DEATH Death By Metal DVD 2018

Before there was death metal, there was Chuck Schuldiner, working in relative isolation in Florida, building something that didn't have a name yet. This documentary does the work of making sure that story doesn't get buried.

Death By Metal covers the full arc: the swampy Tampa origins, the revolving door of musicians who passed through Death's lineup, and the singular vision that Schuldiner held onto through lineup changes, label drama, and a scene that kept evolving under his feet. It's an essential document for anyone serious about understanding where extreme metal actually came from, not the mythology but the reality. If your knowledge of death metal begins and ends with Scream Bloody Gore, this will fill in a lot of gaps. If you already know every record, you'll still find something here worth watching twice.

DVD format, 2018 release. Documentary runtime. Region information: check your player compatibility. US origin.

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