Album: Leprosy by Death (1988)
Genre: Death Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Relapse Records
Format: Album

Description: Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era.

Artist Background: Death was an influential death metal band founded by guitarist and singer Chuck Schuldiner in Orlando, Florida in 1983. They released several demos as Mantas before changing their name in 1984. Death is widely considered one of the most influential bands in the genre. The band's debut, "Scream Bloody Gore", has been described as "death metal's first archetypal document," and Schuldiner himself as the "father of death metal". However, Schuldiner dismissed such attributions in an interview with... Part of the Orlando, Florida, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Control Denied, Obituary, Morbid Angel, Atheist

Music Scene: Part of the Orlando, Florida, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Death Metal, Metal, 1980s, Album, Relapse Records

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Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era.

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