Summary from 17 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Death's catalog across 12 albums from 17 opinions, with an overall average of 8.1/10. The top-rated Death album is Human (2011) with a 9.2/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance (Reissue). The discography on Wavelength spans 1987 to 2015.
Symbolic
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the 1995 album by the incalculably influential Florida death metal band, the most melodic and refined album of their career.”
...For the Whole World to See
“No matter how extensively technology's all-seeing eye attempts to catalog every rock recording ever made, Drag City's recent stream of reissues keeps unearthing uber-obscure excellence at a steady clip. After resurrecting 70s folk singer Gary Higgins and early 80s punk polymath JT IV (John Timmis IV), the Chicago-based label brings us Death, an all-black punk/hard-rock trio from Detroit (not to be”
N.E.W.
“Back in the Seventies, these badass Detroit brothers were so punk-rock, they rejected a deal with Clive Davis on principle. Now reunited after several decades of obscurity, with new guitarist Bobbie Duncan replacing the late David Hackney, they've summoned forth an album of new material from the abyss: whiplash-fast songs as Spartan in construction and as bracing in attack as their 40-years-young ”
III
“The selling of the Detroit trio Death as a proto-punk band helped the long-lost group catch the attention of modern listeners, but with their third archival release, it’s become clear that they had much more than spit and snarl up their sleeves.”
N.E.W.
“Featured in the documentary A Band Called Death, this lost '70s proto-punk band recently found new life playing their old songs to rapturous receptions. N.E.W. is the first collection of new material since they split in 1977.”
Spiritual / Mental / Physical
“After unearthing a legit lost classic in Detroit garage rock band Death's 2009 collection, For the Whole World to See, Drag City offers a sequel.”
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