Chuck Schuldiner (3,058 views)

[CT]

Charles Michael Schuldiner: (13/5/1967 - 13/12/2001)
Years Active: (1983 - 2001)
Associated Acts: Death, Control Denied, Mantas, Slaughter, Voodoocult
Voice Type: Scream Bloody Tenor
Vocal Range: E2 - E♭6 (3 octaves 11 semitones)

Significant High Notes:
E♭6 ("Baptized in Blood" Rehearsal Tape #8)
D6 ("Back from the Dead" Live Berkeley 1985, "Baptized in Blood" Back from the Dead Demo, "Rigor Mortis" 1985 Demo)
C♯6 ("Power of Darkness" 1985 Rehearsal, "Rigor Mortis" Rehearsal Tape #8)
C6 ("Beyond the Unholy Grave" Live Orlando 1984, "Jon a Qua" Take 2, "Rigor Mortis" Rehearsal Tape #8)
B5 ("Legion of Doom" Back from the Dead Demo/Live Berkeley 1985, "Power of Darkness" Death by Metal Demo, "Primus Jam", "Reign of Death" Back from the Dead Demo, "Witch of Hell" Live Florida 1984)
B♭5 ("Archangel" Infernal Death Demo, "Back from the Dead" Back from the Dead Demo, "Baptized in Blood" Live Berkeley 1985, "Black Magic" 1985 Rehearsals, "Denial of Life" Live Katwijk 1989, "Evil Dead" Live Katwijk 1989, "Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo, "Infernal Death" Live Berkeley 1985, "Jon a Qua" Various Takes/Take 2, "Open Casket" Rehearsal 5/12/87, "What If…?" 1996 Demo)
A5 ("Archangel" 1985 Rehearsal, "Back from the Dead" Live Berkeley 1985, "Beyond the Unholy Grave" Rehearsal 20/8/86, "Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo, "A Moment of Clarity" Live Santiago 1998, "Mutilation" Live Horst 1989, "Painkiller", "Scream Bloody Gore" Live Chicago 1987)
G♯5 ("Bite the Pain" Paul Payne 1996 Demo, "Choke on It" Live Chicago 1987, "Cut Down" 1996 Demo, "Flesh and the Power It Holds" Live Springfield 1998, "Infernal Death" Rehearsal 26/5/86, "Lack of Comprehension" Live Paris 1998, "Land of No Return" Live Chicago 1988, "Left to Die" Live Detroit 1987, "A Moment of Clarity" Paul Payne 1996 Demo, "Mutilation" Rehearsal 26/5/86, "Painkiller", "(Part Of) Evil Dead" Rehearsal 26/5/86, "Primus Jam", "Spirit Crusher" Live New York City 1998, "Summoned to Die" Live Florida 1985)
G5 ("Archangel" Live Berkeley 1985, "Corpsegrinder" Live Berkeley 1985, "Defensive Personalities" Studio/1990 Rehearsal, "Denial of Life" Rehearsal 20/8/86, "Evil Dead" Live Horst 1989/Rehearsal 23/1/86, "Jon a Qua" Various Takes, "Open Casket" Live Tampa 1989, "Painkiller", "(Part Of) Scream Bloody Gore" Rehearsal 28/5/86, "Pull the Plug" Live Tampa 1987, "Regurgitated Guts" Rehearsal 20/8/86, "Reign of Terror" Live Florida 1984, "Rise of Satan" Rehearsal 1984, "Sacrificial" Live Chicago 1988, "Together as One" Live New York City 1998, "Torn to Pieces" Live Detroit 1987/Rehearsal 20/8/86, "Zombie Ritual" Live Chicago 1988)
F♯5 ("Baptized in Blood", "Black Magic" Live Orlando 1984, "Born Dead" Live Tampa 1987, "Choke on It", "Death by Metal" Rehearsal 1984, "Land of No Return" Rehearsal 26/5/86, "Left to Die", "Pull the Plug" Studio/Live Mexican TV 1988, "Scavenger of Human Sorrow" Live Santiago 1998, "Spirit Crusher", "Suicide Machine" Live Portland 1998, "Trapped in a Corner" Live San Francisco 1998, "Zombie Ritual" Rehearsal 26/5/86)
F5 ("Born Dead" Rehearsal 5/12/87, "Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "Denial of Life", "Evil Dead", "Forgotten Past" Live Houston 1989, "Infernal Death" Studio/Live Gainesville 1986, "Skill to Kill" Back from the Dead Demo, "Spirit Crusher", "Spiritual Healing" Live Oakland 1990, "Story to Tell" 1996 Chuck Demo Vocals, "Zero Tolerance" Live New York City 1998)
E5 ("1000 Eyes" Live Thessaloniki 1998, "Beyond the Unholy Grave", "Cut Down" 1996 Demo, "Death by Metal" Rehearsal 1984, "Empty Words" Live Detroit 1998, "Infernal Death", "Jealousy" Live Tokyo 1995, "Left to Die" Take 2 Rehearsal 23/9/87, "Mutilation", "Reign of Death" Back from the Dead Demo, "Sacrificial" Rehearsal 20/8/86, "Scream Bloody Gore", "Story to Tell", "Torn to Pieces", "Within the Mind")
E♭5 ("Beyond the Unholy Grave" Death by Metal Demo, "Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "Crystal Mountain" Live Corona 1995, "Curse of the Priest" Live Tampa 1984, "Denial of Life", "Evil Dead", "Flattening of Emotions" Live Cottbus 1998, "Legion of Doom" Rehearsal 28/5/86, "Mutilation" Mutilation Demo, "The Philosopher" Live Milwaukee 1998, "Primus Jam", "Story to Tell")
D5 ("Bite the Pain", "Flesh and the Power It Holds", "Lack of Comprehension", "Living Monstrosity" Live Detroit 1990, "Rise of Satan" Rehearsal 1984, "Sacrificial", "Scavenger of Human Sorrow", "Skill to Kill" Back from the Dead Demo, "Spiritual Healing", "Suicide Machine" Live Eindhoven 1998, "To Forgive Is to Suffer", "Within the Mind" Live Tijuana 1990)
C♯5 ("Born Dead", "Defensive Personalities" Live Austin 1990, "Flattening of Emotions", "Forgotten Past", "In Human Form", "Leprosy" Live Detroit 1988, "Low Life" Live New Orleans 1990, "A Moment of Clarity", "The Philosopher", "Power of Darkness" Death by Metal Demo, "Primitive Ways" Live Rochester 1988, "Pull the Plug", "Seizure" Rehearsal Tape #5, "Symbolic" Live Philadelphia 1998, "Symbolic Acts" 1995 Demo, "To Forgive Is to Suffer", "Together as One" 1991 Demo)
C5 ("Bite the Pain" Paul Payne 1996 Demo, "Flattening of Emotions", "Flesh and the Power It Holds", "Genetic Reconstruction" Live West Palm Beach 1990, "Land of No Return", "Left to Die", "Leprosy", "Low Life" Live Long Branch 1990, "A Moment of Clarity", "Overactive Imagination" Live Berlin 1993, "Scavenger of Human Sorrow", "Scream Bloody Gore", "Spiritual Healing", "Symbolic", "Symbolic Acts" 1995 Demo, "Together as One")
B4 ("1,000 Eyes", "Defensive Personalities", "Empty Words", "Forgotten Past" Live Katwijk 1989, "Genetic Reconstruction", "Misanthrope", "A Moment of Clarity" Paul Payne 1996 Demo, "Open Casket", "Perennial Quest", "Sacred Serenity", "Seizure" Rehearsal Tape #5, "Suicide Machine", "Symbolic", "Within the Mind", "Without Judgment")
B♭4 ("1,000 Eyes", "Altering the Future" Live Houston 1990, "Crystal Mountain", "Do You Love Me?" V2, "In Human Form", "Individual Thought Patterns", "Jealousy", "Living Monstrosity" Live Cleveland 1991/Copenhagen 1992, "Out of Touch", "Overactive Imagination", "Sacred Serenity", "Tune of Evil", "Vacant Planets" Live Sint-Lievens-Houtem 1992, "Within the Mind" Live Osnabrück 1993, "Zero Tolerance")
A4 ("Altering the Future" Live Toronto 1990, "Choke on It", "Empty Words", "Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo, "God of Thunder", "Lack of Comprehension", "Perennial Quest", "Regurgitated Guts", "Reign of Terror" Live Florida 1984, "Sacrificial", "Secret Face" Live Tampa 1991, "See Through Dreams", "Tune of Evil", "Without Judgment", "Zombie Ritual")
G♯4 ("Crystal Mountain", "Destiny", "Do You Love Me?" V2, "Empty Words", "In Human Form", "Jealousy", "Mentally Blind", "Out of Touch", "The Philosopher", "Primitive Ways" Live Bloomfield 1988, "Secret Face", "Suicide Machine", "Together as One", "Trapped in a Corner")
G4 ("1,000 Eyes", "Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "Destiny", "God of Thunder", "Jealousy", "Killing Spree" Live Portland 1990, "Lack of Comprehension", "Misanthrope", "Nothing Is Everything", "Overactive Imagination", "Perennial Quest", "Regurgitated Guts", "Satanic Jam", "Secret Face", "See Through Dreams", "Torn to Pieces", "Trapped in a Corner", "Vacant Planets", "Zero Tolerance")

Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Bite the Pain" Various Demos, "Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "Come on Baby, Please Don’t Cry" Rehearsal Tape #5, "Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo, "A Moment of Clarity" Various Demos, "Story to Tell" 1996 Chuck Demo Vocals, "Tune of Evil")
E♭3 ("Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "Come on Baby, Please Don’t Cry" Rehearsal Tape #5, "Torn to Pieces" Rehearsal 20/8/86)
D3 ("Breaking the Broken" 1999 Demo, "What If…?" 1996 Demo)
C♯3 ("Painkiller", "Torn to Pieces" Rehearsal 20/8/86, "What If…?" 1996 Demo)
C3 ("Bite the Pain" 1998 Demo, "Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo, "A Moment of Clarity" Various Demos)
B2 ("Expect the Unexpected" 1996 Demo)
B♭2 ("Story to Tell" 1996 Chuck Demo Vocals)
A2 ("A Moment of Clarity" Paul Payne 1996 Demo, "Story to Tell" 1996 Chuck Demo Vocals)
F♯2 ("A Moment of Clarity" 1996 Chuck Demo Vocals)
F2 ("Tune of Evil")
E2 ("Tune of Evil")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
Grey marks growl or fry notes.
Red marks notes that I have no idea how they were produced but it sounds like it hurts.
Underlines marks notes that are obscured in the song mix or backing vocals.
Italics marks non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}

G♯6 ("Power of Darkness" Death by Metal Demo [1])
E♭6 ("Rigor Mortis" 1985 Demo [4])
C♯6 ("Reign of Terror" Live Florida 1984 [1])
B5 ("What If…?" 1996 Demo [1])
B♭5 ("Painkiller" [7])
A5 ("Mantas" 1st Version [2])
G5 ("Regurgitated Guts" Live Tampa 1987 [4], "Satanic Jam" [4])
F♯5 ("Spiritual Healing" Live New Orleans 1990 [4])
F5 ("Horus / Aggressor" Rehearsal Tape #9 [2], "To Forgive Is to Suffer" [7])
E5? ("Bite the Pain" Shannon Hamm 1996 Demo [2][4][5][6] ummmmmmmm…..)
D5 ("Demon Flight" Live Florida 1984 [2], "Low Life" [4])
C5 ("Low Life" [4])

E3 ("Horus / Aggressor" Rehearsal Tape #9 [2])
G♯2 ("Come on Baby, Please Don’t Cry" Rehearsal Tape #5 [1])
G2 ("The Joker" Human Studio Footage [3])
E2 ("Tune of Evil" [3][5])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks notes that are possible inhalations.
[7] Braden said it allegedly exists

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{Discography Ranges}

Death:
(1987) Scream Bloody Gore - (C4 - F♯5)
- Bonus Material C♯3 - A3 - B♭4 - A5)
(1988) Leprosy - (D4? - F♯5)
- Bonus Material (C4? - B♭5)
(1990) Spiritual Healing - (C♯4 - D5 - G5)
- Bonus Material (F♯3 - C6)
(1991) Human - ( - D5)
- Bonus Material (? - C♯5)
(1993) Individual Thought Patterns - ( - C♯5)
- Bonus Material ( - C5)
(1995) Symbolic - (D4? - C5)
- Bonus Material ( - C♯5)
(1998) The Sound of Perseverance - (C♯3 - E♭4 - A5)
- Bonus Material (F♯2 - C3 - G♯5)

Control Denied:
(1996 - 1999) The Fragile Art of Existence (Demos) (E2 - C3 - B♭5)

Credit to IhateMana for the original thread

[CT]

I am not done I just got bullied into posting

[Seb]

You did the right thing posting it

[Macca]

After doing some research he's also been in the bands Slaughter and Voodoocult

[CT]

I need more opinions on this, if it’s a B5 or a C6 m.youtube.com/watch?v=iLHIohzoQKo&t=2m22s

[Macca]

Sounds like it begins as an B5 and ends as an C#6