Individual Thought Patterns
Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth studio album by Death, the American death metal band, and it came out on 22 June 1993. It follows Human and pushes that record's technical death metal further. The line-up is worth knowing: Gene Hoglan joined on drums for the first time, Steve Di Giorgio was on bass for the second and last time, and Andy LaRocque played guitar, his only appearance with the band.
It was well received at the time and has kept its admirers since. Invisible Oranges has called it one of the genre's most forward-thinking pieces. The track to start with is "The Philosopher", which got a video that was played heavily on MTV, a rare thing for a band this extreme. It's a good place to hear Death in the middle of their progression from gore-soaked beginnings towards something more intricate.
Individual Thought Patterns: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 40:06Tracklist
- 1Overactive ImaginationChuck Schuldiner3:31
- 2In Human FormChuck Schuldiner3:57
- 3JealousyChuck Schuldiner3:41
- 4Trapped in a CornerChuck Schuldiner4:14
- 5Nothing Is EverythingChuck Schuldiner3:18
- 6Mentally BlindChuck Schuldiner4:47
- 7Individual Thought PatternsChuck Schuldiner4:00
- 8DestinyChuck Schuldiner4:06
- 9Out of TouchChuck Schuldiner4:21
- 10The PhilosopherChuck Schuldiner4:11
- Produced by
- Scott Burns, Chuck Schuldiner
- Recorded at
- Morrisound Recording (Tampa, Florida)
- Mixed at
- Morrisound Recording
- Engineered by
- Scott Burns
- Artwork
- David Bett, Rene Miville, Kathy Milone
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Relativity
- Length
- 40:06
Line-up
- Steve DiGiorgio · bass
- Gene Hoglan · drums (drum set)
- Andy LaRocque · guitar
- Chuck Schuldiner · guitar, lead vocals
Singles
- “The Philosopher” · 1993
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 June 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 June 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 1993 | |
| US release | 22 June 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
23 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Relativity Records | 088561116828 | other |
| — | US | Relativity Records | 088561116828 | other |
| 1993 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861907921 | other |
| 1993 | NL | Roadrunner Records | 016861907914 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Relativity Records | 074649095628 | other |
| 22 June 1993 | US | Relativity Records | 088561116828 | original |
| 22 June 1994 | JP | Relativity Records | 4988009746128 | other |
| 1999 | DE | Century Media | 7277016602822 | other |
| 23 August 1999 | DE | Century Media | 5051099602823 | other |
| 2005 | AR | Century Media | 3256981466060 | other |
| 2008 | MX | Witch of the East | 727361904722 | other |
| 2 June 2008 | DE | Century Media | 5051099620483 | other |
| 9 September 2009 | JP | METAL FRONTIER | 4988003374655 | other |
| 2010 | BR | Shinigami Records | 7898410006452 | other |
| 2011 | US | Relapse Records | 781676717125 | remaster |
| 4 April 2011 | XW | Relapse Records | 781676305421 | remaster |
| 25 October 2011 | US | Relapse Records | 781676717224 | remaster |
| 25 October 2011 | XW | Relapse Records | 781676717125 | remaster |
| 25 October 2011 | XW | Relapse Records | 781676717224 | deluxe |
| 20 October 2017 | US | Relapse Records | 781676717118 | other |
| 30 October 2017 | US | Relapse Records | 781676717118 | deluxe |
| 2020 | XE | Relapse Records | 781676717118 | other |
| 24 November 2023 | XW | Relapse Records | 781676508815 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 2800x2800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2800×2800 | native: native 2800x2800 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |