Death by Metal

Death by Metal is the first demo released by Death in 1983. The demo was originally released under Mantas in 1983 but was reissued on September 7 1984 as Death. It is known as the first work of the death metal genre.

Original track listing

1. "Legions of Doom" − 3:27
2. "Evil Dead" − 3:00
3. "Beyond the Unholy Grave" − 3:01
4. "Power of Darkness" − 2:23
5. "Death by Metal" − 2:05

The second song, "Evil Dead", is replaced as "Zombie" on the reissue release as Death.

Reissue track listing

1. "Legion of Doom" − 3:34
2. "Zombie" − 3:03
3. "Power of Darkness" − 2:29
4. "Death by Metal" − 2:16
5. "Evil Dead (live)" − 3:30

Credits

• Rick Rozz − guitar
• Charles "Evil Chuck" Schuldiner
• Kam Lee − drums

The bassist on the original Mantas demo release is unknown and after the release they remained bass-less until they changed their name to Death in late 1984.

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