'''''Leprosy''''' is the second studio album by American [[Death metal]] band [[Death]], released on August 12, 1988 by [[Combat Records]]. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 [[Scream Bloody Gore|debut]], it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and [[grindcore]] albums of that era. The cover is featured in ''[[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]''. The first album to feature drummer [[Bill Andrews]] and the only one to feature guitarist [[Rick Rozz]]. Despite being both credited and pictured on this album, [[Chuck Schuldiner]] said that he handled the bass parts not [[Terry Butler]], who only joined the band right after the recording sessions of ''Leprosy'' were completed. So, this means that ''[[Spiritual Healing]]'' was Butler's only proper recording with Death. In a death metal special by the German "Rock Hard" Magazine, Leprosy was voted the no. 1 of the 25 most important death metal albums of all time. A deluxe re-issue of the album was released in April 2014. The title track "Leprosy" was covered by the [[blackened death metal]] band [[Akercocke]] on their 2007 album ''[[Antichrist (Akercocke album)|Antichrist]]''. Dutch [[melodic death metal]] band [[Callenish Circle]] covered "Pull the Plug" as a bonus on their ''[[Flesh Power Dominion]]'' album, released in 2002; shortly thereafter, Norwegians [[Zyklon]] also recorded "Pull the Plug" to be used as a bonus track. Finnish [[thrash metal]] band [[Mokoma]] covered the track "Open Casket", with lyrics in Finnish and titled "Avoin Hauta", on their EP ''Viides Vuodenaika''. "Pull the Plug" was also covered by American band [[Revocation]].==Track listing==