Human (Death album)

Human
Studio album by Death
Released	October 22, 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Technical death metal[1] progressive metal[2]
Length	34:21
Label	Relativity
Producer	Scott Burns, Chuck Schuldiner
Death chronology
Spiritual Healing (1990) Human (1991) Fate: The Best of Death (1992)

Human is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on October 22, 1991, by Relativity Records. The album marked the beginning of a major stylistic change for Death, being more technically complex and progressive than the band's previous efforts. The lyrics are more introspective when compared to the gore-based lyrics of Scream Bloody Gore and Leprosy or the social commentary on Spiritual Healing. This new style would continue to evolve on all following Death albums. This is the only album to feature Cynic members Paul Masvidal on guitar and Sean Reinert on drums, both 20 at the time, and the first to feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio.

Bassist Steve DiGiorgio left after the recording of the album (though he would later return to record Individual Thought Patterns). He was replaced by Scott Carino, who toured with the band in 1991 and 1992. Carino also recorded additional bass overdub on "Cosmic Sea" after a couple of issues were discovered during the mixing stage. The rest of the song (including the bass solo) was recorded by DiGiorgio.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Relapse Records and Perseverance Holdings Ltd. re-issued the album to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original release. This edition was remixed by Jim Morris of Morrisound Recording Studios, includes bonus tracks,^[3] and was authorized by Schuldiner intellectual property lawyer Eric Greif.^[4] The reissue of Human was remixed, as Sony had lost the master tapes of Scott Burns' original mixes.^[5]