The next chapter in Relapse’s DEATH reissue campaign is the landmark, genre-defining album Spiritual Healing. Originally released in 1990, Spiritual Healing marked a new turn in the Death discography, one which ushered in cleaner production, a new level of boundary pushing musicianship and songwriting skills that were previously unimaginable from a metal band. Spiritual Healing sets the standard for riffs, insane time changes and of course mainman Chuck Schuldiner’s masterful guitar solos.
Now reissued as a double CD housed in super deluxe packaging featuring brand new liner notes from Death players James Murphy and Terry Butler, Chuck’s sister Beth Schuldiner and Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen, Disc 1 features a completely new remaster of the original album and Disc 2 contains 16 previously unreleased rehearsal, outtakes and studio instrumentals. A remastered version of the track “Living Monstrosity” can be heard here.
Spiritual Healing is set for a November 20th North American release date, November 16th in Germany, Benelux and Finland, November 19th in Europe and rest of World.
In addition to the 2-Disc edition, limited edition (2000 machine numbered copies) triple CD digipak will be available exclusively from www.relapse.com. The third CD features a never before released live set recorded in 1990 featuring the Spiritual Healing Death line up. An iTunes deluxe edition will also be released containing 5 additional previously unreleased pre-Human rehearsal tracks not available on either of the CD versions. The entire tracklisting is available below.
Spiritual Healing follows the recent Relapse Records re-issues of DEATH classics Individual Thought Patterns, The Sound of Perseverance, Human, and the live collection Vivus! plus Chuck Schuldiner projects MANTAS & CONTROL DENIED. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes from previous members and never-before-seen photos of the band. Pre-order options, including a new line of exclusive DEATH merch and a super limited die-hard fan pack containing an exclusive shirt design, poster flag, and patch / pin / guitar pick / sticker set can be found at this location.
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Spiritual Healing Tracklisting:
Disc 1
Spiritual Healing – Remastered
1 Living Monstrosity
2 Altering The Future
3 Defensive Personalities
4 Within The Mind
5 Spiritual Healing
6 Low Life
7 Genetic Reconstruction
8 Killing Spree
Disc 2
Spiritual Healing – Rehearsals
1 Altering The Future
2 Defensive Personalities
3 Within The Mind
4 Within The Mind – Take 2
5 Spiritual Healing
6 Killing Spree
Spiritual Healing – Studio Instrumentals
7 Defensive Personalities
8 Spiritual Healing
9 Within The Mind
Joke / Jam Tracks
10 Satanic Jam
11 Primus Jam
12 Jon a Qua – Take 2
13 Jon a Qua – Take 3
14 Jon a Qua – Take 4
15 Jon a Qua – Take 5
16 Jon a Qua – Take 6
Disc 3
Live at Streets, New Rochelle, NY March 17th, 1990
1 Living Monstrosity
2 Pull The Plug
3 Zombie Ritual
4 Spiritual Healing
5 Left To Die
6 Defensive Personalities
7 Genetic Reconstruction
8 Open Casket
9 Within The Mind
10 Leprosy
Unearthed Pre-Human Rehearsals
11 Suicide Machine
12 Together As One
13 See Through Dreams
Digital Deluxe ONLY Bonus Tracks
14 Suicide Machine – Unearthed Version 2
15 Suicide Machine – Unearthed Version 3
16 Suicide Machine – Unearthed Version 4
17 Together As One – Unearthed Version 1
18 See Through Dreams – Unearthed Version 2