The fifth installment in Relapse's exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH's immensely influential catalog is "Leprosy", the band's titanic second album. Originally released in 1988 the pioneering LP built upon the thrash sounds of METALLICA and SLAYER but added a previously unheard level of raw extremity. These songs are the roots of an entire genre: death metal. While this was only the second record DEATH released, it immediately cemented them as heavy metal icons. The "Leprosy" reissue will be made available on April 25 in Benelux, Germany, Finland; April 29 in North America and April 28 in the the rest of the world. The entire album, as well as the bonus material, has been painstakingly remastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, NILE) and will be reissued in the following format:* 2xCD/Limited Edition* 3xCD/LP/Picture Disc LP/Limited Edition* 2xLP Box set/DigtalThe Deluxe 2xCD contains 50 minutes of previously unheard and unreleased "Leprosy" demos and rehearsal material housed in an embossed o-card package with a 24-page booklet featuring unseen pictures of the band as well as brand new liner notes from Ian Christe (SiriusXM) and Jeremy Wagner (BROKEN HOPE). The LP features the remastered core album on wax together with a download card for all of the music included on the 2xCD. The "Leprosy" reissue can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. In addition to the 2xCD reissue, a super limited 3xCD version will be available exclusively from Relapse.com featuring everything included on 2xCD version plus an exclusive third CD featuring over 40 minutes of unreleased live material, housed in a deluxe embossed eight-panel digipak with a 24-page booklet, limited and numbered to 2000 copies. Finally, a super-limited deluxe vinyl box set (limited to 500 copies) will be available exclusively from www.relapse.com containing: the remastered core "Leprosy" album on exclusive colored vinyl; a second LP containing unreleased rehearsal material from the "Leprosy" sessions housed in an exclusive jacket with original flyer art on exclusive colored vinyl; an exact replication of the original Combat newspaper print LP insert, a "Leprosy" turntable slipmat, and a download card of all three discs. Pre-orders, including an exclusive new line of official DEATH merch, are available here.Digital pre-orders are available via Bandcamp here. Disc 1 01. Leprosy02. Born Dead03. Forgotten Past04. Left To Die05. Pull The Plug06. Open Casket07. Primitive Ways08. Choke On It Disc 2 Leprosy - 9/23/87 Rehearsal 01. Open Casket02. Choke On It03. Left To Die04. Left To Die - Take 2 Leprosy - 12/05/87 Rehearsals05. Left To Die06. Open Casket07. Pull The Plug08. Choke On It09. Born Dead10. Forgotten Past Disc 3 Live at Backstreets, Rochester, NY - December 13th, 198801. Leprosy02. Open Casket03. Zombie Ritual04. Pull The Plug05. Left To Die06. Mutilation07. Forgotten Past08. Born Dead09. Denial Of Life10. Primitive Ways11. Infernal Death Live at The Dirt Club, Bloomfield, NJ - December 11, 198812. Leprosy13. Pull The Plug14. Forgotten Past15. Primitive Ways Digital Deluxe ONLY Bonus Tracks - Live at The Dirt Club, Bloomfield, NJ - December 11, 198816. Open Casket17. Mutilation18. Infernal DeathAn unboxing video of the super-limited deluxe vinyl box set can be seen below.
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