Favourite Death song is probably Perennial Quest. I fucking love Symbolic.
It's definitely one of Chuck's finest works!
Also, the Painkiller cover on TSoP is superb. At the very least, I think Chuck and Shannon Hamm's new guitar solos are better than the original solos from Tipton and Downing.
Speaking of personal musicianship, I'm thinking of getting back into playing piano/keyboard. Not the most metal instrument out there and I'd have a loooooot of lost time to make up for, but I always enjoyed playing the piano.