Scott Clendenin (January 17, 1968 – March 24, 2015) was an American musician most notable for his time spent in the bands
Death
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
and
Control Denied
Control Denied was a progressive metal band formed by death metal musician and Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.
History
The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to create a more melodic style than was possible with Death. The project was in ...
, both of which were formed by
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Schuldiner (born May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He founded the death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter and only consistent member until his death in ...
.
Following Schuldiner's passing, Death disbanded, which left the members to go about their own paths, with Clendenin being the only member to retire for the time being. In 2012, he came out of retirement to play for Death to All, former members of Death paying tribute to Schuldiner, as well as members of
Cynic,
Intronaut
Intronaut is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California, that incorporates complex polyrhythms, progressive rock, and jazz.
History
Intronaut formed in 2004, and their initial line-up included guitarist/vocalist Sacha Dunabl ...
,
Abysmal Dawn
Abysmal Dawn is an American death metal band from Los Angeles, California.
Band history
Abysmal Dawn was formed by Charles Elliott (guitars/vocals), Jamie Boulanger (guitars), and Terry Barajas (drums) who circulated a three-song demo in win ...
, and
Exhumed.
Clendenin died on March 24, 2015, with former bandmates and Death's manager
Eric Greif
Eric Greif (1962 – 2021) was an American lawyer and entertainment personality known for a management and record production career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and early 1990s, and later within the legal profession. He was ...
expressing their shock and sympathy.
History
Scott Clendenin was born in
Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in eastern Florida and the county seat of Brevard County, Florida, United States. The city's population was 43,761 as of the 2010 United States Census.
Titusville is located along the Indian River (Florida), Indian River, west ...
on January 17, 1968.
Clendenin began his musical career in the band Talonzfury, which he created alongside Chris Williams on drums and Paul Payne on guitars.
The three recorded an album together under the name and even attempted to hire
Shannon Hamm
Shannon Hamm is a death metal music, death metal guitarist who played in Death (metal band), Death from 1996 until their break-up in 2001. He then joined Chuck Schuldiner's second band Control Denied, which ended with the death of Schuldiner in 20 ...
, which did not work out. Shortly after that, Williams met
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Schuldiner (born May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He founded the death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter and only consistent member until his death in ...
at a party and played him a copy of the Talonzfury album, which led to Schuldiner hiring him, Hamm, and Clendenin as the original
Control Denied
Control Denied was a progressive metal band formed by death metal musician and Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.
History
The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to create a more melodic style than was possible with Death. The project was in ...
lineup. Payne also tried out on vocals, however, this did not work out.
However, not long after their induction, Williams departed from the band and was replaced by
Richard Christy
Thomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands since the early 1990s, most notably Death, and his tenure on ''The Howard Stern ...
.
At this time, Death's record label was reaching out to Schuldiner to tell him to work on another album for Death in order to release the Control Denied album. With this in mind, Schuldiner hired the three members of Control Denied to record the new Death album alongside him.
The band would record the album, which would be the seventh Death album, titled ''
The Sound of Perseverance
''The Sound of Perseverance'' is the seventh and final studio album by American death metal band Death, released on August 31, 1998, by Nuclear Blast. The album features a whole new lineup of members except Chuck Schuldiner; it is the only albu ...
''. The next year, Control Denied released their debut album, however, Clendenin had been replaced by former Death bassist
Steve Di Giorgio
Steve Di Giorgio (born November 7, 1967) is an American bass guitarist. He is known for working with numerous heavy metal bands such as Sadus (of whom he was one of the co-founders), Death (metal band), Death, Testament (band), Testament, Megade ...
, who played on the album ''
The Fragile Art of Existence
''The Fragile Art of Existence'' is the only studio album by Control Denied, a progressive metal band founded by Chuck Schuldiner. It was released worldwide on Nuclear Blast America in 1999. Metal Mind Productions reissued the album on April 15, ...
''.
Clendenin would, however, continue to perform with Death, even appearing on a live DVD titled ''
Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)''.
In 2001, Schuldiner died at the age of 34, which resulted in the disbanding of the band.
Clendinen would seemingly retire from the music scene, likely grieving from the loss of Schuldiner, as well as Chris Williams who had died a year prior in 2000.
In 2012, Clendenin came out of retirement to play on the Death to All tour, which featured himself and Di Giorgio on bass, Hamm,
Paul Masvidal
Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three dec ...
, and
Bobby Koelble Bobby Koelble (born September 15, 1968) is an American guitarist who performs in the death metal, blues, funk and jazz genres, and as a freelance studio musician. He is probably best known for his performances with the death metal band Death. Th ...
on guitars, and
Sean Reinert
Sean Reinert (May 27, 1971 – January 24, 2020) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Æon Spoke and the drummer and founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic until leaving the band in Septemb ...
and
Gene Hoglan
Eugene Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer, acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. Though his pla ...
on drums.
Following the tour, however, the band were informed of a conflict, which led to changing the name in August 2013 to Death: DTA.
Clendenin would play in both the 2012 and 2013 tours with the band.
Clendenin died on March 24, 2015 due to undisclosed reasons.
Bands
Former
*
Control Denied
Control Denied was a progressive metal band formed by death metal musician and Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.
History
The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to create a more melodic style than was possible with Death. The project was in ...
(1996-1999)
*
Death
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
(1996-2001)
*
Death To All (2012-2013)
*Talonzfury
Discography
Death
*''
The Sound of Perseverance
''The Sound of Perseverance'' is the seventh and final studio album by American death metal band Death, released on August 31, 1998, by Nuclear Blast. The album features a whole new lineup of members except Chuck Schuldiner; it is the only albu ...
'' (1998)
*''
Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)'' (2001)
*''
Live in Eindhoven
''Live in Eindhoven'' is the second live album by American band Death. It was recorded in Eindhoven, Netherlands at Dynamo Open Air in May 1998 and released on October 30, 2001, through Nuclear Blast. The album was also released in DVD format. T ...
'' (2002)
*''
Vivus!'' (2012)
Control Denied
*''Demo'' (1996)
*''A Moment of Clarity'' (1997)
*''
The Fragile Art of Existence
''The Fragile Art of Existence'' is the only studio album by Control Denied, a progressive metal band founded by Chuck Schuldiner. It was released worldwide on Nuclear Blast America in 1999. Metal Mind Productions reissued the album on April 15, ...
'' (1999; writing only)
Symbolic
*''The Ultimate Death Tribute'' (2010, tracks 4-6, 15-16, 21)
References
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1968 births
2015 deaths
American heavy metal musicians
Death metal musicians
Death (metal band) members
Control Denied members