@@mr.hedgehog420 it took a while for me to really enjoy their music too, but it grew on me so much. city of evil is my personal favorite album from them, and is best experienced all the way through. waking the fallen is another great album choice. after that, if you enjoy their stuff, feel free to explore the other albums!!!
«Symbolic» and «Spiritual Healing» are kinda boring, as for me, and I'd say these ones have FILLERS (scary XD). Anyways, everyone who knows Death's music can say Chuck was a legend as a composer and professional.
@@user-pdogiP78V I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I find it odd that you named Symbolic and Spiritual Healing, which just so happen to be my first and second most favorite albums from Death. It certainly rubs me the wrong way to hear them called "kinda boring".
@@Grease-Goblin Actually, I can remove Spiritual Healing because of monstrous growls and some very good riffs. Anyway, there are fillers on this album. But awful schreaming and weird atmosphere on Symbolic makes me uncomfortable. For example, Without Judgement would have been 100 times better if Chuck had sung a bit better. P.S. I dunno anything about cancer, so maybe he was struggling while recording the album.
Death music transcends genre, it's creativity at its peak. even the linups are carefully drafted for each project and every member fits perfectly the gap.
1. Overactive Imagination Your existence is a script, life for you is a perfomance, play out the leading role. Directing and premeditating every move That creates the act of manipulation Mastering the art of deception. That increases your sick addiction It's an overactive imagination that enslaves your empty shell [Lead: Chuck] Existing in dimensions of addictive obsession [Lead: Andy] Your script will run short of ideas The story will soon end itself People to trust come short in number. Like a plague your lies spread fast across the world Mastering the art of deception That increases your sick addition It's an overactive imagination that enslaves your empty shell 2. In Human Form People of the earth beware, It is here in human form An atrocity laced with greed. Filled with evil intentions. Ready to attack [Lead: Andy] Look to the air for stories to choose, Who will be your next victim Profitting on visions of others, dark emotions run through its veins Its motives are false its mind is insane A distant planet with no signs of life To become a home for this alien breed. Scientists of the world unite, your services are more than needed This creature in human form is out of control [Lead: Chuck] Looks can be deceiving, see beyond the shell Flesh and eyes mean nothing. The truth, time it will tell Before you think you fool the world. What comes around goes around. Shown for what you are, a waste of life [Lead: Andy] 3. Jealousy What do you want from me, what is it you expect I have spoken my mind from deep inside my soul Behind the eyes is a place on one will be able to touch Containing thoughts that cannot be taken away or replaced You want what is not yours, Jealousy You want what you cannot have, Jealousy Spiteful harsh words, it comes as no real surprise. Tell me what you are. [Lead: Chuck, Andy] I cannot understand how you seem to exist On what people create for you, good must turn bad. Behind the eyes is a place on one will be able to touch Containing thoughts that cannot be taken away or replaced You want what is not yours, Jealousy You want what you cannot have, Jealousy 4. Trapped In A Corner I want to watch you drown in your lies. The end of your masquerade, a matter of time Interwining lies, domination, control Feed his twisted nature It is sickening to see dreams die A word of advice, fate's patience is growning short. Fake down to your mind and appearance You will fall short of the dreams to destroy In time you will find yourself trapped in a corner These four words my friend, I promise you will not forget [Lead: Andy, Chuck] I am one of many that see through your lies Hiding will do you no good, many seek revenge. Soon to become a victim of what you live to create, and cannot have. It is sickening to see dreams die A word of advice, fate's patience is growning short. Fake down to your mind and appearance You will fall short of the dreams to destroy 5. Nothing Is Everything Living like us and sharing our day. In another world very far away A diffirent existence, yet virtually the same. Aggression is sadness and laughter is pain Look deep into their eyes for what they have to say Emotions take control of life everyday. Unpredictable variations of behavior, Hold the key to the mental door Where nothing is everything, and everything is nothing Staring beyond the wall a thousand times over [Lead: Chuck] Seeing a part of them that is real Just imagine how it might feel To be denied of what life has to give Behind mental shadows they must live Look deep into their eyes for what they have to say Emotions take control of life everyday. 6. Mentally Blind You see your vision and no one else's Your every word filled with sarcasm Crucify people with invisible knowledge Verbal destruction with each compulsion We will see where you go The future for you is nowhere Every minute a cliche of your kind Too much to say from a person with no respect Your accusations you will regret From the mentally blind come ideas that are poison Take away the power, a shallow person you will find. [Lead: Chuck] What would you do without your pathetic narrow-minded approach to life, that reflects your lack of abilities Your opinions are self-destructive Despair is your gain, delight is corruption Destined to fall prey to your stories, creating problems for your consumption We will see where you go The future for you is nowhere Every minute a cliche of your kind Too much to say from a person with no respect Your accusations you will regret From the mentally blind come ideas that are poison Take away the power, a shallow person you will find. 7. Individual Thought Patterns So quick to judge, so easily we forget, What it's like to be dissected Where feelings are tossed aside Like a drug it feeds the imagination of minds that go unanalyzed Followers to the leaders of mass hypnotic corruption that live their lives only to criticize Where is the invisible line that we must draw to create individual thought patterns [Lead: Chuck] Prisoners of mental deception be free within singular judgement Twisting words to control the masses To cover up one's self insecurities Like a drug it feeds the imagination of minds that go unanalyzed Followers to the leaders of mass hypnotic corruption that live their lives only to criticize Where is the invisible line that we must draw to create individual thought 8. Destiny [Lead: Andy] Time is a thing we must accept The unexpected I sometimes fear. Just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens, Things fall into place I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through to find the other half that is true Destiny is what we all seek Destiny was waiting for you and me [Lead: Chuck] I believe behind confusion awaits the truth for us Past the obstacles we face I value our life and trust Years of questioning why things happen the way they do in life Wishing that I could turn back time, So we could join our souls I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through to find the other half that is true Destiny is what we all seek Destiny was waiting for you and me [Lead: Chuck] 9. Out Of Touch Trapped in a lost world of brutality So weak are the ones that must rely on shock to push this so called force that inspires their call to be extreme so it seems is a mental crutch To cover up for those that are completely out of touch Say what you want, I know the truth when it comes to your kind [Lead: Chuck] In time we'll see who lasts In time you will disappear Who are you to question my sincerity For now you are high on yourself Drowning in your dreams of misguided hope To be extreme so it seems is a mental crutch To cover up for those that are completely out of touch 10. The Philosopher Do you feel what I feel, see what I see, hear what I hear There is a line you must draw between your dream world and reality Do you live my life or share the breath I breathe Lies feed your judgement of others Behold how the blind lead each other The philosopher You know so much about nothing at all [Lead: Chuck] Ideas that fall under shadows of theories that stand tall Thoughts that grow narrow upon being verbally released Your mind is not your own, what sounds more mentally stimulating is how you make your choice So you preach about how I'm supposed to be, yet you don't know your own sexuality Lies feed your judgement of others Behold how the blind lead each other The philosopher You know so much about nothing at all
The "Trapped in a Corner" solo section is on of my favorite moments in all of Death's discography. First Andy put such virtuous lines on display and then Chuck absolutely unleashes. Awesome!
This is one of the greatest albums EVER written. In ALL genres of music. The TALENT that this album composes can compete with any musical artistry that has EVER been composed. ( Put that in your pipe and smoke it Mozart). Steve Digiorgio, the bassist, alone holds one of the top spots for genius writing on this album. This man is the reason I bought a fretless bass, and to this day strive to play as he played on this album. INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT PATTERNS... One of the greatest works of art in human history.
Dude I feel you. Bought this album when it was released in 1993, on tape! (I didn't own a CD player back then). Haven't stopped listening to it since then, which makes it the album I played the most, hands down.
Even through my tiny little iPhone, every note from every instrument is clear, distinct, powerful, and present. Don’t forget the fifth member of this band - Scott Burns, the only death metal producer who ever got it right.
Easily one of the greatest metal albums of all time! I can't count the many times I've sat just thinking "how can anyone come up with a riff/arrangement like THAT??" 7:50 12:47 16:13 21:10 ....just to name a few - I'm awe-struck every single time I hear this album. Chuck was a genius like no other.
the guitar tracks are BOTH wrote by Chuck ( with some exceptions at solos ) . Andy was just a guest to make this album possible. Chuck said this in a video.
Yes, some of the solos here are King Diamond style but that's OK with me. It adds character! I like Symbolic more but this one is probably my second favorite.
As respected as Steve DiGiorgio is, he does not hold the same level of popularity as some other bass players within extreme metal (like Alex Webster or Tony Choy) which is a shame because his work has always boundary pushing, specially in Sadus
The number and type of notes each measure contains. For example, in a 4/4 time signature, the measure would contain 4 fourth notes. A 6/8 time signature contains 6 eighth notes.
The cool thing about that opening riff is it's so well written it tricked my ear into thinking it was in regular meter for YEARS then I actually looked at the tab and it's actually switching. Haha maybe it's because of Gene's regular hihat hits that come in and out, and I think that was a subconscious influence on a lot of the first material Im gonna release for my band Spectria starting this year. Death is a HUGE influence on me.
This came out when I was in high school. How lucky were we to be metal fans back then. From DEICIDE to CARCASS PANTERA to SEPULTURA CANNIBAL CORPSE. to SUFFOCATION. OBITUARY to NAPALM DEATH. METALLICA to BIOHAZARD and everything in between. They were all kicking off at the same time.
I mean if we're going to talk jazz Fusion influenced death metal then Cynic - Focus is the one and came out the same year as this. Sean and Paul arguably pushed Chuck towards this amazing sound beginning with Human, Chuck built off that with a forward thinking attitude for ITP and carried those progressive tendancies to the end of his career. Also the Watchtower influence had a part to play in this sound for sure.
+Mark Mensing73 I'm not some sheep, I won't do something just because you tell me to, and that has nothing to do with why my shoes are melting right now.
The solo of Trapped in a Corner literally had me in tears of amazement. Such brilliance. Such emotion. It caught me by surprise. Death's music is truly a timeless gem. I might want to consider doing some Death covers again in the near future 🤔
Andy Larocque, Gene Hoglan, Steve DiGiorgio, and Chuck !! An explosive cosmic supernova of skills and virtuosity with complexity and beauty ! This is one of the few times a remastered CD sounds as good or dare I say better than the original work. The fretless basslines are tasty and well crafted, the drums show you the way to where Chuck and Andy sit in the throne ! Thanks Relapse, cheers from Morocco.
Chuck managed it somehow to recruit a top 10 bassist of all times and a top 10 drummer of all times at the same time plus the skills of LaRocque 30 years ago, as result in 1993 was released one of the most technical albums of all times.
Best classical music album ever ( In the future that is ). I still can't believe I listen to Death nearly 25 years after hearing them when 16 years old. Sadly I have to report we haven't yet got the technology to bring Chuck back to this plane of existence..... :(
Got to toy with a rather expensive analog rig for playing vinyl.... Yeah..... This album is and so is Human were some of the building blocks for really putting technicalities where they weren't at that time in death metal. Let alone metal as a genre as a whole.
Yeah bro Cant believe my mates and i lived off this album and human in highschool in the early 90s yet its still so fresh and technically brilliant. Death shall live forever as the best.
That's the heritage of good music. Timeless, people will still discover this 100 years from now. I started listening to Death at 13 years of age and still do at 42.. Chucks legacy only gets stronger since his passing
One day after band rehearsal in 1994, my bassist gave me this tape to listen to... I was 17 at the time. I was really into both metal, and fusion drummers. Guys like Lombardo, Benante, Menza, Gadd, Colaiuta, and Weckl. When I heard this, it was like someone blended those jazz fusion drummers with the metal drummers.... Something completely new and mind blowing energed - Gene Hoglan... The sheer musicality and imagination on this, and Symbolic totally changed my perception on what was possible in music.
Dooneegomaface Ifinnaspring - Honestly, when I heard it, I didn't want to belive the drumming was real. It was just too intense for me to want to believe.
Best album ever .....I love hearing Andy LaRocue's leads over Chuck's magic and that fret-less bass.... Hoglan is a machine... this was a SuperGroup for metal fans if there ever was one.
pretty sure it's the same guy who mixed and mastered it in 93: Alan Douches, pretty sure it was something forced with the remastering of the original tapes, it kills nothing is everything, but this has been out for 5 years now and I finally got over that fault
The best remaster is the one that came out in 2008. None ever talks about it because hardly any Death fans have heard that particular remaster. It changes nothing, apart from balance the volume and make the instruments more clear, especially drum fills, and it doesn't over-compress everything into a brick wall of noise like this master does. The 2008 one is like the original, but better balanced and more clear. Good luck finding it though! I can't find a legit download of it on the entire internet.
I am 36 and I discovered Death in my later teens. I have specific memories of moments that seem otherwise insignificant, but this music was there with me and it is kind of fitting given what Chuck says about the subtle things in life, the unseen, always there in the mundane hidden way, human longing for meaning. Working at that time meant nothing to me but I had to spend 8 1/2 hours a day doing it, and then there was making music, the big passion. This was such a fitting soundtrack looking back. The feeling that there is more to life, the longing for just that, the frustration with circumstances, the release through music.... Thank you Chuck :)
It's so fucking cool that RELAPSE is releasing tons of Metal albums on their official YT page , I own this DEATH album but cool as hell that it's up for all ears l..l,
This is one of the most amazing metal albums ever conceived. This is in my top 3 favorites of all time! It still gives the chills listening to it even though I've heard it a few thousand times!
12-13-2020... Its been 19 years since the passing of Charles Michael Schuldiner and his music is more popular among the metal community than when he was alive. We miss you Chuck. Support music not rumors.
My favorite DEATH album. and I love all of the other as well. But there is something about this album that makes me love it 2% more than the others. I don't know if its Andy Laroque's playing. or Gene Hoglan's playing. Or the overall Composition. LONG LIVE TO DEATH.
Hands down, this is the best technical death metal album of all times! Brilliant, from its start to the end. Nothing can gets closer to this. The lineup is so masterious! Andy LaRocque's solos are out of this world, and rises the band to the untouchable level for the rest... 🤟👊
Nice! Good to know a Metal album can put you to sleep. Burn My Eyes by Machine Head put me to sleep when I was sick once. I want to try Human to see if it'll help me sleep. It's my preferable choice.
The magnus opus of a really overactive imagination. One of the best albums of all time. In 2019 still listening with same astonishment and still can not chosee which song is the best. RIP Chuck schuldine
I met him too once, at a strapping young lad gig (city tour in europe/swiss). Perhaps 100 ppl in the crowd, front row almost empty, was like a private gig. Gave the roadie a piece of good hash i had as a gift for the superb performance. Gene was looking for me at the venue later to thank me in person, hahaha. Golden.
Hace 27 años que fue mi disco favorito escuchándolo todos los días, y después de 27 años que no lo escuchaba, sigo admirando esta obra maestra! Un álbum de hoy que viajo al pasado para escucharlo.
Death es una de las bandas que yo más quiero y venero , llevo años escuchando su música y nunca dejan de sorprenderme . Sus solos de guitarra son increíbles , demostrando una asombrosa técnica muy depurada a la hora de ejecutar sus instrumentos de cuerda . Disciplina , sacrificio y entrega son cualidades que los hacen ser una gran banda y de las mejores.
El bajo es lo mejor a nivel mundial, aquí lo oye hasta el que no sabe de música. el batería con el bombo y en general su rapidez es increíble, la guitarra eléctrica en plan épico fantástico. La voz por supuesto. El mejor disco del mundo mundial, sobretodo las 6 primeras canciones de todos los grupos heavy, death metal para mí
Time is a thing we must accept The unexpected I sometimes fear Just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens Things fall into place I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through To find the other half that is true Destiny is what we all seek Destiny was waiting for you and me I believe behind confusion awaits the truth for us Past the obstacles we face I value our life and trust Years of questioning why things happen the way they do in life Wishing that I could turn back time So we could join our souls
I used these most of the lyrics in my english assignment back in 95 about destiny. Teacher though i was some kind of genius. Cheers Chuck.owe you one bro.
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Chuck schuldiner, Andy LaRocque, Steve DiGiorgio, Gene hoglan... One of the best lineups
+Juan Revilla That's straight fucking all-star line-up mate.
Death's best line up
Infernal Majesty such an underrated band, their None Shall Defy is amazing.
Curious what that has to do with this album, or are you just getting the word out haha
Tony Hess Juan Revilla´s profile picture is the cover of None Shall Defy
I must have listened to this album hundreds of times over as a teenager. Still love it at 43
Same here bro. At the age of 42. Best Desth-album to me.
Just found it thru a mate on fb. Lol 45yo checkng in. I shudve bn on this instead of insisting on only Symphony X
💯same and same age, they f****** ruled live as well, saw them like four times at the Cleveland Agora ballroom
@@floydsemlow8253 pilgrimage
hands down my fav death album
this band does more in one song than most do across entire records!
Or their entire discographies
@@jmha2428 gojira does more in one song than death does in the entire discography.
@@piranias haha what a clown.. Godzilla is not bad but that is a funny joke.
@@piranias b@llsh*t and ignorance they aren't half the the band that death is. I don't care how much they do because half of what they do is garbage.
@@piranias hahahahahahahaaa
Solo from Trapped in a Corner is pure magic . This is DEATH METAL .
I really appreciate someone who puts Death Metal in caps..
@@davidyoung3136 ahahahaha and I appreciate people who appreciate people that loves DEATH METAL hahahaahahahah
Crushing solo!
Well , at this point , Death was sounding closer to Prog / Thrash Metal than "Death Metal" per se ...
this is not death metal anymore. by this point.. Death made their own genre
Chuck Schuldiner - vocals, guitar
Andy LaRocque - guitar
Steve Di Giorgio - fretless bass
Gene Hoglan - drums
OMG.
personally i think human had the best line up
Chuck schuldiner- vocals guitar
Paul masvidal- guitar
steve digiorgio- fretless bass
sean reinert- drums
@@ikon4255😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 37
The ultimate song....,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡
Fantastic!!!!!!!
@@ikon4255vero, secondo me masvidal alla chitarra e reinert alla batteria erano di un' altra categoria!
The beautiful combination of complexity and agression
+bruce cockinson exactly
+bruce cockinson Your nickname lol
One of the best usernames I've seen on RUclips. Lol.
And the melody too ;)
Voivod is nice.
it's hard to get a band with a perfect discography DEATH is one of them
Sadly due to the death of Chuck.
Testament is another!!!
@@jahova424testament and death are my two favorite metal bands ever (closely followed by sepultura and a7x)
@@itsfrosteyy3112 testament, death, sepultura amazing bands!!! but avenged sevenfold?? Maybe I need to give them a closer listen
@@mr.hedgehog420 it took a while for me to really enjoy their music too, but it grew on me so much. city of evil is my personal favorite album from them, and is best experienced all the way through. waking the fallen is another great album choice. after that, if you enjoy their stuff, feel free to explore the other albums!!!
12:21 "Pikachu, you're my enemy"
you made my day LMAO
hahahahahahahaha
lmfao
jesus christ, i almost choke with that
XD
there is no thing as a bad death song, all of them are masterpieces in their own unique way. Death, the most complete metal band to ever exist.
It is from death/thrash to Tech Death Metal, a little bit of progressive, even melodic
Regurgitated Guts is a little bit monotonous though for that matter, and they had an array of forgettable weak songs in their demo era
«Symbolic» and «Spiritual Healing» are kinda boring, as for me, and I'd say these ones have FILLERS (scary XD). Anyways, everyone who knows Death's music can say Chuck was a legend as a composer and professional.
@@user-pdogiP78V I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I find it odd that you named Symbolic and Spiritual Healing, which just so happen to be my first and second most favorite albums from Death. It certainly rubs me the wrong way to hear them called "kinda boring".
@@Grease-Goblin Actually, I can remove Spiritual Healing because of monstrous growls and some very good riffs. Anyway, there are fillers on this album. But awful schreaming and weird atmosphere on Symbolic makes me uncomfortable. For example, Without Judgement would have been 100 times better if Chuck had sung a bit better. P.S. I dunno anything about cancer, so maybe he was struggling while recording the album.
This album should be appreciated by every music lover, even those who are not into extreme metal.
I'd kill to see what musical composers think of them
YEAP!
Truth!
Death music transcends genre, it's creativity at its peak. even the linups are carefully drafted for each project and every member fits perfectly the gap.
@@brandonl.kingston635 nice solo's?? 😭🤣👂💩
The bass on this entire album is the focus of attention, the bassist is monstrously talented.
_"This comment is so righteous. Alexa, play 'Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass'."_
Check out Atheist's "Unquestionable Presence". The creators of tech death, and one of the best bassists ever.
@@Trahzyno
@@brothermanner Uh, yes.
@@Trahzy I love atheist but why are you simping so hard for them. You have so many comments and they're all about atheist lol
The bass work is fucking amazing.
Bruh, listen to Nirvana, no one can outplay Krist Novoselic's bass playing. Nirvana was the only TRUE death metal band.
TheSmashingTesticles So true lmao. Nothing more metal than using a sawed-off shotgun as a microphone (;
mac cavanah
What was that supposed to mean?
TheSmashingTesticles It's a really dark and fucked up suicide joke that I probably shouldn't have made
+TheSmashingTesticles lol shut up
One of the most respected metal drummer Gene ''The Atomic Clock'' Hoglan.
+LamarcusDirk Have you ever heard about the rumor that he was blind? LOL...
+Paullus Nava DIABEETUS
he was testament's drummer during a few time, wasn't he?
he was, then left, but has since returned for the past two albums (dark roots and brotherhood)
he is now
1. Overactive Imagination
Your existence is a script,
life for you is a perfomance,
play out the leading role.
Directing and premeditating every move
That creates the act of manipulation
Mastering the art of deception.
That increases your sick addiction
It's an overactive imagination
that enslaves your empty shell
[Lead: Chuck]
Existing in dimensions of addictive obsession
[Lead: Andy]
Your script will run short of ideas
The story will soon end itself
People to trust come short in number.
Like a plague your lies spread
fast across the world
Mastering the art of deception
That increases your sick addition
It's an overactive imagination
that enslaves your empty shell
2. In Human Form
People of the earth beware,
It is here in human form
An atrocity laced with greed.
Filled with evil intentions.
Ready to attack
[Lead: Andy]
Look to the air for stories to choose,
Who will be your next victim
Profitting on visions of others,
dark emotions run through its veins
Its motives are false its mind is insane
A distant planet with no signs of life
To become a home for this alien breed.
Scientists of the world unite,
your services are more than needed
This creature in human form is out of control
[Lead: Chuck]
Looks can be deceiving, see beyond the shell
Flesh and eyes mean nothing.
The truth, time it will tell
Before you think you fool the world.
What comes around goes around.
Shown for what you are, a waste of life
[Lead: Andy]
3. Jealousy
What do you want from me,
what is it you expect
I have spoken my mind from deep inside my soul
Behind the eyes is a place on one will be able to touch
Containing thoughts that cannot be taken away or replaced
You want what is not yours, Jealousy
You want what you cannot have, Jealousy
Spiteful harsh words, it comes as no real surprise.
Tell me what you are.
[Lead: Chuck, Andy]
I cannot understand how you seem to exist
On what people create for you, good must turn bad.
Behind the eyes is a place on one will be able to touch
Containing thoughts that cannot be taken away or replaced
You want what is not yours, Jealousy
You want what you cannot have, Jealousy
4. Trapped In A Corner
I want to watch you drown in your lies.
The end of your masquerade, a matter of time
Interwining lies, domination, control
Feed his twisted nature
It is sickening to see dreams die
A word of advice, fate's patience is growning short.
Fake down to your mind and appearance
You will fall short of the dreams to destroy
In time you will find yourself trapped in a corner
These four words my friend, I promise you will not forget
[Lead: Andy, Chuck]
I am one of many that see through your lies
Hiding will do you no good, many seek revenge.
Soon to become a victim of what you live to create, and cannot have.
It is sickening to see dreams die
A word of advice, fate's patience is growning short.
Fake down to your mind and appearance
You will fall short of the dreams to destroy
5. Nothing Is Everything
Living like us and sharing our day.
In another world very far away
A diffirent existence, yet virtually the same.
Aggression is sadness and laughter is pain
Look deep into their eyes for what they have to say
Emotions take control of life everyday.
Unpredictable variations of behavior,
Hold the key to the mental door
Where nothing is everything, and everything is nothing
Staring beyond the wall a thousand times over
[Lead: Chuck]
Seeing a part of them that is real
Just imagine how it might feel
To be denied of what life has to give
Behind mental shadows they must live
Look deep into their eyes for what they have to say
Emotions take control of life everyday.
6. Mentally Blind
You see your vision and no one else's
Your every word filled with sarcasm
Crucify people with invisible knowledge
Verbal destruction with each compulsion
We will see where you go
The future for you is nowhere
Every minute a cliche of your kind
Too much to say from a person with no respect
Your accusations you will regret
From the mentally blind come ideas that are poison
Take away the power, a shallow person you will find.
[Lead: Chuck]
What would you do without your pathetic narrow-minded approach to life,
that reflects your lack of abilities
Your opinions are self-destructive
Despair is your gain, delight is corruption
Destined to fall prey to your stories,
creating problems for your consumption
We will see where you go
The future for you is nowhere
Every minute a cliche of your kind
Too much to say from a person with no respect
Your accusations you will regret
From the mentally blind come ideas that are poison
Take away the power, a shallow person you will find.
7. Individual Thought Patterns
So quick to judge, so easily we forget,
What it's like to be dissected
Where feelings are tossed aside
Like a drug it feeds the imagination of minds that go unanalyzed
Followers to the leaders of mass hypnotic corruption that live their lives only to criticize
Where is the invisible line that we must draw to create individual thought patterns
[Lead: Chuck]
Prisoners of mental deception be free within singular judgement
Twisting words to control the masses
To cover up one's self insecurities
Like a drug it feeds the imagination of minds that go unanalyzed
Followers to the leaders of mass hypnotic corruption that live their lives only to criticize
Where is the invisible line that we must draw to create individual thought
8. Destiny
[Lead: Andy]
Time is a thing we must accept
The unexpected I sometimes fear.
Just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens,
Things fall into place
I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through
to find the other half that is true
Destiny is what we all seek
Destiny was waiting for you and me
[Lead: Chuck]
I believe behind confusion awaits the truth for us
Past the obstacles we face
I value our life and trust
Years of questioning why things happen the way they do in life
Wishing that I could turn back time,
So we could join our souls
I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through
to find the other half that is true
Destiny is what we all seek
Destiny was waiting for you and me
[Lead: Chuck]
9. Out Of Touch
Trapped in a lost world of brutality
So weak are the ones that must rely on shock
to push this so called force that inspires their call
to be extreme so it seems is a mental crutch
To cover up for those that are completely out of touch
Say what you want, I know the truth when it comes to your kind
[Lead: Chuck]
In time we'll see who lasts
In time you will disappear
Who are you to question my sincerity
For now you are high on yourself
Drowning in your dreams of misguided hope
To be extreme so it seems is a mental crutch
To cover up for those that are completely out of touch
10. The Philosopher
Do you feel what I feel, see what I see, hear what I hear
There is a line you must draw between your dream world and reality
Do you live my life or share the breath I breathe
Lies feed your judgement of others
Behold how the blind lead each other
The philosopher
You know so much about nothing at all
[Lead: Chuck]
Ideas that fall under shadows of theories that stand tall
Thoughts that grow narrow upon being verbally released
Your mind is not your own, what sounds more mentally stimulating is how you make your choice
So you preach about how I'm supposed to be, yet you don't know your own sexuality
Lies feed your judgement of others
Behold how the blind lead each other
The philosopher
You know so much about nothing at all
Dude you are a legend
The "Trapped in a Corner" solo section is on of my favorite moments in all of Death's discography. First Andy put such virtuous lines on display and then Chuck absolutely unleashes. Awesome!
Virtuosic but also virtuous
These guys were on a different plain of enlightenment.
Love your profile pic, Kate Bush is just superb.
thekookiemonster70
Quite.
*plane
Hey, bro. Edit your comment and fix "plain" to "plane."
Their music is like a symphony. True musicians.
This is one of the greatest albums EVER written. In ALL genres of music. The TALENT that this album composes can compete with any musical artistry that has EVER been composed. ( Put that in your pipe and smoke it Mozart).
Steve Digiorgio, the bassist, alone holds one of the top spots for genius writing on this album. This man is the reason I bought a fretless bass, and to this day strive to play as he played on this album.
INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT PATTERNS... One of the greatest works of art in human history.
It's funny because he is also the reason I am going to get a fretless in the near future
Dude I feel you. Bought this album when it was released in 1993, on tape! (I didn't own a CD player back then). Haven't stopped listening to it since then, which makes it the album I played the most, hands down.
🤟
This is the real deal...............
yea.this album is so special.masterpiece of death metal
Even through my tiny little iPhone, every note from every instrument is clear, distinct, powerful, and present.
Don’t forget the fifth member of this band - Scott Burns, the only death metal producer who ever got it right.
The only death metal album I can listen non-stop from beginning to end. Total masterpiece. It gets better and better, year after year.
Yep same here.
Absolutamente!
There's a strain called Jealousy . Timeless Album .
Now listen to Symbolic, Human and TSOP
Easily one of the greatest metal albums of all time!
I can't count the many times I've sat just thinking "how can anyone come up with a riff/arrangement like THAT??"
7:50
12:47
16:13
21:10
....just to name a few - I'm awe-struck every single time I hear this album. Chuck was a genius like no other.
Every album from Death is great, but I feel a special attraction for this one. Andy Laroque did a really good job.
the guitar tracks are BOTH wrote by Chuck ( with some exceptions at solos ) . Andy was just a guest to make this album possible. Chuck said this in a video.
Juan Carlos Sevinones i love this album
Juan Carlos Sevinones I know what you mean
Oh fuck yeah brother Andy is an absolute pro in this album!
Yes, some of the solos here are King Diamond style but that's OK with me. It adds character! I like Symbolic more but this one is probably my second favorite.
Nobody mentions the bassist with his fretless escapades: he is a true genius
his fretless bass runs -melted my jeans -right off of my body !!! summona beetch!!!
We all love him, man! I Like him even better in The Fragile Art Of Existence, tho...
steve digorgio is AWESOME!!!!!
Steve is probably one of the most respected bass players, period. You're off it.
As respected as Steve DiGiorgio is, he does not hold the same level of popularity as some other bass players within extreme metal (like Alex Webster or Tony Choy) which is a shame because his work has always boundary pushing, specially in Sadus
This is my favorite Death album. Everything sounds just perfect
mine too probably
This band is the Mozart of metal
there is no comparison
Death > Mozart
@@Gordon3773 amen to that
@@Gordon3773 I imagine you don’t really listen to Mozart
This doesn't sound like Mozart at all, it's way close to Bach
This Band is so Tight! Amazing! RIP Chuck Shuldiner
Wieczny wśród nas death metalowcow👍Chuck dzieki za te filozoficzne dźwięki.
More like "Complicated Time Signatures"
Cheesy Cola PLEASE MAKE THIS MAN TOP COMMENT
whats a time signature, i dont understand it in musical note terms
The number and type of notes each measure contains. For example, in a 4/4 time signature, the measure would contain 4 fourth notes. A 6/8 time signature contains 6 eighth notes.
The cool thing about that opening riff is it's so well written it tricked my ear into thinking it was in regular meter for YEARS then I actually looked at the tab and it's actually switching. Haha maybe it's because of Gene's regular hihat hits that come in and out, and I think that was a subconscious influence on a lot of the first material Im gonna release for my band Spectria starting this year. Death is a HUGE influence on me.
psych riffs written in 3/4 or 6/4 or something like that sound like triplets
The 'Mentally Blind' solo is awesome!
Chuck really was a genius...
every solo in this album is amazing
This came out when I was in high school. How lucky were we to be metal fans back then.
From
DEICIDE to CARCASS
PANTERA to SEPULTURA
CANNIBAL CORPSE. to SUFFOCATION.
OBITUARY to NAPALM DEATH.
METALLICA to BIOHAZARD
and everything in between.
They were all kicking off at the same time.
Everybody thinks this or that Death's albums is the best one. Just goes to show what an amazing musician Chuck was & how solid the complete output is
They're all diverse yet great in their own way. Just depends on what your preference is
It’s like Jazz death metal
jazz? lmao you probably never heard jazz.
@@matheusibanez I think he's talking about the complexity, not necessarely the sound
Don’t get too excited please
I mean if we're going to talk jazz Fusion influenced death metal then Cynic - Focus is the one and came out the same year as this. Sean and Paul arguably pushed Chuck towards this amazing sound beginning with Human, Chuck built off that with a forward thinking attitude for ITP and carried those progressive tendancies to the end of his career. Also the Watchtower influence had a part to play in this sound for sure.
@@henrywalton5967 a mayor 7th chord is not jazz
The Philosopher was the first song I learned how to play, this album brings back so many memories from childhood. Rip Chuck Schuldiner.
The Philosopher was your first!? Damn. Mine was Smoke on the Water XD.
iSpi I am very stubborn.
Stubborness is a virtue.
DIOS lo tenga en su gloria
+Mark Mensing73 I'm not some sheep, I won't do something just because you tell me to, and that has nothing to do with why my shoes are melting right now.
The solo of Trapped in a Corner literally had me in tears of amazement. Such brilliance. Such emotion.
It caught me by surprise.
Death's music is truly a timeless gem.
I might want to consider doing some Death covers again in the near future 🤔
Andy Larocque, Gene Hoglan, Steve DiGiorgio, and Chuck !! An explosive cosmic supernova of skills and virtuosity with complexity and beauty ! This is one of the few times a remastered CD sounds as good or dare I say better than the original work. The fretless basslines are tasty and well crafted, the drums show you the way to where Chuck and Andy sit in the throne ! Thanks Relapse, cheers from Morocco.
Chuck managed it somehow to recruit a top 10 bassist of all times and a top 10 drummer of all times at the same time plus the skills of LaRocque 30 years ago, as result in 1993 was released one of the most technical albums of all times.
Also Sean Reinert and Paul Masvidal on 'Human'.
Philosophic Metal
My favorite Death album.
The intro of "The Philosopher" comes to close in an absolute epic way a legendary death metal album.
The guitar VS bass duel at the end of The Philosopher needs to be louder. I wish they didn't slowly reduce the volume on that part. Such an epic duel!
Listen to the fadeout on Gene Hoglan’s version.
m.ruclips.net/video/eGope68pHf0/видео.html
This is a pure masterpiece of overall musicianship!! Not just skull "Crushing" death metal!!
There´s something spetacular on Chuck´s voice, not only the growling but also the constant harmonic that is part of his own singing.
This was his best year vocally
Best classical music album ever ( In the future that is ).
I still can't believe I listen to Death nearly 25 years after hearing them when 16 years old.
Sadly I have to report we haven't yet got the technology to bring Chuck back to this plane of existence..... :(
Jim H // THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT. \,,,/
Coroner R.I.P. is a Classical Metal Masterpiece
Got to toy with a rather expensive analog rig for playing vinyl.... Yeah..... This album is and so is Human were some of the building blocks for really putting technicalities where they weren't at that time in death metal. Let alone metal as a genre as a whole.
Yeah bro
Cant believe my mates and i lived off this album and human in highschool in the early 90s yet its still so fresh and technically brilliant.
Death shall live forever as the best.
That's the heritage of good music. Timeless, people will still discover this 100 years from now. I started listening to Death at 13 years of age and still do at 42.. Chucks legacy only gets stronger since his passing
Absolute Masterpiece!
Nice pic brah
+Billy Carlisle death and atheist are amazing
+go away they sure are a couple of my favorites
For me Symbolic and Spiritual Healing.
Mariusz Szifo I love all Death albums except the first two ones.
With the number of cool riffs in one song any other band would make an album. Trully stunning
Check out Atheist's "Unquestionable Presence"
No words to describe the genius of these guys.. hail to Chuck wherever you are
Best part: 0:00 - 40:19.
Jajaja
Carai, pode cre kkkkkk
Yeah
Very underrated comment.
Sí!
One day after band rehearsal in 1994, my bassist gave me this tape to listen to... I was 17 at the time. I was really into both metal, and fusion drummers. Guys like Lombardo, Benante, Menza, Gadd, Colaiuta, and Weckl.
When I heard this, it was like someone blended those jazz fusion drummers with the metal drummers.... Something completely new and mind blowing energed - Gene Hoglan... The sheer musicality and imagination on this, and Symbolic totally changed my perception on what was possible in music.
Dooneegomaface Ifinnaspring - Honestly, when I heard it, I didn't want to belive the drumming was real. It was just too intense for me to want to believe.
Best album ever .....I love hearing Andy LaRocue's leads over Chuck's magic and that fret-less bass.... Hoglan is a machine... this was a SuperGroup for metal fans if there ever was one.
Who is Andy Larue? I know of an Andy Laroque.
Hahaha James I hoped somebody would say it! 😂😂😂
Andy LaRue? Wrong guy haha-and wrong instrument!!
It was AutoCorrect you freaks.
Totally agree!
Andy´s solo in Trapped in a Corner is in the top 5 best solos ever, period
I have this on vinyl and it sounds freakin amazing! 💀🤘🏻🎸
What an album, absolute masterpiece!
Whoever made the decision to remove the echo on the word "obsession" in Overactive Imagination should be slapped. Quit fucking around!
pretty sure it's the same guy who mixed and mastered it in 93: Alan Douches, pretty sure it was something forced with the remastering of the original tapes, it kills nothing is everything, but this has been out for 5 years now and I finally got over that fault
The best remaster is the one that came out in 2008. None ever talks about it because hardly any Death fans have heard that particular remaster. It changes nothing, apart from balance the volume and make the instruments more clear, especially drum fills, and it doesn't over-compress everything into a brick wall of noise like this master does. The 2008 one is like the original, but better balanced and more clear. Good luck finding it though! I can't find a legit download of it on the entire internet.
find it?
Ryan Everden nope
how about a physical copy? was it something relativity records re-released?
People let's not forget that this was recorded in 93! And the sound is still sick and beats most bands that come up nowadays.
Probably the absolute best way to end this album, with a solo battle fading away Chuck Vs. Steve
thats what i always thought
Last solo was not Chuck, but anyway it is great ending!
Sad part, it's like they leaving us in eternity.. while playing solos with each other.
Paul Pinargote --- it's one of the reasons that I'm still alive today. This album gave me a reason, and inspiration to live.
Gene Hoglan has a video of him playing the drums for The Philosopher and it has the full solos instead of the fade-out.
imagine if you didnt like Death. hard to believe.
"Overactive imagination" blows my mind over and over...
a masterpiece in every sense of the word....what andy and gene brought to this album along with steves bass lines complemented chucks vision 150%
I Agree 150%
Best death metal album ever.
Listen to Nirvana's "Nevermind" and it'll change your mind.
+TheSmashingTesticles (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง
kababrutal
Was there anything wrong with what I said?
+TheSmashingTesticles good troll m8 (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง
Egemen Kaya
I wasn't even trolling, I was just being honest.
14:01 This whole solo section is so epic. Indescribably beautiful. It was the model upon which I based my idea of progressive metal perfection.
Solo at 9:05 is just perfect with a perfect riff and bass. One of my best Death moment !
That's not progressive metal u donkey
Dang that was sick. Thanks for pointing that out 🤘
@@MrAD-mb9nh this entire album is progressive metal
I really don't see this as a progressive album. Death is so unique that can't be labelled.
one of the best albums of all time. certainly one of the best death metal albums of all time. might be my favorite death album
Amazing bass work and you can actually clearly hear it
I am 36 and I discovered Death in my later teens. I have specific memories of moments that seem otherwise insignificant, but this music was there with me and it is kind of fitting given what Chuck says about the subtle things in life, the unseen, always there in the mundane hidden way, human longing for meaning. Working at that time meant nothing to me but I had to spend 8 1/2 hours a day doing it, and then there was making music, the big passion. This was such a fitting soundtrack looking back. The feeling that there is more to life, the longing for just that, the frustration with circumstances, the release through music.... Thank you Chuck :)
It's so fucking cool that RELAPSE is releasing tons of Metal albums on their official YT page , I own this DEATH album but cool as hell that it's up for all ears l..l,
Especially when my caravan gets 300 cds stolen ,
I didn't fall on th sword ,
Awaken to green peas soup 🍲
This is one of the most amazing metal albums ever conceived. This is in my top 3 favorites of all time! It still gives the chills listening to it even though I've heard it a few thousand times!
12:32 bass line is freakin awesome!
8:40
Timeless masterpiece
One of the 10 best metal albums of all time.
It was number 1
Best Death Album by far... Amazing bass work...
I personally like symbolic the best but this one is awesome
+J Qwan dont forget about Scream Bloody Gore
+3beanandnakedbacon 3 SURE!!!!! DEATH IS KILLER
I prefer spiritual healing but this one is awesome too maybe comes second.
Human \m/
12-13-2020... Its been 19 years since the passing of Charles Michael Schuldiner and his music is more popular among the metal community than when he was alive. We miss you Chuck. Support music not rumors.
Finally music give justice to a musical genius
back in 1993 i was totally shocked by this music ! omfg !!!!!!
here 2017 shocked again
It's hard to believe that many people wouldn't consider this to be the absolute best album from Death. Well I do! Every song is a fuckin' Masterpiece!
12:30 This riff gets me every time🤘
The philosoper....un clásico del metal..un temazo un himno al METAL...
the only master chuck schuldiner can do this beauty,all the elements presents on this record we miss you chuck.
The bass work of Steve Digiorgio is amazing, this album is the best.
One if the greatest bands ever to tour the Earth. Them and Gwar.
The feeling I get from listening to this is indescribable.
Legendary.
18 years today without Chuck RIP, my favorite Death album (and lineup) for sure
I miss my nigga Chuck too!
My favorite DEATH album. and I love all of the other as well. But there is something about this album that makes me love it 2% more than the others. I don't know if its Andy Laroque's playing. or Gene Hoglan's playing. Or the overall Composition. LONG LIVE TO DEATH.
This and Symbolic are pretty much tied as my favourite Death albums.
Same , this obliterates all others for something I can´t quite put my finger on .
"Nothing is Everything" is my favorite song of all Death work ! So intense ! Guitar, bass lines which are amazing ! and of course, Gene's talent !
On the first three lines Chuck's vocals are unusually heavy and extreme! Incredible experience...
Death is one of the few bands I know that pioneered not only one but two music genres.
Destroyed my air drums.
Imploded my air guitar.
But the cow bell runs strong!
All hail Chuck!
chuck was outer space perhaps he was not human at all someday people are going to know his genius like a song writer and guitar hero who is
we lost a messiah again
james samos ---- Would it be considered weird if I started a one-man mosh pit in my living room while listening to this album ???🤔🤔😕😞😟🙁🤔🤔
Hey what about air bass?? Steve Di Giorgio fucking rules man \.../
@@javiersebastianmartinsuare483 my air Bass guitar is melting :D
This album is magic every time
This, by far, is Death's best album. Change my mind.
Human is my favorite and the best imo
absolutely: no doubt, by far best Death record.
Leprosy?
@@Therionsylar Same
The Sound of Perseverance is my favorite.
When listening in whole there's a moment of pure bliss in this album, the whole album is absolutely mesmerising but 21:10 is the essence of death
Hands down, this is the best technical death metal album of all times! Brilliant, from its start to the end. Nothing can gets closer to this. The lineup is so masterious! Andy LaRocque's solos are out of this world, and rises the band to the untouchable level for the rest... 🤟👊
It’s the most hated in Death’s catalogue
@@DeanH92 How come?
@@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce I think people see it as a lousy follow up to Human and too progressive for the sake of it.
@@DeanH92progression is a good thing
I bought this when it came out, could not stop listening to it. even in bed I slept with headphones on and this album on repeat!
Nice! Good to know a Metal album can put you to sleep. Burn My Eyes by Machine Head put me to sleep when I was sick once. I want to try Human to see if it'll help me sleep. It's my preferable choice.
I wish that when I bought th this "tape" I could have put I it on repeat lol...
I think with Nothing Is Everything, my dreams just turns full beauty
I slept yesterday while i was listening The Sound of Perseverance
Riff masterpiece. One of their top 4 albums
It’s sick how we can listen to such an incredible album and go, “Amazing. That’s definitely, like, one of their four best.”
The magnus opus of a really overactive imagination. One of the best albums of all time. In 2019 still listening with same astonishment and still can not chosee which song is the best. RIP Chuck schuldine
Unique album. Unique lineup. An essential album even today. 🤘💀🤘
Sadus, Dark Angel, King Diamond and Death in one ultimate line-up
I met Gene Hoglan once, super cool guy
tell us about it bro
I met him too once, at a strapping young lad gig (city tour in europe/swiss). Perhaps 100 ppl in the crowd, front row almost empty, was like a private gig. Gave the roadie a piece of good hash i had as a gift for the superb performance. Gene was looking for me at the venue later to thank me in person, hahaha. Golden.
He's tall af
My favorite Death album and favorite death metal record!
+Ocean Sage Legendary like Liquid Swords.
Josh Schulz Yes!
+Ocean Sage My favorite as well :)
lol you people are fucking retarted! Death was shit. Go listen to Nirvana's "Nevermind", now THAT'S real death metal right there.
TheSmashingTesticles You're funny.
The greatest Death metal album ever by far, The riffs and Andy Laroque's solos are amazing
Hace 27 años que fue mi disco favorito escuchándolo todos los días, y después de 27 años que no lo escuchaba, sigo admirando esta obra maestra! Un álbum de hoy que viajo al pasado para escucharlo.
It's been 15 years today since we lost the legend. CRANK THIS SHIT UP.
Death es una de las bandas que yo más quiero y venero , llevo años escuchando su música y nunca dejan de sorprenderme . Sus solos de guitarra son increíbles , demostrando una asombrosa técnica muy depurada a la hora de ejecutar sus instrumentos de cuerda . Disciplina , sacrificio y entrega son cualidades que los hacen ser una gran banda y de las mejores.
El bajo es lo mejor a nivel mundial, aquí lo oye hasta el que no sabe de música. el batería con el bombo y en general su rapidez es increíble, la guitarra eléctrica en plan épico fantástico. La voz por supuesto. El mejor disco del mundo mundial, sobretodo las 6 primeras canciones de todos los grupos heavy, death metal para mí
Los cambios de ritmos son excelentes. Mis canciones favoritas son la 3,4 y 6
PLAYLIST
1."Overactive Imagination" 0:00
2. "In Human Form" 3:30
3. "Jealousy" 7:29
4."Trapped in a Corner” 11:11
5. "Nothing Is Everything" 15:26
6. "Mentally Blind" 18:45
7. "Individual Thought Patterns" 23:35
8. "Destiny” 27:36
9. "Out of Touch" 31:43
10. "The Philosopher" 36:06
This is the greatest bass guitar I have ever heard.!
One of the best bass and drum combos ever \m/
Amazing arrangements. Killer Bass sound, especially on Nothing is Everything.
Time is a thing we must accept
The unexpected I sometimes fear
Just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens
Things fall into place
I know there is no way to avoid the pain that we must go through
To find the other half that is true
Destiny is what we all seek
Destiny was waiting for you and me
I believe behind confusion awaits the truth for us
Past the obstacles we face
I value our life and trust
Years of questioning why things happen the way they do in life
Wishing that I could turn back time
So we could join our souls
best one on the album I think, Trapped In A Corner is great too👍
I used these most of the lyrics in my english assignment back in 95 about destiny. Teacher though i was some kind of genius.
Cheers Chuck.owe you one bro.
@@moronicdooshbaggery756 lol