[Biography] Death

Death adalah Progressive Death Metal band dari Orlando, Florida, Amerika Serikat, yang dibentuk pada tahun 1983 oleh Chuck Schuldiner (vokal, gitar), dengan nama awal “Mantas”, menggambar musik dan inspirasi dari Venom dan Slayer. Pada bulan Mei 1985, band ini berganti nama menjadi “Death“.

Death merupakan salah satu Death Metal band yang paling berpengaruh. Debut album Death, “Scream Bloody Gore”, telah digambarkan sebagai “Dokumen pola dasar pertama Death Metal”.

Para penulis biografi musik menganugerahi Schuldiner sebagai “Bapak Death Metal” dan “Pendiri Death Metal Amerika Serikat”.

Pada tahun 2008, album Death telah terjual lebih dari 2 juta album di seluruh dunia, dengan lebih dari 500.000 eksemplar terjual pada desember 2009 di Amerika Serikat.

Band ini bubar setelah Schuldiner meninggal karena kanker otak pada tahun 2001.

Anggota Death

• Chuck “Evil Chuck” Schuldiner / Charles Michael Schuldiner [ex-Control Denied, ex-Mantas, ex-Slaughter, ex-Voodoocult] – Vokal, Gitar (1983–2001)
• Shannon Hamm [ex-Control Denied, ex-Metalstorm, ex-Synesis Absorption, ex-Order of Ennead] – Gitar (1996–2001)
• Scott Clendenin [ex-Control Denied] – Bass (1996–2001)
• Richard Christy [ex-Public Assassin, ex-Tiwanaku, ex-Wykked Wytch, ex-Incantation, ex-Demons and Wizards, Charred Walls of the Damned, Monument of Bones, Rick Renstrom, ex-Burning Inside, ex-Control Denied, ex-Acheron, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Leash Law] – Drum (1996–2001)

Mantan Anggota Death

• Louie Carrisalez [ex-Devastation, ex-Rotting Corpse] – Vokal (1990) [live]
• Craig Locicero [Demonica, Forbidden, ex-Forbidden Evil] – Gitar
• Rick Rozz [Massacre, ex-Mantas, ex-Thatcher] – Gitar (1984-1985, 1987-1989)
• Matt Olivo [Dejecta, Repulsion, ex-Alyze, ex-Genocide] – Gitar (1985)
• John Hand – Rhythm (1987) [live]
• James Murphy [Disincarnate, James Murphy, ex-Agent Steel, ex-Konkhra, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament, ex-Cancer] – Gitar (1989-1990)
• Walter Trachsler [Devastation, Rotting Corpse] – Gitar (1990-) [live]
• Paul Masvidal [Cynic, Gordian Knot, ex-Portal, ex-Seaweed, ex-Master] – Gitar (1990-1992)
• Ralph Santolla [Hollow, Millenium, Obituary, Ralph Santolla, ex-Deicide, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Sebastian Bach & Friends] – Gitar (1993)
• Andy LaRocque [X-World/5, King Diamond, ex-Illwill, ex-E.F. Band] – Gitar (1993)
• Bobby Koelble – Gitar (1995)
• Erik Meade – Bass (1985)
• Scott Carlson [Cathedral, Death Breath, Repulsion, ex-Genocide] – Bass (1985)
• Steve DiGiorgio [Anatomy of I, Charred Walls of the Damned, Ephel Duath, Futures End, Johnny Newman, Memorain, Sadus, Scariot, Synesis Absorption, ex-Control Denied, ex-Artension, ex-Autopsy, ex-Faust, ex-Freak Neil Inc., ex-Iced Earth, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sebastian Bach & Friends, ex-Testament, ex-Obituary, ex-Obscura, ex-James Murphy, ex-Dragonlord] – Bass (1986, 1991, 1992-1994)
• Terry Butler [Denial Fiend, Massacre, Obituary, ex-Six Feet Under] – Bass (1987-1990)
• Scott Carino [Fester, ex-Lowbrow, ex-Fierce Atmospheres] – Bass (1991-1992)
• Kelly Conlon [Fires of Babylon, Infinity Minus One, Pessimist, Sargon, Temple of Blood, Wynterborne, ex-Monstrosity, ex-Vital Remains] – Bass (1994-1995)
• Brian Benson [ex-Pain Principle, ex-Control Denied] – Bass (1995) [live]
• Kam Lee [Bone Gnawer, Broken Gravestones, Grave Wax, The Grotesquery, The Skeletal, ex-Mantas, ex-Denial Fiend, ex-Massacre, ex-Skincrawler] – Drum, Occasionally Vocals (1984-1985)
  
  
• Eric Brecht [ex-Attitude, ex-D.R.I., ex-Hirax] – Drum (1985)
• Chris Reifert [Autopsy, Doomed, ex-Abscess, ex-The Ravenous, ex-Burnt Offering, ex-Desecration] – Drum (1986-1987)
• Bill Andrews [ex-Massacre] – Drum (1987-1990)
• Sean Reinert [Cynic, Levi / Werstler, ex-C-187, ex-Portal, ex-Sean Malone, ex-Seaweed, ex-Anomaly, ex-Gordian Knot] – Drum (1990-1992)
• Gene Hoglan [Dethklok, Fear Factory, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Tenet, Zimmers Hole, ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Forbidden, ex-Naphobia, ex-Testament, ex-Opeth, ex-Unearth, ex-Just Cause, ex-Phantasm, ex-Wargod] – Drum (1993-1995)

Diskografi Death

• Scream Bloody Gore (1987)
• Leprosy (1988)
• Spiritual Healing (1990)
• Human (1991)
• Individual Thought Patterns (19930)
• Symbolic (1995)
• The Sound of Perseverance (1998)