Death (band)

Death
Death in Mexico City, June 1989. From left to right: bassist Terry Butler, guitarist Paul Masvidal, manager Eric Greif, drummer Bill Andrews and guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner
Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, United States
Genres	Death metal, technical death metal, progressive metal
Years active	1983–2001
Labels	Combat, Relativity, Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Relapse
Past member(s)	Chuck Schuldiner Shannon Hamm Scott Clendenin Richard Christy
Website	www.emptywords.org

Death was one of the first ever death metal bands in the United States. They started in 1983 under the name Mantas and they changed the name to Death in 1984.^[1][2]

Death is no longer a band because their guitarist Chuck Schuldiner died on December 13, 2001. He was 34 years old. He had brain cancer and the drugs he used to beat the cancer made him weak. He died of pneumonia. He had another band project called Control Denied during the 3 years before he died.

1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Death Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
2. ↑ Grayson, Perry M. (April 11, 2002). "Precious Memories of Chuck Schuldiner". EmptyWords. Retrieved June 21, 2009.