A melodic, progressive death-metal peak of craft. Sharp and acclaimed. A genre high point. Released in 1995, it's a key entry in Death's run.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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More from Death — where to go next
If you have Symbolic, these are the Death records worth reaching for next.
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Leprosy1988 · MetalStart here
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Scream Bloody Gore1987 · MetalClassic
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Human1991 · MetalClassic
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Individual Thought Patterns1993 · MetalClassic
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Symbolic1995 · you're viewing this oneClassic
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