Death move away from the gory yarns and standard death metal rantings to produce this, their first textural opus which set new standards in the genre, and spawning several acts who took it upon themselves to record outings of a very complex nature, check out Cynic and Atheist for example.Again, a different line-up, but 'Spiritual...' shows a maturity beyond what most death metal bands could ever exhibit, and whilst the riffs are still heavyweight and Chuck's identifiable gasps remain audible, this is a far more of an intricate slab, academically pursuing greater knowledge instead of tales of grisly murders and the rise of the rotten undead.
Death were always the kings of their field, but at times their quests, or should I say Chuck's visions, were always a little alienating for your average death metal freak who craved simple riffs to headbang to as well as that mystical and horrible imagery which so many death metal bands bestowed upon us. However, Chuck did what he liked, hence the fact that his band (whoever was privileged enough to be there) knew no boundaries and took death metal to another level.
8.5/10
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