Despite numerous line-up changers and altercations on tour, Chuck Schuldiner, the man behind metal legends Death, remain as focused and invigorated when it comes to releasing new material. It's a tragedy that the scene was robbed of Chuck's talents, but thankfully we have several records by which the death metal scene must always be judged against. On 'Human', the band leave all the horror stories behind, something which was certainly being suggested on 'Spiritual...', but the polished sound, tight musicianship and different paces make this more of a classy thrash album instead of a pure death metal record. chuck has always been decipherable which is pretty unusual for a death metal vocalist, but the complexities on offer here symbolised what Death were all about and 'Human' shows exactly why the band were the kings of the genre, always stretching the boundaries of the genre.
'Human' enlists the marvellous talents of Cynic's Sean Reinert and Paul Masvidal as well as adding Sadus' Steve Digiorgio, and you can hear the bass bubble along, but overall the technical essence is astounding, and there's no let up with the maze of ability and startling musicianship.
death always remained brutal and true to the scene, but like only a handful of great artists, they made the sound their own and yet still progressed within the grotesque forests that they originally created.
8/10
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