The fifth installment in Relapse’s exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH’s immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the band’s 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 them as heavy metal icons. View the tracklist below

Disc 1
 
1. Leprosy
2. Born Dead
3. Forgotten Past
4. Left To Die
5. Pull The Plug
6. Open Casket
7. Primitive Ways
8. Choke On It
              
Disc 2
 
Leprosy - 9/23/87 Rehearsal
1. Open Casket
2. Choke On It
3. Left To Die
4. Left To Die - Take 2
 
Leprosy - 12/05/87 Rehearsals
5. Left To Die
6. Open Casket
7. Pull The Plug
8. Choke On It
9. Born Dead
10. Forgotten Past
              
Disc 3
 
Live at Backstreets, Rochester, NY - December 13th, 1988
1. Leprosy
2. Open Casket
3. Zombie Ritual
4. Pull The Plug
5. Left To Die
6. Mutilation
7. Forgotten Past
8. Born Dead
9. Denial Of Life
10. Primitive Ways
11. Infernal Death
 
Live at The Dirt Club, Bloomfield, NJ - December 11th, 1988
12. Leprosy
13. Pull The Plug
14. Forgotten Past
15. Primitive Ways
              
Digital Deluxe ONLY Bonus Tracks - Live at The Dirt Club, Bloomfield, NJ - December 11th, 1988
16. Open Casket
17. Mutilation
18. Infernal Death