"Death" The Flesh and the Power it holds // Pastor Reaction 

Open minded christians. Thank you for existing.

Death is probably the most wholesome and life-affirming death metal band to have ever existed.

A pastor banging his head to death and agreeing with the lyrics,,, My mind is blown...

The original Death logo sported an upside down cross for the “T” but later Chuck changed it to more of an iron cross design because he didn’t want to be represented that way. A real case of hearing a songwriter truly mature and evolve for his own personal reasons and not to sell more records.

Chuck loved Animals, people, and life. Great person. Glad to see you guys didn't judge him off his band's name. You are good people.

Pastors son has good taste in music

I met Chuck in 95. He was a DAMN good man. DEATH was all about life. Especially in his later years. R.I.P. CHUCK SCHULDINER You 2 have alot of catching up to do.....

“Nah I just sit around listening to death metal” lol relatable

It's ok to be angry. Metal angry is a happy angry.

I find it interesting, that your son is a metal enthusiast and you don't appear to discourage him, i respect that alot. I was not a pastor's son, but my parents were and are crazy Christians, almost to the point of pinning their handkerchief to their clothing on their Sabbath, i was at 13 yrs old and a big Metallica fan and still am. My mother would burst into my room screaming "It's the devils music" and unplug my tape player and shout at me "your going to hell" yet you let your son explore his musical interests. I admire that 100%

Chuck was dealing with the cancer that finally killed him 3 years later... he was truly dealing with the power of the flesh and his own mortality... perhaps the most intimate album ever written.

Death - Voices Of The Soul If you don't reach to it, at least listen to it.

He knows blast beats... wicked pastor haha

I'm also a christian and a massive fan of Death. Chuck was honestly I really normal and stand up dude.

A buck toothed mountain? You sir have made my day

pastor knows a lot of "metal music" terms as "blast beat", so happy to know people like that

proof that metal is not satanic and can be enjoyed by christians.

By the time this album was written, Chuck wasn't happy with using the band name Death anymore. He felt that it didn't represent the lyrics anymore, since he had evolved into a much deeper level of writing. And btw, I am in no way a Christian, and I appreciate the open mindedness of the Pastor. Great video and a great choice of songs guys!

Chuck was also a pioneer of progressive metal. He is missed in metal.

This was on Death's last album, and by this point in their career, they had pretty much transcended beyond death metal into more of a progressive metal band. In fact, from what i understand this was actually intended to be the first album of Chuck's follow-up band, Control Denied, and was supposed to have clean singing vocals, but the label insisted that he record harsher vocals for it and release it under the name Death. How crazy is that!

That band name's story: Chuck loved his brother so much. His best friend was his brother when they were kids. He lost his brother very young ages. He never forget his brother Frank, because i said, his best friend was his brother. So he named the band "Death" for memorial of brother. Source: www.emptywords.org/EmptyWords12-2010.htm Also he was a philosopher. He just wrote some weird/gore lyrics for first album but he never loved this album. Because his opinion is: his songs must be meaningful deeply. He saw life with positive aspects. He never hated life and people. He loved people/animals and he hated money. So he was poor for treatment s when he was sick. He is my hero like Stan Lee. I never forget him...

You are quite literally a hip Ned flanders

Death brought me closer to GOD. RIP Chuck. His lyrics. That music. It seriously brought God to me. Now God is everywhere I look. Everywhere I feel. Everywhere I simply ask for him. Blessed.

Goosebumps every time i hear this song.. TOUCH! TASTE! BREATHE! CONSUUUUUUUMED!!!

Death is probably one of my favorite bands of all time. Chuck had very meaningful lyrics, one of a kind riffs and he will be deeply missed. And as a Christian I would like tell you that I really respect what your doing here . Bridging the gap between Christian and non Christian music fans without narrow mindedness. You have my attention. Subscribed now. Lol

The best part of this is seeing nice interactions between a father and son.

R.I.P. Chuck , 22 years gone but still the best. Thank you for the treasures you left us 🤘🎸🎤

I've always thought Chuck's voice was at its best in Symbolic, it got a little high-pitched for this album (though the musicianship is top notch). Try "Crystal Mountain" from Symbolic! Thank you for these videos, by the way. I started with the Tool ones and am hoping you do more of those too! You guys are awesome.

The pastor is right on. As a Christian and metal fan, I take what is good and spit out the bones. Some of this extreme metal stuff has a great message. I got into metal with the song "Master of Puppets," and I've never experimented with drugs because God convicted me to never make anything else my MASTER, MASTER! haha

Chuck's voice is so unique, I didn't like it at first but one day it clicked and I love it now. RIP

This video literally got me into Death.

this is great. i'm a pastors kid thats also into metal. my dad is a guitar player and has never told what i can and cant listen to. I am a christian myself and that should not be a limiting factor as to what kind of music i get to enjoy (god crafted my interests in fact).the day after i go to concerts whether it be slipknot, slayer, or the likes, he aways asks how it is and is genuinely interested in my experience with the music i enjoy. i salute you robert

The all time great drummer RICHARD CHRISTY!! So good

You're talking about the best metal band of all times, dude. Chuck was not only a hell of a guitarist, the best of all times to me, but he was a true philosopher. For a Christian, Atheist, Muslim, whatever, his music is just Pure Art ;)

Just to add a true story. I went to a rehab called Times of refreshing. It was a Seventh Day Adventist based place. I was having hard times and one day i found a guitar in a closet . I played it for about 2 days and all of a sudden the door burst open and an old mean lady named Barbara came in and snatched the guitar. She said the Devils music would not be played in that place. I was broken. I was playing Its been A while by staind . I packed my bags and walked from Georgia to Clarksville tn. The trip on foot from the Ocoee river,through Copperstown,etc etc changed me and helped more than the closed minded fools i left. Thanks for being cool the world needs more of Christians like you.

The lead singer knew he was dying when he wrote this. Could be the reason for the spiritual insight within this song. A very memorable album. -edit- apparently he wasn't dying yet when he wrote this. Still, I think he was still performing. Amazing band.

I am a Christian who listens to heavy metal everyday, nice to see someone else is as open as I am

Very smooth transition to a relevant Bible reading. Thumbs up

blast beats my friend praise jesus

The drummers name is Richard Christy. He has been in many great bands like Iced Earth. He later became famous for his prank calls on the Howard Stern show.

Back in 1983 I sent away for a Demo tape of a band called Mantis. I was 16 in High School. The leader of the band Chuck. ."Evil Chuck" at the time. He was also 16 and washing dishes for some restaurant He sent me his bands tape Mantis. Not really that great. Poor production. But the c dude was really cool and into Metal like me. Hand written letter. He was very down to earth....reminded me of a friend of mine We continued to write back and forth and he changed his name to "Death: band name. They got alot better. Hired a dude Cam Lee. Great vocals. Better than Chucks. I remember something happened and he said he might join Canadian thrash band Slaughter. Not to be confused w hair band of same name. They had a tune "Insinorater" I remember. But Death had Corpse Grinder...awesome I think Cam then fronted Massacre..great band. I bought first Death Lp. Then kinda got into other bands. He was coming up to NJ to play at "The Showplace" in like Dover Nj. He wanted to meet up and hang. This was like 1985 I threw out all my Metal memorabilia, letters ect Wish I didnt. He was well respected not a follower. Most so called death metal bands go off the deep end. He took the word Death as a real symbol of life. It happened. So intelligent. He used to always write.:Rot back soon Evil Chuck lol.But he evolved grew up RIP.Chuck Schuldiner. Coolest open minded pastor ever. Your son ...what a nice young man. That's because he's got a cool pop. Bless u both.

Argghh Death.... A real damn shame What happened to Chuck.... :(

Death had a great deal of underlying Biblical messages, especially on their later albums.

RIP Death Metal Legend, Chuck Schuldiner :(

Man, I love these people

Wow your open mindedness is what more So Called Christians need sir

"No I just sit around listening to death metal" You are awesome Gage. My favorite death metal band is Obituary, check them out if you don't already know of them. cheers!

Dude, I always said that The Sound of Perseverance is a complete album, it has everything, not only talking about riffs. It's a master piece.

WHAT! never read/watched lord of the rings! One of the most metal stories every written. Do yourself a favor and at least watch the movie. Also, your dad is cool. Lucky to have an open minded father like this.

Please do yourself a favour and watch The Lord of the Rings.

Scavanger of Human Sorrow. It's from the same album

-christian -metal head -lover of life -dirty sinner With these qualities, ive fought countless internal battles and i still battle it every day I view myself as a bridge between evil and good but ive been struggling with who i have become. I sometimes think that what holds me together isnt righteous enough to help anyone. This video specifically helped me see myself in a new light as well as understand what i had already read in the bible. So i wanna take this time out to thank you and bless you both. God, please bless these two and thank you for choosing them as a sturdier bridge for others to use. One day i hope i could contend with you in terms of wisdom and strength. Thank you ❤️

Death was one of the best technical death metal bands ever. Most people arent on the level to understand Chucks lyrics. Many thrash and death metal bands speak hard core truth, thats why Al and Tipper Gore started the PMRC. Megadeath is another band that really grinds and speaks biblical truth. I enjoyed the pastors words afterward, very relevant to the song.

Wow. As a father and someone who has been, essentially condemned by religious figures during my life. Whether it be pastors, priests, chaplains, whatever title those "leaders of the church" have held, solely from my experience, this is somewhat refreshing on different levels. One, I want to most point out, is the fact you did this with your son. I could see in his reaction that he obviously loves metal music of different origins, but he is your son and the thing that stands out the most, is the fact that you as his father, encourage him and share memories in listening to and experiencing the music he is into. So many parents, regardless of religious affiliation, tell their kids that is devils music, or you're going to hell for listening to that or wearing the clothes you wear. So thank you for being open minded, taking your sons thoughts and likes into consideration. This has not been enough to fully convert me, but as a father, watching a father and son share the experience, epic win. Also, when I say "condemned" i do not mean that literally, but I had several friends pass away before we graduated high school and the mothers of those friends asked us to wear our favorite band t-shirts to the funeral, at which point, the pastor presiding, decided to go into this long sermon about how all of us "kids" were "damned to hell" for the music we listen to and the shirts we were wearing. It was very disheartening considering we were there to mourn the loss of a loved one, not to be preached at for our clothes or musical interests. It was supposed to be a remembrance of life, not a condemnation from a priest.

I definitely like Death more when they became more technical and the lyrics more philosophical. Another you might like is Flattening of Emotions, or Trapped in a Corner.

R.I.P. Chuck, gone before your time. It's amazing how people are still discovering one of the greatest, and true originators of the genre. True musicians, in every way.

Yeah Death has alot more meaningful lyrics compared to other death metal bands like Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Dying Foetus among others most of which focus mainly on blood and gore or just senseless violence. Like the music is good sounding still, but lyrics are important for me.

Respect to you pastor. The world needs more open minded people like you no matter what their beliefs are. Try some Wardruna next. Helvegen is a good song to get into. That or Current 93 - This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich. David Tibet is actually Christian but has some interesting views on it.

I’m not into a lot of death metal but as a Christian and metal guy I adore Chuck. He always sang on “most” albums about the human condition. I worked as a Christian advisor for addicts and surprisingly Chuck has many Christocentric songs. Cool reaction

You picked one of chucks best tunes ever written. Cheers! And chuck is The Godfather of Metal haha! You guys are a breath of fresh air. Subscribed....and the interlude is clean guitar, when the bass comes in he’s playing an octave higher, so he’s on the same octave as the guitar, so you get this doubling feeling. And yes light flange, chorus, and phaser are effects chuck used in the song

I really love that you are doing this series. It is so rare these days to see people put "religion" behind them and put the relationship with Christ to the front. I am a Christian death metal musician that has always found it difficult to explain what we do to the ones who aren't walking with Jesus. It almost seems like an explanation of polar opposites when you say "Christian Death Metal". I just know that my Father wants me to make a joyful noise and what I play definitely qualifies as "noise", lol. Keep going, guys. Perhaps you will be a catalyst to knocking down the barriers that society has between those of faith and those walking alone.

I believe the drummer on this album was Richard Christy who quit music to be on the Howard Stern show

Just an interesting tidbit on their logo. Death used an inverted cross as the "t" in their name earlier on when the lyrical matter was focused more on theatrics and shock value. As time went on and the lyrics became more philosophical, they began raising up the horizontal part until it had vertical symmetry. Compare their logos on the covers of Scream Bloody Gore and Symbolic to see what I mean.

7:43 that's not a bass guitar :D it's a clean electric guitar with some mild chorus effect. you can compare 8:49 the bass comes in

I'm happy to see you guys doing this, I am a Christian but I love this type of music, I have been known to listen to slipknot while getting ready for church, I love that you have an open mind over music keep it up and I will be here watching you guys

good to see that he didn't absolutely hate it!

This album is a masterpiece...!!!! The fact that Chuck sang while playing these lines is beyond words...!!!!

The philosopher by Death is one I'd love to see you guys watch. Keep up the great work! I enjoy your videos immensely

So glad that there is pastors, that is not as conservative and ignorante as the others.

Tool- 46&2 Megadeth- Holy Wars Opeth- The Grand Conjuration

I think it’s great that in today’s time, Christians respect metal and even support it

this Pastor seems like a very genuine humble guy. I really enjoy these videos.

I am a die hard Death fan. I got all 7 Death albums

I grew up Baptist and no longer believe, but I love your objective approach to music. Extol was an amazing Christian metal band, who sadly broke up, but fortunately for me, 2 of the members got together with the bass player from my favorite band Dillinger Escape Plan and created an amazing band called Azusa. Check out "Heavy Yoke", would love to see a reaction lol

Orthodox Christian here. Glad to see that I'm not the only Christian who catched the spiritual themes of this song. The whole album is full of themes about spiritual struggle and warfare. I recently read that Chuck Schuldiner was actually a Christian. Keep up the good work guys, God bless you!

Subscribed this channel since the Slayer's Disciple reaction video, Pastor reaction was a new thing for me especially when you had to open the Bible and cite the verses. Do keep making reaction videos from metal music like these, I love to see how you see it from your perspective and being open about it.

great reaction, just don't listen to Spiritual Healing HAHHAHA you wont enjoy that as much.

I am a christian for myself and fk yeah I love Death Metal and I love that amazing album :D In my opinion the most important thing in life is not to what kind of music you listen to but how you act and what you believe deep inside your heart. I listen to "mean" and "devil" music but I can still say that I am a true christian without lying to myself. I really love to see how open minded a pastor can be.. I didnt expect that to be honest. You clearly deserved a sub. Have a nice day :)

I don’t care about our religious differences; you, sir, is my new role model as a father. I hope I can interact with my one-year old like that a few years from now.

it is so refreshing to see a pastor with such an open mind amen brother!

I applaud you for not judging a book by its cover. From my experience, not many religious people are willing to let go of there “holy books” just for a moment, and listen. Whether it be musical content or someone just talking. 👏👏👏

Death is really one of the best bands of all time (at least for me). Good song choice! What about: The Black Dahlia Murder - Asylum? It's a fast and awesome song with really good lyrics

You are extremely lucky to have such an awesome dad who genuinely makes an effort to relate to your interests and understand you. Very wholesome.

I wanted to tell you guys how much I appreciate what you do. From the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you. I grew up going to church and some of my fondest memories are going to church camp, one of my favorite times ever. As I grew I became an atheist, a devout atheist and lashed out. Years later I won’t say I’ve come full circle but I will say that through my personal experience that I will no longer say that there is no God. I don’t know exactly where I am at right now friends but I’m no longer willing to write off God. I really appreciate what you do because as a fellow musician, someone who actually really enjoys to listen to some of the darker music like slayer and death and so on, I love how you don’t judge the people by the music. There will always be some bad people out there however you can’t judge anyone by the music any more than you can judge an author for writing horror movies or horror stories like Stephen King. And I really appreciate the fact that you guys can look beyond a stereotype and actually look into the humanity of your fellow human beings. I love metal music, I’ve been listening to slayer death Sodom. And a bazillion other metal groups for the majority of my life but I’m also a good person, a father of three boys that I’m very proud of that Have grown and are now adults. I am an empathetic and compassionate human being and I really hope that I have taught my sons to be as well. Sorry didn’t mean to ramble but I just wanted to say that I appreciate what you guys do and for not being judge mental. I guess that’s really it. And I really like that you and your son can make these awesome videos.

Opeth- Ghost of Perdition, The Moor, Demon of the Fall Good songs to start with. Its one of the most unique metal bands out there.

Great analysis Would certainly love to hear your opinion on wings of Marie & 10,000 days by tool (one flows into the other) Which shows another take on Maynard James Keenans coping with his mother paralysis and death

This was amazing you guys! I'm glad that you both see the passion that can be held in such music as death metal. It's one of the only genres for me that truly can emit the powerful feelings of love, pain and true passion... I feel like it feeds my soul. Also as an ex-Christian, it makes me happy to see there are a few happy open minded ones out there! It was something I really wished there were more of in my Church.

Hey Guys, I really want to thank you for this video. As a reborn Christian who loves death and heavy metal I love to hear you both analyzing this song from a biblical perspective... I recently was struggling in my heart with God and this song makes me realize how much power I was giving to the flesh and this helps me to turn my eyes to God again and to live through the Spirit. Greetings from Chile!

As a lifelong believer & lifelong metalhead & metal musician, life can be full of seemingly endless contradictions & "moral struggles" if you will. However, as you just experienced, all is not what it seems & there indeed is much light where it can appear darkness rules. I could go on forever, but I will just say it warms my heart to see a pastor glimpse into a world I know is one of the last to hear REAL truth. The metal community. Labels have kept us apart for too long. The most loving, compassionate, understanding, open-minded, intelligent & passionate people I know are metalheads. And when they stop judging believers & when believers stop judging them, THEN we will truly get somewhere.

Respect and thumbs up for Death (I am a big fan) and for both of you guys 🤘😎👍 I like the open mindedness and your reaction.

I loved the video, thank you guys!

Really enjoying seeing all these videos of you guys. Great choices of songs

I like this pastor guy. I appreciate that he's making a great effort to enjoy the music and it seems like he really is loving this track. Pastor man, may I suggest that you borrow the CD from your son and listen to the entire album, uninterrupted, from start to finish. It's a journey that is best enjoyed loud, and as said, uninterrupted. It's nice to see that a Christian pastor is sincerely attempting to listen to metal and giving it a chance from their perspective, instead of shunning it like most Christians do.

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I love how open to music y'all are. As an atheist it's refreshing to know you don't just judge people for no reason, and are open minded to all music:).

Great channel and great perspectives and insights. Thanks men!

Richard Christy is such an underrated drummer

Dream theater - The spirit carries on Megadeth - Holy wars... The punishment due

First time watching you guys. First impression, you guys gave Death a chance and was really surprised you liked it. Great open minded people. Subscribed.

I really enjoyed this, great track and you two bounce off each other really well. God bless.