Chuck Schuldiner
Death metal, Guitarist
1967 – 2001
Who was Chuck Schuldiner?
Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He created the band Death, which he founded in 1983 under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied. Schuldiner is often referred to as "The Father of Death Metal", and his obituary in the January 5, 2002 issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine said that "Chuck Schuldiner was one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner himself was modest about his part in the history of death metal, noting "I don’t think I should take the credits for this death metal stuff. I'm just a guy from a band, and I think Death is a metal band." Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 Guitar World's "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists". Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music in 1987, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI.
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- Born
- May 13, 1967
Glen Cove - Also known as
- C. Schuldiner
- Schuldiner, Chuck
- The Father of Death Metal
- Evil Chuck
- Charles Michael Schuldiner
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Orlando
- Died
- Dec 13, 2001
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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