MANTAS'entireDeath By Metalcollection is currently streaming online via Metal Underground at thislocation. Additionally, Gun Shy Assassin is offering a free download of the track "Death By Metal" for a limited timehere.Death By Metalis the next chapter in Relapse'sDEATHreissue campaign, compiling Chuck Schuldiner's pre-DEATHmaterial from his first bandMANTASinto one deluxe collection containing the group's first two demos and a rehearsal. This marks the first time these recordings have ever been officially collected into one fully authorized compilation and legitimately available since their original release as theDeath By Metaldemo tape (1984)!

MANTAS'Death By Metalis set to be released tomorrow, June 19th in North America , June 22nd in Benelux / Germany , and June 25th in the UK and rest of Europe . The collection will be released as a CD, Limited Edition Deluxe 2CD, LP, Digital Download. Pre-order options, including a new line of exclusiveMANTAS&DEATHmerch plus additional release information can be foundhere.

Death By Metalfollows the recent Relapse Records re-issues ofDEATH'sVivus!,Individual Though Patterns, The Sound of PerseveranceandHuman. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes, this time featuring renowned metal biographer Ian Christe and former MANTAS guitarist Rick Rozz in addition to never-before-seen photos of the band.