Death "Leprosy"

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 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. It is the first album to feature drummer Bill Andrews and the only one to feature guitarist Rick Rozz.

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. 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, Norwegian band 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.

On April 29, 2014, a three-disc remastered edition containing bonus tracks was released via Relapse Records.

All music written by Chuck Schuldiner and Rick Rozz, unless stated. All lyrics written by Chuck Schuldiner. All songs published by Mutilation Music.

1. "Leprosy" (Schuldiner) 6:19
2. "Born Dead" 3:25
3. "Forgotten Past" 4:33
4. "Left to Die" 4:35
5. "Pull the Plug" (Schuldiner) 4:25
6. "Open Casket" 4:53
7. "Primitive Ways" 4:33
8. "Choke on It" 5:54

2008 Century Media remastered digipak version

1. "Open Casket" (live) 4:49
2. "Choke on It" (live) 5:50
3. "Left to Die" (live) 4:35
4. "Pull the Plug" (live) 4:26
5. "Forgotten Past" (live) 4:33

2nd riff for "Choke on It" was originally used in a rare "Rigor Mortis" song, which was released as a demo in 1985.

US version comes in gatefold cover with lyrics and band photos on the inside. 

Canadian version comes in non-gatefold cover. 

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.

Recording information:

Recorded at Morrisound Recording, Tampa. 

Mastered at Fullersound, Miami.