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Album Production:
Produced by Scott Burns and Death.
Scott Burns – Record producer, sound engineerMorrisound's behind-the-glass troublemaker who taught extreme metal how to sound lethal on purpose. Read more... Scott Burns is the behind-the-glass architect of the late-80s/early-90s Florida death-metal explosion, the Morrisound guy who made brutal sound huge without sanding off the teeth. From 1987 to 1997 he was everywhere: engineering Death ("Leprosy" 1988) then producing "Spiritual Healing" (1990), forging Obituary's "Slowly We Rot" (1989) and "Cause of Death" (1990), and giving Sepultura its leap on "Beneath the Remains" (1989) and "Arise" (1991). Add Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Suffocation and Napalm Death, and you've basically got the soundtrack to my misspent youth. He later bailed to computer engineering, popping back in for the odd session - because sanity is optional.
Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida.
Morrisound Recording Studio – Recording studio (Tampa, Florida)The Tampa room that basically industrialized death metal - because subtlety was never the point. Read more... Morrisound Recording Studio is the Tampa, Florida bunker that gave extreme metal a real, professional punch in the gut. Opened in 1981 by Jim and Tom Morris, it became the late-80s to mid-90s address I kept spotting in liner notes: Death (1988-1991), Obituary (1989-1992), Morbid Angel (1989-1993), Deicide (1990-1992), Cannibal Corpse (1990-1992) and a swarm of others. Even Sepultura leveled up here, mixing "Beneath the Remains" in early 1989 and tracking "Arise" in 1991. If you wanted drums to hit like a wrecking ball and guitars to saw through smoke, you booked Morrisound and stopped pretending. Yes, it is "just a studio" - and Tampa became a death-metal capital because of rooms like this.
Sound engineers: John Cervini, Mike Gowan.
Album cover art by Edward J. Repka.
Ed Repka – Graphic Artist & Album Cover IllustratorHe turned Cold War paranoia and death-metal gore into bright, rotten pop art. Read more... Ed Repka is the American graphic artist who gave thrash and early death metal its lurid, comic-book bite. I remember seeing his work hit the racks with Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead—"Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" (1986) and the colder, geopolitics-soaked "Rust in Peace" (1990). In between, he painted Death’s first three nightmares: "Scream Bloody Gore" (1987), "Leprosy" (1988), and "Spiritual Healing" (1990). He also lit up Nuclear Assault and Possessed in 1986, then kept the torch burning on shirts and posters for decades. He draws like Mad magazine with a switchblade: bright color, nasty detail, and a punchline that still hurts. Every corner is packed with little jokes and rot. Photography: J.J. Hollis
Ed Repka – Graphic Artist & Album Cover IllustratorHe turned Cold War paranoia and death-metal gore into bright, rotten pop art. Read more... Ed Repka is the American graphic artist who gave thrash and early death metal its lurid, comic-book bite. I remember seeing his work hit the racks with Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead—"Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" (1986) and the colder, geopolitics-soaked "Rust in Peace" (1990). In between, he painted Death’s first three nightmares: "Scream Bloody Gore" (1987), "Leprosy" (1988), and "Spiritual Healing" (1990). He also lit up Nuclear Assault and Possessed in 1986, then kept the torch burning on shirts and posters for decades. He draws like Mad magazine with a switchblade: bright color, nasty detail, and a punchline that still hurts. Every corner is packed with little jokes and rot. The Tampa room that basically industrialized death metal - because subtlety was never the point. Read more... Morrisound Recording Studio is the Tampa, Florida bunker that gave extreme metal a real, professional punch in the gut. Opened in 1981 by Jim and Tom Morris, it became the late-80s to mid-90s address I kept spotting in liner notes: Death (1988-1991), Obituary (1989-1992), Morbid Angel (1989-1993), Deicide (1990-1992), Cannibal Corpse (1990-1992) and a swarm of others. Even Sepultura leveled up here, mixing "Beneath the Remains" in early 1989 and tracking "Arise" in 1991. If you wanted drums to hit like a wrecking ball and guitars to saw through smoke, you booked Morrisound and stopped pretending. Yes, it is "just a studio" - and Tampa became a death-metal capital because of rooms like this. Morrisound's behind-the-glass troublemaker who taught extreme metal how to sound lethal on purpose. Read more... Scott Burns is the behind-the-glass architect of the late-80s/early-90s Florida death-metal explosion, the Morrisound guy who made brutal sound huge without sanding off the teeth. From 1987 to 1997 he was everywhere: engineering Death ("Leprosy" 1988) then producing "Spiritual Healing" (1990), forging Obituary's "Slowly We Rot" (1989) and "Cause of Death" (1990), and giving Sepultura its leap on "Beneath the Remains" (1989) and "Arise" (1991). Add Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Suffocation and Napalm Death, and you've basically got the soundtrack to my misspent youth. He later bailed to computer engineering, popping back in for the odd session - because sanity is optional. |
DEATH - Scream, Bloody Gore ( UK ) 12" LP
