Spiritual Healing Drum Setup: Correcting the Record — It Was Bill Andrews, Not Sean Reinert (1990) | MetalForge
Bill Andrews recorded Spiritual Healing (1990) on a Unconfirmed kit with a Unconfirmed snare.
Death's Spiritual Healing (1990) was recorded by drummer Bill Andrews — his last album with the band — not Sean Reinert, whose actual Death debut was the fol...
Frequently Asked Questions
Who played drums on Death's Spiritual Healing?
Bill Andrews played drums on Death's Spiritual Healing (1990). It was his last album with the band — recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa with producer Scott Burns — before he departed and was replaced by Sean Reinert for Human (1991). Andrews had also recorded Leprosy (1988), Death's previous album, making Spiritual Healing the closing chapter of his tenure rather than anyone's debut.
Is Sean Reinert the drummer on Spiritual Healing?
No. Sean Reinert did not play on Spiritual Healing (1990) — that album was recorded by Bill Andrews, Death's drummer at the time. Reinert's actual, sole Death studio credit is Human (1991), the following album. He joined Death in 1991 specifically to record Human and never played on Spiritual Healing or any earlier Death release.
What is the difference between Spiritual Healing and Human in terms of drumming?
Spiritual Healing (1990) and Human (1991) were recorded by two different drummers with distinct styles. Bill Andrews' drumming on Spiritual Healing is straightforward, aggressive death metal drumming in the vein of Death's earlier work. Human, recorded the following year by new drummer Sean Reinert, introduced a jazz-influenced vocabulary — ghost notes, ride-cymbal-led phrasing, and polyrhythmic complexity — that became a founding influence on technical death metal. The stylistic gap between the two albums reflects the lineup change, not a single drummer's evolution.
What gear did Bill Andrews use on Spiritual Healing?
Bill Andrews' specific drum kit, snare, cymbals, and hardware for the Spiritual Healing sessions have not been publicly documented in interviews, endorsement listings, or photographs. The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa with producer Scott Burns, but no verified source specifies the exact equipment Andrews used. This page won't guess at brand or model details that aren't sourced.