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Year
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Story |
Line-Up |
Releases |
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1983
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Formation
of the band MANTAS, which later would become Death. Chuck is
16 years old. |
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar
Barney 'Kam' Lee-drums/vocals
Rick Rozz (Frederick DeLilo)-guitar
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1984
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Spring:
First unofficial Mantas recording with temporary bassist,
called "Emotional" by tape traders.
Summer:
The first official recording emerges in the underground: the
rehearsal tape "Death By Metal", which is recorded
in the garage of Chuck's mom on Rick's Panasonic tape recorder.
Chuck is 17.
Mantas splits up briefly. Chuck plans a new band, simply called
DEATH. After a couple of weeks of searching, Chuck finds he
must resort once again to working with Rick Rozz and Kam Lee.
Death By Metal is given a new tape cover when the band name
changes.
Fall/Winter:
In October the 5 track "Reign Of Terror" demo is
recorded in Florida. December 30-show with Nasty Savage in
Ruby's Pub/Tampa. The show is taped by John & Mark from
Guillotine Magazine. Later this is sold as the only official
Death live recording through Guillotine and by the band.
|
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Kam Lee-drums/vocals
Rick Rozz-guitar
|
Rehearsal tape
-1- (4 tracks)
Rehearsal tape -2- (3 track)
Rehearsal tape -3- (4 tracks)
Live tape -1- September 4/Florida (9 tracks)
Live tape -2- September 11/Tampa (13 tracks)
Live tape -3- November 9/Brandon (12 tracks)
Live tape -4- November 20/Brandon (13 tracks)
Live tape -5- December 30/Tampa (8 tracks)
Demo -1- Death By Metal(5 tracks)
Demo -2- Reign Of Terror(5 tracks)
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1985
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Spring:
March 9, the 3 track "Infernal Death" demo is recorded,
Rick Rozz leaves the band. In May Chuck and Kam record the
1 track demo "Rigor Mortis". Chuck gets 18.
Summer:
Scott Carlson (bass) and Matt Olivio (guitar) from the Michigan
based band Genocide join Death. Kam Lee leaves the band drummerless.
Fall/Winter:
Scott and Matt leave the band and Chuck moves to San Francisco
and joins forces with Eric Brecht (drums). Rick Rozz and Kam
Lee form Massacre in Florida. At the end of the year Chuck
returns bandless to Florida.
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Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Kam Lee-drums/vocals
Rick Rozz-guitar
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Kam Lee-drums/vocals
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Kam Lee-drums/vocals
Scott Carlson-bass
Matt Olivio-guitar
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Eric Brecht-drums
Erik Meade-bass
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Rehearsal tape -4- (3 tracks)
Rehearsal tape -5- (90 minutes)
Rehearsal tape -6- (45 minutes only covers)
Rehearsal tape -7- (4 tracks)
Rehearsal tape -8- (1 track-Aggressor)
Rehearsal tape -9- (3 tracks-with Seizure)
Rehearsal tape -10- (5 tracks)
Rehearsal tape -11- (6 tracks)
Live tape -6- Brandon (14 tracks)
Live tape -7- October 19/Ruthie's (7 tracks)
Live tape -8- November 27/Ruthie's (8 tracks)
Demo -3- Infernal Death(3 tracks)
Demo -4- Rigor Mortis(1 track)
Demo -5- Back From The Dead(7 tracks)
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1986
|
Spring:
In January Chuck moves to Toronto/Canada to join Slaughter.
He recorded the tune "Fuck of Death", and returns
to Florida after a few weeks. Soon after he returned to San
Francisco to hook up with Chris Reifert. Steve DiGiorgio fills
in on bass during Death practices while Sadus and Death share
rehearsal space. Steve only plays on some unofficial rehearsal
tapes. The Mutilation demo leads to the deal with Combat.
Summer:
The recordings of the first album are not going well. The
actual recording is made in the Music Grinder in Hollywood
by Randy Burns. After the recordings John Hand is welcomed
as second guitarplayer. He's not able to keep up with the
fast and technical parts of the newer Death material, and
never so much as plays one gig with Death or a single note
on an album, before he's excused from the band.
|
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/bass/vocals
Chris Reifert-drums
|
Rehearsal
tape -12- (2 tracks)
Demo -6- Mutilation (3 tracks) |
|
1987
|
Scream
Bloody Gore is released by Combat Records in March and in June
in Europe by Music For Nations subsidiary label Under One Flag.
Chris stays in SF as Chuck returns to Florida to rejoin forces
with three-fourths of Massacre including Rick Rozz on guitar,
Terry Buttler on bass and Bill Andrews on drums. They play their
first tour already performing some 'Leprosy' songs, even at
the Milwaukee Metalfest.
|
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/bass/vocals
Chris Reifert-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Rick Rozz-guitar
Terry Buttler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
|
Death
-1- Scream Bloody Gore |
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1988
|
Leprosy gets recorded in Morrisound
with Dan Johnson in April. In October the album is released
by Combat.
The Ultimate Revenge video and CD are recorded in October
at the Philadelphia's Trocadero Theatre. Other bands on this
recordings are: Raven, Faith Or Fear, Forbidden. The band
goes on tour again.
|
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Rick Rozz-guitar
Terry Butler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
|
Death
-2- Leprosy
Ultimate Revenge video/CD |
|
1989
1990
|
The
band tours Europe with Gangreen and starts recording Spiritual
Healing with Scott Burns.
Before the album is released in 1990 Rick Rozz already is replaced
by James Murphy (former Agent Steel and Hallows Eve). More touring
takes place. Touring guitarist Albert Gonzales (ex-Evil Dead)
replaces James Murphy. Albert is replaced by Paul Masvidal (Cynic).
The other members of Death decide to tour Europe, against Chuck's
wishes. The line-up for that tour is Terry Buttler / bass, Bill
Andrews / drums, Walter Trachsler / guitar (ex-Rotting Corpse
and Death guitar tech/soundman), Louie Carrisalez/vocals (Devestation).
Obviously this causes a hug rift between Chuck and his former
band members.
Chuck is determined to rise again with Death, his band, despite
the fact that the press has printed many rumors and outright
lies circulated by his ex-bandmates. Some said he was starting
a glam band, others claimed he was in an insane asylum. |
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Rick Rozz-guitar
Terry Buttler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
James Murphy-guitar
Terry Butler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Albert Gonzales-guitar
Terry Butler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Paul Masvidal-guitar
Terry Butler-bass
Bill Andrews-drums
|
Death
-3- Spiritual Healing -1990 |
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1991
|
Chuck recruits Sean Reinert(drums)
and Paul Masvidal(guitar) of Cynic, and Steve DiGiorgio of
Sadus to record Human in April, which is released later that
year by Relativity Records.
The Lack Of Comprehension video is recorded.
The Inhuman Tour Of The World 1991 starts, with Skott Carino
replacing Steve DiGiorgio on bass, taking off in the USA and
Canada, followed by the Christmas tour of Europe with Napalm
Death, Pestilence, Cannibal Corpse and Dismember.
|
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Paul Masvidal-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Sean Reinert-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Paul Masvidal-guitar
Sean Reinert-drums
Skott Carino-bass
|
Death
-4- Human
Video -1- Lack Of Comprehension |
|
1992
|
In February/March the Extravaganza
tour of Europe is done. The compilation album Fate is released
by Relativity.
|
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Paul Masvidal-guitar
Sean Reinert-drums
Skott Carino-bass |
Compilation
album -1- Fate |
|
1993
|
Paul
Masvidal and Sean Reinert get back to their project Cynic, and
release their debut "Focus". They are replaced by
Andy LaRocque / guitar (King Diamond) and Gene Hoglan / drums
(Dark Angel), once again Steve DiGiorgio / bass steps in to
record the Individual Thought Patterns album.
Because of his commitments with King Diamond Andy can't tour.
Craig Locicero (Forbidden) will do the European tour, and Ralph
Santolla (Eyewitness) the US tour and the Easter festivals in
Europe. |
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Andy LaRocquer-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Gene Hoglan-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Craig Locicero-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Gene Hoglan-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Ralph Santolla-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Gene Hoglan-drums
|
Death -5- Individual Thought
Patterns
Video -2- The Philosopher
|
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1994
|
Nothing
special happened. |
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1995
|
Chuck
replaces Relativity for Roadrunner Records. They will release
Symbolic in May. Meanwhile Bobby Koelble is the new guitarplayer
and Kelly Conlon the new bassplayer both from Florida, |
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Bobby Koelble-guitar
Kelly Conlon-bass
Gene Hoglan-drums |
Live
tape -9- (Japan/Symphonic Technicalogy)
Death -6- Symbolic |
|
1996
|
Death
is on hold for a while, time to rethink about the band and its
future. Chuck recruits drummer Chris Williams (RIP) who's followed
shortly after by his friends Shannon Hamm on guitar and Scott
Clendenin on bass, who formed the Floridian band Talonzfury.
Williams leaves shortly after and is replaced by drummer Richard
Christy.
The first Control Denied demo's emerge, with only guitar and
drums, and Chuck singing. |
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Scott Clendenin-bass
Chris Williams-drums
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Scott Clendenin-bass
Richard Christy-drums
|
Demo
-7- Control Denied (4 tracks) |
|
1997
|
At
the end of the year Chuck signs with Nuclear Blast Records and
is allowed to do Control Denied after making a Death album first. |
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Scott Clendenin-bass
Richard Christy-drums |
|
|
1998
|
The
last Death album is released on September 15 by Nuclear Blast.
The band tours Europe with Benediction, plays the Chili Metal
Fest on November 7, and tours the USA with Hammerfall.
|
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar/vocals
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Scott Clendenin-bass
Richard Christy-drums |
Death
-7- The Sound Of Perseverance |
|
1999
|
The first Control Denied album
is released, and singer Tim Aymar (Psycho Scream) joins the
band. Steve DiGiorgio replaces Scott Clendinin to record the
album.
In May Chuck is diagnosed with a brainstem tumor.
Century Media releases the first five albums as a picture
disc vinyl boxed set with a Scream Bloody Gore poster.
|
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Richard Christy-drums
Tim Aymar-vocals |
Control
Denied -1- The Fragile Art Of Existence
Rerelease -1- Scream Bloody Gore(4 bonus tracks)
Rerelease -2- Leprosy
Rerelease -3- Spiritual Healing
Rerelease -4- Human
Rerelease -5- Individual Thought Patterns
Boxset -1- First 5 albums as picture vinyl discs |
|
2000
|
Chuck
battles with his disease and is writing new material for the
second Control Denied album 'When Man And Machine Collide'. |
Chuck
Schuldiner-guitar
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Richard Christy-drums
Tim Aymar-vocals |
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2001
|
In May Chuck's illness is getting
worse.
The Death-Live in L.A. album is released by Nuclear Blast
as well as the Death live album 'Live in Eindhoven'.
On December 13 Chuck passed away after a struggle of 2,5 years.
The band members are determined for the future to finish the
second Control Denied album.
|
Chuck Schuldiner-guitar
Shannon Hamm-guitar
Steve DiGiorgio-bass
Richard Christy-drums
Tim Aymar-vocals
|
Live album -1- Live in LA CD/DVD
Live album -2- Live in Eindhoven CD/DVD
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