Released in 1977 - right after the punk-rock breakdown - the compilation made way for a revolutionary statement supporting the newborn counterculture

Scarce and seemingly inscrutable

‘the sound of a train journey

“My mom had a lot of plants

DEATH - Leprosy LP Death Punk Released in 1977 - rightThe sixth installment in Relapses exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATHS immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the bands titanic second album. Originally released in 1988 Leprosy was a pioneering album, building upon the thrash sounds of Metallica and Slayer but adding a previously unheard level of raw extremity. These songs are the roots of an entire genre: death metal. While this was only the second record Death released, it immediately cemented