Individual Thought Patterns
Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on June 22, 1993, by Relativity Records. It is the only album by the band to feature guitarist Andy LaRocque, the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan and the second and last to feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio.
Schuldiner's lyrics explore human facets including critiques of social norms, constructs and perceptions. Manager Eric Greif described the album as "an angry record, angry lyrically", attributing it to his conflict with Schuldiner at the time.
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. 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.Personnel
All information is taken from the CD liner notes of the original 1993 release and the 2011 reissue.;Death
- Chuck Schuldiner – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Andy LaRocque – lead guitars
- Steve Di Giorgio – fretless bass
- Gene Hoglan – drums, guitars on "The Exorcist"
- Ralph Santolla – guitars
- Scott Burns – production, engineering
- Chuck Schuldiner – production
- René Miville – artwork
- David Bett – art direction
- Kathy Milone – design.
- Jacob Speis – layout
- Alan Douches – mastering, remixing
- Jamal Ruhe – remixing
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position | Ref. |
| 1993 | US Top Heatseekers Albums | 30 |