The Sound of Perseverance
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Original cover art by Travis Smith | ||||
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| Released | August 31, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida | |||
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| Length | 56:17 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jim Morris, Chuck Schuldiner | |||
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| Redone cover art from the 2011 reissue | ||||
The Sound of Perseverance is the seventh and final studio album by American death metal band Death, released on August 31, 1998, by Nuclear Blast. The album featured guitarist Shannon Hamm, drummer Richard Christy, and bassist Scott Clendenin for the first time. It was also Death's final studio album, as Chuck Schuldiner died due to brain cancer-related issues in 2001, and Death subsequently disbanded. It is considered to be one of the most accomplished releases in Death's discography, and has been called one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time by AllMusic reviewer Jason Hundey.