Charles Michael Schuldiner May 13 1967 December 13 2001 was an American musician He founded the pioneering death metal band Death in 1983 in which he was the lead vocalist guitarist primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 His obituary in the January 5 2002 issue of Kerrang described him as one of the most significant figures in the history of metal Schuldiner was ranked No 10 in Joel McIvers book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No 20 in March 2004 Guitar Worlds The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists In 1987 Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music affiliated with performance rights organization BMI Schuldiner died in 2001 of a brain tumor Schuldiner is often referred to as The Godfather of death metal though he was not fond of the nickname remarking that I dont think I should take the credits for this death metal stuff Im just a guy from a band and I think Death is a metal band
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