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Death
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Status:
- Split-up
- Formed in:
- 1984
- Genre:
- Death Metal (early), Death/Progressive Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Death, Gore (early); Society, Enlightenment (later)
- Last label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1983-1984 (as Mantas), 1984-2001
| Last known | |
| Chuck Schuldiner | Guitars, Vocals (1984-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2001) See also: ex-Control Denied, ex-Mantas, ex-Slaughter, ex-Voodoocult | |
| Scott Clendenin | Bass (1996-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Control Denied | |
| Richard Christy | Drums (1996-2001) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Monument of Bones, Rick Renstrom, ex-Burning Inside, ex-Control Denied, Boar Glue, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Demons & Wizards (live), ex-Incantation (live), ex-Wykked Wytch (live), ex-Tiwanaku, ex-Acheron, ex-Leash Law, ex-Public Assassin, ex-Caninus, ex-Bung Dizeez (live), ex-Syzygy (live) | |
| Shannon Hamm | Guitars (1996-2001) |
| See also: Beyond Unknown, ex-Control Denied, ex-Metalstorm, ex-Synesis Absorption, ex-Order of Ennead (live), ex-Talonzfury | |
| Past | |
| Kam Lee | Drums, Vocals (additional) (1984-1985) |
| See also: Akatharta, Broken Gravestones, Grave Wax, Kam Lee, The Grotesquery, ex-Bone Gnawer, ex-The Skeletal, ex-Mantas, Gods of Death, Nattravnen, Necropalypse, Troikadon, ex-Denial Fiend, ex-Massacre, ex-Skincrawler, ex-Abhorrent Existence, ex-Beware, ex-Cadaverizer, ex-Corpse Rot, ex-Cryptidz, ex-Demiurge, ex-Kauldron, ex-Phlegethon, ex-Shadows with Knives | |
| Rick Rozz | Guitars (1984-1985, 1987-1989) |
| See also: The End, ex-Massacre, ex-('M') Inc., ex-Mantas, Gods of Death, The Ride, ex-Death Before Dying, ex-Thatcher, ex-Hidden Force | |
| Erik Meade | Bass (1985) |
| Scott Carlson | Bass, Vocals (1985) |
| See also: Repulsion, Septic Tank, Death Breath (live), ex-Cathedral, ex-Genocide, ex-Church of Misery, ex-From Beyond, ex-The Superbees | |
| Eric Brecht | Drums (1985) |
| See also: ex-Attitude, ex-D.R.I., ex-Hirax, ex-Suburbanites, ex-Two-Bit Thief | |
| Matt Olivo | Guitars (1985) |
| See also: Dejecta, Expulsion, Repulsion, ex-Alyze, ex-Cryptic Slaughter, ex-Genocide, ex-Mirror | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (1986, 1991, 1992-1994, 1997-1998) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Synesis Absorption, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Devil's Highway, Spirits of Fire, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-James Murphy, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Ephel Duath, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift | |
| Chris Reifert | Drums (1986-1987) |
| See also: Autopsy, Siege of Power, ex-Abscess, ex-Doomed, ex-The Ravenous, Painted Doll, Violation Wound, ex-Burnt Offering, ex-Desecration (live), ex-Eat My Fuk, ex-Guillotine, ex-Mirror Snake | |
| Terry Butler | Bass (1987-1990) |
| See also: Denial Fiend, Obituary, ex-Massacre, Hideous, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Obliterhate | |
| Bill Andrews | Drums (1987-1990) |
| See also: ex-Massacre | |
| John Hand | Guitars (rhythm) (1987) |
| See also: Death Resurrected | |
| Mark Carter | Guitars (1989) |
| See also: ex-Tempter | |
| James Murphy | Guitars (1989-1990) |
| See also: Disincarnate, James Murphy, ex-Konkhra, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament, ex-Cancer (live), ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Hallows Eve | |
| Sean Reinert | Drums (1990-1992) |
| See also: Levi / Werstler, ex-C-187, ex-Portal, ex-Anomaly, Perfect Beings, Æon Spoke, ex-Cynic, ex-Seaweed, ex-Aghora, ex-Sean Malone, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Paul Masvidal | Guitars (1990-1992) |
| See also: Cynic, ex-Portal, Onward with Love, Æon Spoke, ex-Master, ex-Seaweed, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Scott Carino | Bass (1991-1992) |
| See also: Fester, Nasty Savage, ex-Lowbrow, ex-Fierce Atmospheres | |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums (1993-1995) |
| See also: Dark Angel, Mechanism, Pitch Black Forecast, Testament, Zimmers Hole, Anthrax (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Meldrum, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Brendon Small, ex-Dethklok, Death DTA (live), ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Just Cause, ex-Memorain, ex-Viking, ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Wargod, ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-The Ani Kyd Band | |
| Andy LaRocque | Guitars (1993) |
| See also: King Diamond, ex-Illwill, ex-X-World/5, ex-E.F. Band | |
| Kelly Conlon | Bass (1994-1995) |
| See also: Infinity Minus One, Kill Procedure, Pessimist, Shatter Messiah, Sargon, ex-Fires of Babylon, ex-Wynterborne, ex-Monstrosity, ex-Vital Remains (live) | |
| Bobby Koelble | Guitars (1995) |
| See also: Expedition Delta, Nader Sadek (live), ex-Azrael, Death DTA (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Paul Masvidal | Guitars (1989) |
| See also: Cynic, ex-Portal, Onward with Love, Æon Spoke, ex-Master, ex-Seaweed, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Albert Gonzales | Guitars (1990) |
| See also: Evildead, Faeost, ex-Rise | |
| Walter Trachsler | Guitars (1990) |
| See also: ex-Devastation, ex-Rotting Corpse | |
| Louie Carrisalez | Vocals (1990) |
| See also: ex-Death Tripper, ex-Indignation, ex-Devastation, ex-Rotting Corpse, ex-Helldogs | |
| Craig Locicero | Guitars (1993) |
| See also: Forbidden, ex-Demonica, ex-Forbidden Evil, Dress the Dead, Spiralarms, ex-Manmade God | |
| Ralph Santolla | Guitars (1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Hollow, ex-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Millenium, ex-Obituary, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Toxik, ex-Iced Earth (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Devil's Highway, ex-Eyewitness, ex-Ralph Santolla, ex-Redscream, ex-Serpent Seduced Eve, ex-Stare | |
| Brian Benson | Bass (1995) |
| See also: ex-Control Denied, ex-Pain Principle | |
| Chuck Schuldiner | Guitars, Vocals (1984-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2001) See also: ex-Control Denied, ex-Mantas, ex-Slaughter, ex-Voodoocult | |
| Scott Clendenin | Bass (1996-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Control Denied | |
| Richard Christy | Drums (1996-2001) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Monument of Bones, Rick Renstrom, ex-Burning Inside, ex-Control Denied, Boar Glue, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Demons & Wizards (live), ex-Incantation (live), ex-Wykked Wytch (live), ex-Tiwanaku, ex-Acheron, ex-Leash Law, ex-Public Assassin, ex-Caninus, ex-Bung Dizeez (live), ex-Syzygy (live) | |
| Shannon Hamm | Guitars (1996-2001) |
| See also: Beyond Unknown, ex-Control Denied, ex-Metalstorm, ex-Synesis Absorption, ex-Order of Ennead (live), ex-Talonzfury | |
| Kam Lee | Drums, Vocals (additional) (1984-1985) |
| See also: Akatharta, Broken Gravestones, Grave Wax, Kam Lee, The Grotesquery, ex-Bone Gnawer, ex-The Skeletal, ex-Mantas, Gods of Death, Nattravnen, Necropalypse, Troikadon, ex-Denial Fiend, ex-Massacre, ex-Skincrawler, ex-Abhorrent Existence, ex-Beware, ex-Cadaverizer, ex-Corpse Rot, ex-Cryptidz, ex-Demiurge, ex-Kauldron, ex-Phlegethon, ex-Shadows with Knives | |
| Rick Rozz | Guitars (1984-1985, 1987-1989) |
| See also: The End, ex-Massacre, ex-('M') Inc., ex-Mantas, Gods of Death, The Ride, ex-Death Before Dying, ex-Thatcher, ex-Hidden Force | |
| Erik Meade | Bass (1985) |
| Scott Carlson | Bass, Vocals (1985) |
| See also: Repulsion, Septic Tank, Death Breath (live), ex-Cathedral, ex-Genocide, ex-Church of Misery, ex-From Beyond, ex-The Superbees | |
| Eric Brecht | Drums (1985) |
| See also: ex-Attitude, ex-D.R.I., ex-Hirax, ex-Suburbanites, ex-Two-Bit Thief | |
| Matt Olivo | Guitars (1985) |
| See also: Dejecta, Expulsion, Repulsion, ex-Alyze, ex-Cryptic Slaughter, ex-Genocide, ex-Mirror | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (1986, 1991, 1992-1994, 1997-1998) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Synesis Absorption, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Devil's Highway, Spirits of Fire, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-James Murphy, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Obituary (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Ephel Duath, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift | |
| Chris Reifert | Drums (1986-1987) |
| See also: Autopsy, Siege of Power, ex-Abscess, ex-Doomed, ex-The Ravenous, Painted Doll, Violation Wound, ex-Burnt Offering, ex-Desecration (live), ex-Eat My Fuk, ex-Guillotine, ex-Mirror Snake | |
| Terry Butler | Bass (1987-1990) |
| See also: Denial Fiend, Obituary, ex-Massacre, Hideous, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Obliterhate | |
| Bill Andrews | Drums (1987-1990) |
| See also: ex-Massacre | |
| John Hand | Guitars (rhythm) (1987) |
| See also: Death Resurrected | |
| Mark Carter | Guitars (1989) |
| See also: ex-Tempter | |
| James Murphy | Guitars (1989-1990) |
| See also: Disincarnate, James Murphy, ex-Konkhra, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament, ex-Cancer (live), ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Hallows Eve | |
| Sean Reinert | Drums (1990-1992) |
| See also: Levi / Werstler, ex-C-187, ex-Portal, ex-Anomaly, Perfect Beings, Æon Spoke, ex-Cynic, ex-Seaweed, ex-Aghora, ex-Sean Malone, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Paul Masvidal | Guitars (1990-1992) |
| See also: Cynic, ex-Portal, Onward with Love, Æon Spoke, ex-Master, ex-Seaweed, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Scott Carino | Bass (1991-1992) |
| See also: Fester, Nasty Savage, ex-Lowbrow, ex-Fierce Atmospheres | |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums (1993-1995) |
| See also: Dark Angel, Mechanism, Pitch Black Forecast, Testament, Zimmers Hole, Anthrax (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Meldrum, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Brendon Small, ex-Dethklok, Death DTA (live), ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Just Cause, ex-Memorain, ex-Viking, ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Wargod, ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-The Ani Kyd Band | |
| Andy LaRocque | Guitars (1993) |
| See also: King Diamond, ex-Illwill, ex-X-World/5, ex-E.F. Band | |
| Kelly Conlon | Bass (1994-1995) |
| See also: Infinity Minus One, Kill Procedure, Pessimist, Shatter Messiah, Sargon, ex-Fires of Babylon, ex-Wynterborne, ex-Monstrosity, ex-Vital Remains (live) | |
| Bobby Koelble | Guitars (1995) |
| See also: Expedition Delta, Nader Sadek (live), ex-Azrael, Death DTA (live) | |
| Past | |
| Paul Masvidal | Guitars (1989) |
| See also: Cynic, ex-Portal, Onward with Love, Æon Spoke, ex-Master, ex-Seaweed, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Albert Gonzales | Guitars (1990) |
| See also: Evildead, Faeost, ex-Rise | |
| Walter Trachsler | Guitars (1990) |
| See also: ex-Devastation, ex-Rotting Corpse | |
| Louie Carrisalez | Vocals (1990) |
| See also: ex-Death Tripper, ex-Indignation, ex-Devastation, ex-Rotting Corpse, ex-Helldogs | |
| Craig Locicero | Guitars (1993) |
| See also: Forbidden, ex-Demonica, ex-Forbidden Evil, Dress the Dead, Spiralarms, ex-Manmade God | |
| Ralph Santolla | Guitars (1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Hollow, ex-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Millenium, ex-Obituary, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Toxik, ex-Iced Earth (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Devil's Highway, ex-Eyewitness, ex-Ralph Santolla, ex-Redscream, ex-Serpent Seduced Eve, ex-Stare | |
| Brian Benson | Bass (1995) |
| See also: ex-Control Denied, ex-Pain Principle | |
| Added by: Disciple_Of_Metal | Modified by: aapo666 |
| Added on: 2002-07-17 20:34:19 | Last modified on: 2018-08-10 12:11:27 |
The information on the rehearsal tapes shown here differs a bit from the information that can be found in the official Death site, due to inconsistencies found in the latter.
One of the first death metal bands, originally founded in 1983 as Mantas, changed their name to Death in late 1984.
Death disbanded due to Chuck Schuldiner dying of a ...