Chuck Memories: Chuck Schuldiner and his fans around the world (special)

Looking Back: Guitar School Fuzz Box

Death's Chuck Schuldiner: battery acid bludgeon

From Empty Words

Magazine: Guitar School / USA

Article: Fuzz Box

Written by: Jeff Kitts

Published: April 1996

AFTER SPENDING the last 13 years fronting Death, one of the death metal's most revered and respected outfits, guitarist/singer Chuck Schuldiner has put the band on temporary hiatus to persue another full-time musical endeavor.

"After all this time, my gut is telling me to do something fresh and different," says Schuldiner. "I've actually been talking about this for several years, ever since Individual Thought Patterns came out [in 1993]. Since then, I've had this urge to do something with a more melodic singer, but along the same musical lines as Death."

The new project, called Control Denied, features B.C. Richards, a young singer formely of Florida's Wicked Ways. Schuldiner is excited that he will no longer shoulder the singing and guitar playing duties.

"When I started Death in 1983, I did not plan to be the singer; it just worked out that way." he says . "The freedom of being just a guitar player is something that's been inside of me, dying to get out, for a long time. It will enable me to be much more expressive as a guitarist."

Let the metal flow!

Schuldiner realizes that hardcore death metal fans may resist his new direction, but feels the transition will be smooth.

"The way I write is the way I write, and in that sense the new project won't be that much different from Death," he says. "The songwriting wil lcontinue in the style of Symbolic, the last Death album, but with a much more melodic and ballsy metal singer. I'm going to put the same 110% into Control Deneid that I've always put into Death.

"At some point I'll get Death back together and do another record. Hell, I've been playing that kind of music for a long tim -- it's in my blood."

Read the article here!

Curiosity: Chuck as an ex-Slaughter

Chuck as an ex-Slaughter?! (Click to enlarge)

By Perry Grayson

A small curio I dredged up while doing some research online here in Oz a few years ago: a listing for the April 26, 1989 Death/Dark Angel gig in the Elyria, Ohio, Chronicle Telegram (USA, March 26, 1989). It's funny how they mentioned Chuck as an ex-Slaughter (Canada) member. He was probably ticked off about that, as he wasn't really in Slaughter for more than a coupla weeks tops.

Death TR info: The Metal Crusade

Death:  The Metal Crusade is coming

By Mara Vanessa and Valentina Marcelli

It's with great satisfaction and deep emotion in our hearts that Death TR has the honor to announce that some of our members are also part of The Metal Crusade team, the official fan club of Death (Official). Mara Vanessa, Valentina Marcelli and the collaborator James Copper are among the organizers of the content which will be published in The Metal Crusade.

All our brothers and sisters, fans, friends and guests are also invited to record their testimonials in The Metal Crusade. It will be published very soon, with many news. Besides Death TR, we will meet in The Metal Crusade too. Thanks guys!

Portuguese version by Mara Vanessa:

É com grande satisfação e profunda emoção em nossos corações que o Death TR (página tributo em honra a Chuck Schuldiner e seu legado) tem a honra de anunciar que alguns de seus membros também fazem parte do time The Metal Crusade, tradicional fã club do DEATH. Mara Vanessa, Valentina Marcelli e o colaborador James Copper (Death in HD) estão entre os organizadores do conteúdo que será publicado no The Metal Crusade.

Todos os nossos irmãos e irmãs, fãs, amigos e relacionados estão convidados para registrar seus depoimentos e palavras no The Metal Crusade. O site irá voltar à ativa em breve, com muitas novidades. Além do Death TR, você irá nos encontrar no The Metal Crusade também. Não podemos esperar! Valeu, pessoal!

French version by Bouth Ben Hamida:

C'est avec grand plaisir et une grande emotion que l'équipe Death TR a l'honneur de vous annoncer que certain de nos membres font partie du fan club officiel de Death " The Metal Crusade" . Mara Vanessa, Valentina Marcelli et le collaborateur James Cooper font partie des organisateurs chargés du contenu qui sera publié dans le fan club officiel de Death "The Metal Crusade". Vous êtes tous invités chers fréres , soeurs , amis et fans a nous joindre en nous envoyant vos témoignages , qui seront bientôt publiés avec plein de news. Merci mes chers amis , voila qu'apart Death TR on se verra dans "The Metal Crusade". Au revoir et a bientôt avec d'autres nouvelles.

Italian version by Valentina ''Warchief'' Marcelli:

E' con grande soddisfazione e profonda emozione nei nostri cuori che Death Tr ha l'onore di annunciare che alcuni dei nostri membri sono anche parte del team della Metal Crusade, il fan club ufficiale dei Death. Mara Vanessa, Valentina Marcelli, e il collaboratore James Copper, sono tra gli organizzatori del materiale (articoli, interviste etc...) che verrà pubblicato via Metal Crusade.

Tutti i nostri fratelli e sorelle, fans, amici e ospiti sono invitati a lasciare le loro testimonianze circa la Metal Crusade,queste verranno pubblicate al più presto insieme a moltissime altre news. Oltre che su Death Tr, ci incontremo nuovamente anche nella Metal Crusade! GRAZIE A TUTTI! 

Spanish version by Rafa Vizcaíno:

Con gran satisfacción y gran emoción en nuestros corazones, Death TR tiene el honor de anunciar que algunos de sus miembros son también parte del equipo de The Metal crusade, el fan club oficial de Death (oficial). Mara Vanessa, Valentina Marcelli y el colaborador James Cooper están entre los organizadores del contenido que se publicará en The Metal crusade.

Todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas, fans, amigos y visitantes están invitados a grabar sus testimonios en The Metal crusade. Estos serán publicados pronto, con muchas noticias. Además de en Death TR, nos encontraremos también en The Metal Crusade. ¡Gracias chicos!.

Death TR news: Friends, Partners and Death fans

Death TR has the honor to announce the name of friends, partners and, specially, Death, Control Denied and the whole Chuck's legacy's fans:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DeathinHD

http://unvanquishablefalcon.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/freethoughtradio

Story to Tell: "Rare Early Chuck Photo"

By Perry Grayson (Guitar & Vocals - FALCON)

Chuck - 1985

An extremely rare Chuck photo from 1985 that Scott Carlson gave me many moons ago. Many people have seen the photo itself, as it was used in the packaging for the reissue of Repulsion's Horrified, but only a few folks have ever seen what's on the back.

Note: Chuck used the guitar in the photo roughly 1984-87. According to Scott Carlson it was made by a guy in Florida and Chuck bought it from a pawnshop. If you examine it closely, the body is a combination of a B.C. Rich Mockingbird and a B.C. Rich Bich. Chuck retired the axe when he was endorsed by B.C. Rich and got his first Stealth. Chuck had a Genocide (pre-Repulsion) sticker on the axe at one point and also stripped the paint off.

"Apologies in advance to Beth, Jane, Mal and Chris." Chuck said goofy things like that in his teens, but he was also very family-oriented.

I'm going to warn you in advance, the message Chuck wrote on the back is kind of raunchy. I'll remind you that Chuck was 17 when he wrote it. Like most teenage thrashers at the time, Chuck had a really morbid sense of humor. Chuck, Scott Carlson and Matt Olivo did a lot of goofy fanzine interviews that year containing similar gross-out tactics. Scott remembers one in which he and Chuck talked about burning hemorrhoids off with hot slices of pizza. It was all about young dudes being silly back then. Immature, but hey, that's how teenage metallers talk and act!? 

Even though Jane and Mal Schuldiner were both teachers, Chuck couldn't even spell hemorrhoid properly! Same goes for "Rigor Mortis," which was an old demo-era Death tune. Chuck handwrote riggemortis" on the tape he sent to Scott. His grammar wasn't too good either. "A" instead of "an." Hilarious! Anyhow, it just goes to show how much Chuck grew and matured within about five or six years. It's not something to be taken seriously by any means, and I hope everyone will get a good laugh out of it. By '90 Chuck was really articulate, even if he never finished high school.

Chuck Memories

By Perry Grayson: "As promised, here's my Metal Crusade membership card--along with signed pix of Chuck and Bobby Koelble. :) " Thanks Perry! You rock! ;)

Chuck and his fan

Chuck and his fellas

Chuck, Gene and two other guys

Chuck Schuldiner

Big Chuck and one of his best friends