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Death To All, the touring tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and his pioneering band Death, returns to North American stages this November for a month-long celebration of two of the legendary band’s landmark albums: Spiritual Healing (1990) and Symbolic (1995). 

“The time has come to commemorate a couple of milestones in the DEATH catalog,” says Gene Hoglan, whose iconic drum performances graced classic DEATH albums, Individual Thought Patterns (1993) and Symbolic. “30 years of Symbolic and 35 years of Spiritual Healing! Two vastly different yet very important eras of DEATH. Both albums are going to be a blast to represent.” 

Hoglan is joined in the Death To All line-up by fellow Death veterans Steve DiGiorgio (bassist on 1991’s Human as well as Individual Thought Patterns) and Bobby Koelble (guitarist on Symbolic), as well as Max Phelps (Exist, ex-Cynic) on guitar and vocals. Death To All celebrated Scream Bloody Gore (1987) and The Sound of Perseverance (1998) across North America in 2024.

Along with the dual album celebration, each night will showcase classics from DEATH’s catalog.

“Will Spiritual Healing and Symbolic be performed in their entirety like last year’s sold-out Scream of Perseverance tour?” Hoglan teases. “Well, everyone is going to have to catch these shows for themselves to see. Will it be an incredible night of unforgettable metal, honoring the great Chuck Schuldiner, as only Death To All can do? Of course it will. Death To All stands alone.”

The fall tour will feature special guests Gorguts and Phobophilic. 

"It's with great honor that we'll be sharing the stage with these death metal monuments,” says Gorguts vocalist/guitarist Luc Lemay. “DEATH had such an important influence on me as an artist. It’s the band that made me want to become a death metal musician. Chuck was my idol, my inspiration. See you on stage. Be prepared for an evening of classic death metal!” 

North Dakota death dealers Phobophilic will open each show with their cerebral savagery.

“This will be an unforgettable tour, indeed,” Hoglan promises. “We can’t wait to share these November nights with all of you.” 

TOUR DATES:

Nov 4 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park

Nov 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall

Nov 7 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre

Nov 8 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada

Nov 9 – Joliet, IL – The Forge

Nov 10 – Detroit, MI – El Club

Nov 11 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

Nov 12 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS

Nov 13 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

Nov 14 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza

Nov 15 – Reading, PA – Reverb

Nov 16 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage

Nov 18 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum

Nov 19 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea's Live

Nov 20 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

Nov 21 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

Nov 22 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center

Nov 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister

Nov 25 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater

Nov 26 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues

Nov 28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

Nov 29 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

Nov 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom

Watch Death To All perform “Suicide Machine” live at Graspop Festival 2022, in Diezel, Belgium, dedicated to former Death drummer Sean Reinert, the original drummer for “Suicide Machine” on DEATH’s classic album, Human. Sean Reinert passed away in 2020 (RIP). Check it HERE.

“Crystal Mountain” was originally released in 1995 on DEATH’s Symbolic record which featured Gene Hoglan on drums and Bobby Koelble on guitar.

Hoglan shares "To the best of my recollection, Chuck wrote “Crystal Mountain” about his neighbors. Chuck was always a chill neighbor, and his neighborhood in the Symbolic era consisted of just a few homes, all spread out with a nice little acreage between each, with no fences. However, some new folks happened to move in next door. Very puritanical, extremely evangelistic and horribly judgmental, and they rather immediately took umbrage with Chuck. Perhaps due to his long hair, or the metal we’d be cranking from his garage as we rehearsed, who knows? So they decided to build an enormous fence on the property line. A gigantic eyesore, thoroughly blockading the view down the very lush and pretty street where Chuck lived. Only……they had misread their property line blueprints and mistakenly built this fence about a foot over the property line, therefore directly on Chuck’s property, with just enough room to give Chuck the working space to paint the most hilariously blasphemic and atrocious stuff on the side of the fence which faced their house. But after all, the fence was on his property, therefore becoming his fence, right?And if only those neighbors were not jerks…Man, did they ever lose it. God, we were dying."

Steve Di Giorgio quips "Crystal Mountain" is "worth more than a plastic hill."

Previously unreleased, professionally shot live footage of Death To All performing “Crystal Mountain” at Graspop Festival 2022, in Diezel, Belgium premieres today exclusively at Metal Sucks.

Watch Steve Di Giorgio dedicate the song to his good friend, dearly departed Chuck Schuldiner, the mastermind of Death who passed away in 2001 (RIP)

https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/04/25/check-out-this-unreleased-footage-of-death-to-all-ripping-through-crystal-mountain/

Death To All is a unique opportunity for a new generation of metalheads to experience the genius of DEATH and Chuck Schuldiner first-hand.

Gene Hoglan says, "Death To All is really excited to be hitting the road on the 'The Scream of Perserverance Tour' with special guests Cryptopsy. The North American tour will bring three different, special and exciting shows encapsulating the two equally important eras of DEATH."

The Scream of Perserverance Tour features unique two-night stints in multiple cities, where the first night will be an old-school, brutal night featuring, in its entirety, the album which started the DEATH legacy, ‘Scream Bloody Gore’, as well as classic tunes from ‘Leprosy’ and ‘Spiritual Healing.’

The second night will feature the finishing touch in DEATH’s history, 'The Sound of Perseverance,' as well as timeless classics from the technical and more melodic era of DEATH, ‘Human,’ ‘Individual Thought Patterns’ and ‘Symbolic.’ Also, in certain cities, the sets will be ‘From First To Last’, where Death To All play the mightiest bangers from every DEATH album.

Gene Hoglan adds, "We’ll be joined by our good friends, the legendary Cryptopsy, who have some special plans of their own for this tour. Death To All is extremely pleased to be bringing these special nights to the fans of the one and only Chuck Schuldiner... as only Death To All can...his entire DEATH legacy! As Chuck liked to say, 'let the Metal flow.' You’ll want to catch every night possible. 

Cryptopsy shares, “Cryptopsy is very much looking forward to sharing the stage with the iconic and symbolic Death To All band! Since the tour will be hitting major US markets two nights back to back, we plan on giving the fans two unique setlists. One that consists of classic old school first generation Cryptopsy tracks and a second that’ll focus more on the newer generation. We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate DEATH’s legacy alongside Death To All. We welcome you all to bear witness to this epic tour!”

 TOUR DATES:

Sat/May 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Metal Fest **

Sun/May 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Metal Fest *

Tue/May 21 - Columbus, OH - The King Of Clubs ***

 Wed/May 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts ***

 Thu/May 23 - New York City, NY - Gramercy Theatre *

 Fri/May 24 - New York City, NY - Gramercy Theatre **

Sat/May 25 - Boston, MA - The Middle East *

Sun/May 26 - Boston, MA - The Middle East **

Tue/May 28 - Montreal, QC - Le National *

 Wed/May 29 - Montreal, QC - Le National **

 Thu/May 30 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *

Fri/May 31 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre **

Sat/Jun 01 - London, ON - London Music Hall ***

Sun/Jun 02 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ***

Tue/Jun 04 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall *

Wed/Jun 05 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall **

Fri/Jun 07 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada ***

Sat/Jun 08 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater *

Sun/Jun 09 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater *

Tue/Jun 11- Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall ***

Thu/Jun 13 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre *

Fri/Jun 14 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre **

Sat/Jun 15 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile *

Sun/Jun 16 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile **

Tue/Jun 18 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre *

Wed/Jun 19 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre **

Fri/Jun 21- Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone *

Sat/Jun 22 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone **

Sun/Jun 23 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst ***

Tue/Jun 25 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick *

Wed/Jun 26 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick **

Thu/Jun 27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater *

Fri/Jun 28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater **

Sat/Jun 29 - Phoenix, AZ - The Nile Theater ***


*Scream Bloody Gore in its entirety plus old school DEATH classics from Leprosy and Spiritual Healing

**The Sound Of Perseverance in its entirety plus the new school DEATH classics from Human, Individual Thought Patterns and Symbolic

***From First To Last - the Greatest classics from every DEATH album

Death was an American death metal band that was formed in the early 80's. Having been active since 84 up until 2001, when their main man guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, passed away of glioma and pneumonia. But while he may be gone now, the remains have been an enduring influence on the heavy metal scene as a whole.

And with that, "Death To All" was created, a tribute to Chuck, with the remaining members of the original Death band. Death to All’s current lineup is drummer Gene Hoglan (Death, Testament, Dethklok), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Testament, Control Denied) and guitarist Bobby Koelble (Death). Live Cynic guitarist and vocalist Max Phelps will handle second guitar and vocals. The poster shows that it is a 30th anniversary commemoration of "Individual Thought Patterns", the band's fifth album released back in 93.

Thus, this poster would indeed be an actual tour taking place in the spring time, running from March to April, with support coming from Suffocation and Nukem! With this tour barely getting it's start in March, it's Los Angeles stop would happen March 8th 2023, out in Downtown LA at The Belasco. One of the very few theater venues still standing around, showcasing numerous events over the years. This one being one, that would have doors open at 6PM with the opener's of the evening being thrash metal act Nukem!

Nukem kicked off the night right on time at 7PM, playing for a good 40 minutes, having the audience be pleased yet entertained, that even the mosh pit opened up briefly. It may have been brief but still a good performance overall. The music was thrash metal at it's finest, being fast, heavy, and enjoyable really. Each of band's songs was catchy and very upbeat, never skipping a beat but keeping the music upfront yet intense, being fun through and through.

NUKEM:

Next up was co-headliner's Suffocation but due to technical difficulties they would be setting up their set-up for a good 50 minutes! When most in-between bands set changes would be anywhere from 15-20 minutes perhaps 30 at the max. But Suffocation have some faults in their arrangement, causing the crowd to be disappointed and rather rowdy too. Some calling out that they would hurry up or get off the stage and not even play. But after straightening things out and being called out minor, the band gathered together to play after all. Playing for the next 30 minutes straight, never skipping a beat of any of their songs played. The crowd was then well entertained and kept the mosh pit well advised yet fun. All in it, kept the energy flowing throughout the entirety of their set. Lots of cheers and excitement came from the audience, with all there being more thrilled that they had managed to play after all. Making note at the end that they would be back for more, on the next round of a touring cycle.

SUFFOCATION:

Lastly would be death metal legends Death. Or Death To All the tribute to Chuck, performing for a good hour and a half, with about close to 20 songs in total! A lot being from their assortment of albums, including "Individual Thought Patterns". Some of the tracks played live included such as "Bite the Pain", "Trapped in a Corner", "Suicide Machine", "Symbolic", "Zombie Ritual", and "Pull the Plug", among many others in their extensive list. The audience and its mosh pit was truly never ending. Lots more cheers and shouts occurred with lots of happiness throughout. Quite a few people in the crowd were thrown into the air, crowd surfing to the front, if not atop one's shoulders running about, with others falling face first or onto their back sides down in the pit. All there were just having so much fun, enthralled to hear the classic Death tracks that were so historic yet legendary at that.

DEATH:

All in all though, Death To All was a tribute success that would continue to trek onward, bringing much more smiles and shouts, that will live on with the spirit that is late, legendary Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner. 

SETLIST:

1. Overactive Imagination

2. The Philosopher

3. Bite the Pain

4. Spiritual Healing

5. Zero Tolerance

6. Evil Dead

7. Leprosy

8. Trapped in a Corner

9. Jealousy

10. Symbolic

11. Secret Face

12. Living Monstrosity

13. Lack of Comprehension

14. Suicide Machine

15. Voice of the Soul (Played from Tape)

ENCORE:

16. Flattening of Emotions

17. Zombie Ritual

18. Spirit Crusher

19. Crystal Mountain

20. Pull the Plug