Death Events

1983 Chuck Schuldiner forms his first band Mantas
Schuldiner formed Death as Mantas in 1983 when he was 16 years old. Original members were Schuldiner (guitar), Rick Rozz (guitar) and Kam Lee (drums and vocals).
1984 Mantas changes their name to Death
Together with Kam Lee (Barney Lee), and Rick Rozz (Frederick DeLillo), Chuck Schuldiner started to compose songs that were released on several rehearsal tapes in 1984. These tapes, along ...
1987 May 25 Death releases their debut album Scream Bloody Gore
Scream Bloody Gore is the debut album by American band Death, released in 1987 and considered "the first true death metal record". Chuck Schuldiner plays bass, wrote all the songs on the ...
1988 Nov 16 Death releases Leprosy
Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on m...
1990 Feb 16 Death releases Spiritual Healing
Spiritual Healing is the third album by death metal band Death, released in February 1990. This album is currently out of print but will be reissued by Relapse Records in 2011. The mem...
1991 Oct 22 Death releases Human
Human is the fourth album by death metal band Death, released in 1991. The album marked the beginning of a major stylistic change for Death. The actual sound of the album is much more tec...
1993 Jun 22 Death releases Individual Thought Patterns
Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth album by the death metal band Death, released in 1993. The album continues to expand on the technical, progressive style that began with Human, an...
1995 Mar 21 Death releases Symbolic
Symbolic is the sixth album by American death metal band Death. The album was released on March 21, 1995 through Roadrunner Records. The album was remastered and reissued on April 1, 2008...
1998 Sep 15 Death releases The Sound of Perseverance
The Sound of Perseverance is the seventh and final album by American death metal band Death. The album was released on September 15, 1998 through Nuclear Blast. The album, in particula...
1999 May 13
to 2001 Dec 13
 Chuck Schuldiner's cancer process
In May 1999, Schuldiner experienced pain in his upper neck, which he initially thought was a pinched nerve. He consulted with a chiropractor followed by a massage therapist/acupuncturist ...
2001 Aug 11 The Thrash of the Titans Benefit Concert is Held
Thrash of the Titans was a benefit concert held on August 11, 2001 at the Maritime Hall in San Francisco, CA. The concert was a co-benefit for Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, who was diag...
2001 Dec 13 Chuck Schuldiner loses his fight with cancer and dies
As Schuldiner finished Control Denied's debut album, he was diagnosed with brain cancer, forcing the band to scrap plans for a U.S. and Canadian tour. As he worked on the second release, ...
2011 Jul 23 Amy Winehouse Found Dead at London Home
Hard-partying pop star Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her London home, the Associated Press reported. She was 27. The troubled Londoner pulled out of her European tour last month...
2011 Sep 16 Plane Crashes at Nevada Air Race
A vintage World War Two fighter plane crashed near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Nevada on Friday, killing the elderly pilot of the P-51 Mustang and injuring scores of people, o...
2011 Oct 12 Seal Beach Shooting
Pam Serdutz paced nervously outside the Salon Meritage early Thursday morning, desperate to know whether her favorite stylist was among the victims. "I can't stand it, not knowing whet...
2012 Feb 11 Whitney Houston Dies
On Saturday, Houston's publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that the award-winning "I Will Always Love You" singer died. She was 48. The timing of her death, the eve of the Grammys...
2012 Feb 18 Whitney Houston Funeral
After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to jus...
2012 May 4 Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch dies of cancer
Various news outlets are reporting that Adam Yauch (A.K.A. MCA) of the Beastie Boys has passed away after a long bout with cancer at the age of 47. Beyond his music with the Beastie Boys,...