Human

Human
Studio album by Death
Released	October 22, 1991
Recorded	Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	38:21
Label	Relativity, Relapse
Producer	Scott Burns, Chuck Schuldiner
Death album chronology
Spiritual Healing (1990) Human (1991) Fate: The Best of Death (1993)

Human is the fourth studio album by American Death metal band Death, released on October 22, 1991 by Relativity Records. The album marked the beginning of a major stylistic change for Death, being more technically complex and progressive than the band's previous efforts. The lyrics are more introspective when compared to the gore-based lyrics of Scream Bloody Gore and Leprosy or the social commentary on Spiritual Healing. This new style would continue to evolve on all following Death albums. The only album to feature guitarist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert and the first to feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio.

Bass player Steve DiGiorgio left after the recording of this album (though he would later return to record Individual Thought Patterns). He was replaced by Skott Carino, who toured with the band in 1991 and 1992. Carino also recorded a few seconds of bass on "Cosmic Sea", and the rest of the song (including the bass solo) was recorded by DiGiorgio. The album also features guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert, both of the bands Æon Spoke and fellow technical death metal pioneers Cynic.

In 2011, Relapse Records and Perseverance Holdings Ltd. re-issued the album to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original release. This edition was remixed by Jim Morris of Morrisound Recording Studios, includes bonus tracks, and was authorized by Schuldiner intellectual property lawyer Eric Greif. Greif stated that it was necessary to remix the album since "unbelievably Sony lost the original tape of the album mixes and any attempt to remaster from a CD would be a ripoff".

Track listing

All songs written by Chuck Schuldiner except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flattening of Emotions"	4:28
2.	"Suicide Machine"	4:23
3.	"Together as One"	4:10
4.	"Secret Face"	4:39
5.	"Lack of Comprehension"	3:43
6.	"See Through Dreams"	4:39
7.	"Cosmic Sea" (Instrumental)	4:27
8.	"Vacant Planets"	3:52
9.	"God of Thunder" (Paul Stanley) (Kiss cover)	4:00
Total length:		38:21

2011 reissued Relapse Records version (bonus disc 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flattening of Emotions" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	4:54
2.	"Suicide Machine" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	4:30
3.	"Together as One" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	4:15
4.	"Secret Face" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	2:02
5.	"Secret Face - Part 2" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	2:44
6.	"Lack of Comprehension" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	3:46
7.	"Felt Good" (studio snippet)	0:14
8.	"See Through Dreams" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	1:37
9.	"See Through Dreams - Part 2" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	3:03
10.	"Vacant Planets" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	3:59
11.	"Cosmic Sea" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	2:13
12.	"Cosmic Sea - Part 2" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	2:03
13.	"God of Thunder" (basic instrumental studio tracks)	4:05
14.	"Flattening of Emotions" ("Human" demos)	4:26
15.	"Lack of Comprehension" ("Human" demos)	3:48
16.	"Suicide Machine" ("Human" demos)	4:31
17.	"Together as One" ("Human" demos)	4:10
18.	"See Through Dreams" ("Human" demos)	4:08
19.	"Secret Face" ("Human" demos)	4:48
20.	"Vacant Planets" ("Human" demos)	3:59
Total length:		71:15

2011 reissued Relapse Records version (bonus disc 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"See Through Dreams" (w/ Paul and Sean, Rehearsal January, 1991)	4:32
2.	"See Through Dreams" (take 2, w/ Paul and Sean, Rehearsal January, 1991)	4:34
3.	"Secret Face" (w/o Paul - 1/2 song, rehearsal January, 1991)	2:52
4.	"Secret Face" (take 2, w/o Paul, rehearsal January, 1991)	6:32
5.	"Secret Face" (riffs rehearsal January, 1991)	3:47
6.	"Flattening of Emotions" (riffs rehearsal January, 1991)	3:15
7.	"Lack of Comprehension" (riffs rehearsal January, 1991)	2:43
8.	"Lack of Comprehension" (take 2, riffs rehearsal January, 1991)	2:42
9.	"Cosmic Sea" (riffs w/ drum machine, rehearsal January, 1991)	2:52
10.	"See Through Dreams" (rehearsal August, 1990)	4:25
11.	"Suicide Machine" (rehearsal August, 1990)	4:42
12.	"Together as One" (rehearsal August, 1990)	4:27
13.	"Suicide Machine" (drum & bass tracks)	4:25
14.	"Together as One" (drum & bass tracks)	4:05
15.	"Secret Face" (drum & bass tracks)	4:37
16.	"Lack of Comprehension" (drum & bass tracks)	3:38
17.	"Vacant Planets" (drum & bass tracks)	3:53
Total length:		68:09

Notes

• "God of Thunder" was originally only on the Japanese version of the album but was later included on the 2011 Relapse reissue.
• The track, "Cosmic Sea", is featured in the computer game Damage Incorporated.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the original 1991 release and the 2011 reissue.

Band members

• Chuck Schuldiner - Guitars, Vocals
• Sean Reinert - Drums
• Steve DiGiorgio - Bass
• Paul Masvidal - Guitars

Additional musician

• Scott Carino - Bass on "Cosmic Sea"
• Terry Butler - Bass on Rehearsal August 1990 tracks
• Bill Andrews - Drums on Rehearsal August 1990 tracks

Production

• Chuck Schuldiner - Producer, Logo
• David Bett - Art direction
• Tim Hubbard - Photography
• René Miville - Artwork
• Michael Fuller - Mastering
• Scott Burns - Producer, Recording, Mixing
• Tracy Cruz - Label coordination