Originally founded in Orlando, Florida in 1983 as Mantas, changed their name to Death in late 1984.
Death was founded by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner.
Death is considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy
metal and a pioneering force in the extreme metal subgenre of death metal. Their debut album, Scream Bloody Gore, has been widely regarded as the first death metal record (although there is some dispute to that claim as Possessed's debut album Seven Churches and Necrophagia's debut album Season of the Dead were released before).
Death had a revolving lineup, with Schuldiner being the sole
consistent member. The group's style also progressed, from the raw sound
on its first two albums to a more sophisticated one in its later stage.
Symbolic is the only album to feature Bobby Koelble and Kelly Conlon on guitar
and bass, respectively, and the second and last album to feature
drummer Gene Hoglan.
Death disbanded due to Chuck Schuldiner
dying of a high-grade pontine glioma (a malignant type of brain cancer
that invades the brainstem) on December 13th, 2001. The cause of death
was that he took the drug vincristine
to help combat the cancer and his condition worsened as he became ill
with pneumonia. However, Chuck put Death on hold already in late 1998
after The Sounds of Perseverance tour in order to focus on his other
project Control Denied.
1. Symbolic 06:33
2. Zero Tolerance 04:49
3. Empty Words 06:22
4. Sacred Serenity 04:27
5. 1,000 Eyes 04:29
Side B:
6. Without Judgement 05:28
7. Crystal Mountain 05:07
8. Misanthrope 05:04
9. Perennial Quest 08:19
• Bobby Koelble: guitars
• Kelly Conlon: bass
• Gene Hoglan: drums.
- Label: Roadrunner Records.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, N.Y.
Producer & engineer: Jim Morris.
Mastered by George Marino.
Cover art & band photos: Rene Miville.
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