DEATH — Individual Thought Patterns (review)

DEATH — Individual Thought Patterns album cover Album · 1993 · Technical Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Warthur
Although all of Death's albums from their technical death metal phase (from Human to Sound of Perseverance) are highly consistent, I have to say that Individual Thought Patterns has emerged as my favourite. This may on balance prove to be an entirely arbitrary choice since there's plenty of creativity on show on all 4 albums from this period of the band's existence, but I find this one grabs me a little more immediately than the others - it's not that it's simpler or more straightforward than the others because it really isn't, but the compositions here feel just a wee bit more polished than on the others. It's a hair's breadth between them, but I truly think this is Death's crowning accomplishment.
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J-Man wrote:
more than 2 years ago
My favorite is "Symbolic" too, probably for nostalgic reasons alone. That was one of the first death metal albums I really got into alongside Opeth's "Still Life. :-)
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I love the four last Death albums, and I think that they're equally good, but my favorite is "Symbolic"... totally arbitrary preference, too. Oh, and the Control Denied album is brilliant, too.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
LOL :-)
Warthur wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Yes, those are all the best parts of the album, aside from all the other parts.
J-Man wrote:
more than 2 years ago
...and the vocals! Damn, I need to listen to this album again soon. It's been too long haha
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
...and the drums!!!
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
... and the bass!
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Oh sweetness...Andy LaRoque...as if the music wasn´t great enough as it is, they top it with his brilliant leads.

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