The Sound of Perseverance

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All tracks are written by Chuck Schuldiner, except "Painkiller" written by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.

The Sound of Perseverance
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Original cover art by Travis Smith
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1998
Studio Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre
Length56:17
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Jim Morris, Chuck Schuldiner
Death chronology
Symbolic
(1995)
The Sound of Perseverance
(1998)
Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)
(2001)
Singles from The Sound of Perseverance
  1. "Spirit Crusher"
    Released: 1998
No.TitleLength
1."Scavenger of Human Sorrow"6:56
2."Bite the Pain"4:29
3."Spirit Crusher"6:47
4."Story to Tell"6:34
5."Flesh and the Power It Holds"8:26
6."Voice of the Soul" (instrumental)3:43
7."To Forgive Is to Suffer"5:55
8."A Moment of Clarity"7:25
9."Painkiller" (Judas Priest cover)6:02
Total length:56:17
2011 remastered version (bonus disc 1)
No.TitleLength
1."Spirit Crusher" (from 1998 demos, no bass (instrumental))6:55
2."Flesh and the Power It Holds" (from 1998 demos, no bass (instrumental))8:22
3."Voice of the Soul" (from 1998 demos, no bass (instrumental))3:30
4."Bite the Pain" (from 1998 demos)4:28
5."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1998 demos)6:38
6."Story to Tell" (from 1998 demos)6:40
7."Scavenger of Human Sorrow" (from 1998 demos)6:49
8."Bite the Pain" (from 1997 demos)4:31
9."Story to Tell" (from 1997 demos)6:37
10."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1997 demos)6:34
Total length:61:02
2011 remastered version (bonus disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Bite the Pain" (from 1996 demos, Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)4:19
2."Story to Tell" (from 1996 demos, Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)6:19
3."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1996 demos, Chuck Schuldiner on vocals, clean backing vocals)6:17
4."Bite the Pain" (from 1996 demos, Paul Payne on vocals)4:20
5."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1996 demos, Paul Payne on vocals)6:17
6."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1996 demos, Chuck Schuldiner on vocals, clean vocals)6:17
7."Story to Tell" (from 1996 demos, Chuck Schuldiner on vocals, clean vocals)6:24
8."Bite the Pain" (from 1996 demos, Shannon Hamm on vocals)4:14
9."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1996 demos, instrumental)5:32
10."Bite the Pain" (from 1996 demos, instrumental)4:14
11."Story to Tell" (from 1996 demos, instrumental)6:13
12."Voice of the Soul" (from 1996 demos, instrumental)3:29
13."A Moment of Clarity" (from 1996 demos, instrumental)6:12
Total length:70:07

Personnel

Death

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [31] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [32] 93
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [33] 60

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