DEATH - Leprosy LP No Wave and also a good way

and also a good way to approach the label catalogue for all who never heard such sounds in their lives

yet always heartfelt and passionate

imbuing the record with a decidedly organic feel even while working within the relative rigidity of beat architectures

explores jazz traditions

Nathan Means

DEATH - Leprosy LP No Wave and also a good wayThe sixth installment in Relapses exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATHS immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the bands 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