Chuck Schuldiner

Born: 1967-05-13

Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He founded the pioneering death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 Guitar World's "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists". In 1987, Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI. Schuldiner died in 2001 of a brain tumor. Schuldiner is often referred to as "The Godfather of death metal", though he was not fond of the nickname, remarking that "I don't think I should take the credits for this death metal stuff. I'm just a guy from a band, and I think Death is a metal band."


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Death by Metal

as As himself (archive footage)
Released: 2016-04-16

Here comes DEATH's probing and pulsing rock doc, DEATH BY METAL, pulling back the palm fronds of...

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666 - At Calling Death

as Himself
Released: 1993-01-01

In different times and spaces, genres like Death Metal are born. The early 90′s were still full...

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Death: Live in Eindhoven '98

as Himself
Released: 2001-10-30

Recorded at the Dynamo '98 show. this performance has the first live appearance of the Sound of...

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Death: Live in LA

as Himself - Guitar, Vocals
Released: 2001-10-16

Live in L.A. (Death & Raw) is a live album released by Death. It was recorded on December 5,...

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