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Rating: THE REVIEW
The never too lamented "Evil Chuck" Schuldiner, before experimenting with a progressive and ultra-technical death metal (see "Symbolic" and "The Sound Of Perseverance"), created a raw, brutal, and terribly heavy death metal.
What I mean by this definition is precisely this masterpiece: "Leprosy", released in 1988. The album opens with three heavy chords that introduce us to the title track (certainly one of the best on the CD) and immediately the group's intentions are clear: not much technique (although increased from the debut "Scream Bloody Gore") and a strong desire to rock!
The album continues with the solid "Born Dead" and "Forgotten Past", progressing to the fantastic "Left To Die"… the chorus is amazing ("You’ll not return alive – Left To Die"). The fifth track is that masterpiece known as "Pull The Plug", performed even at the last Death concerts (like "Live In L.A.").
It proceeds with the excellent "Open Casket" where an outstanding Bill Andrews is noticeable, along with Schuldiner's heavy growl screaming the song's title in the chorus. The album ends with "Primitive Ways" and "Choke On It", maintaining the standards of "Born Dead". It's also worth mentioning the excellent performance of bassist Terry Butler who, while not the immense DiGiorgio, still maintains a good level. The lyrics are still quite immature (except "Pull The Plug" which seems to address the still relevant topic of euthanasia): death, death, death!
A sick and dark voice, an oppressive drum and notably downtuned and extremely fast guitars are the characteristics of this CD... a must for anyone who wants to know early Death and the early, raw death metal!
P.S.: note the Slayer shirt worn by Butler and the Sadus shirt worn by Chuck on the back cover!
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Leprosy by Death is a seminal 1988 death metal album marked by raw brutality and a heavy sound. Chuck Schuldiner and band deliver powerful performances, notably on tracks like "Pull The Plug." The lyrics are straightforward, focusing on death themes, while the instrumentation showcases oppressive drums and fast, downtuned guitars. It stands as essential listening for fans of early death metal.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Death
American death metal band founded and led by Chuck Schuldiner, widely regarded as a pioneering and highly influential act in death metal. Active primarily from 1983 until 2001; Schuldiner died in 2001.34 Reviews
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By jigoro
This CD is a masterpiece.
We are faced with a very angry Chuck, who revisits the philosophy with which he composed the previous one: 'This is what I want to play, and I play it. If you jerks want to buy it, buy it, if not, well, then go to hell.'
By sfascia carrozze
When someone gargles with muriatic acid, concrete nails, and the metal spheres of stainless steel bearings and then screams in your face with all the strength and wheezing desperation they possess 'STACCALASPINA', for me they are the undisputed champion of the entire (un)known universe in terms of elegiac assorted poetics.
If those old baboons of the Royal Academy of Sciences lounged in plenary session in Stockholm had a minimal sense of art instead of awarding it to that old mouflon Roberto Dilano, they should have assigned it, even posthumously, to the indomitable Don Chuck Schuldiner.
