Spiritual Healing (album)
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Spiritual Healing is the third album by death metal
band Death, released in February 1990. This album is currently out of print but will be reissued by Relapse Records
in 2011.
The members of Death and their manager Eric Greif
stayed in a single motel room at the Safari Inn, near Busch Gardens
, for the entire six weeks the album was recorded and mixed, although bassist Terry Butler and drummer Bill Andrews frequently went home as they lived in the Tampa area.
This was the final Death album cover painted by Ed Repka
.
Manager Eric Greif
played a Kawai K1 keyboard part in the middle of title track "Spiritual Healing".
Additional production
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Death, released in February 1990. This album is currently out of print but will be reissued by Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
in 2011.
The members of Death and their manager Eric Greif
Eric Greif
Eric Greif is a lawyer and entertainment personality known first for a management career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and later within the legal profession...
stayed in a single motel room at the Safari Inn, near Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States, owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of Blackstone Group. One of the parks is in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the other is in Tampa, Florida...
, for the entire six weeks the album was recorded and mixed, although bassist Terry Butler and drummer Bill Andrews frequently went home as they lived in the Tampa area.
This was the final Death album cover painted by Ed Repka
Ed Repka
Edward J. Repka is an American artist best known for creating album covers for heavy metal music bands as well as shirt designs, including those featuring Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead. Repka's portfolio also includes Dark Angel's logo and model designs for the Hellraiser films...
.
Manager Eric Greif
Eric Greif
Eric Greif is a lawyer and entertainment personality known first for a management career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and later within the legal profession...
played a Kawai K1 keyboard part in the middle of title track "Spiritual Healing".
Track listing
Personnel
Death- Chuck SchuldinerChuck SchuldinerCharles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
- guitar, vocals - James Murphy - guitar
- Terry ButlerTerry ButlerTerry Butler of Tampa, Florida, U.S., is the current bassist in the death metal band Obituary. He was also a member of Six Feet Under, Massacre and Death...
- bass - Bill AndrewsBill Andrews (drummer)Bill Andrews is an American drummer. He is best known for his work with Death and Massacre.-Discography:* Death - Leprosy * Death - Spiritual Healing * Massacre - From Beyond...
- drums
Additional production
- Recorded and mixed at Morrisound RecordingMorrisound RecordingMorrisound Recording is an audio recording facility in Temple Terrace, Florida, owned and operated by brothers Jim and Tom Morris. Since its opening in 1981, Morrisound has been responsible for the popularization of genres such as heavy metal and death metal, but of course caters to every genre of...
, Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, USA - Recorded and mixed by Scott Burns and Death
- Assistant engineered by John Cervini and Mike Gowan
- Edward RepkaEd RepkaEdward J. Repka is an American artist best known for creating album covers for heavy metal music bands as well as shirt designs, including those featuring Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead. Repka's portfolio also includes Dark Angel's logo and model designs for the Hellraiser films...
- Artwork, Cover Design - David Bett - Art Direction
- Brian Freeman - Design
- J.J. Hollis - Photography
- Eric GreifEric GreifEric Greif is a lawyer and entertainment personality known first for a management career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and later within the legal profession...
- Management