Human (Death album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Human
Type = studio
Artist = Death


Released = 1991
Recorded =
Genre = Death metal, progressive metal, technical death metal
Length = 34:06
Label = Relativity, Sony
Producer = Scott Burns
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k8ogtq2ztu4o link]
Last album = "Spiritual Healing" (1990)
This album = "Human" (1991)
Next album = "" (1992)

"Human" is the fourth album released by Death in 1991. It marked the beginning of a major stylistic change for Death. The actual sound of the album is much more technically accomplished and progressive than Death's previous efforts. The lyrics are now more introspective and meaningful as opposed to the gore based lyrics of the band's first two albums or the social commentary on Spiritual Healing. This new style would be more and more prevalent on all following Death albums.

Human is widely seen as Death's most accomplished work, and one of extreme metal's defining albums, with indications such as being Death's bestselling album, with sales of over 70,000 in the United States [ [http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/2CQ2LGXT6YQCU] ] , being ranked number 82 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time, and having one of Death's two music videos which was made for the song "Lack of Comprehension", which received some airplay on MTV. It also continues to accumulate extremely positive reviews to this day.

Bass player Steve DiGiorgio left after the recording of this album (though he would later return to record "Individual Thought Patterns"). He was replaced by Skott Carino, who toured with the band in 1991-1992. Skott also recorded a few seconds of bass on Cosmic Sea, and the rest of the song (including the bass solo) was recorded by DiGiorgio.

Appearances in media

The song, "Cosmic Sea", is featured in the introduction of the 1997 game Damage Incorporated. [http://www.paranoidproductions.com/damage/interview.html]

Track listing

# "Flattening of Emotions" – 4:28
# "Suicide Machine" – 4:19
# "Together as One" – 4:06
# "Secret Face" – 4:36
# "Lack of Comprehension" – 3:39
# "See Through Dreams" – 4:26
# "Cosmic Sea (Instrumental)" – 4:23
# "Vacant Planets" – 3:48
# "God of Thunder" – 3:56 (KISS cover, Japan only bonus track) [ [http://www.emptywords.org/SparkMagazine03-95.htm Traditional Symbol For Superior Music ] ]

Credits

* Chuck Schuldiner - guitar, producer, vocals
* Steve DiGiorgio - bass
* Paul Masvidal - guitar
* Sean Reinert - drums
* David Bett - art direction
* Tim Hubbard - photography
* Tracy Cruz - label coordination
* Scott Burns - producer, engineer, mixing
* Mike Fuller - mastering
* Eric Greif - management

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

References

External links

* [http://www.emptywords.org/LyricsHuman.htm Lyrics]