METAL QUEEN MANAGEMENT presents a Memorial Benefit to Chuck Schuldiner on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 featuring Atheretic (Neoblast), Bloodshoteye (Galy), Shatterpoint, Evirus, Wetwork, Bleak Destiny, 10 Days, Beyond Death at Club Rockit, 120 Church Street, Toronto, ON, CANADA. Doors at 7 pm. All Ages. $10 in advance/$12 at the door. Each band plays tribute to Chuck. Jane Schuldiner donated Chuck's Memorial Video which will be projected throughout the evening. Advance tix available at Rotate This, The Rockit and Metal Queen Management.
Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 - December 13, 2001) by Steve. A.J.D.
Chuck Schuldiner, one of the best loved musicians of the previous decade, was the vocalist/guitarist and founder of the band Death. Death, a band so influential, an entire subgenre of Metal bears its name. Chuck is considered the Godfather of Death Metal.
While still a teenager in the eighties, Chuck formed his first band, Mantas. Inspired by the heaviest acts of the day, Merciful Fate, Exciter, Venom and Celtic Frost, young Chuck took it upon himself to "bash out the most brutal riffs ever with the most brutal guitar sound ever". Eventually, Mantas evolved into Death, and Heavy Metal would never be the same.
Death was heavy, some would say "brutal", and unlike eighties thrash, not always fast. The vocals were not just distorted, but guttural, like a monster devouring his microphone. This kind of vocal style would become an important, almost indispensable element of the new "Death Metal". It was a new kind of sound, heavier than anything that came before.
Before he'd even left high school, Chuck devoted himself fully to his music, perfecting his technique while living in friend's basements, and enduring lousy jobs (like Taco Bell!) to finance the project. He relocated many times (even had a short stint in Toronto with Slaughter) until finally settling in Florida to release the first Death album in 1987, "Scream Bloody Gore".
"Scream Bloody Gore" marked a new era. With bands like Possessed and Morbid Angel, Death was heavier and more violent than previous bands, celebrating brutality like some kind of musical splatter film. It did not delve into occultism - such things didn't interest Chuck, being mainly concerned with horror movie imagery. Basically a new kind of Metal - "Death Metal". But unlike the emerging grindcore bands who dealt with similar themes, Death was also very technical, almost progressive at times.
Chuck was dedicated to Metal in all its forms. In 1999 he explored it's more traditional elements in Control Denied, with Tim Aymar on vocals. He said the first Control Denied album, the Fragile Art of Existence, took Death "to the next step", and got right to work on a followup.
Sadly, this is when Chuck was diagnosed with a brainstem tumor. He battled the cancer for two years before succumbing to it on December 13, 2001.
Chuck Schuldiner accomplished a great deal in his short life. He took heavy music into new directions, inspiring many. He will never be forgotten. The surviving members of Control Denied were determined to finish the work Chuck started and released the second album in his memory.
On Friday, December 10 we pay tribute to Chuck Schuldiner at Club Rockit, 120 Church Street, Toronto.
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Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 - December 13, 2001) by Steve. A.J.D.
Chuck Schuldiner, one of the best loved musicians of the previous decade, was the vocalist/guitarist and founder of the band Death. Death, a band so influential, an entire subgenre of Metal bears its name. Chuck is considered the Godfather of Death Metal.
While still a teenager in the eighties, Chuck formed his first band, Mantas. Inspired by the heaviest acts of the day, Merciful Fate, Exciter, Venom and Celtic Frost, young Chuck took it upon himself to "bash out the most brutal riffs ever with the most brutal guitar sound ever". Eventually, Mantas evolved into Death, and Heavy Metal would never be the same.
Death was heavy, some would say "brutal", and unlike eighties thrash, not always fast. The vocals were not just distorted, but guttural, like a monster devouring his microphone. This kind of vocal style would become an important, almost indispensable element of the new "Death Metal". It was a new kind of sound, heavier than anything that came before.
Before he'd even left high school, Chuck devoted himself fully to his music, perfecting his technique while living in friend's basements, and enduring lousy jobs (like Taco Bell!) to finance the project. He relocated many times (even had a short stint in Toronto with Slaughter) until finally settling in Florida to release the first Death album in 1987, "Scream Bloody Gore".
"Scream Bloody Gore" marked a new era. With bands like Possessed and Morbid Angel, Death was heavier and more violent than previous bands, celebrating brutality like some kind of musical splatter film. It did not delve into occultism - such things didn't interest Chuck, being mainly concerned with horror movie imagery. Basically a new kind of Metal - "Death Metal". But unlike the emerging grindcore bands who dealt with similar themes, Death was also very technical, almost progressive at times.
Chuck was dedicated to Metal in all its forms. In 1999 he explored it's more traditional elements in Control Denied, with Tim Aymar on vocals. He said the first Control Denied album, the Fragile Art of Existence, took Death "to the next step", and got right to work on a followup.
Sadly, this is when Chuck was diagnosed with a brainstem tumor. He battled the cancer for two years before succumbing to it on December 13, 2001.
Chuck Schuldiner accomplished a great deal in his short life. He took heavy music into new directions, inspiring many. He will never be forgotten. The surviving members of Control Denied were determined to finish the work Chuck started and released the second album in his memory.
On Friday, December 10 we pay tribute to Chuck Schuldiner at Club Rockit, 120 Church Street, Toronto.
www.emptywords.com
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