METAL QUEEN MANAGEMENT presents a Memorial Benefit to Chuck
Schuldiner on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 featuring Atheretic (Neoblast),
Bloodshoteye (Galy), Shatterpoint, Evirus, Wetwork, Bleak Destiny,
19 Days, Beyond Death at Club Rockit, 120 Church Street, Toronto,
ON, CANADA. Doors at 7 pm. All Ages. $10 in advance/$12 at the door.
Each band plays tribute to Chuck. Jane Schuldiner donated Chuck's
Memorial Video which will be projected throughout the evening. Funds
are being donated to the CS memorial fund. Advance tix available at
Rotate This, The Rockit and Metal Queen Management.

Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 - December 13, 2001) by Steve. A.J.D.

Chuck Schuldiner, one of the best loved musicians of the previous
decade, was the vocalist/guitarist and founder of the band Death.
Death, a band so influential, an entire subgenre of Metal bears its
name. Chuck is considered the Godfather of Death Metal.

While still a teenager in the eighties, Chuck formed his first band,
Mantas. Inspired by the heaviest acts of the day, Merciful Fate,
Exciter, Venom and Celtic Frost, young Chuck took it upon himself
to "bash out the most brutal riffs ever with the most brutal guitar
sound ever". Eventually, Mantas evolved into Death, and Heavy Metal
would never be the same.

Death was heavy, some would say "brutal", and unlike eighties
thrash, not always fast. The vocals were not just distorted, but
guttural, like a monster devouring his microphone. This kind of
vocal style would become an important, almost indispensable element
of the new "Death Metal". It was a new kind of sound, heavier than
anything that came before.

Before he'd even left high school, Chuck devoted himself fully to
his music, perfecting his technique while living in friend's
basements, and enduring lousy jobs (like Taco Bell!) to finance the
project. He relocated many times (even had a short stint in
Toronto with Slaughter) until finally settling in Florida to release
the first Death album in 1987, "Scream Bloody Gore".

"Scream Bloody Gore" marked a new era. With bands like Possessed and
Morbid Angel, Death was heavier and more violent than previous
bands, celebrating brutality like some kind of musical splatter
film. It did not delve into occultism - such things didn't interest
Chuck, being mainly concerned with horror movie imagery. Basically
a new kind of Metal - "Death Metal". But unlike the emerging
grindcore bands who dealt with similar themes, Death was also very
technical, almost progressive at times.

Chuck was dedicated to Metal in all its forms. In 1999 he explored
it's more traditional elements in Control Denied, with Tim Aymar on
vocals. He said the first Control Denied album, the Fragile Art of
Existence, took Death "to the next step", and got right to work on a
followup.

Sadly, this is when Chuck was diagnosed with a brainstem tumor. He
battled the cancer for two years before succumbing to it on December
13, 2001.

Chuck Schuldiner accomplished a great deal in his short life. He
took heavy music into new directions, inspiring many. He will never
be forgotten. The surviving members of Control Denied were
determined to finish the work Chuck started and released the second
album in his memory.

On Friday, December 10 we pay tribute to Chuck Schuldiner at Club
Rockit, 120 Church Street, Toronto.

Metal Queen Management
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