Individual Thought Patterns

Individual Thought Patterns
Studio album by Death
Released	June 22, 1993
Genre	Technical death metal, progressive metal
Length	40:12
Label	Relativity, Relapse
Producer	Scott Burns, Chuck Schuldiner
Death chronology
Fate: The Best of Death (1992) Individual Thought Patterns (1993) Symbolic (1995)
Singles from Individual Thought Patterns
"The Philosopher" Released: 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
Metal Forces	9.5/10[3]
Record Collector	[4]

Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on June 22, 1993 by Relativity Records. The only album to feature guitarist Andy LaRocque, the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan and the second and last to feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio.

Musically the album continues to expand on the technical/progressive style that began with Human, incorporating elements usually associated with free jazz. Just as adventurous are Schuldiner's lyrics which explore human facets including critiques of social norms, constructs and perceptions.

This album contains the track "The Philosopher", for which a music video was made that received airplay on MTV and was even featured on - and comically panned by - Beavis & Butthead, where the duo mistake the boy in the video for Jeremy from the Pearl Jam video and mock Schuldiner's vocals. According to Metal-Rules.com, the album is the 100th greatest heavy metal album of all time,^[5] as well as the 11th greatest extreme metal album of all time.^[6] The album is included in Guitar Player Magazine's Metal Guitar albums Top 20. The album was reissued and remixed by Relapse Records in October 2011.

Track Listing

All songs written by Chuck Schuldiner.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overactive Imagination"	3:30
2.	"In Human Form"	3:57
3.	"Jealousy"	3:41
4.	"Trapped in a Corner"	4:14
5.	"Nothing Is Everything"	3:19
6.	"Mentally Blind"	4:49
7.	"Individual Thought Patterns"	4:01
8.	"Destiny"	4:06
9.	"Out of Touch"	4:22
10.	"The Philosopher"	4:13
Total length:		40:12

2011 reissued Relapse Records version (bonus disc 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leprosy" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	6:03
2.	"Suicide Machine" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	4:29
3.	"Living Monstrosity" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	5:12
4.	"Overactive Imagination" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	3:40
5.	"Flattening of Emotions" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	4:27
6.	"Within the Mind" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	5:45
7.	"In Human Form" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	4:02
8.	"Lack of Comprehension" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	3:55
9.	"Trapped in a Corner" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	4:27
10.	"Zombie Ritual" (live in Germany - April 13, 1993)	4:32
11.	"The Exorcist" (studio outtake)	4:26
Total length:		50:59

2011 reissued Relapse Records version (bonus disc 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overactive Imagination (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:39
2.	"In Human Form (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:44
3.	"The Philosopher (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	4:05
4.	"Trapped in a Corner (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:29
5.	"Individual Thought Patterns (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	4:03
6.	"Jealousy (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:45
7.	"Nothing is Everything (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:21
8.	"Destiny (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	3:54
9.	"Mentally Blind (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	4:23
10.	"Out of Touch (instrumental)" (four-track demos - December 1992)	4:21
11.	"In Human Form (instrumental)" (Chuck's riff tape - 1992)	3:40
12.	"The Philosopher (instrumental)" (Chuck's riff tape - 1992)	3:35
13.	"Trapped in a Corner (instrumental)" (Chuck's riff tape - 1992)	2:29
Total length:		48:29

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the original 1993 release and the 2011 reissue.^[7][8]

Death

• Chuck Schuldiner – guitar, vocals, production
• Andy LaRocque – guitar
• Steve DiGiorgio – bass
• Gene Hoglan – drums; guitars (on "The Exorcist")

Additional musicians

• Ralph Santolla - Guitar , Live in Germany (Miscredited to Craig Locicero)

Production

• Scott Burns – production, engineering
• René Miville – artwork
• David Bett – art direction
• Kathy Milone – design.
• Jacob Speis – layout
• Alan Douches – mastering, remixing (2011 reissue)
• Jamal Ruhe – remixing (2011 reissue)

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Heatseekers	30

References

1. Huey, Steve (June 22, 1993). "Individual Thought Patterns - Death". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
2. Death - Individual Thought Patterns (staff review). Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
3. Arnold, Neil. "Death - Individual Thought Patterns (2011 Reissue)". Metal Forces. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
4. McIver, Joel (November 27, 2013). "Death - Individual Thought Patterns". Record Collector.
5. The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums. Metal Rules. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
6. Top 50 Extreme Metal Albums. Metal Rules. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
7. Individual Thought Patterns (booklet). Death. Relativity Records. 1993.
8. Individual Thought Patterns (Deluxe Edition) (booklet). Death. Relapse Records, Perseverance Holdings Ltd. 2011.

External Links

• Lyrics @ Death official site