"Anyone doubting that Florida’s death metal community represented the absolute cutting edge of metallic invention during the early ‘90s need look no further than Sarasota natives, Atheist, whose experiments in jazz fusion – soon dubbed death-jazz – remain without peer, even today. Led by vocalist and guitarist Kelly Shaefer, Atheist began life as R.A.V.A.G.E. (Raging Atheists Vowing a Gory End) before making a head-spinning first impression with 1990’s ‘Piece of Time’ showcasing the incomparable bass skills of Roger Patterson (hailed by many as Cliff Burton’s heir apparent). But when Patterson was killed in a horrific van crash, the band recruited Tony Choy to give life to his bass lines on the group’s arguable masterpiece, ‘Unquestionable Presence.’"
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