Mantas

proto death metal · Altamonte Springs

Founded

1983 to 1984

City

Altamonte Springs

Hub region

Orlando

Status as of 5 September 2026

became Death 1984

Connections

6 edges, 6 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.001 (rank 185 of 371) · people and production 0.002 (rank 80)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [BHU] [JPMS] [LTD] [MA] (register)

Chuck Schuldiner, Rick Rozz and Kam Lee, aged sixteen and seventeen, form Mantas in the Orlando suburb of Altamonte Springs in 1983. The Death by Metal demo (1984) travels the tape trading network; the band renames itself Death the same year. Left to Die records the Mantas material in 2026.

Connections

People and personnel

• founderChuck SchuldinerAged sixteen1983
• founderKam LeeDrums and vocals1983
• founderRick Rozz1983

Lineage

• spawnedMassacreKam Lee and Rick Rozz after leaving Death1985
• spawnedLeft to DieRick Rozz and Terry Butler play the Mantas and early Death material; Initium Mortis re records it2022
• becameDeathRenamed after the Death by Metal demo1984