Spiritual Healing is the third studio album by American
death metal band
Death, released on February 16, 1990 by
Combat Records. This album was out of print, but it has been reissued by
Relapse Records as of November 2012. The only album to feature both guitarist
James Murphy and bassist
Terry Butler and the last to feature drummer
Bill Andrews. This is the first of Death's albums to show Schuldiner's lyrics moving away from the gore and horror themes of previous works, focusing instead on themes of society including abortion, genetics, and televangelism, a direction that would be further refined on 1991's
Human album. The musical content is more obviously melodic, a facet highlighted by James Murphy's characteristic lead guitar playing. The members of Death and their manager/co-producer
Eric Greif stayed in a single motel room at the Safari Inn, near
Busch Gardens, for the entire six weeks the album was recorded and mixed, although bassist Terry Butler and drummer Bill Andrews frequently went home as they lived in the Tampa area.