Death

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Death were a Death Metal Band that formed in 1984 and based in Tampa, Florida. They were seen by many to be one of the founders of Death Metal Music including other bands such as Possessed. Death were led by Chuck Schuldiner who is sometimes known as the Godfather of Death Metal (A title he didn't personally like) and was the brains behind Death. He was the staple member of the band and the only member to survive through the entire Death Timeline. He was the vocalist and guitarist for the band. Death went on to release 7 studio albums before the untimely passing of Chuck Schuldiner on December 13th, 2001, from a long battle with pontine glioma, a type of brain cancer. Death were never a largely successful band but within metal fans Chuck was idolised and was seen to be one of the greatest metal guitarists around. To this day many tribute gigs and fundraisers go on worldwide to celebrate Chuck's life and to raise money for his parents endless medical bills.

Early Years (Pre-Death)

In 1983 Chuck was just 16 years of age when he formed the band Mantas (This would later be changed to Death) with his friends Kam Lee on drums and vocals and Rick Rozz on guitar. Both of whom later went on to be members of the Death Metal Band Massace.

I the Spring of 1984 they released their first recording with a stand in bassist called Emotional. This was an unofficial recording however and the first official recording was to be released in the Summer of 1984. The recording was a rehearsal tape known as "Death By Metal". This was a very basic recording from Chuck's mothers garage on Rick Rozz's Panasonic Tape Recorder. At this time Mantas slpit for a brief period and Chuck first planned a new band called Death when he was just 17 years of age.

This band was still made up of Chuck, Rick and Kam and they released the Reign Of Terror demo in October of 1984.

1985 to 1987 - The Run Up To The First Album

In March of 1985 the band released a 3 track demo called "Infernal Death" which would give fans the first glimpse of tracks that would later go on the first studio album "Scream Bloody Gore". However in the summer of 1985 both Kam Lee and Rick Rozz were no longer members of the band and Chuck brought in Scott Carlson on bass and Matt Olivio on guitar. They currently had no drummer and this stayed this way until the winter of 1985 when Eric Brecht joined to play drums but again this falls through and again Chuck is left bandless going into 1986 which would prove a much better year for Death.

Chuck had moved to San Francisco for the past year but made the decision to move back to Florida, only to move to Canada to join the band Slaughter and recorded just one song before moving back to Florida.

Chuck knew a drummer in San Francisco and decided to hook up with Chris Reifert on drums and Steve DiGiorgio on bass (He was standing in on bass as his main band Sadus were practicing in the same rehearsal rooms).

After releasing the Mutilation demo in early 1986 they got their big break and were offered a deal with Combat Records. This allowed the band to have the money to record their first album and from here they never looked back.

Scream Bloody Gore (Album One)

Scream Bloody Gore was released in the Spring of 1987 and had Chuck Schuldiner playing all Guitars, Bass and Vocals and Chris Reifert on the Drums.

Track Listing

Infernal Death
Zombie Ritual
Denial of Life
Sacrificial
Mutilation
Regurgitated Guts
Baptized in Blood
Torn to Pieces
Evil Dead
Scream Bloody Gore
Beyond the Unholy Grave (bonus track)
Land of No Return (bonus track)

1988 to 1991 (The Rise)

Scream Bloody Gore was getting great reviews in metal magazines all around and they were getting more well known in the metal underground but the next 3 albums would solidify their place as one of the most important metal bands ever.

Leprosy

Leprosy
Born Dead
Forgotten Past
Left To Die
Pull The Plug
Open Casket
Primitive Ways
Choke On It

Spiritual Healing

Living Monstrosity
Altering The Future
Defensive Personalities
Within The Mind
Spiritual Healing
Low Life
Genetic Reconstruction
Killing Spree

Human

Flattening Of Emotions
Suicide Machine
Together As One
Secret Face
Lack Of Comprehension
See Through Dreams
Cosmic Sea
Vacant Planets

Fourth Headline

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Albums

Death released 7 Studio Albums, 2 Live Albums and 1 Best Of Collection

The Studio Albums they released were:

1987: Scream Bloody Gore - Combat Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner on Guitars, Bass and Vocals, Chris Reifert - Drums)
(Stand Out Tracks: Zombie Ritual, Evil Dead and Scream Bloody Gore)

1988: Leprosy - Combat Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Bill Andrews - Drums, Terry Butler - Bass, Rick Rozz - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Pull The Plug and Open Casket)

1990: Spiritual Healing - Combat Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Terry Butler - Bass, Bill Andrews - Drums, James Murphy - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Spiritual Healing)

1991: Human - Combat Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Steve DiGiorgio - Bass, Paul Masvidal - Guitar, Sean Reinert - Drums)
(Stand Out Tracks: Suicide Machine, Lack Of Comprehension and Vacant Planets)

1993: Individual Thought Patterns - Combat Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Steve DiGiorgio - Bass, Gene Hoglan - Drums, Andy LaRocque - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Trapped In A Corner and The Philosopher)

1995: Symbolic - Roadrunner Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Kelly Conlon - Bass, Gene Hoglan - Drums, Bobby Koelble - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: 1000 Eyes, Crystal Mountain, Empty Words and Perennial Quest)

1998: Sound Of Perseverance - Nuclear Blast Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Richard Christy - Drums, Scott Clendenin - Bass, Shannon Hamm - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Scavenger of Human Sorrow, Spirit Crusher, Flesh and the Power it Holds and Painkiller)

The Live Albums they released were:

2001: Live In L.A.: Death & Raw - Nuclear Blast Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Richard Christy - Drums, Scott Clendenin - Bass, Shannon Hamm - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Crystal Mountain, Pull The Plug and Symbolic)

2001: Live At Eindhoven - Nuclear Blast Records
(Line Up: Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar and Vocals, Richard Christy - Drums, Scott Clendenin - Bass, Shannon Hamm - Guitar)
(Stand Out Tracks: Spirit Crusher and Pull The Plug)

The Best Of Album they released was:

1992: Fate - The Best Of Death - Combat Records
(Line Up: Various)
(Collected from: Scream Bloody Gore, Leprosy, Spiritual Healing and Human)