''Vivus!'' is a live album released by American death metal band

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. It contains two previously released live albums: '' Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)'' and '' Live in Eindhoven''. Both shows contained on ''Vivus!'' were recorded in 1998. Disc one features the band at

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in Los Angeles, while disc two is a recording of the band on the festival stage at

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Track listing

Personnel

Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his ...

– vocals, guitar *

Richard Christy Thomas Richard Christy Jr. (born April 1, 1974) is an American drummer and radio personality, best known for being the former drummer for several heavy metal bands since the early 1990s, most notably Death, and his tenure on ''The Howard Stern ...

– drums *

Scott Clendenin Scott Clendenin (January 17, 1968 – March 24, 2015) was an American musician most notable for his time spent in the bands Death and Control Denied, both of which were formed by Chuck Schuldiner. Following Schuldiner's passing, both Death an ...

– bass *

Shannon Hamm Shannon Hamm (born December 10, 1967) is an American guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist for death metal band Death from 1998 until their breakup in 2001 upon the death of leader Chuck Schuldiner. He was also part of Schuldiner's other ...

– guitar

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vivus! Death (metal band) albums 2012 live albums Live albums published posthumously Relapse Records live albums