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Chuck Schuldiner
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Michael Schuldiner, The Godfather of Death Metal, Evil Chuck
American musician (1967–2001)
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1967–2001
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Singers, Rock musicians, Musicos, Guitarristas, Guitarists, Heavy metal music
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 11 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Also known as
- The Godfather of death metal Evil Chuck (early career)
- Born
- Charles Michael Schuldiner , ( 1967-05-13 ) May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York , U.S.
- Died
- December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13) (aged 34) , Altamonte Springs, Florida , U.S.
- Genres
- Death metal Technical death metal Progressive death metal
- Occupations
- Musician Songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass
- Years active
- 1983–2001
- Formerly of
- Death Slaughter Control Denied Voodoocult
- Website
- emptywords .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Altamonte Springs
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- progressive metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.emptywords.org
- Image
- Chuck Schuldiner (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1967-05-13
- date of death
- 2001-12-13
- Commons category
- Chuck Schuldiner
- member of
- Voodoocult
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- name in native language
- Charles Michael Schuldiner
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
- nickname
- Evil Chuck
- short name
- Chuck Schuldiner
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Michael Schuldiner (/ʃuːlˈdiːnər/; May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 of a brain tumor. He became the lead vocalist in 1985 after original drummer and vocalist Kam Lee left the band. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." 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". In 1987, Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chuck Schuldiner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.