Leprosy (Reissue) by Death

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

Meticulous care has been put into this reissue. The entire album, as well as the bonus material has been painstakingly remastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, Nile, etc). Deluxe 2XCD contains 50 minutes of previously unheard and unreleased Leprosy demos and rehearsal material housed in an embossed o-card package with a 24 page booklet featuring unseen pictures of the band as well as brand new liner notes from Ian Christe (Sirius/XM) and Jeremy Wagner (Broken Hope). LP features the remastered core album on wax together with a download card for all of the music included on the 2XCD.

Tracklist

1.	Leprosy	6:20

2.	Born Dead	3:27

3.	Forgotten Past	4:36

4.	Left To Die	4:37

5.	Pull The Plug	4:27

6.	Open Casket	4:56

7.	Primitive Ways	4:34

8.	Choke On It	5:55

9.	Open Casket (9_23_87 Rehearsal)	4:55

10.	Choke On It (9_23_87 Rehearsal)	6:15

11.	Left To Die (9_23_87 Rehearsal)	4:41

12.	Left To Die - Take 2 (9_23_87 Rehearsal)	4:34

13.	Left To Die (12_05_87 Rehearsals)	4:27

14.	Open Casket (12_05_87 Rehearsals)	4:42

15.	Pull The Plug (12_05_87 Rehearsals)	4:17

16.	Choke On It (12_05_87 Rehearsals)	5:37

17.	Born Dead (12_05_87 Rehearsals)	3:19

18.	Forgotten Past (9_23_87 Rehearsal)	4:26

Credits

released April 29, 2014

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