Editing Control Denied (section)

===The Fragile Art of Existence===
{{Mainarticle|The Fragile Art of Existence}}
Schuldiner signed with the record label [[Nuclear Blast]] in 1997, though the label required that another Death album be released before a Control Denied album could be issued. This led to the release of Death's ''[[The Sound of Perseverance]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/BAND.htm|title=Empty Words - Bands|accessdate=December 30, 2023}}</ref> 

It was announced in early April 1999 that the recording of the debut album was completed by the TSOP lineup (with the addition of Aymar). However, Schuldiner let Clendenin go in April<ref name="ewapril99">{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/NEWS1999.htm|title=NEWS 1999|work=Empty Words}}</ref> and brought on DiGiorgio.<ref>{{cite journal |date=January 2000 |title=Talk About Perseverance|journal=Metal Maniacs|url=http://www.emptywords.org/MetalManiacs01-2000.htm|accessdate=May 24, 2025|author=Jeff Wagner}}</ref> The band's debut album, ''The Fragile Art of Existence'', was released in 1999.<ref name="ewapril99" /> ''The Fragile Art of Existence'' was reissued in October 2010 by [[Relapse Records]] in a 2-disc standard format, with one hour of bonus material, and a 3-disc deluxe version, with two hours of bonus material.<ref name="blabnov18">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/control-denied-the-fragile-art-of-existence-reissue-streaming-online|title=CONTROL DENIED: 'The Fragile Art of Existence' Reissue Streaming Online|date=November 18, 2010|accessdate=January 18, 2024|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>