Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, and dissolved in 2001. They are widely credited as the creators of the death metal genre, from the release of their first demo in 1984. The band's label debut Scream Bloody Gore is considered a template of the genre, described as death metal's first archetypal document. Schuldiner was the only member to remain in the band from start to end. Music biographers have referred to Schuldiner as the father of death metal.

Death was one of the pioneering death metal bands, founded by metal legend, Chuck Schuldiner . The band underwent several line-up changes throughout its history, with Chuck Schuldiner being the only mainstay. Founded under the name of Mantas in Orlando, Florida, they released several demos before Chuck decided to change the name to Death in 1985. Amidst a few band changes, their first full-length album, Scream Bloody Gore , was released in 1987, planting Florida firmly in the roots of death meta