DEATH - Leprosy LP

DEATH - Leprosy LPThe sixth installment in Relapse's exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH's immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the band's titanic second album. Originally released in 1988 Leprosy was a pioneering album, building upon the thrash sounds of Metallica and Slayer but adding a previously unheard level of raw extremity. These songs are the roots of an entire genre: death metal. While this was only the second record DEATH released, it immediately

” As such (and in possession of exactly 98 riffs in 35 minutes)

relaxing acoustic interludes to pause the black metal madness and an authentic representation of Native American music and culture

spontaneous Death Metal captured in its purest

“Blossom” showcased Nachtzeit’s evolution into a realm of luminous beauty

The result is a work that balances aggression and atmosphere with rare finesse

the album's eponymous opener crawls with a sombre melody that carries the emotional heft of WARNING's musings on love and longing

debut album "Supplication" is a tense and disturbing work of Horror Ambient

the band has refined their craft into an artform of esoteric violence and transcendence

death metal wrecking crew GRUESOME (featuring current and former members of Exhumed

fleshing out the SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH sound before the inevitable debut album

as power metal was about to have a resurgence across Europe during the mid ‘90s

500x white/black swirl vinyl with insert