Human

Holy fucking shit! When you first turn on Death's "Human", you are greeted with three new things. 1) The use of toms, 2) The sheer heaviness, and 3) Odd time signatures. Now, this should say a lot to the old Death.

Ok, now since I am blown away, I am going to start with the drums! And what a fucking surprise! THEY ARE TECHNICAL and they are DIFFERENT! There is a lot of great variation on this album, drum wise. Very, very well done, they are crisp, loud, and technical, and best of all, they keep you going, and they don't make you feel like you're hearing the same song over and over again, trying to figure out which fucking song is playing. I.E. They are not boring, they are brilliant, and a highlight, a big highlight, of this album. I would even say they are thrashy, rather, thrashy, in some parts anyways, like in the songs "Vacant Plants" and "See Through Dreams".

The guitar on the album can be defined with two words: technical and heavy. No doubt in my mind that this is, so far, Death's most technical and heavy record yet. I couldn't believe that it was Death that I was hearing. It's awesome. The solos are insane. EVERY song on the entire album has a solo on it. There is not one stale or boring moment on this whole album.

The vocals are just... God damn, this man is a beast. Seriously one of the best vocalists I have ever heard in my entire life. The vocals are just as you'd expect. Perfect.

The bass has the same effect on me as the previous album does. It's quieter, but it allows the guitars to maintain their clean technical quality while still being loud enough to hear and appreciate. Not much else to say about the bass.

Overall, my favorite Death album. This is just... It's perfect. There is not one thing I do not like about this album. I seriously recommend this album to any Metal fan. It's one of the greatest Death Metal albums of all time. Just.. Wow...