Editing Control Denied (section)

===Formation=== 
B.C Richards joined the band in 1995 as vocalist, though he temporarily left the same year to focus on his band, Wicked Ways.<ref name=mc>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/MetalCrusadevol2no6.htm|title=The Metal Crusade Vol. 2 no.6|volume=2|number=6|date=1995}}</ref> Schuldiner attempted to get [[Andy LaRocque]] as a lead guitarist, but the lack of a label hindered it.<ref name=ss/> Drummer Chris Williams also joined around this time; Williams recruited [[Shannon Hamm]] on guitar and [[Scott Clendenin]] on bass.<ref name=mmmay>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/MM05-2002PreciousMemories.htm|title=Precious Memories of Chuck Schuldiner|date=May 2002|accessdate=February 19, 2025|author=Perry Grayson|work=[[Metal Maniacs]]}}</ref> By 1996, Richards had rejoined;<ref name=gs>{{cite journal|date=April 1996 |title=Fuzz Box |journal=Guitar School|url=http://www.emptywords.org/GuitarSchool_FuzzBox.htm|accessdate=January 29, 2024|author=Jeff Kitts}}</ref> the following year he had left the band again, while Clendenin was replaced by Brian Benson. The name of the album at the time was ''The Moment of Clarity''; other tracks from the album included What If and Cut Down to Size.<ref name=ss/> Psycho Scream guitarist Jim Dofka had sent Schuldiner demo material and was interested in joining Control Denied alongside his bandmate, singer [[Tim Aymar]]. However, Schuldiner had already selected Hamm as the guitarist.<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 1999|title=Control Denied|journal=Scream Magazine|url=http://www.emptywords.org/ScreamMagazine10-1999.htm|accessdate=May 12, 2024|author=Håkon Grav|translator=Jens Remi Karlsen}}</ref> After a brief audition, and demo, (which included the tracks What If, Believe and Cut Down),<ref name=mmoct13>{{cite web |date=October 13, 2013 |title=Interview with Tim Aymar of Control Denied (2011)|journal=The Metal Magdalene|url=https://mmrjet.wordpress.com/2013/10/13/interview-with-tim-aymar-of-control-denied-2011/|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> Aymar was chosen as the new singer, while [[Rob Halford]] of [[Judas Priest]] was also in the running.<ref name=tm>{{cite journal |date=December 2001 |title=Tim Aymar On His Mettle|journal=True Metal/Mettle|url=http://www.emptywords.org/MettleinterviewTimAymar12-2001.htm|accessdate=January 27, 2024|author=Damian Smoklo}}</ref> Earlier, [[Warrel Dane]] of [[Nevermore]] was almost selected as the singer, though the scheduling did not work out<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.emptywords.org/LotFP_2.htm|title=Chuck Schuldiner: guitar player first|journal=Lamentations of the Flame Princess|accessdate=January 5, 2024|date=March 1999|author=Jim Raggi}}</ref> as Dane was dedicated to Nevermore and didn't have the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=1-811|title=A Transcendent Endeavor|work=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]|accessdate=February 25, 2024|date=November 7, 2005|author=Jackie Smit}}</ref> Williams left the band as he couldn't "hang around waiting" any longer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/EmptyWords12-2010.htm|title=Tim Aymar Speaks Out|work=Empty Words|date=December 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> and went on to form Beyond Unknown.<ref name=mmoct13/>