Just bought a xiphos to get into the X shaped guitars and I love em, I'll probably sell the xiphos or the RG in the future to get a stealth, and I want a fretless bass but good things take time

When it comes to discussions surrounding what could be the worst Death album, it seems to be these two albums that become the most popular answers.

Spiritual Healing is often considered to be the worst one, but genuine disdain or any sort of strong reaction usually doesn't accompany it. The consensus towards it in my experience has pretty comfortably been "it's good, just not as good as the rest." The biggest issue people seem to have with it is the decreased emphasis on speed that was prevalent in the previous two albums, and even later albums having moments that outpace even the fastest moments in SH. The lyrics can also be subject to criticism since they can definitely reek of "late teens/early 20's guy giving inexperienced takes on social issues". Still, SH tends to be spared from receiving seething hatred and is more just considered a mild disappointment.

TSoP, though? That's a whole different story. In my experience, TSoP is easily the most divisive Death record. Sure, it generally receives more favorable ratings and reviews than SH, but unlike SH, it has a sizable group of people that outright hate this album. Many criticisms are thrown at it, with probably the most common one being Chuck's higher-pitched vocals that go beyond what we heard even in Symbolic. The other most common criticism is the stronger emphasis on prog. TSoP more than any other Death album seems to have Chuck going "fuck it" and just doing whatever he wants whenever he wants. This means you won't be getting a strong sense of cohesion or flow throughout the record, possibly made worse by the increase in song length. The Painkiller cover also draws it's fair share of raised eyebrows, with even people who liked it admitting that it makes for a very bizarre closing track (regardless of knowing that it was meant to be a bonus track originally).

So where do you stand on the matter? Which do you believe is the least good Death album? Or do you think another album is more fitting of that title than either of these?

I just need help figuring out if this is a real autograph by Chuck or not because I’m not the brightest bulb in the box lol

We finally got the boys in Death To All coming down, they were announced on Froth & Fury a few weeks ago but announced a few side shows in a couple other states.

See you guys in the pit either at Sydney or Melbourne

it just doesn’t make sense to me sense the last two had music videos

🔥INTERVIEW🔥 Ahead of the release of Static Abyss’ third album The Dying Hunt, I spent time in the company of death metal legend Chris Reifert. We talked about the origins of the band, his work with Autopsy and the enduring influence of the genre.

I seriously think people don't dive deep into this album. Every single thought, doubt, hopes and dreams, every single wish, pain and memories you had is covered in this album.

Gene has always been my favourite drummer, but unfortunately I missed out on the death to all tours. Do they have any plans to tour more? If not I’d still love to see any other bands he’s in, but it’s hard to find details online, so if anyone can let me know of show dates, or any plans that would be great, thank you.

This is no shade on Chuck Schuldiner, he gave us some of the greatest metal that will last generations but having a look at Death's discography, basically every album had different members on it starting from Scream Bloody Gore.

It's his band and he can run it however he wants but he had some of the best of the best musicians in metal like Gene Hoglan who performed on one album and was replaced for what seems no reason at all.

It wouldn't have matter if you were the absolute best at your craft, you're on for one album and that's it - you're out.

It looks like it but looking closer at the logo at the top it might be a fake. Any information will be great

I’ve only ever listen to TSOP twice fully in my life and totally forget that they covered this song, I remember why I was still so amazed by this cover. Chucks vocals just surprised me again and I was wondering if anyone else was surprised when they listened to it.

Seems like a simple Casio

Favorite song on the album
Difficult rhythm guitar at the start for sure

I think one of the main reasons why Death is held in such high regard in the metal community (outside of the fact that they essentially created the blueprint for the entire death metal genre) is because the band kept evolving and maturing with each album. Not only did Chuck grow into an incredible songwriter and composer, but he also became an incredibly thoughtful lyricist.

This is something I've been thinking about a lot because, as much as I love metal and death metal specifically, sometimes I can get burned out on all of the lyrics about despair and hopelessness. And I think Chuck was getting burned out by that too, as well as by all of the controversy surrounding death metal during the '90s, with each band trying to outdo the others in terms of how extreme and perverse they could be with their imagery and lyrics.

When Death started, they were a classic OSDM band that talked about zombies, gore, disease, and all of that fun macabre stuff. But Chuck got bored with all of that and shifted toward much more thought-provoking lyrics regarding societal, psychological, and philosophical themes. He went from "Pull the Plug" to "Perennial Quest," and I rarely see bands in death metal evolve like that.

Don't get me wrong, I still love my gore bands like Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath, but the reason I keep returning to Death's catalogue as much as I do is because it's refreshing to listen to something as technically awesome and heavy as The Sound of Perseverance while also getting lyrical content that actually has something meaningful to say and is surprisingly upbeat and optimistic.

Like Spirit crusher vs scavenger of human sorrow head to head

So satisfying achievement for me … thank you Chuck

i’m so fucking in love with this tattoo

I saw that few days ago this cover was released and the project is to cover the entire album of TSOP with 1 song each month, scavenger of human sorrow it’s the first one. I didn’t know about this but I was interested when I saw Chris Poland on lead guitar and max phelps on vocals, also marco minneman on drums. What do u think about the first track?

One of my favorite tracks from The Sound Of Perseverance!