Features vocalist, and guitarist, Chuck Schuldiner, guitarist Ralph Santolla, drummer Gene Hoglan and bassist Steve DiGiorgio. Songs: Leprosy The Philosopher Suicide Machine In Human Form Living Monstrosity Overactive Imagination Lack of Comprehension Jealousy Within the Mind Flattening of Emotions Zombie Ritual Pull the Plug Big Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/Rusty2FTW for posting song titles!... The story of Death begins in Florida, around 1983, when vocalist/guitarist Chuck Schuldiner formed a band named Mantas with guitarist Rick Rozz and drummer Kam Lee. Although they'd yet to finish High School, the eager teens quickly set about trying to replicate the most excessive heavy metal sounds imaginable, which they often heard on tapes obtained via the bustling underground tape-trading circuit existent at the time. Many of these hailed from the U.K., where bands like Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, and Venom were riding high on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal; others arrived from the West Coast, where young bands like Metallica, Slayer, and Exodus were redefining the genre by injecting it with unprecedented doses of speed and energy, thus giving birth to thrash metal. All of these developments converged to spark the young Floridian's excitement, and the newly rechristened Death spent the next few years refining their chops through endless, arduous rehearsals and sporadic live performances. Their hard work and perseverance finally paid off when a three-song demo tape called Mutilation began drawing rave reviews in the metal underground, soon convincing Bay Area-based thrash specialists Combat Records to sign the group.