Can you write a little bit about
your experience with Chuck Schuldiners music?
One of the very
first metal albums I heard was Death’s“Human”. Everything about
the album drew me in closer to the world of metal from the artwork to
the riffs,it was all top notch.It was probably one of the first times
I was exposed to that style of guitar playing,very fluid and melodic.
How do you think it evolved
lyrically over the course of his career?
The earlier Death
albums were very much horror oriented,filled with gore and grotesque
imagery but as time progressed I felt that Chuck found that too be
too simple of a subject to write about.If you look at an album like
“Scream Bloody Gore” its pretty straight forward death metal
where as compared to a later album like “The Sound Of Perseverance”
you’ll find much more complex lyrics and song structure.
How do you think Schuldiners guitar
playing evolved over the course of his career?
Musically, Chuck
was an originator of death metal as you can hear on every album but
it was on the later albums you can hear a heavy progressive influence
and even adding acoustic touches on the last album.Chuck had a very
unique sound when it came to playing I think partly because he didn’t
follow traditional scales and structure.
How do you think Schuldiners
growling style evolved over the course of his career?
Without question
Chuck’s vocals were the most diverse part of Death at times not
even sounding like the same person I heard on the first album.Low and
guttural would probably be the best way to describe his early vocals
but even by the next album his vocals had more range and power behind
them.Every album sounds different in terms of vocals.On “The Sound
Of Perseverance” there is a Judas Priest cover of “Pain Killer”
and Chuck manages to hit that high note with perfection.I’d have to
say Death and Chuck Schuldiner will always have my respect for their
and his contribution to the world of metal.
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