The Sound of Perseverance (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Deluxe triple-CD version which was only available via Relapse Records mailorder, and limited to 2000 machine-numbered copies. Remastered and issued with updated cover artwork in a 4-panel Digipak with 24-page booklet.

Disc 2 tracks 1 to 3 are 1998 demos with no bass track.
Disc 2 tracks 4 to 7 are 1998 demos.
Disc 2 tracks 8 to 10 are 1997 demos.
Disc 3 tracks 1 to 8 are 1996 demos originally intended for Control Denied, Chuck Schuldiner's post-Death band.
Disc 3 tracks 9 to 13 are instrumentals.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-27 02:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Scavenger of Human Sorrow
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Scavenger of Human Sorrow
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music and Prophecies Publishing
46:57
2Bite the Pain
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Bite the Pain
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music
34:30
3Spirit Crusher
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Spirit Crusher
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music and Prophecies Publishing
4.46:47
4Story to Tell
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Story to Tell
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music
36:35
5Flesh and the Power It Holds
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Flesh and the Power It Holds
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music and Prophecies Publishing
3.68:27
6Voice of the Soul
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Voice of the Soul (Death song)
composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music
33:44
7To Forgive Is to Suffer
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
To Forgive Is to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music
35:56
8A Moment of Clarity
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
A Moment of Clarity
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music
37:26
9Painkiller
engineer and mixer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida) and Chuck Schuldiner
bass:
Scott Clendenin
drums (drum set):
Richard Christy (American drummer / actor)
guitar:
Shannon Hamm and Chuck Schuldiner
vocals:
Chuck Schuldiner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perseverance Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2011, in 2016) and Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, United States
cover recording of:
Painkiller
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and SBK Songs Ltd.
3.46:02
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