Individual Thought Patterns

Coming near the end of their legendary discography, "Individual Thought Patterns" is arguably Death's best release up to this point in their career. The guitar riffs are as heavy and dark as ever, the vocal performances angry and full of passion. What I've always admired about Death most, though, is their complete resistance to fall into the normal tropes of death metal music, instead providing albums that are consistently raw and unfiltered, especially in the lyrics, a lot of which highlight the worst aspects of our society. It's a great album, and one that sits atop the finest in Death's already amazing discography. I cannot recommend it, or this band, enough.