Live in Cottbus '98 is a DVD

DVD

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 by American band Death. It was recorded in Cottbus

Cottbus

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...

, Germany

Germany

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 in 1998 and released on November 11, 2005 through Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

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. The DVD was released, along with the rerelease of The Sound of Perseverance

The Sound of Perseverance

The Sound of Perseverance is the seventh and final album by American metal band Death. The album was released on September 15, 1998 through Nuclear Blast.- Overview :...

, in order to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner

Chuck Schuldiner

Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...

's death.

The album was recorded directly through the soundboard and as a result, is very rough. The DVD also lacked a proper track listing.

Track listing

Personnel

• Chuck Schuldiner
  Chuck Schuldiner
  Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
  
   – vocals, guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Richard Christy
  Richard Christy
  Thomas Richard Christy is an American musician and radio personality who currently works on The Howard Stern Show. Christy began to work on the show after winning the "Get John's Job" contest on July 1, 2004. He is known for his prank calls, song parodies, personality, and stunts performed on the...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Scott Clendenin
  Scott Clendenin
  Scott Clendenin is a death metal bassist. He played with Death from 1996 until their breakup in 1999. In 1997, he joined Chuck Schuldiner's second band Control Denied as well, which he was replaced by Steve DiGiorgio in 1999 as the band's bassist.- References :...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Shannon Hamm
  Shannon Hamm
  Shannon Hamm is a heavy metal guitarist who played in Death from 1996 until their break-up in 1999. He then joined Chuck Schuldiner's second band Control Denied, which ended with the death of Schuldiner in 2001. Before Death, he was a locally well known guitarist in the Texas underground metal scene...
  
  – guitar