Over the next eleven years, Death released another six full-length albums, with Schuldiner writing nearly all the songs. At one point the guitarist even abandoned the idea of a band altogether, hiring studio musicians to record and tour in support of several albums. Death's biggest commercial success came with the 1991 album Human, the band's only release that sold 100,000 copies in the US. Schuldiner's last Death release, The Sound of Perserverance, came in 1998. Having grown tired of the guttural, harsh vocal style he used in Death, Schuldiner decided to create Control Denied as another outlet, handing vocal duties over to Tim Aymar. Even though the band lineup and writing style were similar, Schuldiner said at the time, he changed the name to stay true to Death's fans, who he felt would not appreciate Aymar's power metal singing style.
The first Control Denied release, The Fragile Art of Existence, hit stores in late 1999, but plans for a tour had to be canceled because Schuldiner had been diagnosed with brain cancer earlier in the year and was unable to travel. Ironically, the diagnosis had come on Chuck's 32nd birthday, May 13, 1999. After battling the disease for over two years, the death metal legend passed away on December 13th, 2001.
Discography
Albums
Scream Bloody Gore, 1987
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Leprosy, 1988
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Spiritual Healing, 1990
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Human, 1991 |
Individual Thought Patterns, 1993 |
Symbolic, 1995 |
The Sound of Perserverance, 1998 |
*Besides the seven studio albums listed above, Chuck Schuldiner released four live albums and numerous demos while with Death. He also wrote, played guitar and released an album as Control Denied in 1999 and appears on a 1994 release from supergroup Voodoocult along with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, Faith No More guitarist "Big" Jim Martin and Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza. Click Here for an in-depth look at Chuck's complete discography.
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Gear
Early in his career, Chuck Schuldiner's primary guitar was a B.C Rich Mockingbird. The guitar he used for the majority of his career, however, was a B.C. Rich Stealth, a rare instrument only available through the B.C. Rich custom shop. Seven years after his death, in 1998, B.C. Rich honored his loyalty by releasing the Chuck Schuldiner Tribute Stealth model. He also had a brief endorsement deal with a small Wisconsin guitar company called Axtra, though he stuck with his trusted Stealth when filming a music video for "Lack of Comprehension" around that time. Nearly every one of Schuldiner's guitars was built with a single DiMarzio X2N pickup. During the latter stages of his career, Chuck's amp of choice was a Marshall Valvestate 8100 head and 4x12 cabinets. During the "Human Tour of the World" in the early 90s, Chuck was miking up a Gallien-Krueger model GK-250 with hollow stacks for appearances. Earlier in his career he had used Randall stacks.
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Guitars: B.C. Rich Stealth, B.C. Rich Mockingbird
Pickups: Single Dimarzio X2N
Amplification: Marshall Valvestate 8100 Head, Randall Head, GK 250 Combo
Speakers: Marshall Valvestate 4x12 cabinets
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BC Rich Schuldiner Tribute Stealth
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