Love this series. Would love to see more of this. Especially like the excitement Blayne (and hopefully the other reviewers) bring to this. You can instantly tell that he loves this album
Deaths greatest album hands down. It was a complete game changer and the best lineup Chuck ever had in Death with Paul, Sean & Steve. Just wished they made another album together!
I’d say that the sound of perseverance is the best Death album. With songs like Scavenger of human sorrow, spirit crusher, flesh & the power it holds, a moment of clarity, the awesome cover of Judas Priest’s, Painkiller & the iconic instrumental track, voice of the soul, it’s hard to top this album.
I think if somehow 1991 death recorded Sop in 91 with that ferociousness from human it would go down with zero arguments as the greatest death metal album of all time
As a patreon I request all Death albums to be reviewed lol.. This made my day. And it is my favorite Death album. I love this series..I love this channel..I love Death!
That’s boy Blayne, much better. I’m sure Sean appreciates the reboot dude !! Totally agree one of the pinnacle Death Metal albums in history, and surely one of the earliest proto progressive death metal albums of course !!!
Hey Steve/Sean at least it was arts close 😂 this is a cool new segment, hopefully you guys can do these more regularly ... maybe throw out some titles every episode for the next one review and set up a poll ? Just a suggestion.
Mario S I feel like that one gets the least appreciation, no? Maybe I’m wrong about that, but that’s the vibe I’ve gotten. I think it’s great though. Having come out of a childhood going to a crazy evangelical school and super fundamentalist family, I’ve always liked Chuck’s critical themes that relate on Spiritual Healing, and just the more “mature” direction, in general. Don’t get my wrong, I love the first two albums, and the brutal violence and gore can be cathartic with the brutal playing, but I really prefer lyrics that are more “cerebral”, and no doubt SH is where Chuck really started the transformation and progression of Death. ✌️
This is a good album but I've never understood why it's considered by many to be the best Death album. They're all great. My favorites would be Symbolic and the underappreciated Sound of Perseverance
Agreed...they are all phenomal.comsidering the climate..and chucks nverending pursuit of evolution...this was the first to sound this progressive ...patterns to symbolic to sound is an amazing journey!!!!
This is the album that got me into Death. I got every album afterwards, but the straight up brutality of Human just isn't matched by the other albums for me. Cosmic Sea is one of my favorite instrumentals too so there's that. ITP absolutely rips, but i just like Human more.
I fucking know, when it comes to choosing the best album of Death, it's impossible, at least for me, it's very subjective and by what I've seen, people can choose their favorite albums based on discovering them by an album or simply because of how they feel by listening to a certain type of album from Death. I love them all, and I would suffer if someone asked me to only choose one.
The 2011 reissue of this album is a masterclass on how to remix an album properly. It sounds wonderful and much better than the original, in my opinion.
I prefer the original mix. It sounds so huge and alien which suits the material. The remix may sound more "pro" but also more conventional. I like my Death Metal when it sounds like it's purposefully standing apart from rock conventions, on some distant vacant planet.
This is a great idea.......keep reviewing the classics. Introduce some of these younger metal heads to things they never would have thought to listen to otherwise. There is SO MUCH amazing material from the 80s and early 90s.......I think you'll get more viewers/ subscribers if you throw a classic review into the mix once a week or so. Hope you all continue to do this! FYI I would rank Symbolic and The Sound of Perserverence albums right up there with this one
4:22 "All tech-death dudes are space perverts nowadays" is gonna be my mantra for the rest of my life. Great job Banger and great job Blayne, ya'll killed it in this review. I wonder if we'll ever get Sam reviewing Sep's Beneath The Remains.
My personal faves from Death are actually Symbolic and The sound of perseverance. Two masterpieces in a row. Chuck did it like no one else in history will ever do it. RIP eternal legend
@@HCWz-_-Over9000 I agree, all of them are masterpieces, even though it’s ironic that you mention Spiritual Healing cause that’s my least favorite from them haha but I still love it, just not as much as the rest, specially the last 4 albums
@@landinization True, thats completely understandable.👍 My favorite Death album is a tie between Leprosy and The Sound of Perseverance. And Human is just as good too! Favorite tracks on Human is SEE THROUGH DREAMS and SUICIDE MACHINE🔥🔥🔥
My first Death album ever, the one which introduced me to the metal band I love the most. I've experienced all those passages mentioned by you, Blayne. The drumming intro, followed by the building-up riff and few seconds later... everything started to kick in both my ears and my brain. THOSE RIFFS, THOSE SOLOS, THOSE DRUMS, THOSE VOCALS, THOSE LYRICS... Everything sounded brutal, listenable and technical at the same time. During those years I wasn't a big fan of death metal and I used to listen mostly to thrash but that album, togheter with Cause of Death by Obituary, changed my mind and I've never turned back. To be honest, I even liked the Scott Burns production, that typical "death metal from florida" sound, which he created at his Morrisond Studios in Tampa. Later, I've discovered Cynic and I understood why Chuck has choosen Masvidal and Reinert to be part of the band for the Human recording sessions and tour. Sadly, two of those guys have left us but I will never forget them for what they have given us trough their music.
The crazy thing is Symbolic is my second to least favorite Death album. I've seen every album listed as someones favorite a couple times. Death's discography might be the best in metal history.
Holy shit bro, that album is beyond masterpiece for me, after you listen to that you see other thrash bands as if they were not even in the same category. Would be amazing for a review and like Death, Coroner albums are all great, I respect and enjoy a lot what they did in Grin.
@@RealDeathMetalLover "Grin" is actually my favorite but I was pandering to the crowd who think, "if it was their last release, it cannot possibly be their best. Only the old stuff!" Even though "Grin" is almost 30 years old. You get my drift.
@@UziSuicide666 I feel you, that album is so creative and it has one of the harshests and aggressive sounds in their tracks, like serpent moves and grin for example, all of them have crushing riffs, they really set apart from everything else with that album, never heard something like that!
Human by Death and Necroticism from Carcass would be my two favourite Death Metal records of all time. Both of which are released in the same year and month of 91. Literally 8 days apart!
First time that I find myself agreeing with Blayne's assessment of an album. Hoping that he does one for Bolt Thrower's 'Those Once Loyal', as I know he's a fan & that album deserves alot more ears, & banging of skulls.
This is an amazing series idea! I have you guys to thank for so many of the modern metal bands I now call my favourite, and hopefully now I can not only reminisce over classics, but have you guys uncover hidden classics for me! Banger TV for the win hahah
Sony didn't lose the master tapes, they just didn't want to give them up initially. Human was actually remixed by Jim Morris of Morrisound per Chuck's final wishes (Jim unfortunately due to illness wasn't available for the Individual Thought Patterns remix, but Alan Duches did a pretty good job on that). Also the album cover was certainly a reference to the band encountering a horrible car accident (and there wasn't much they could do to help) where two people eventually died from their wounds... Yeah, that affected the album. This is all in the liner notes of the deluxe edition remix/remaster.
IMO Sound of Perseverance takes the cake. The progressive elements and Death metal elements of that album were far beyond it's time and still stand up to metal produced today.
There’s nothing about SoP that’s ahead of its time, Death already made that sound for years prior and prog Metal already had far more accomplished and more interesting albums by the.
Right on. They NEVER had a bad album. For me Human is indeed the best one however. No ranking is wrong when it comes to Death though. Just killer music.
Special band to have their entire discography subject to debate on what’s best. Symbolic for me followed by The sound of perseverance. The musicianship is second to none.
One of the best and most satisfying reviews I've watched in a long time trust me I'm a RUclips Junkie. I remember hearing a death cassette spiritual healing and human about the same time both of them blew my mind away never really took their debut that serious although it's more serious than I could ever be. Very nostalgic feelings remembering where I was when I was a teenager and now having the internet and backtracking all these groups these members have been in and side projects and whatnot. You sure got a way with words and yes yes yes I agree agree agree!!!!😎🤓☠☠☠☠
Love this! Blayne is perfect for just freaking out on how good the greats are. Individual Thought Patterns was the first extreme album I got into. Changed my life. But in the last several years Human has become my favorite too.
Paul's solo on "Flattening of Emotions" is my all-time favorite. Here's this crushingly heavy song about everything that's beautiful and good completely falling apart and there's this gorgeous, soaring guitar solo to lighten the mood. Right before it all comes crashing down and the band starts pummeling your face again.
Amazing album. Every Death album is perfect but this is a landmark album for sure. I think other good albums for this series would be Carcass' Heartwork and Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse.
protolexis TSOP is far from being a death metal album. It’s a progressive metal album with harsh vocals, not innovative whatsoever, but still a great album.
Love to watch Blaynes reviews, they always highlight the best and if necessary the worst and can offer insights into pieces you may have overlooked yourself. Deaths albums have all aged well, the first 3 re-affirming the beginnings and quick progression of Death metal moving into new and progressive realms. Keep up the good work Blayne!
This is my all time favorite Death album. It has a certain quality and sheer intensity. It doesn't feel forced it's well crafted. It keeps you coming back for more. And Chuck's voice is at his best on this album R.i.p . true raw emotion and the drums oh Sean how you will be missed.
I think Symbolic is the best record followed by Human, Spiritual healing, sound of perseverance. Followed by individual thought patterns then leprosy and scream bloody gore. In that specific order. Cause I fucking know...Chuck is the king of kings! R.I.P. 🤘 When he passed away I felt a supreme emptiness in my soul. I couldn’t cry but I wanted to. He inspired how I play and so he lives on with all of us eternally and internally.
I originally dug SOP and Symbolic most being new to death metal. Now, at least for now I really like SBG and Leprosy in terms of style. Chuck's screams on those albums are gold.
Nice. I dig pretty much anything from Death. Cool to go back and review some older so-called classics. That label gets thrown around a lot but in Death's case they've earned that label. Do some old Bolt Thrower next
Please do Individual Thought Patterns next! What a hell of a ride of an album that was!! It's so juicy and... you know what? Just let the album speak for itself and let the fans judge
Agreed 100% Best album in their catalog, 2nd being Spiritual Healing. Now I'm really loving GRUESOME which play origianl songs in a tribute to DEATH style. It's like hearing Spiritual Healing Part 2, and Leprosy part 2! Love those guys.
this was the first death album i listened to & so despite all their work being amazing it holds a special place in my heart. the guitar solo on see through dreams is almost like a religious experience every time i listen to it. i'm glad he mentioned the drum & bass addition tracks, that shit was so confusing to listen to but it does showcase the pure skill to their rhythm section for sure.
I remember having Spiritual Healing and then my best friend got Human and everything changed . I'm forty two and still love this album there were so many great albums from 90-95 this is a classic. Thanks Chuck and thank you guys for keeping it alive.
I would have been interested to hear Sam's take on this album in addition to yours, because he was probably listening to Death at the time when it came out and it was such a diversion from Death's first three which a lot of fans didn't like. An idea for future episodes?
Definitely there pinnacle achievement. Not necessarily my favourite Death album anymore but it's the first one to reference to someone new. It hurt a little when Blayne criticized the album cover though 😬.
Deaths entire catalog is great. (there is no such thing as a bad Death album) However picking the best is quite difficult but for me its Individual thought Patterns. From Human to Perserverance is quite possibly the BEST four album run EVER. Elite status.
Love the Ardbeg hat Blayne! Scottish whiskey is the best and I won't be told otherwise haha. Sound of Perseverance is my personal no.1 just purely on the proggy elements. RIP Chuck x
Love this series. Would love to see more of this. Especially like the excitement Blayne (and hopefully the other reviewers) bring to this. You can instantly tell that he loves this album
Very kind! Thanks bud!
Overkill Unearthed is a highly valued commodity given the number of good to great releases over the last 30+ years. Please make at least one a week.
@@MetalComedy Hey!
@@MetalComedy you need your own channel dude
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I like this idea a lot, of going back reviewing older albums.
This channel and this series is gold, I'm glad I found them. Hope they keep it up
Ckn used to do this
you are right, because we don't have enough fresh ones!
Deaths greatest album hands down. It was a complete game changer and the best lineup Chuck ever had in Death with Paul, Sean & Steve. Just wished they made another album together!
I love how giddy Blaine is in this video. This album is a masterpiece. RIP Sean Reinert.
I really like the cover art... prob my fave of Death covers.
I consider Death's "Human" and Dissection's "Storm of the Light's Bane" to be the two best extreme metal albums. \m/
Could we throw in Disincarnate " Dreams of the carrion kind"
who me never amazing riffs on that one 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Good choices. Mine would “To Mega Therion” by Celtic Frost and “Heartwork” by Carcass
I’d say that the sound of perseverance is the best Death album. With songs like Scavenger of human sorrow, spirit crusher, flesh & the power it holds, a moment of clarity, the awesome cover of Judas Priest’s, Painkiller & the iconic instrumental track, voice of the soul, it’s hard to top this album.
Complete 100 agree
I think if somehow 1991 death recorded Sop in 91 with that ferociousness from human it would go down with zero arguments as the greatest death metal album of all time
A straight up masterpiece, probably my favourite Death album and one of my favourite albums of all time. Gonna have to blast this today 🤘
"All tech-death dudes are space perverts"
Blood Incantation: *sweats profoundly*
I hate humans, but I sure do love Human
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That is a very MISANTHROPE thing to say...
As a patreon I request all Death albums to be reviewed lol.. This made my day. And it is my favorite Death album. I love this series..I love this channel..I love Death!
That’s boy Blayne, much better. I’m sure Sean appreciates the reboot dude !! Totally agree one of the pinnacle Death Metal albums in history, and surely one of the earliest proto progressive death metal albums of course !!!
Thanks buddy! Apparently I have trouble with words no matter WHAT the language.
Hey Steve/Sean at least it was arts close 😂 this is a cool new segment, hopefully you guys can do these more regularly ... maybe throw out some titles every episode for the next one review and set up a poll ? Just a suggestion.
My favorite lineup
When it comes to Death, to me it's a tie between this and Individual. Can't really choose, they're like my babies, I love them both equally.
Agreed!
To me is more a battle between Human and Symbolic. Individual is one master piece though
Same two different vibe 2 masterpiece
I loved Spiritual Healing
Mario S I feel like that one gets the least appreciation, no? Maybe I’m wrong about that, but that’s the vibe I’ve gotten. I think it’s great though.
Having come out of a childhood going to a crazy evangelical school and super fundamentalist family, I’ve always liked Chuck’s critical themes that relate on Spiritual Healing, and just the more “mature” direction, in general. Don’t get my wrong, I love the first two albums, and the brutal violence and gore can be cathartic with the brutal playing, but I really prefer lyrics that are more “cerebral”, and no doubt SH is where Chuck really started the transformation and progression of Death. ✌️
Spiritual Healing, Human, Symbolic.
1.2.3. ...completely agree.
I would say: 1.Human 2. Spiritual Healing 3. Individual Thought Patterns :)
1 symbolic
2 human
3 individual through patterns
best albums of Death
literally everything
1. Symbolic
2. Leprosy
3. Human
This is a good album but I've never understood why it's considered by many to be the best Death album. They're all great. My favorites would be Symbolic and the underappreciated Sound of Perseverance
That's the best part of Death! No right answers.
Agreed...they are all phenomal.comsidering the climate..and chucks nverending pursuit of evolution...this was the first to sound this progressive ...patterns to symbolic to sound is an amazing journey!!!!
I would agree symbolic and sound of preservance are sick
This is the album that got me into Death. I got every album afterwards, but the straight up brutality of Human just isn't matched by the other albums for me. Cosmic Sea is one of my favorite instrumentals too so there's that. ITP absolutely rips, but i just like Human more.
I fucking know, when it comes to choosing the best album of Death, it's impossible, at least for me, it's very subjective and by what I've seen, people can choose their favorite albums based on discovering them by an album or simply because of how they feel by listening to a certain type of album from Death. I love them all, and I would suffer if someone asked me to only choose one.
The 2011 reissue of this album is a masterclass on how to remix an album properly. It sounds wonderful and much better than the original, in my opinion.
Completely agree,
Same here, although I would do w/o the Kiss cover. But I can't get myself to get rid of the original release because it's signed by Chuck.
@@sadekx5251 why would you get rid of it even if it wasnt signed by him. Stupid comment we get it, you have a signed copy.
@@pilgrim666butters because the remastered version sounds much better. Of course I am not gonna sell it or throw it away 😁
I prefer the original mix. It sounds so huge and alien which suits the material. The remix may sound more "pro" but also more conventional. I like my Death Metal when it sounds like it's purposefully standing apart from rock conventions, on some distant vacant planet.
One of the greatest albums ever made . EVER.
Love the idea of reviewing old school metal. Heartwork, Cause of Death, Arise any one? Keep'em coming!
This is a great idea.......keep reviewing the classics. Introduce some of these younger metal heads to things they never would have thought to listen to otherwise. There is SO MUCH amazing material from the 80s and early 90s.......I think you'll get more viewers/ subscribers if you throw a classic review into the mix once a week or so. Hope you all continue to do this!
FYI I would rank Symbolic and The Sound of Perserverence albums right up there with this one
The first conversation I ever had with my would-be wife was about how much we both love this album. Thanks Chuck.
Still listen to this on the reg. Was blown away when this came out especially on the heals of titans like Beneath The Remains and Cause Of Death!
Duuuhuuuuude! This is exactly the format we've been waiting for! Thank you guys so much for all the great videos
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“All you need to do is press play...”
Man I’ve been doing that a lot lately, especially with death and it’s great
A masterpiece album. That guitar part in the fist two minutes of "Secret Face" gives me chills to this day and I listen to it like 10 times a week!
4:22
"All tech-death dudes are space perverts nowadays" is gonna be my mantra for the rest of my life. Great job Banger and great job Blayne, ya'll killed it in this review. I wonder if we'll ever get Sam reviewing Sep's Beneath The Remains.
My personal faves from Death are actually Symbolic and The sound of perseverance. Two masterpieces in a row. Chuck did it like no one else in history will ever do it. RIP eternal legend
Hell yea. Imo they do not have any bad albums by any means. Some people dislike Spiritual Healing but imo, I love it.🔥🔥🔥
@@HCWz-_-Over9000 I agree, all of them are masterpieces, even though it’s ironic that you mention Spiritual Healing cause that’s my least favorite from them haha but I still love it, just not as much as the rest, specially the last 4 albums
@@landinization True, thats completely understandable.👍 My favorite Death album is a tie between Leprosy and The Sound of Perseverance. And Human is just as good too! Favorite tracks on Human is SEE THROUGH DREAMS and SUICIDE MACHINE🔥🔥🔥
Looking forward to the Altars of Madness review!!!
Cosmic Sea/Vacant Planets - MASTERPIECE
Great idea would love to see more of these!
Maybe agallochs the mantle!
I want a Still Life review now.
Shred in Peace Chuck.. We all miss you brother. Gone too fucking soon.
My first Death album ever, the one which introduced me to the metal band I love the most. I've experienced all those passages mentioned by you, Blayne. The drumming intro, followed by the building-up riff and few seconds later... everything started to kick in both my ears and my brain. THOSE RIFFS, THOSE SOLOS, THOSE DRUMS, THOSE VOCALS, THOSE LYRICS... Everything sounded brutal, listenable and technical at the same time. During those years I wasn't a big fan of death metal and I used to listen mostly to thrash but that album, togheter with Cause of Death by Obituary, changed my mind and I've never turned back. To be honest, I even liked the Scott Burns production, that typical "death metal from florida" sound, which he created at his Morrisond Studios in Tampa. Later, I've discovered Cynic and I understood why Chuck has choosen Masvidal and Reinert to be part of the band for the Human recording sessions and tour. Sadly, two of those guys have left us but I will never forget them for what they have given us trough their music.
Symbolic, Human, Spiritual
2 and 3 depends on the day, but Symbolic all the way!
The crazy thing is Symbolic is my second to least favorite Death album. I've seen every album listed as someones favorite a couple times. Death's discography might be the best in metal history.
The into of "Lack Of Comprehension" always reminds me of the Law & Order theme.
Coroner - "Mental Vortex"
Holy shit bro, that album is beyond masterpiece for me, after you listen to that you see other thrash bands as if they were not even in the same category. Would be amazing for a review and like Death, Coroner albums are all great, I respect and enjoy a lot what they did in Grin.
@@RealDeathMetalLover "Grin" is actually my favorite but I was pandering to the crowd who think, "if it was their last release, it cannot possibly be their best. Only the old stuff!" Even though "Grin" is almost 30 years old. You get my drift.
@@UziSuicide666 I feel you, that album is so creative and it has one of the harshests and aggressive sounds in their tracks, like serpent moves and grin for example, all of them have crushing riffs, they really set apart from everything else with that album, never heard something like that!
This album indeed keeps you wanting to listen to it over and over again. Absolutely immaculate songwriting and compositions :)
Oh hell yes, absolutely loving this idea of revisiting classic albums to revisit!
Thank you Blayne and thank you Banger! \m/
Human by Death and Necroticism from Carcass would be my two favourite Death Metal records of all time.
Both of which are released in the same year and month of 91. Literally 8 days apart!
First time that I find myself agreeing with Blayne's assessment of an album. Hoping that he does one for Bolt Thrower's 'Those Once Loyal', as I know he's a fan & that album deserves alot more ears, & banging of skulls.
Great review Blayne! Super on point, one of the best metal bands of all time and you made a very entertaining retrospective review.
I’ve stopped getting notifications for you guys and I watch this channel like an addict. WTF RUclips?!?
This is an amazing series idea! I have you guys to thank for so many of the modern metal bands I now call my favourite, and hopefully now I can not only reminisce over classics, but have you guys uncover hidden classics for me! Banger TV for the win hahah
Sony didn't lose the master tapes, they just didn't want to give them up initially. Human was actually remixed by Jim Morris of Morrisound per Chuck's final wishes (Jim unfortunately due to illness wasn't available for the Individual Thought Patterns remix, but Alan Duches did a pretty good job on that). Also the album cover was certainly a reference to the band encountering a horrible car accident (and there wasn't much they could do to help) where two people eventually died from their wounds... Yeah, that affected the album. This is all in the liner notes of the deluxe edition remix/remaster.
IMO Sound of Perseverance takes the cake. The progressive elements and Death metal elements of that album were far beyond it's time and still stand up to metal produced today.
It´s an awesome album, the drums are insanely good. I´m a new Death fan and right now Sound of Perseverance is my favorite album.
Had the same opinion years ago, but over time human has inched its way to the top. It’s so good.
There’s nothing about SoP that’s ahead of its time, Death already made that sound for years prior and prog Metal already had far more accomplished and more interesting albums by the.
Anything sound of perseverance did good symbolic did better
Flattening of emotion is a great song for people who are just starting to get into death metal
So up for these. This channel has been such a good source of information to get me into bands I would have missed.
I can’t decide whether I love this album or symbolic more.
I kneel everyday and pray to "SYMBOLIC"\,,/
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"Leprosy" and "Scream..." are my favorites, but this is a great album and my favorite of their second phase. They never did a bad album, IMO.
Right on. They NEVER had a bad album. For me Human is indeed the best one however. No ranking is wrong when it comes to Death though. Just killer music.
Please do a review for a Gojira record, maybe From Mars to Sirius, The Way of All Flesh or even L‘enfant sauvage
Special band to have their entire discography subject to debate on what’s best.
Symbolic for me followed by The sound of perseverance. The musicianship is second to none.
One of the best and most satisfying reviews I've watched in a long time trust me I'm a RUclips Junkie. I remember hearing a death cassette spiritual healing and human about the same time both of them blew my mind away never really took their debut that serious although it's more serious than I could ever be. Very nostalgic feelings remembering where I was when I was a teenager and now having the internet and backtracking all these groups these members have been in and side projects and whatnot. You sure got a way with words and yes yes yes I agree agree agree!!!!😎🤓☠☠☠☠
Amazing concept!! I waited a long time for you to do something like that :)
Love this! Blayne is perfect for just freaking out on how good the greats are. Individual Thought Patterns was the first extreme album I got into. Changed my life. But in the last several years Human has become my favorite too.
Really love the idea! Do more of these, pretty cool.
My favorite OSDM album since it hit the shelves
Paul's solo on "Flattening of Emotions" is my all-time favorite. Here's this crushingly heavy song about everything that's beautiful and good completely falling apart and there's this gorgeous, soaring guitar solo to lighten the mood. Right before it all comes crashing down and the band starts pummeling your face again.
Please do more Death reviews!!!! Would love sound of perseverance
Amazing album. Every Death album is perfect but this is a landmark album for sure. I think other good albums for this series would be Carcass' Heartwork and Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse.
Carcass’s Necrotism is pretty mind-blowing.
Do more Unearthed, there’s so much you could cover Effigy of the Forgotten, Bonded by Blood, Paranoid, Harmony Corruption, Heartwork, etc.
I really dig these unearthed videos. Thanks for reminding me of this killer album and getting my mind of you know what.
THANK YOU for reviewing this incredible album! This made me check it out, and now I listen to it almost every day
Also, Sean Reinert's double kick work pretty much redefined double kick drumming and metal drumming in general.
For me it's the Sound of Perseverance because without that album techdeath wouldn't be what it is today.
TSOP did more for progressive metal, Human was the landmark album for tech death (further cemented by ITP)
protolexis TSOP is far from being a death metal album. It’s a progressive metal album with harsh vocals, not innovative whatsoever, but still a great album.
uroboric_forms Who cares about the genre, is it good? Fuck yes it is.
As far as I know, Sony lost the master tape for 'Leprosy', not 'Human'. The album was remixed and remastered by Jim Morris, and it sounds amazing.
Love to watch Blaynes reviews, they always highlight the best and if necessary the worst and can offer insights into pieces you may have overlooked yourself. Deaths albums have all aged well, the first 3 re-affirming the beginnings and quick progression of Death metal moving into new and progressive realms. Keep up the good work Blayne!
This is my all time favorite Death album. It has a certain quality and sheer intensity. It doesn't feel forced it's well crafted. It keeps you coming back for more. And Chuck's voice is at his best on this album R.i.p . true raw emotion and the drums oh Sean how you will be missed.
I think Symbolic is the best record followed by Human, Spiritual healing, sound of perseverance. Followed by individual thought patterns then leprosy and scream bloody gore. In that specific order. Cause I fucking know...Chuck is the king of kings! R.I.P. 🤘 When he passed away I felt a supreme emptiness in my soul. I couldn’t cry but I wanted to. He inspired how I play and so he lives on with all of us eternally and internally.
I originally dug SOP and Symbolic most being new to death metal. Now, at least for now I really like SBG and Leprosy in terms of style. Chuck's screams on those albums are gold.
Nice. I dig pretty much anything from Death. Cool to go back and review some older so-called classics. That label gets thrown around a lot but in Death's case they've earned that label.
Do some old Bolt Thrower next
1. The Sound of Perseverance
2. Symbolic
3. Human
Please do Individual Thought Patterns next!
What a hell of a ride of an album that was!!
It's so juicy and... you know what? Just let
the album speak for itself and let the fans judge
Agreed 100% Best album in their catalog, 2nd being Spiritual Healing. Now I'm really loving GRUESOME which play origianl songs in a tribute to DEATH style. It's like hearing Spiritual Healing Part 2, and Leprosy part 2! Love those guys.
Just listened to it this morning. So you guys are checking my browsing habits, i see.....
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Human and Spiritual Healing are tied for my favorite Death album but let's be honest, they're all great!👍🤘
Retro reviews? Fuck YEAH!
this was the first death album i listened to & so despite all their work being amazing it holds a special place in my heart. the guitar solo on see through dreams is almost like a religious experience every time i listen to it. i'm glad he mentioned the drum & bass addition tracks, that shit was so confusing to listen to but it does showcase the pure skill to their rhythm section for sure.
I remember having Spiritual Healing and then my best friend got Human and everything changed . I'm forty two and still love this album there were so many great albums from 90-95 this is a classic. Thanks Chuck and thank you guys for keeping it alive.
Now, suffocation "pierced from within". I would be positively stunned if you did that album in this unearthed series
Epic choice!!!! Amazing album start to finish!!! Love Suffocation!!!
I would love that, but I'm also sure they'd prefer Efigy if they consider an episode with a Suffo album.
I think the best part about Human is the drumming. So precise and technical.
@assimilation Bobby Jarzombek is incredible. I love WatchTower.
The Sound Of Perseverance is my fav Death album, but Human and Symbolic are a close 2nd...
Death was awesome right away. I really like the early stuff as well as the more technical stuff on later albums.
I would have been interested to hear Sam's take on this album in addition to yours, because he was probably listening to Death at the time when it came out and it was such a diversion from Death's first three which a lot of fans didn't like. An idea for future episodes?
I enjoy these reviews a lot.
I'm down with this series - keep up the good work!
I love Human, I've listened to it dozens of times in the last year. The Sound of Perseverance is still my favorite Death album though.
Fuckin great! Saw the tour and fucking loved the review
As Humans the farthest we will reach in evolution is the album Human, love live Death !
I really like the idea, looking forward to the next episode! (Please review some morbid angel. Everyone seems to forget how influential they were)
Finally, holy grails are being unearthed 🍻😈🍾
Definitely there pinnacle achievement. Not necessarily my favourite Death album anymore but it's the first one to reference to someone new. It hurt a little when Blayne criticized the album cover though 😬.
This. This right here was fucking awesome. Good job Blayne. “Keeping the metal faith alive”- chuck
Deaths entire catalog is great. (there is no such thing as a bad Death album) However picking the best is quite difficult but for me its Individual thought Patterns. From Human to Perserverance is quite possibly the BEST four album run EVER. Elite status.
Amazing video smith!
Love the Ardbeg hat Blayne! Scottish whiskey is the best and I won't be told otherwise haha. Sound of Perseverance is my personal no.1 just purely on the proggy elements. RIP Chuck x
It doesn’t get any better than this one...thank you Chuck.
Individual Thought Patterns is my favorite, but Leprosy and Human are killer as well.
This is the record that got me into REAL metal
I say it again....
We want Symbolic
I have zero tolerance for anything else