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3 сен 2025 :	GENE HOGLAN Says DEATH's 'Symbolic' Was 'Absolutely Hated' When It Was First Released
11 авг 2025 :	CHUCK SCHULDINER: Fully Authorized Biography Of Legendary DEATH Frontman Coming This Fall
2 мар 2025 :	STEVE DIGIORGIO On Working With DEATH Mastermind CHUCK SCHULDINER: He Was 'The Most Open-Minded Free Thinker'
11 янв 2025 :	GENE HOGLAN On Performing DEATH Music With DEATH TO ALL: 'The Ability To Be Able To Play All The Material Is Important To Us'
25 май 2024 :	DEATH - Leprosy 3D Vinyl KnuckleBonz Statue Available In Late '24
16 май 2024 :	DEATH TO ALL Pay Tribute To Late DEATH Drummer SEAN REINERT With "Suicide Machine" Live Video From Graspop Metal Meeting 2022
29 апр 2024 :	DEATH TO ALL Share Previously Unreleased "Crystal Mountain" Live From Graspop Metal Meeting 2022; Video
5 апр 2024 :	Watch DEATH TO ALL Perform DEATH Classic "Zombie Ritual" In Chile; Video
6 мар 2024 :	DEATH - Special Edition Represses With Ltd. Edition Deluxe Silver Foil Laminated Jackets And Brand New Vinyl Colors Due In April
23 фев 2024 :	CHUCK SCHULDINER "Scream Bloody Gore" Era Rock Iconz Statue + DEATH Road Case On The Way From KnuckleBonz
10 янв 2024 :	Ex-DEATH Guitarist JAMES MURPHY Explains Why He Isn't Involved In DEATH TO ALL Project
8 авг 2023 :	DEATH – Relapse To Reissue 1992 Compilation Fate: The Best Of Death On Vinyl
15 мар 2023 :	DEATH TO ALL Pay Tribute To DEATH Legend CHUCK SCHULDINER With "The Philosopher" Live Performance; Video Streaming
13 мар 2023 :	Watch: Ex-DEATH Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Joins DEATH TO ALL On Stage In San Diego To Perform 'Flattening Of Emotions'
8 мар 2023 :	DEATH TO ALL Feat. GENE HOGLAN And STEVE DIGIORGIO: Fan-Filmed Video Of San Francisco Concert
6 мар 2023 :	DEATH TO ALL Feat. GENE HOGLAN And STEVE DIGIORGIO: Fan-Filmed Video Of North American Tour Kickoff
21 фев 2023 :	GENE HOGLAN Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER: 'He Was Not A Big Fan Of People Or The Music Industry, But He Liked His Friends'
27 дек 2022 :	Ex-DEATH Guitarist JAMES MURPHY Hopes To Complete Long-In-The-Works CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Album
24 ноя 2022 :	CHUCK SCHULDINER Statue And DEATH 'Scream Bloody Gore' Collectible Coming From KnuckleBonz
16 авг 2022 :	Ex-DEATH Vocalist KAM LEE Says VENOM, SLAYER And POSSESSED Are 'The Blueprint Of Death Metal'
8 июл 2022 :	KAM LEE Admits It Was 'Bad Choice Of Wording' To Say CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Ripped Off POSSESSED'
22 июн 2022 :	POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA: DEATH's CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Was Like My Protégé; He Very Much Modeled Himself After Me'
20 июн 2022 :	DEATH TO ALL Feat. GENE HOGLAN And STEVE DIGIORGIO: Video Of Rotterdam Concert From Spring/Summer 2022 European Tour
16 июн 2022 :	Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Guitarist RICK ROZZ Blasts 'Narcissistic Revisionist' KAM LEE Over CHUCK SCHULDINER Comments
16 июн 2022 :	KAM LEE Says CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Ripped Off POSSESSED', Claims He Was 'Denied' Opportunity To Appear In DEATH Documentary
26 янв 2022 :	Ex-DEATH Guitarist JAMES MURPHY On Last Month's CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concerts: 'I Didn't Play Very Well'

3 сен 2025

GENE HOGLAN Says DEATH's 'Symbolic' Was 'Absolutely Hated' When It Was First Released

In a new interview with "The Garza Podcast", hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan reflected on his work on DEATH's classic 1995 album "Symbolic". "Symbolic" stands out as unique in DEATH's catalog — the moment guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner married his progressive direction with more song-based material, not to mention it is also one of Schuldiner's sonically richest-sounding recordings, courtesy of producer Jim Morris. Gene said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we released it — if 'Symbolic' is a classic record now, it was not at all received that way in any way, shape or form. No. It was hated. Hated. Hated. Absolutely hated. One hundred percent hated. The only people who didn't hate it were some of the journalists who reviewed it, but the fans hated it. Everybody hated it, because they were, like, 'What the hell did you do to my favorite band? Where's 'Scream Bloody Gore'? Where's 'Leprosy'? Where's 'Spiritual Healing'? This is musical bullshit, melodic. What is this?' The world wasn't ready. They weren't used to it. They were used to hearing their death metal really, really brutal and not melodic. And so that is one thing that I will give DEATH, Chuck, whoever was involved in it."

Speaking broadly about DEATH and Schuldiner's influence on the metal genre as a whole, Hoglan said: "It's one thing if you're involved in a musical genre that is accepted and you come in and you play a popular style of music and you do it well, that's one thing. Chuck, although he did not invent death metal, DEATH was a very important band in the overall creation of death metal. So, brutal death metal, Chuck and DEATH were a part of its infancy. Then when it came to technical metal, there were a couple other bands, like WATCHTOWER and that sort of thing. CYNIC was kind of doing their thing a little bit in the demo era sort of thing. Maybe MESHUGGAH to some slight degree — maybe by '91, '90, when [DEATH was] tracking 'Human'. There was ATHEIST doing some technical stuff. Other bands that were doing — MEKONG DELTA, on the more technical side of metal. But DEATH had a real stamp on the technical metal side. That's two genres that they had an important part of, being a part of. And then along comes the melodic death, melodeath, melodic death metal, whatever, DEATH had a real part with the 'Individual Thought Patterns' and the 'Symbolic' releases. Both of those albums had an impact on the melodic side of death metal. There wasn't a lot of melodic death metal going on at the time. CARCASS was just starting to lean towards that with the 'Heartwork' record, leaning away from just straight blasting grind… But there you go. Those are three genres that DEATH had… Like I said, it's one thing if you join a genre that is established and yeah, you do some cool things and your band gets popular doing it, that's one thing. But to help be the creators of three different genres, there's something to be said for that. So, way to go, Chuck. Way to go, DEATH. Absolutely."

The April 2008 remastered reissue of "Symbolic" via Roadrunner Records included the original album tracks plus several previously unreleased, ultra-rare, mostly instrumental demo recordings that were completed in early 1994 with the lineup of Schuldiner, Hoglan and Steve DiGiorgio (bass). The package also came with brand new liner notes written by longtime metal journalist Don Kaye.

This fall, Hoglan will take part in a month-long North American celebration of two of DEATH's landmark albums, "Symbolic" and "Spiritual Healing" (1990),with DEATH TO ALL, the touring tribute to Schuldiner and DEATH.

Hoglan is joined in the DEATH TO ALL lineup by fellow DEATH veterans DiGiorgio (bassist on 1991's "Human" as well as "Individual Thought Patterns") and Bobby Koelble (guitarist on "Symbolic"),as well as Max Phelps (EXIST, ex-CYNIC) on guitar and vocals. DEATH TO ALL celebrated "Scream Bloody Gore" (1987) and "The Sound Of Perseverance" (1998) across North America in 2024.

Along with the dual album celebration, each night will showcase classics from DEATH's catalog.

The fall tour will feature special guests GORGUTS and PHOBOPHILIC.

In November, Decibel Books will release "Born Human: The Life And Music Of Death's Chuck Schuldiner", the fully authorized biography of the legendary DEATH frontman. Authored by accomplished journalist David E. Gehlke ("The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life In Death Metal 1987-1997", "Turned Inside Out: The Official Story Of Obituary"),the book features exclusive interviews, contributions, stunning new Ed Repka cover art and previously unreleased, hand-selected photographs from those who knew Chuck best. "Born Human" brings life to the dramatic story of the man who blazed an iconic path in metal music, laying the foundation for generations to come.

A visionary whose groundbreaking recorded output earned him the title of "Godfather Of Death Metal," Schuldiner is one of the most influential figures in heavy metal history. Chuck channeled a tragic childhood into music that was brutal, technical, melodic and progressive, making his band, DEATH, a leader within the metal underground throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His uncompromising approach was accompanied by an often-tumultuous relationship with bandmates, the music industry and the press at large, obstacles he went to great lengths to overcome. When he finally found peace, Chuck was stricken with terminal brain cancer in 1999. He succumbed to the disease in 2001 after a remarkable fight that defied the odds.

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