Mutilation (demo)
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Mutilation was a demo released by Chuck Schuldiner
and Death in 1986. The following year, they would release their first album, "Scream Bloody Gore
", on Combat Records
. Metal Maniacs magazine noted that the demo was "the most polished of the early Death recordings" and that "the underground and Combat Records were in agreement about Mutilation".
Writer Albert Mudrian noted in his book Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore
that the Mutilation demo "earned [Chuck] Schuldiner that elusive recording contract", stating it was "the band's most polished material in the form of the three-track demo". Author Ian Christe
, in his book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
, noted that Death's demos "became as heavily shared by tape traders as any well-established act in metal".
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...
and Death in 1986. The following year, they would release their first album, "Scream Bloody Gore
Scream Bloody Gore
Scream Bloody Gore is the debut album by American band Death, released in 1987 and considered "the first true death metal record". Chuck Schuldiner plays bass, wrote all the songs on the album and provides vocals in addition to guitar for the album...
", on Combat Records
Combat Records
Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and...
. Metal Maniacs magazine noted that the demo was "the most polished of the early Death recordings" and that "the underground and Combat Records were in agreement about Mutilation".
Writer Albert Mudrian noted in his book Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore
Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore
Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore is a book by Albert Mudrian. The book details the evolution of the death metal and grindcore extreme musical genres....
that the Mutilation demo "earned [Chuck] Schuldiner that elusive recording contract", stating it was "the band's most polished material in the form of the three-track demo". Author Ian Christe
Ian Christe
Ian Christe is an author, disc jockey and publisher. He attended The Clarkson School's Bridging Year and Indiana University....
, in his book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal is a 2004 book by Ian Christe, documenting the history of heavy metal music and its origins....
, noted that Death's demos "became as heavily shared by tape traders as any well-established act in metal".