Individual Thought Patterns

Individual Thought Patterns was my first Death CD that I ever got. When I put it in and started to listen, I was blown away. This has got to be the best Death line-up ever. Gene Hoglan is a great drummer, Andy LaRocque blends in some beautiful solos, Steve DiGiorgio is audible on here, and you can here his awesome bass fills. Then there is Chuck. I think almost everyone in the Metal scene knows what Chuck did. The guitar work on this CD is near perfect.

The first track, Overactive Imagination, is a great opener. It starts out fast, and changes into an even faster verse.

In Human Form has one of my favorite Bass lines ever. It has some great riffs and Chucks screaming sounds great.

Jealousy has to be one of the most technical songs on the album. Gene throws in some triplets at odd times, which work very well.

Trapped in a Corner is a classic. The drums seem to overtake everything in the song with what Gene is doing. Sure, the solos are great, but Gene is doing some very complicated shit.

Nothing is Everything has the same, High-hat/Ride attack from Trapped in a Corner, but it still sounds good. Once the song gets to Chucks solo though, it really picks up.

Mentally Blind is one of my favorite Death songs ever. Why? Because of the drums. Gene again rips it up, especially the ending. If you listen to the ending, the double bass is probably the fastest he ever went. Not to mention the great bass and guitar work. Chuck really knew how to write some great songs.

Next comes the CD's title track, Individual Thought Patterns. The song is slower than most of the other tracks, but it makes up for that in Heavyness and Technecality.

Destiny starts out acoustic. Just Andy playing. Then that fades out, and into great song with alot of melody. The Chorus is one of my favorites, being an Old School Death type song, screaming out the name of the track.

Number 9 is Out Of Touch. A song that starts off slow, and then turns into almost a full on thrash song. It's very fast, and probably helps with Genes work with Dark Angel and Testament. The guitar is awesome, like amost every Death song, and you can hear the little things Steve is doing.

The Philosopher closes out the CD. The intro is sort of dark, and goes great with the song. Everything is great. Chucks solo and his vocals take over the song, and that's what make it great.

Overall, this CD is goddamn near perfect. The only problem is the song time, and the production. It's very quiet, and if you turn it up too loud you can hear the quality get worst. But, overall, it's a great CD and a must have for anyone who loves Technical or Death Metal.