![]() After months of radiation therapy and surgery, he fell victim to his brain cancer in late 2001 and died at the age of 34. As the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter for the widely acclaimed band with a name already mentioned too many times in this paragraph to repeat, Schuldiner’s lyrics focused on subjects like addiction, mental trauma and disease before a tumor formed in his brain in the summer of 1999. Let’s begin with the man who put the death in death metal before his own death, the highly influential Chuck Schuldiner. See also: How to Determine if Something Is Metal as Fuck Getting shot and killed for no reason is a hip-hop way to die, not a metal one. Also, one that might seem like an obvious choice, Dimebag Darrell’s death, will not be included here. ![]() ![]() Many of these musicians were heroes of mine and died far too early. But there’s often a strange irony that comes into play when we have to realize that these musicians are also human beings, capable of falling victim to the very horrors they seem to embrace.ĭisclaimer: In no way do I intend to make light of these deaths. This dark subject matter is part of what has always made metal controversial - revolting to some, but appealing to those musicians interested in facing the things we all fear. ![]() Death, disease, murder and chaos have accompanied heavy riffs since Sabbath first began playing them back in ’68. Death has always been one of the most predominant themes in heavy metal music, taking a backseat maybe only to Satanism. ![]()
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