“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).
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!”
About DEATH TO ALL:
Founded in 1984 by Chuck Schuldiner under the original name of Mantas in Altamonte Springs, Florida, DEATH was among the more widely known early pioneers of the death metal sound, along with California’s Possessed. Inspired by Nasty Savage, DEATH was among the first bands in the Florida death metal scene. In the late 80s, the band was both a part of and integral in defining the death metal scene which gained international recognition with the release of albums by a number of area acts.
Death To All operates as a tribute band to the original DEATH, which dissolved in 2001 following the passing of the group’s founder and frontman Chuck Schuldiner. The backbone of Death To All is singer/guitarist Max Phelps (Exist, Cynic), drummer Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Testament, Dethklok), bass beast Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Sadus) and Bobby Koelble (DEATH).
Death To All is:
Gene Hoglan -Drums
Steve Di Giorgio -Bass
Bobby Koelble -Guitar
Max Phelps -Guitar/Vocals
The Scream Of Perseverance Tour:
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 ***
Death To All’s “The Scream Of Perseverance Tour”
3 unique sets including:
*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.
Follow DEATH TO ALL online:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Deathtoallofficial
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deathtoallofficial/?hl=en
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@GeneHoglanOfficial