The Fragile Art of Existence

The Fragile Art of Existence
The Fragile Art of Existence
Studio album by Control Denied
Released	November 30, 1999
Genre	Progressive metal, power metal
Length	50:46
Label	Nuclear Blast; Relapse Records (2010 reissue)
Producer	Jim Morris, Chuck Schuldiner
Control Denied chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	^[3]
Metal1	^[4]
BW&BK	(9/10)^[5]

The Fragile Art of Existence is the only studio album by Control Denied, a progressive metal band founded by Chuck Schuldiner. It was released worldwide on Nuclear Blast America in 1999. Metal Mind Productions reissued the album on April 15, 2008 (February 11, 2008 in Europe). The release was digitally remastered and limited to 2,000 copies. The album was again re-released in 2010 by Relapse Records, available in two-disc and three-disc editions. The three-disc edition was limited to 1,000 copies.

This was also Chuck Schuldiner's final studio album before he died of brain cancer on December 13, 2001.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Chuck Schuldiner.

Original release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Consumed"	7:24
2.	"Breaking the Broken"	5:41
3.	"Expect the Unexpected"	7:17
4.	"What If...?"	4:29
5.	"When the Link Becomes Missing"	5:17
6.	"Believe"	6:10
7.	"Cut Down"	4:50
8.	"The Fragile Art of Existence"	9:38
Total length:		50:46

2010 Relapse reissue (disc 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Consumed (1999 Demo)"	6:40
2.	"When the Link Becomes Missing (1999 Demo)"	5:20
3.	"The Fragile Art of Existence (1999 Demo)"	9:30
4.	"Breaking the Broken (1999 Demo)"	5:44
5.	"Breaking the Broken (1999 Demo) w/ Chuck Schuldiner on Vocals"	5:45
6.	"Believe (1997 Demo)"	6:16
7.	"What If...? (1997 Demo)"	4:27
8.	"Cut Down (1997 Demo)"	5:01
9.	"Tune of Evil (Comedy Demo)"	3:15
Total length:		51:58

2010 Relapse reissue (disc 3)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What If...? (1996 Demo)"	4:25
2.	"Cut Down (1996 Demo)"	4:54
3.	"Expect the Unexpected (1996 Demo)"	6:37
4.	"Believe (1996 Demo)"	6:08
5.	"The Fragile Art of Existence (1996 Demo)"	8:25
6.	"What If...? (1996 Demo)"	4:23
7.	"Expect the Unexpected (1996 Demo) w/ Chuck Schuldiner on Vocals"	6:51
8.	"What If...? (1996 Demo) w/ Chuck Schuldiner on Vocals"	4:25
9.	"Cut Down (1996 Demo) w/ Chuck Schuldiner on Vocals"	4:53
Total length:		50:58

Credits[]

Tim Aymar – vocals
Chuck Schuldiner – lead and rhythm guitar
Shannon Hamm – lead and rhythm guitar
Steve DiGiorgio – bass
Richard Christy – drums

Additional musicians

Scott Clendenin – bass on 1996 and 1997 demos
Chris Williams – drums on 1996 and 1997 demos
Chuck Schuldiner – vocals on 1996 and 1999 demos

Production

Produced by Jim Morris & Chuck Schuldiner
Engineered, mixed & mastered by Jim Morris

External links[]

Lyrics

References[]

[1] About.com review

[2] AllMusic review

[3] Chronicles of Chaos review

[4] Metal1 review

[5] ttp://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1001704

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Studio albums	The Fragile Art of Existence