DEATH's seventh and final album 'The Sound of Perseverance' will see its official re-issue on February 15th in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records and is available for pre-order now at this location. The first in a series of official DEATH re-issues slated for 2011, 'The Sound of Perseverance' has been remastered from the original studio tapes and expanded to include a second disc of previously unreleased demo material. The re-issue will also include enhanced artwork (viewable here) and liner notes from the original cover artist Travis Smith as well as liner notes from DEATH guitarist Shannon Hamm and never-before-seen photographs from 'The Sound of Perseverance' era.

A special deluxe version of the 'The Sound of Perseverance' re-issue is also available pre-order at this location. The deluxe version includes a third bonus disc of unreleased material and will only be available via Relapse Mailorder and digitally via iTunes. To coincide with the re-issue, Relapse Mailorder will also be offering a ‘The Sound of Perseverance’ t-shirt and zip-up hooded sweatshirt featuring the enhanced album artwork. Images of the new DEATH merchandise can be seen here.

The first taste of the re-mastered ‘The Sound of Perseverance’ can be heard now on the free Relapse Records digital label sampler. The sampler features the re-mastered version of “Scavenger Of Human Sorrow” and can be downloaded at this location.