Death was one of the pioneering death metalbands, headed by metal legend Chuck Schuldiner. The band underwent many lineup changes during its history, with Chuck Schuldinerbeing the only mainstay throughout the lifetime of the group. Founded under the name of Mantas, in Orlando, Florida, after a couple of demo tapes were released, Chuck had decided to change the name to " Death", in 1985. Soon after, amidst a few band changes, their first full-length; Scream Bloody Gore, was released in 1987, planting Florida firmly in the roots of death metal's beginnings, and starting it on its way to becoming the death metal scene of today. By 1990, Deathhad released Leprosyand Spiritual Healing, and taking on-board journeyman guitarist James Murphy(who later went on to play for Obituary, Cancer, and even Nevermoreat one point, among others).
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Look down at the body
you may see no trace of wounds
but in the eye
the eye of the beholder
one cannot asume.
Not a drop of blood is drawn
but you know how it bleeds
beware of the sharp edged weapon
called human being
It is a shield of passion
and strong will
from this I am the victor
instead of the kill
I will not feed your hunger, instead
I bite the pain
looking not back, but forward
I bite down hard
try to cover up the trail of deceit
and daggers spawned from your soul
(Solo HammSchuldiner)
Acid, the tears of remorse
flow in vain, too late for regrets
save it
for the next ill fated game.