Symbolic (Death album)
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Symbolic is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on March 21, 1995 by Roadrunner Records.[2] The album was remastered and reissued on April 1, 2008 with five bonus tracks.[3] It's the only album to feature Bobby Koelble and Kelly Conlon on guitar and bass, respectively, and the second and last album to feature drummer Gene Hoglan.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Blabbermouth | 10/10[5] |
| Metal.de |  [6] |
| Record Collector | [7] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a three star out of five rating.[4] The review noted that "some of the riffs are beginning to sound a little tired and there is no great leap forward in terms of their musical ideas, but the sheer visceral force of their sound should please their dedicated fans."[4] A review of the 2008 re-issue in Record Collector gave the album a five out of five star rating, stating that the album was as "close to flawless as metal gets, and a testament to the drive and talent of the much-missed Schuldiner"[7] Metal-Rules.com ranked the album as the 7th greatest extreme metal album[8] and the 58th greatest heavy metal album[9] of all time.
Track Listing
All tracks are written by Chuck Schuldiner
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Symbolic" | 6:32 |
| 2. | "Zero Tolerance" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Empty Words" | 6:22 |
| 4. | "Sacred Serenity" | 4:26 |
| 5. | "1,000 Eyes" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Without Judgement" | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Crystal Mountain" | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Misanthrope" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Perennial Quest" | 8:22 |
| Total length: | 50:37[10] | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Symbolic Acts" (Demo of "Symbolic" without vocals) | 5:55 |
| 11. | "Zero Tolerance" (Instrumental demo) | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Crystal Mountain" (Instrumental demo) | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Misanthrope" (Instrumental demo) | 5:40 |
| 14. | "Symbolic Acts" (4-track demo of "Symbolic" with vocals) | 5:55 |
| Total length: | 26:09 | |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from the CD liner notes of the original 1995 release and the 2008 reissue.[1][11]
- Death
- Chuck Schuldiner – vocals, guitar
- Bobby Koelble – guitar
- Gene Hoglan – drums
- Kelly Conlon – bass
- Additional musicians
- Steve DiGiorgio – bass (tracks 10–13, 2008 remaster)
- Technical personnel
- Chuck Schuldiner – production
- Jim Morris – production, engineering
- George Marino – mastering, remastering
- Patricia Mooney – design
- René Miville – artwork, photography
References
- ^ a b Symbolic (booklet). Death. Roadrunner Records. 1995.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Symbolic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEATH: 'Symbolic' Reissue Track Listing Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Symbolic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Bergman, Keith. "Review: Symbolic". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Thomas Weeber. "Death -Symbolic". Metal.de. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b McIver, Joel. "Death - Symbolic". Record Collector. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Top 50 Extreme Metal Albums. Metal Rules. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums. Metal Rules. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Symbolic:Death: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ Symbolic: The Expanded Edition (booklet). Death. Roadrunner Records. 2008.
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