Appearing in North America, the group "Death"appeared before lovers of heavy music as the founder of the death metal genre. Legendary musicians began their way as a school team, subsequently receiving the status of the founding fathers of brutal style.
Group members
In 1983, schoolmates underled by Chuck Schuldiner decided to organize a musical group MANTAS. After the release of the first album, this name was changed. Newly appeared musicians sought inspiration in the work of the bands Slayer and Venom.
The initial composition of the group included:
- Chuck Schuldiner (guitarist and vocalist).
- Barney Lee (drummer).
- Frederic DeLillo (guitarist).
The band immediately began to play brutal death metal.The demo of the first 5 songs was called Death By Metal. She sold a large circulation among resellers cassettes. In the hometown of Orlando, the group was underestimated. This is due not only to the large amount of noise in the recordings, but also to the new style of heavy music.
By the end of 1984, Death decays inconnection with constant internal conflicts. Chuck continues to write music and promises himself to continue to develop in a given direction. He wanted to create compositions that would be even faster and heavier than before.
Deadly Overload
Also in 1984, Chuck creates a new team,joining forces with Rikk Rose and Ken Lee. In October, the legendary demo “Kingdom of Terror” was recorded by joint efforts. Such an event cost the musicians just $ 80 - they worked on the basis of a music store. After a couple of months, the guys performed at the local Rusty’s Pub with the legendary Nasty Savage.
Next entry to attract famousstudio companies called "Hell Death". She entered the list of the most difficult creations of the group. Until 1986, the composition of the team was constantly changing. Chuck was joined by Scott Carlson and Matt Olivo, and subsequently Eric Bratch. However, the vocalist did not converge with any of them in musical taste. After a trip to Canada, Chuck returned to Florida.
First album
Only in 1987, Death with a new line-up released their debut album - Scream Bloody Gore (“Cry of Lousy Blood”). The list of songs included:
- "Cursed Death."
- "Zombie Ritual".
- "Renunciation of life."
- "Sacrificial."
- "Mangle".
- "Burped guts."
- "Baptized in Blood."
- "Torn apart."
- "Evil Dead".
- "Cry of the cursed blood."
The record immediately caught the attention of the musicalthe public. She joined the most important releases of death metal. After the next rise of popularity in the group, once again left alone Chuck. The beginning of the concert activity was marked by his joining the Masacre group. This event marked the beginning of the concert activities of the group.
Despite the fact that the disc was widely popular, Schuldiner himself was not happy with his brainchild.
Позже, в 1990 году, группа Death совершила grand tour in Europe without its leader. Singer Luis Carrizalez became. After that, Chuck fell out with the rest of the participants, and the name Death remained behind him.
Discography
During its existence (from 1984 to 2001) the group released the following albums:
- “Cry of Lame Blood” - the album includes 10 tracks.
- Leprosy - the disc was released in 1988 and became one of the big steps in the development of the direction of death metal. The first composition of the album was written based on the movie "Fog" by John Carpenter.
- "Spiritual Healing" - in this collection can be traced excellent guitar parts. In league with Chuck III, James Murphy plays. You can also note the great melody of the album compared with the previous ones.
- "Man" - a collection characterized by the dynamism of compositions and technicality of musicians.
- “Destiny” is a phenomenon of melodic metal.
- “Individual Thinking Patterns” - all songs include alternating parts for guitar by Chuck Schuldiner and Andy LaRock. The album ranked 11th among the greatest extreme metal albums.
- “Symbolic” - minor moods prevail in the compositions of this album.
- "The sound of perseverance" - the maximum of progressive metal. The album also contains an instrumental composition, which is a batch of soft guitars without drums.
- “Living in Eindhoven” is a mini-live album, designed to draw the attention of record companies to the group.
- “Living in Los Angeles” - initially the project was created to raise money for Schuldiner's cancer treatment. However, shortly after his release, Chuck dies.
The brutal sound of Death, whose songs became the basis for creating a new style of heavy music, is today considered a classic of metal.
Richard Christie
In 1996 he was invited to the place of a drummer.Richard Christie. With its incredible complexity and inconsistent rhythms, the album “The Sound of Perseverance” immediately appealed to fans. Richard himself said in an interview that he considered his playing in this album a great achievement. He admits that from childhood he listened to Chuck Schuldiner and admired his compositions. The time spent in the group Death, he considers the best in his career as a drummer.
Занимаясь в гараже во Флориде, он с 10 лет годами honed his skills. At school, the guy got into a military band, and later collaborated with many famous bands: Demons and Wizards, Burning Inside, Acheron, etc.
"Death" is back
The most difficult period for fans of 1988and 2001. After recording the album Symbolic, Chuck was distracted from the development of the group and engaged in side projects. However, in the studio Sound of Perseverance the sound remains the same, which pleased the fans. In 1999, doctors discovered a brain tumor in Chuck, and in this regard, he suspended musical activity. By 2001, he released live album Live In L.A. On December 13, 2001, Chuck Schuldiner's life was cut short. In this regard, the group Death has ceased to exist.
