Death released the 1993 album Individual Thought Patterns.
It was the American death-metal band’s fifth studio album and followed Human. The record continued Chuck Schuldiner’s movement toward more technical and progressive songwriting, with intricate guitar parts, unusual rhythmic patterns, and philosophical lyrics.
The lineup included Schuldiner on guitar and vocals, Gene Hoglan on drums, Steve Di Giorgio on bass, and Andy LaRocque on lead guitar. Their performances gave the album a highly precise and technically demanding character.
Songs such as “Overactive Imagination,” “Trapped in a Corner,” and “The Philosopher” became especially associated with the record. Individual Thought Patterns is sometimes confused with Symbolic, Death’s 1995 album, but the two records feature different lineups and represent successive stages in the band’s development.