• Reissue
• Remastered
• Repress
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Death released Spiritual Healing in 1990 as their third full-length, establishing Chuck Schuldiner's band as architects of death metal's technical sophistication. Following the raw brutality of their first two records, this album marked a deliberate shift toward structured songwriting and instrumental precision without sacrificing heaviness. Spiritual Healing remains a cornerstone of the genre's evolution, demonstrating that complexity and aggression could coexist with memorable composition.

The record opens with "Living Monstrosity," a riff-driven assault that sets the template for what follows: controlled chaos underpinned by Schuldiner's distinctive vocal delivery and Terry Butler's propulsive basswork. Tracks like "Altering The Future" and "Defensive Personalities" showcase the band's ability to balance blast-beat intensity with guitar passages that demand repeated listens, while "Within The Mind" strips back the production slightly to emphasize the instrumental interplay. The title track "Spiritual Healing" and "Low Life" close the record with the same unrelenting momentum that defines the whole, creating an atmosphere of calculated menace rather than raw nihilism.

This 2022 Relapse repress restores Spiritual Healing on black vinyl with a remastered audio transfer, pressing at quality standards that reveal details lost in earlier versions. The package includes a 4-panel LP insert and was manufactured in Poland. This particular pressing variant features revised back cover artwork—notably without the barcode and with repositioned copyright information—making it a distinct variant for collectors tracking different iterations of this essential death metal statement.

Title: Spiritual Healing
Artist: Death (2)
Label: Relapse Records
Style: Rock, Death Metal
Product Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
Country: USA, Canada & Europe
Release Year: 2022
Barcode: 7 81676 71941 9

Tracklist:

A1. Living Monstrosity
A2. Altering The Future
A3. Defensive Personalities
A4. Within The Mind
B1. Spiritual Healing
B2. Low Life
B3. Genetic Reconstruction
B4. Killing Spree