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Control Denied to Soldier On

Control Denied, started by late guitarist and death metal pioneer Chuck Schuldiner (also of Death), have apparently soldiered on, and will complete the group's long-awaited second album, tentatively titled When Machine and Man Collide.

Much of Schuldiner's music and vision will remain intact on When Machine and Man Collide, with members Steve DiGiorgio (bass), Tim Aymar (vocals), Shannon Hamm (guitars), and Richard Christy (drums) polishing the material sometime in early 2003.

Information on the album is scarce, but it's believed the drums and guitars have already been recorded while the bass and vocals haven't. Once DiGiorgio and Aymar have finished recording their respective parts, When Machine and Man Collide will then go in for mixing. A reflective DiGiorgio said this about the project: "it's sad beyond belief that [Chuck] never saw [the album] to its completion. We will try our best to finish it in his honor, but will never know if it lives up to his standards. That's the least we can do for someone who gave so much and cared so much about what he did and how it affected those who believed as well."

"I know you're all concerned that the new Control Denied album won't happen but the legal problems had to be taken care of first, including the legalities connected with Chuck's will," confirmed Jane Schuldiner, Chuck's mother, on the official Death web site. "Now things are clearing up and after the first of the year things should start coming together. That's the most important thing in our lives at this time, making sure that we honor Chuck's request that this album be released."

Source: Digitalmetal