DEATH - 'Leprosy' Reissue (Full Album Stream) 

Chuck is not dead He is Death

Imagine you want to name your band and you are so early to the party that the username ''Death'' is available!!!!!!!!

"Pull the Plug" is one of the best songs in heavy metal history. Period.

"Pull The Plug" - first death metal super hit.

In 1988 I was in the hospital for three weeks with a nasty ulcer in my belly. My girlfriend brought a walkman with "Leprosy" on cassette". It was the best daily dose of medicine EVER!!!

pink could be used as a brutal color. you don't see this kind of artwork nowadays.

I was 15 years old when this album was released. Now I'm 50 years old and this album never ages, its a beautiful album.

This wasn’t recommended to you, you searched it up cuz it’s a bad ass album and one of the best death metal albums of all time

I still listen to Death and always will,fuck im 53 ,one of my favorite bands of all time.

I was researching Leprosy for a school project and found this. and fuck I'm glad I did

I was born in 97' and I started getting into Death Metal at 17. Leprosy was one of the first Death albums I heard, and after hearing this all the way through, I looked online to see when their next tour was, only to be crushed to find out that Chuck had died and the band no longer performs. I've watched almost every Death interview there is, and that's how I'll remember Death. Rest in Power, Chuck! \m/

I just love how the snare sounds on this album. So powerful and brutal.

My cat meowed at the same time when Chuck let out an almighty scream at 17:37 on Left to Die. It sounded so fucked up and momentarily frightened me!

0:00 Leprosy 6:20 Born Dead 9:48 Forgotten Past 14:24 Left to Die 19:02 Pull the Plug 23:29 Open Casket 28:25 Primitive Ways 32:59 CHOKE ON IT!!!! \M/ hope this is helpful

Damn never gave this record a chance. Their discography is insane this shit slaps

This is Best Death metal album ever...This album is pure masterpiece

This band and this album changed my life.

The drums on this album fucking blow me away every single time. Best drum sound ever.

That snare is so killer and brutal, my favorite Death album by far

One the best metal bands ever I still listen to all their albums since high-school

Every time I hear this, it's like catching up with an old friend

Leprosy, Forgotten past, Left to die, Pull the plug, Born dead, Open casket, Primitive ways and Choke on it are the best songs off this album

34 YEARS OLD AND STILL SLAPS

Best death metal album

I still listen to death all the time

Thank you very much to RelapseRecords for making these albums available free to us!

Drums on this album are the best i've ever heard

Классика, которая не только живёт в наших сердцах, но давшая пример и толчок многим командам, радующим наш слух и сердца! Чак, ты с нами!!!

This is my favorite death metal album of all time.

Now then. Us old metalheads, I’m 57, have heard and seen what the musicians of the Punk and Metal of the late seventies, eighties, nineties and of later generations had on offer. Fantastic albums with shows to match. Unforgettable memories. As time goes on, even these punk and metal bands, will disappear over time as immortality does not exist. Who’s gonna replace the legends? Do the youth of this current generation have what it takes to pick up an instrument of their choice, master the instrument, form a band, get noticed, spread the word, do gigs, get management, demos, rehearsals, album releases. The older metalheads know there are young performers out there that can take on Chuck, Lemmy, Steve Harris, Jeff Hanneman, Piggy, Holt, and a thousand others. Talent is there. The metal world is waiting for you to rise up and put the pop world to shame. Hopefully, listening to this record might give you a push and put your talents towards forming a band. Go on, give it a try.

Forgotten past probably is my favorite death metal song of all time

As a kid who played guitar growing up in the 80's and 90's listening to Testament, Metallica and Pantera I am shocked I never stumbled across Death. I just recently discovered this band. Chuck Schuldiner was just an incredible guitarist.

Leprosy and Spititual healing are in the hall of fame of metal till the end of times.

Riff after riff after riff after riff........mind fuckin blown

Every time im revisiting this album i realize its greatness, what a masterpiece of metal!

god damn what a fucking metal album

Still listening to ALL of DEATH'S albums. Not 1 album or song is disappointing.

First time listening to them, this shit is fucking sick

My 7 year old niece cried when I played this in the car, she said it was so scary lol

Masterpiece. RIP Chuck.

one of the best album covers

One of the best death metal albums of all time.

Leprosy>>>Everything

What a badass intro for a landmark album. Truly chuck was a legend. ❤

The album art is fucking awesome. Has this post-apocalyptic vibe much like fallout.

Great record. Also, same artist who did the cover of Peace Sells and Rust in Peace; Ed Repka. Love his work

This guy was one of a kind

I love Death’s whole discography, but this one stands out in particular. This is the album along with Slipknot’s self titled, turned me on to extreme music when I was 15, I’ve never gone back since then. I’ve listened to countless metal albums that impressed me, but this has remained at the top, classic, raw, unrelenting, and aggressive. My favorite metal album period.

I remember I used to not like Death Metal. Then I listened to Death and Morbid Angel.

Still listening in 2016. ...and forever! :)

This album did nothing but praise to my ears

That snare sound with headphones on is simply amazing!

Leprosy is not only my favorite Death album, but my favorite death metal album of all time. 🤘💯🎸☠️ #ripchuck

THIS is the album that opened my mind to all the heaviness that DEATH METAL has to offer!!

Happy Birthday Chuck you would have been 55yrs old today....gone but not forgotten #LetTheMetalFlow

that snare is uhhhhhhhh, so friggin sick

i just now discovering this and am glad i am

"Left to Die" possibly the best death metal song ever written

47 and still listen until today..killer album

This album is pure Death with a side of Leprosy

I was totally impressed when saw this cover in metalshop Elektromos Krokodil/Budapest around 1988/89. This album is still the best Death material for me.

Why can't i have favourite album from DEATH so hard to choose.

Death's Leprosy is right up there with the best metal albums ever made

Who told you pink can't be brutal?

Pure classic.

After 10 years of extensive listening, I'm starting to realize that this album has an underlying message of living up your life to the max before you die. It's beautiful. Death metal can be outrageously multilayered

I became a metal fan when I was 14, only listening to thrash metal during the first two years. I then "randomly" bought this album - the cover, band name logo and song titles spoke to me. Still my all-time favorite metal band. Schuldiner was one of a kind. As a fan of progressive music and jazz I really appreciate the later (90s) stuff, but mainly I keep coming back to this one very often just to hear grooves and riffs so efficient that even friends not really into metal start banging their heads.

The best Death Metal album, period

Happy birthday Chuck

I am 22 today, hearing Leprosy for the first time. Even coming off of The Sound of Perseverance and generally listening to Dethklok, Tool, and Guilty Gear, I wasn't ready for the chills that growl sent through me.

Death makes me feel calm

Without a doubt this masterpiece is the best death metal album ever recorded!

All time favorite Open Casket!

Still love this album. Killing riffs and apocalyptic drums sound. For me, best Death album and Open Casket is pure deathmetal gem.

can't believe the bass line ,sound amazing

20 years ago Chuck :-(

Something for screamers :) 1. Leprosy [music and lyrics - Schuldiner] Bodies deformed way beyond belief Cast out from their concerned society Flesh contorting day after day Freak of the dark world is what the people say Their lives decay before their eyes There is no hope of cure Among their own kind they live A life that's so obscure First an arm and then a leg Deterioration grows Rotting while they breathe - Death comes slow Leprosy will take control and bring you to your death No chance of a normal life to live just like the rest Leprosy will spread with time, your body soon to change Appearance becomes hideous a sight too much to take Tuberculoid the most severe Decay of the nerves comes fast Sense of feeling soon to be gone Life will never last No hope of recovery after the nerves are eaten away Damage is done you feel no more pain Bones decay deterioration grows Origin of this horrid disease nobody knows Their lives decay before their eyes There is no hope of cure Among their own kind they live A life that's so obscure First an arm and then a leg Deterioration grows Rotting while they breathe - Death comes slow Leprosy will take control and bring you to your death No chance of a normal life to live just like the rest Leprosy will spread with time, your body soon to changel Appearance becomes hideous a sight too much to take 2. Born Dead [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Schuldiner / Rozz] Brought to this world to wither away Naive about the ways of life is what they say Millions live millions die, more are yet to come Living skeletons - Where they come from Born dead into this world To starve and rot in agony Born dead into this world It's their choice, why can't you see Life of misery, soon a corpse you be As bones show through, nothing you can do Relief does not exist When you are born to die Disease spreads fast across their dying world Many cemeteries they will have to build As process goes on for many years to come A human waste land created when they are done Born dead into this world To starve and rot in agony Born dead into this world It's their choice, why can't you see 3. Forgotten Past [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Schuldiner / Rozz] Deep in your mind there is another side A morbid truth one cannot hide Unimaginable gore was your past time high To hear people scream, to watch them die Return back to the burial site Face your dreams upon this night Severed limbs not far away Spirit past you now obey Images of the forgotten past Your first life revealed at last Now you'll find to your surprise All the corpses you left behind A place you feel you've been to before Where life would turn right into gore You dig deep down through the years of decay The truth is revealed, you found your way Return back to the burial site Face your dreams upon this night Severed limbs not far away Spirit past you now obey Images of the forgotten past Your first life revealed at last Now you'll find to your surprise All the corpses you left behind 4. Left To Die [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Schuldiner / Rozz] Put your life into their hands Die for someone else Now you're in the real world Where pain and death are felt The first blood shed does not seem real Reality is what you feel Dropping to your knees you pray God won't make this go away You will not return alive - Left to die Suffering until the end - Left to die Time stands still as you pass away No more tomorrow this is your last day On this fucking earth Bodies fall onto the ground Blood flies through the air Shredded victims lie in pain Death is never fair Legs blown off, all hope is lost A human life is what it cost Others follow close behind A real adventure they will find You will not return alive - Left to die Suffering until the end - Left to die 5. Pull The Plug [Music and lyrics: Schuldiner] Memories is all that's left behind As I lay and wait to die Little do they know That I hear their choice of life End it now, it is the only way Too cruel, that is what they say Release me from this lonely world There is no hope, why don't you Pull the plug Let me pass away Pull the plug Don't want to live this way Once I had full control of my life I now behold a machine decides my fate End it now it's all too late What has now been days, it seems like years To stay like this is what I fear Life ends so fast, so take your chance And make it last End it now, it is the only way Too cruel, that is what they say Release me from this lonely world There is no hope, why don't you Pull the plug Let me pass away Pull the plug Don't want to live this way 6. Open Casket [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Schuldiner / Rozz] Approach the image filled with fear As the image grows so clear Future now takes full control The one whose past you now behold Touch - The flesh it is so cold Turn away - You now have been told Never to return, memories will last In the future, you'll think about the past Never to forget, what you have seen People come to pay respect Taking pictures of the dead That is what life comes to be Once they lived, now they're deceased Death is oh so strange The past no one can change What you can't predict Is how long you'll exist Open casket - Open casket Life will never be the same Death can never be explained It's their time to go beyond Empty feeling when they're gone Never to return, memories will last In the future, you'll think about the past Never to forget, what you have seen What can not be real you now believe 7. Primitive Ways [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Rozz] Go against the ways and experience pain Leading a life which one might call insane Bathe in the blood of the one you killed Slaughter to survive, your needs are fulfilled Using horrid waste Some of them will taste Removing deadly disease With such primitive ease Cannibals practising the art of butchery Emotions don't exist, pain you can't resist Primitive ways Conducting ceremonies to meet the ancient ones While having an outer body experience Celebrate the kill of the day Then walk among the guts of the fallen prey Using horrid waste Some of them will taste Removing deadly disease With such primitive ease Cannibals practising the art of butchery Emotions don't exist, pain you can't resist 8. Choke On It [lyrics - Schuldiner, music - Schuldiner / Rozz] Freedom is just a breath away Will you live to see the day As the heat intensifies You start to choke, your insides fry Seizure now sets in Torture will begin Twisted bodies lie Waiting now to die Choke on it - As your tongue goes down Choke on it - Death is all around Screaming fills your frenzied mind No way out no more time Example made from those to see Your freedom turned to misery World is all around Of what they have found Lesson to be learn You will not return Choke on it - As your tongue goes down Choke on it - Death is all around Chuck Schuldiner: guitar, vocals Rick Rozz: guitar Bill Andrews: drums Terry Butler: bass

"Choke On It" is so underrated... the chorus is brutal.

Open casket is a fucking vibe

My favorite Death record, perfect from start to finish, every song is a Death Metal classic.

This is the most important and legendary death metal album of all time.

The 1st scream on Left to Die is pure Fuckin' Gold!

I can't believe I wasn't listening to this back in the day. Loving this at 55. What else have I missed. 🤘

The album which made me start listening to Death Metal and ever since that I am Death fan.

One of the best death metal album EVER!

Iconic cover, brutal atmosphere, flawless arrangements..even more 20 yrs later since my first listening to it in vinyl owned by a former friend of mine..Keep LEPROSY cd on my pantheon of ultimate deathmetal/splatter/grind records along with DEICIDE´s Legion, MORBID ANGEL´s Altars of Madness, CARCASS´ Reek of Putrefacion(grind/splatter), AUTOPSY´s Severed Survival and of course SCREAM BLOODY GORE.

My 2nd favourite Death album after spiritual healing.

I'm 46 now. And DeatH has been playing regularly in my house for over 30 years.

one of the best if not the best metal album of all time

still sounds awesome

The true meaning of Death Metal 🤘🖤

Even though, I was into thrash metal when I was 13. I was freaked out by the album cover but eventually as soon as I bought this album, I went on buying the whole discography the next day. And I told everyone Chuck Schuldiner was my first and foremost favourite death metal musician. Chuck's death was very much grieved by those who admired his music. RIP Chuck Schuldiner ( 1967-2001 ) but but his legacy lives on.

I've been listening to this album in pretty steady rotation sinceit came out. In the early 90s I was lucky enough to meet Chuck. My band at the time opened for Death, and genuinely liked our band, and was super cool, I got to talk music with him for a good half hour or so. I feel very fortunate having met him, and it was fucking awesome that he liked my band. Of course he got a complementary tape!

Absolute Masterpiece!

Open casket - the best track on this album!!! My favourite Death 💪

Whole album kicks ass!

Death is still one of my favorite bands to this day!

This album really have some evil essence in itself. But when you go deep, song after song, you will realize that this album is in fact concept story abou life in the world after nuclear assault. Leprosy - radiation sickness of people living on the surface Born dead - Radiation cause bigger risk for new borns Forgotten past - Modern world is no more. Everything lies in the ashes under ruins. Knowledge was lost. Left To Die - There are many sick people because of fallout. There is no madical help anyway. If you're really sick, there is no help for you. Pull The Plug - Death is everywhere. Sometimes it's even only solution. Open Casket - "Life will never be the same Death can never be explained It's their time to go beyond Empty feeling when they're gone" Primitive ways - Primal instincts are taking place. Choke on it - Only strongest will survive. If there is a chance.

Today would've been Chuck's 54th birthday.

I fell in love with album the very minute it hit the record store shelf!!! Till this very day, 17:09 kills me every fucking time!!! Rest in peace Chuck! I'm sure I can speak for everybody here, we ALL miss you, and thank you for the incredible albums you gave us!!! Hold the horns high brothers and sisters in metal!!!