There are two groups with the name Death: - 1.) Death was an influential death metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner in Orlando in 1983. They released several demos as Mantas before changing their name in 1984. Death is widely considered one of the most influential bands in the genre. The band's debut, Scream Bloody Gore, has been described as "death metal's first archetypal document," and Schuldiner himself as the "father of death metal." However, Schuldiner dismissed such attributions in an interview with Metal-Rules.com, stating, "I don???t think I should take the credit for this death metal stuff. I???m just a guy from a band, and I think Death is a metal band." As of 2008, Death has sold over 1.5 million albums worldwide, with 368,184 albums having been sold in the US alone (not counting sales prior to the Soundscan era), making them one of the top-selling death metal bands of all time. Their best-selling album, Human, was released in 1991 and is considered by many to be the band in top-form. Their last album, The Sound Of Perseverance, was released in 1998. In 2001, Chuck Schuldiner lost a three-year battle with brain stem cancer and the project ended. Along the way, Death included celebrated musicians from the death metal genre, including bassist, Steve DiGi