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Rating: In my opinion, Chuck Schuldiner has been the greatest loss that metal has faced to date. This is evidenced by the fact that he left behind works like TsOp or ItP, or what I consider the most avant-garde of all, The Fragile Art of Existence by Control Denied, which I am now reviewing.
Chuck has always been surrounded by musicians of a caliber I dare say is well above average, such as, to name a few, a certain Mr. Gene Hoglan, a "crazy" jazz musician like Sean Reinert, a bass magician like Steve DiGiorgio, and a guitarist of the caliber of Paul Masvidal (formerly of Cynic).
In this album, he is surrounded by what I would dare say is perhaps the current crème of the scene, namely a monstrous talent like Richard Christy on drums, Shannon Hamm on guitar, Steve DiGiorgio on bass, and the newcomer Tim Aymar on vocals.
It is precisely the latter that makes Chuck's work more avant-garde than his works with Death, as Tim delivers a performance that is midway between an excellent and personal heavy singing and in some instances death/thrash.
Accompanied by obviously supreme music (and Death-stamped) that only the king Chuck knew how to compose and only his faithful companions knew how to play, Tim navigates evocative and pathos-filled vocal lines, making this work a true masterpiece.
Needless to say, of course, that DiGiorgio, Christy, Hamm, and even Chuck himself are impeccable and monstrous in their playing, which is why I have carved out a little extra space for the singer of this group.
Notice the fabulous artwork done by one of the most phenomenal contemporary artists, I think, that there is, namely Travis Smith.
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