You Should Never “Pull the Plug” on Death’s Leprosy

Like the mighty-yet-graceful phoenix, Death’s Leprosy shall rise again. (Or wait. Maybe I’m thinking of the South. ANYWAY.) This 1988 release, which s only, like, y’know, ONE OF THE BEST DEATH METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, duh, is getting the super-duper-deluxe re-release treatment from Relapse on April 29. According to a press release, “The entire album, as well as the bonus material, has been painstakingly remastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, Nile, etc.) and will be reissued on 2xCD/Limited Edition 3xCD/LP/Picture Disc LP/Limited Edition 2xLP Boxset/Digtal.” Specifically:

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 Rehearsals

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

Of course, there are various editions, including a extra-special-limited-edition-super-duper-DUPER-deluxe vinly box set. You can get all the details and pre-order the physical edition of your choice here, or a digital download here. Meanwhile, you can stream the remastered version of “Pull the Plug” below. Christ, I love this song. My grammy is in a coma, and every week I go visit her and play this song for her and she loves it. I mean, she doesn’t move or nuthin’, but you can tell.