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As May 13 brings what should be the happy 45th birthday of Chuck Schuldiner, the legacy of the late Death/Control Denied/Mantas main man is found in the best state since his untimely passing over ten years ago. With an ongoing ambitious reissue and rarity series appearing with regularity, the man's musical progress from 1984 through 2001 has been preserved, repaired where needed, and annotated by

Sick Drummer Magazine and Perseverance Holdings Ltd. have just announced the Death to All Tour 2012 – In benefit of Sweet Relief. The five city tour will feature a majority of Death's amazing musicians, to celebrate the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner, as well as to raise awareness of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund – a charity that provides financial assistance to career musicians faced with illne

In honor of the late Death singer Chuck Schuldiner, Relapse Records will be unleashing a deluxe live double-CD collection from the group called 'Vivus!' Hitting stores next week, 'Vivus!' compiles two separate Death concerts, each recorded in 1998...

Baptized in Blood have been playing gigs for about six years now under their current name, a tribute to the band Death, and their song of the same name. Based in the smaller city of London, Ontario, they lucked out when they caught the attention of Roadrunner Records...

By all rights, the early 1980s heavy metal craze should have been done by 1986, leaving behind only the neon scars, pink bandannas, and bootleg Quiet Riot T-shirts. Instead, an underground armada led by Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer reconfigured metal from the ground up, bringing bullet belts to the masses while injecting energy, integrity, and even some intelligence into its aggression... Read

Relapse Records has announced that it will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Death's classic album 'Human' with a remastered reissue featuring previously unreleased demos. The album has also been re-mixed by Jim Morris, a longtime producer of Death records...

Howard Stern fans first became acquainted with Richard Christy in July of 2004, when he joined 'The King of All Media' as a writer on his smash hit morning radio show. By that time, most in-the-know metalheads already knew Christy from his work with everyone from Iced Earth to the legendary Death...

Chuck Schuldiner continues to enjoy a metallic legacy even in death. While most known for screaming bloody gore as the frontman for Death, Schuldiner's Control Denied will have their first album reissued with deluxe treatment through Relapse this fall...

A rare piece of video footage featuring late Death vocalist Chuck Schuldiner has surfaced online. The 19-year-old, three-minute clip was filmed during a promotional trip to Europe back in 1991. Death manager Eric Greif, who was with Schuldiner during the trip, shot and edited the clip, which highlights parts of the trip and ends with Schuldiner's 'Headbangers Ball' interview in London...

Catherine McGann When Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner passed away on Dec. 13, 2001, at the age of 34, the metal community lost one of its most important innovators. Throughout his 18-year recording career, the guitarist/vocalist continuously pushed the envelope...