Oops, I thought this was about the death metal band...
Oh well.
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My view, Chuck Shuldiner would probably deserve more attention...
shareA Death documentary would be interesting (and sad given Chuck's death) but it really doesn't have the "hook" of this or Searching For Sugar Man- this idea of an unknown and forgotten artist who was groundbreaking and ahead of their time.
The Death documentary would be- hey, there were these bands in Florida doing extreme metal, Death was the best one, then he died. There's no hook in that.
I agree - but then there's not much of a hook in Cannibal Corpse's Centuries of Torment and that's one of the most enjoyable music docs I've ever seen, partly because they get so many metal bands to contribute to it. It's a great history of death metal and talks about the Florida thing too, which Death were also a part of. I think if CC can pull it off (and they've been putting out docs steadily ever since, so a fair few people are watching em) then a Death doc would appeal to a decent amount of people - plus you could do the proper death metal history as he did practically invent it. Doesn't have to be theatrical either, do the Centuries of Torment thing, 3 hours, DVD, bonus footage etc. I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I just watched A Band Called Death... pretty good 7/10.
Yeah but with this and Searching for Sugarman, the makers are seeking a wider audience than just the music fans because of the "power of the story". While tons of Pitchforkish hipsters are the ones seeing A Band Called Death and Sugarman, they are also marketing it to your Landmark cinemas/NPR "oh isn't that interesting" 40-something crowd.
A death metal doc would only appeal to fans of the music. With that said, I'm totally going to check out Centuries of Torment- it sounds good.
I would say Chuck has made his mark on the music scene, though I wouldn't be against a Death documentary.
Still, this looks cool
Yeah, I had hoped that it was. Being here in WPB I grew up listening to Death. I imagine a documentary covering the musical beginning to the final battles of Chuck's life. He was a most inspirational figure in heavy music. Lyrically they contributed to my dark artwork. Everytime I need something to open up my mind, I spin the Symbolic album. I started out doing demo,cd and flier art for bands that played many shows with Death. Got a nice flier collection from the PIT.
Symbolic is amazing. That is all.
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