Number 14
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Chuck Schuldiner
Death along Possessed were one of the bands that help start the death metal in the early-mid 1980's. That may have been enough of a legacy to make Death's frontman important, but he didn't stop there. He kept progressing as a player and a writer. He pushed and broadened the boundries of death metal by bringing in his technical abilities and helped the genre to grow. I think he was progressing as a player and a writer even up until he was taken from us all too soon.
Chuck Schuldiner
Death along Possessed were one of the bands that help start the death metal in the early-mid 1980's. That may have been enough of a legacy to make Death's frontman important, but he didn't stop there. He kept progressing as a player and a writer. He pushed and broadened the boundries of death metal by bringing in his technical abilities and helped the genre to grow. I think he was progressing as a player and a writer even up until he was taken from us all too soon.
Labels: Chuck Schuldiner, Death, top 25
posted by Metal Mark at
3:00 AM
6 Comments:
I adore Death sans their first album that I could never get in to. I met Chuck in 1998 and he was one of the nicest guys ever. It was Death/Hammerfall on the Sound of Perseverance tour in Springfield, VA. Absolutely phenomenal night. Incredible songwriter. RIP.
Chuck Schuldiner could make the list on many levels: technical skill, writing, innovation. He was really a pretty amazing musician who, despite ability that might tempt him, was never self-indulgent. He was a guy I was definitely hoping to see on the list, especially since he gets forgotten all too often.
Not self-indulgent? Death was the epitome of self-indulgence, especially their last 4 albums.
I disagree. I always thought there was a point to what he was playing other than just showing off his chops.
guitarist = self-indulgent
they all are. the ones who aren't still are. it's why they are guitarists.
That's asinine. Sure, plenty of them are, but there are a lot who put the music ahead of showing off.
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