August 2011 Freethought Interview RE: Chuck Schuldiner

James Copper of Death in HD posted Alex Fidel's Freethought Radio interview with me on YouTube. Check it out below or click here to go to directly to the video page. The intie focused on all things related to Death, Control Denied and Chuck Schuldiner, including my liner notes to the forthcoming reissue of Death's Individual Thought Patterns.

FreeThought Interview RE: Chuck Schuldiner

On April 16th I was interviewed by Freethought Radio's Alex Fidel about Chuck Schuldiner, Death and Control Denied. We talked about my Metal Maniacs article ("Precious Memories of Chuck Schuldiner"), the state of heavy metal journalism (the demise of print mags) and the liner notes I recently wrote to the forthcoming deluxe reissue of Death's Individual Thought Patterns. You can download the entire FreeThought episode MP3 by clicking here. Past guests on FreeThought have included former Death manager and current President of Perseverance Holdings, Eric Greif (he overseas Chuck's intellectual property), Death/Control Denied drummer and all-around funny dude Richard Christy and Chuck's nephew, Chris Steele. Apologies in advance for all the "ums" and overall slowness of speech. The interview was done while I was fighting a head cold early on a Saturday morning. It was also before my daily dose of caffeine took effect.   

 

Me sporting an ITP shirt on stage with Destiny's End in Houston, TX, March '98

Artisan - Pull the Plug (Live - 7/17/02)

Visual evidence of Artisan paying tribute to the late/great Chuck Schuldiner (Death and Control Denied) on 7/17/02 at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA. This video was taken from an old VHS tape. The audio is straight from the mixing board, but unfortunately not the best mix. Still, it's a piece of my metal history, and I'm happy to share it with you folks! Artisan covered Death's "Pull the Plug" at nearly every gig to help keep Chuck's memory alive. Chuck was/is my biggest music hero, and he deserves an enormous amount of credit for creating 8 slabs of uncompromising heavy, aggressive and melodic metal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktYJp5EQbxI