The shoddy artwork, poor sound quality, and paltry playing time of this release and others in Relativity's Best Of series are proof positive that the label must have spent all of five minutes putting them together.
Clocking in at under 45 minutes, Fate simply can't do justice to the extremely influential early career of Death.
The band was actually the brainchild of guitarist Chuck Schuldiner, and their combination of crushing heaviness, piledriving bass drums, and wicked melodies placed them in league of their own, equaled only by the likes of Sepultura.
And while it features key tracks like the excellent "Zombie Ritual," "Spiritual Healing," and "Suicide Machine," consumers would be better served to seek out the band's debut, Scream Bloody Gore.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zombie Ritual | Death | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Together as OneChuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Open CasketRick Rozz, Chuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Spiritual HealingChuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 07:45 | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| 5 | Mutilation | Death | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Suicide MachineChuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Altering the FutureTerry Butler, Chuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Baptized in Blood | Death | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Left to DieRick Rozz, Chuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Pull the PlugChuck Schuldiner | Death | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 340 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bett | Design |
| 2 | Terry Butler | Composer |
| 3 | Death | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Allan Flaum | Remastering |
| 5 | Brian Freeman | Design |
| 6 | Michael Haynes | Photography |
| 7 | Rick Rozz | Composer |
| 8 | Chuck Schuldiner | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 9 | Kevin Sharp | Liner Notes, Track Selection |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |