Individual Thought Patterns
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| Studio album by Death | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 40:12 | |||
| Label | Relativity, Relapse | |||
| Producer | Scott Burns, Chuck Schuldiner | |||
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| Metal Forces | 9.5/10 |
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| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5 |
Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on June 22, 1993 by Relativity Records. The only album to feature guitarist Andy LaRocque, the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan and the second and last to feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio.
Musically the album continues to expand on the technical/progressive style that began with Human, incorporating elements usually associated with free jazz. Just as adventurous are Schuldiner's lyrics which explore human facets including critiques of social norms, constructs and perceptions.
This album contains the track "The Philosopher", for which a music video was made that received airplay on MTV and was even featured on - and comically panned by - Beavis & Butthead, where the duo mistake the boy in the video for Jeremy from the Pearl Jam video and mock Schuldiner's vocals. According to Metal-Rules.com, the album is the 100th greatest heavy metal album of all time, as well as the 11th greatest extreme metal album of all time. The album is included in Guitar Player Magazine's Metal Guitar albums Top 20. The album was reissued and remixed by Relapse Records in October 2011.
All songs written by Chuck Schuldiner.
All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the original 1993 release and the 2011 reissue.
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