DEATH - 'The Sound of Perseverance' Reissue (Full Album Stream) 

Listening to Death is probably one of the easiest way to reach peace of mind...

The Sound of Absolute Perfection.

2024, and this album rocks like the first time i heard it!

This album is a perfect example of musical perfection.

1:22 My verdict on this album.

Can definitely hear a Judas priest influence on the last track

I can't believe that a mars rover was named after this

A total masterpiece from start to end. Chuck Schuldiner was one of the best musicians to ever walk on planet Earth. PERIOD.

life is incomplete without DEATH!

I have no guilt saying that this is my favorite Death album

The drumming on this album is off the charts!

Just turned 47. Stopped talking to those 2 ex friends who stopped listening to DEATH. Grandchildren and things to do, my ass.

Richard Christy never gets the credit he deserves for this album. One of the most complete drummers in metal. Prog, death, thrash, jazzy at time, his drumming here is simply innovative. Modern death metal super-technical, super-fast, blast-machine drummers should give a careful listen to this album. Oh and also props to Scott Clendenin (RIP) for his amazing bass lines and tone.

picking a favorite death album is like picking a favorite child

I almost deliberately avoided death metal as a genre (preferred metal with clean vocal), but came across this masterpiece and it is such an unexpected sensation.

this is the ultimate best Death Prog record of all time. Still today there is nothing like it.

I wish voice of the soul would never end..

I never thought I'd get into death metal but then this album happened

* Band : DEATH * Album : "The Sound Of Perseverance" * Label : 1998 Nuclear Blast Records * Genre : Death Metal * Origin : USA (Altamonte Springs, Florida) * Years Active : 1983 - 2001 (DISBANDED) * Producers : Jim Morris & Charles Michael Schuldiner * Recording, Engineering & Mixing : Jim Morris * Mastering : Tom Morris * Executive Producer : Markus Staiger * Cover Art & Album Artwork : Travis Smith * Art Direction & Designs : Maria Abril & Gabe Mera * Band's Photography : Alec McKnight * Band's Logo : Chuck Schuldiner * Logo Re-design : Stream * Recorded, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered at Morrisound Sound Studios, Tampa, FL. USA * DEATH are : 1. Chuck Schuldiner (Vox & Rhythm Guitars) RIP 2. Shannon Hamm (Lead & Rhythm Guitars) 3. Scott Clendenin (Bass) RIP 4. Richard Christy (Drums)

It's stupid how good the death discography is, and this album is the absolute perfect way to end it. It's insanely good, it's beautiful.

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It's a compilation of Chuck's best riffs, ideas and licks. Not even a single part is weak. He was a genius, he exhaled excellent riffs.

for an album he was just forced to release, this is a banger.

1. "Scavenger of Human Sorrow" - 0:00 2. "Bite the Pain" - 6:56 3. "Spirit Crusher" - 11:26 4. "Story to Tell" - 18:13 5. "Flesh and the Power It Holds" - 24:48 6. "Voice of the Soul" (instrumental) - 33:15 7. "To Forgive Is to Suffer" - 36:59 8. "A Moment of Clarity" - 42:54 9. "Painkiller" (Judas Priest cover) - 50:20

I still can't give Richard Christie enough credit for the work he did on this album. There was a famous drummer who once said "the best drum parts are the ones that sound like they are about to fall completely apart at any moment but somehow stay together" and that's exactly what Richard Christie achieved on this album

This album introduced me to Death Metal. I'm 48 and still listen to Death Metal.

Chuck was so desperate to end Death and move on to Control Denied, that this album's lyrics and themes, all the way down to the title represent his anger and disappointment. He felt that Symbolic wasn't marketed well, and he hated being strictly associated with Death Metal. But I have to say, this album is the bomb. It was a blast to listen to, and a perfect finale for Death. Symbolic was supposed to be the final album, and Perennial Quest did a great job and kicks a ton of ass, but A Moment of Clarity is a beautiful ending for probably the most dramatic Death album ever. This album was an awesome goodbye from Death and I can't overstate just how great a job they did with this unique, powerful, aggressive, and dramatic album.

*Metal will never die !!!*

Death is a Death Metal band talking about Spiritual things not just gory shit

deaths most brutal yet most melodic album ever. rip chuck

"Story to tell" is utter perfection! Absolutely wild! The whole album is a fucking masterpiece!

RIP Chuck, 20 years later and still inspiring millions 🤘

Still listening in 2016, ...and forever!

Spirit Crusher has the most insane drum line.

Voice is the Soul is so incredibly, painfully beautiful.

I've listened to Voice Of The Soul so many times, it is absolutely amazing and beautiful. Rest In Peace Chuck Schuldiner.

Voice of the Soul gives me goosebumps every time I listen.

i remember hearing the spirit crusher for the first time, i couldn't believe it. this album is everything to me.

Thank you, Richard Christy, for being both an incredible drummer and a total goofball. Rest in Paradise, Chuck.

20 years, we still miss you Chuck. RIP hero.

This album & band literally got me into death metal as a whole.

For android phone users (timestamps): 1. "Scavenger of Human Sorrow" - 0:00 2. "Bite the Pain" - 6:56 3. "Spirit Crusher" - 11:26 4. "Story to Tell" - 18:13 5. "Flesh and the Power It Holds" - 24:48 6. "Voice of the Soul" (instrumental) - 33:15 7. "To Forgive Is to Suffer" - 36:59 8. "A Moment of Clarity" - 42:54 9. "Painkiller" (Judas Priest cover) - 50:20

R.I.P CHUCK 13/12/2021

A timeless Album, I am 54 years old truck driver still and always a Metal Head

The Sound Of Perseverance is a practically flawless masterpiece. Not ashamed to name it as my favourite album of all time.

His body may have died but his mind will live in eternity through his music

Chuck was a musical genius, his death was a tremendous loss 😔

This is one of the 12/10 albums, every second is packed with emotion, inspiration and invention, plus, of course, impeccable technique from all the players involved.

Absolutely monstrous album, 10/10.

Band: Let's cover a song from The Sound of Perseverance album. Drummer: Oh no. Edit: Holy fuck why does this have 3.2k likes?

Insanely good album from start to finish. Holyyyy

Haven't listened to Death in ages. This sounds so so much better now as an adult with a different perspective. I have so much more of an appreciation for Chuck's work as an older man. 🤘🏽

Rest In Peace Chuck Schuldiner Rest In Peace Scott Clendenin

THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE [Lyrics] All songs written by DEATH, except 9 by JUDAS PRIEST Produced by Jim Morris & Chuck Schuldiner Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Studio, Tampa, FL in April - May 1998. Shannon Hamm - Guitars Richard Christy - Drums Scott Clendenin - Bass Chuck Schuldiner - Guitars and Vocals "For anyone with a dream, this album is for you!". - Chuck Schuldiner 1998 (c) NUCLEAR BLAST Records 01 - SCAVENGER OF HUMAN SORROW What pain will it take to satisfy Your sick appetite, go in for the kill Always in sight-prey The time always right-feast Feed on the pain-taste Sorrow made flesh-sweet Live how you want, just don't feed on me If you doubt what I say, I will make you believe Shallow are words from those who starve For a dream, not their own to slash and scar Big words, small mind behind the pain, you will find A scavenger of human sorrow, scavenger Abstract theory, the weapon of choice used by scavenger Of human sorrow, scavenger So, you have traveled far across the sea To spread your written brand of misery Always in sight-prey The time always right-feast Feed on the pain-taste Sorrow made flesh-sweet Live how you want, just don't feed on me If you doubt what I say, I will make you believe Shallow are words from those who starve For a dream, not their own to slash and scar Big words, small mind, behind the pain, you will find A scavenger of human sorrow, scavenger Abstract theory, the weapon of choice used by a scavenger Of human sorrow, scavenger 02 - BITE THE PAIN Look down at the body You may see no trace of wounds But in the eye, the eye of the beholder One cannot assume Not a drop of blood is drawn, but you know how it bleeds Beware of the sharp edged weapon called human being It is a shield of passion and strong will From this, I am the victor instead of the kill I will not feed your hunger, instead I bite the pain Looking not back, but forward, I bite down hard Try to cover up the trail of deceit And daggers spawned from your soul Acid, the tears of remorse flow in vain Too late for regrets save it for the next ill fated game It is a shield of passion and strong will From this, I am the victor instead of the kill I will not feed your hunger, instead I bite the pain Looking not back, but forward, I bite down hard 03 - SPIRIT CRUSHER It comes from the depths of a place Unknown to the keeper of dreams If it could then it would steal the sun and the moon From the sky, beware Human at sight, monster at heart Don't let it inside it could tear you right apart No guilt, it feeds in plain sight, spirit crusher Stay strong and hold on tight, spirit crusher Speaking in killing words The vicious kind that crush and kill No mercy, its pleasure to taste The blood that it bled When it's time to feed, to fulfill the need to Consume a breath, some will rise standing tall Breathing out all the breath from The voice of a soul Human at sight, monster at heart Don't let it inside it could tear you right apart No guilt, it feeds in plain sight, spirit crusher Stay strong and hold on tight, spirit crusher Speaking in killing words The vicious kind that crush and kill 04 - STORY TO TELL Drifting into the lives seep into the soul Where emotions hide Dark skies were beating me down with shadows Of deceit slashing at trust till it forever bleeds With doubt, with pain, with trust is pain When you think of me in your multidimensional mind Try and wash the "evil" from your mind and open it When you taste the truth, you will see like others before me To you, I am past, a story to tell, tell it You may think you own the end Take another close look at the script Of sadness etched in the book Dark skies were beating me down with shadows Of deceit slashing at trust till it forever bleeds With doubt, with pain, with trust is pain When you think of me in your multidimensional mind Try and wash the "evil" from your mind and open it When you taste the truth, you will see like others before me To you, I am past, a story to tell, tell it 05 - FLESH AND THE POWER IT HOLDS I told you once, but I will say it again When you live the flesh, it’s the beginning of the end It will take you in, it will spit you out Behold the flesh and the power it holds Passion is a poison laced with pleasure bitter sweet One of many faces that hide deep beneath It will take you in, it will spit you out Behold the flesh and the power it holds Touch, taste, breathe, consumed Deja-vu, already knew from the first encounter But know I know to let go of words to speak no more Like a wind upon your face, you can't see it, but you know it's there When beauty shows its ugly face, just be prepared Passion burns like fire carried by the wind The end of a time, a time to begin It will take you in, it will spit you out Behold the flesh and the power it holds It builds you up one way and tears You right back down, a time to begin the end of a time It will take you in, it will spit you out Behold the flesh and the power it holds Touch, taste, breathe, consumed Deja-vu, already knew from the first encounter But know I know to let go of words to speak no more Like a wind upon your face, you can't see it, but you know it's there When beauty shows its ugly face, just be prepared 06 - VOICE OF THE SOUL Instrumental 07 - TO FORGIVE IS TO SUFFER Throughout our time, a thought escapes us To enforce a word, no Holding on to pain, it may seem to some The easy way to say o.k., twist your knife a little deeper Words so sharp, actions dark hide the blade of the deceiver Enforce the words no more, be free Alone you might just find serenity To accept another day we choose To give away another piece of life To forgive is to suffer Once or twice is kind, three or four is blind It is not the end yet a way to begin The power of words, both good and bad The easy way to say o.k., twist your knife a little deeper Words so sharp, actions dark hide the blade of the deceiver Enforce the words no more, be free Alone you might just find serenity To accept another day we choose To give away another piece of life To forgive is to suffer 08 - A MOMENT OF CLARITY I would describe it as an invisible darkness Casting a shadow, a blinding black Guarded by hope, my soul is kept safe from the bloody claws Look to beyond, what vision lets me see Time after time, unneeded misery My dreams I own, no price for you I grip them tight and hope for sight Open my eyes wide to see a moment of clarity Confusion gone, it's in your hands, your turn to ask why Life is like a mystery with many clues, but with few answers To tell us what it is That we can do to look ror messages that keep us from the truth Look to beyond, what vision lets me see Time after time, unneeded misery My dreams I own. no price for you I grip them tight and hope for sight Open my eyes wide to see a moment of clarity Confusion gone, it's in your hands, your turn to ask why 09 - PAINKILLER [Judas Priest Cover] Faster than a bullet, terrifying scream Enraged and full of anger, he's half man and half machine Rides the Metal Monster, breathing smoke and fire Closing in with vengeance soaring high He is the Painkiller This is the Painkiller Planets devastated, mankind's on its knees A saviour comes from out the skies in answer to their pleas Through boiling clouds of thunder, blasting bolts of steel Evils going under deadly wheels He is the Painkiller This is the Painkiller Faster than a lazer bullet, louder than an atom bomb Chromium plated boiling metal, brighter than a thousand suns Flying high on rapture, stronger free and brave Nevermore encaptured, they've been brought back from the grave With mankind resurrected, forever to survive Returns from Armageddon to the skies He is the Painkiller This is the Painkiller Wings of steel Painkiller Deadly wheels Painkiller

This album will continue to rule and reign throughout the time. it's simply beyond humanity. not every ear is blessed enough to capture the sound and not every mind is capable to comprehend what is actually happening there, beyond and below the insane riffage and drum play. Kudos to the ones who could understand this madness. who can pry the riffs open and access the soul of the music. if you do that you'll have an undying companion which you can rely on, for the rest of your days. DEATH rules! 🤘🎸🤘

This album is my favourite Death album. It really helped me through some tough times this year, 3 emergency surgeries- it pushed me to keep going. 'Voice of the Soul' was the first thing I listened to once I woke from the first op, because I knew it would calm me. Thank you, Chuck.

Even if Chuck would have lived, this would have been his last death metal album. He said so himself, he was tired of the harsh vocals. I loved how he progressed not only as a musician and a song writer, but as a human too. R.I.P. Chuck :(

Best Death metal album of all time

I can play the drums during "Voice of the Soul"!

This is probably my favorite death metal album of all time.

Best death metal band of all time. PERIOD

Who’s rocking this absolute masterpiece in 2020 Bc god knows i am, and forever will... til death

My favorite of all Death albums!! So much emotion and virtuosity.

Listening to this masterpiece in the middle of 2022 directly from Brazil!! A work of metal art!! Sounds like the first time I've heard it!! This album still excites me to this day! Chuck genius!!!!

Do you imagine the size of the tablature book.

This is absolutely the best Death album. Makes me even more sad and mad that Chuck is gone. He perfected his art in this album, who knows how amazing his later work could have been. Rest in peace.

In my humble opinion its one of the peaks of music and art of all time

Always wondered what this would sound like with the symbolic vocals

_We lost both Chuck and Scott, R.I.P. brothers! _*_Death until Death!_*

the Perfect discography doesnt exi- DEATH \m/

I always come back to this masterpiece and when I do I find awesome details I hadn't noticed before.

Probably the best sound production of any metal album, ever.

*Long live Death, for Death lives on forever, unlike life.*

every single Death album has something unique to contribute while still staying as badass as ever. One of the best bands of all time.

I’ve been slowly becoming a fan for a while now, I think this solidifies it. First symbolic, then individual thought patterns, yeah this album is getting downloaded next. Edit 8 Months later: I own all 7 Death albums on unplayed vinyl! Some of them colored, some just black. This band is beyond perfection, RIP Chuck.

instead of the "I don't like" button they had to put "I don't understand shit about music and I'm not ashamed of it"

My favorite death metal album. Wish I was around when these guys started.

I want to hear voice of the soul for the first time forever.

My absolute, favourite, No. 1 album of all time. This is utterly flawless. I just don’t get how people can downvote this record. It’s untouchable.

The musicianship on this album blows me away every time I hear it. Absolutely crazy how ahead of their time these guys were.

Chuck wasn’t just the creator of death metal, he was a poet to, this album really dark and poetic and gruesome and gory

One of the best and extreme album of all time in the history of music.

This album completely changed my life when it came out back in highschool. Never heard music like chucks before and never will. When Painkiller comes on, it’s bittersweet. I get sad because it means the album is wrapping up. What a way to do it though. Every song is a journey with a capital J, every riff puts pictures in my head, the musicianship and clarity in this recording make it stand out for me as an absolute #1. If I could only hear one album for the rest of my life, I’d gladly pick TSOP and be content.

The guitar riffs and solos on every track amazing.. 💘

BEHOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLD THE FLESHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AND THE POWER IT HOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

musical genius, lyrical genius, it astonishes me how people think metal is just screaming and hitting a guitar, yet 90% of the time they listen to people who can't sing, and use digital "instruments" to make up for a lack of talent, while guys like Death are given only a fraction of their credit when they could easily blow them out of the water through their technical ability on actual instruments. these guys fucking rule, Chuck may be gone but his impact on extreme metal will be felt for the rest of time

I can't get over the album artwork. Amazing.

This album is my favorite of all bands that I've heard in my life. Chuck is the a monster of a guitar and a composer as well. All his trajectory as a musician you can really understand the true meaning of musical evolution. The day I read in an old metal magazine that I signed called Rock Brigade (brazil) that he had died was a very painful impact, I imagined what would come after the Sound of Perseverance or even a new Control Denied album. R.I.P Chuck - thank you for letting us so much masterpieces. And Richard Christy is a F** Monster!

Chuck's glorious voice will be remembered on every rift so finely crafted on every album, and his philosophy is something we won't see in any other contemporary band.

One of the best albums ever created.

Listening to Death always makes me relax, so soothing for the mind and soul.

This masterpiece still reigns in 2019!

Saw them in 98', this album's tour. Played all tracks way faster than the studio versions.

20 años y ya eres inmortal..chuck shuldiner.

The true death metal, played with perfection and elegance, not only noise like many new bands

Every riff in this hypes me up so much.

The true masterpiece of the death metal, once and forever earning a place between best music of all time.

I think people don't talk enough about how awesome chuck's vocals are on this, because of how awesome the rest is. The vocals sound much better than most extreme metal bands'.

My condolences go out to his family. What he did to rock music and the influence is never ending. Thank you and never let Chuck be forgotten.

Relapse is still incredible. Death rule. Amazing album. Flesh and the Power It Holds has some ridiculously complex songwriting.