written by Chuck Schuldiner. All songs published by MUTILATION MUSIC (BMI).
Personnel
- Chuck SchuldinerChuck SchuldinerCharles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
– Guitar, Bass (uncredited), Vocals - Rick RozzRick RozzRick Rozz is an American guitarist. Spent his formative years in Apopka, Florida, attending Lake Brantley High School. He is best known for his work with the death metal bands Death and Massacre...
– Guitar - Terry ButlerTerry ButlerTerry Butler of Tampa, Florida, U.S., is the current bassist in the death metal band Obituary. He was also a member of Six Feet Under, Massacre and Death...
– Bass (did not play on the album, but was credited for it) - Bill Andrews – Drums
- Recorded at Morrisound RecordingMorrisound RecordingMorrisound Recording is an audio recording facility in Temple Terrace, Florida, owned and operated by brothers Jim and Tom Morris. Since its opening in 1981, Morrisound has been responsible for the popularization of genres such as heavy metal and death metal, but of course caters to every genre of...
, Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, USA - Produced by Dan Johnson
- Engineered by Scott BurnsScott Burns (producer)Scott Burns is an American computer engineer and an ex-music producer of death metal music, resident at Morrisound Recording studio in Tampa, Florida in late 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:...
- Mastered by Michael Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, USA - Edward RepkaEd RepkaEdward J. Repka is an American artist best known for creating album covers for heavy metal music bands as well as shirt designs, including those featuring Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead. Repka's portfolio also includes Dark Angel's logo and model designs for the Hellraiser films...
– Artwork - Eric GreifEric GreifEric Greif is a lawyer and entertainment personality known first for a management career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and later within the legal profession...
– Management - Frank White – Photography
- David Bett – Art Direction