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Death is the brainchild of death metal founder (though some argue Possessed had equal contributions) Chuck Shuldiner. Death were origanally formed under the name of Mantas with Chuck and a few of his high school friends in 1982. Later on, Chuck found out the name Mantas was already copywritten, so he changed the name to Death in 1984. A few bootlegs and demos were recorded before Death's first studio album, Scream Bloody Gore, was released in 1987, with Chuck on lead guitar and vocals with the bass synthesised, John Hand on rhythm guitars and Jeff Reifert on drums. Jeff would later go on to form his own band (Autopsy) after the release of Scream Bloody Gore. Scream Bloody Gore was arguably one of the first death metal albums released. I'd have to agree. It's the first album with the trademark gore ridden lyrics, fast riffs, and eerie drumming. Death's second platter would come a year later with the classic death metal album Leprosy. After sacking the original lineup, most p...