Editing Control Denied (section)

===When Man and Machine Collide===
Schuldiner completed writing the last song for the second Control Denied album in March 2000<ref name="ewmarch00">{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/NEWS2000.htm|title=Monday March 13 2000|work=Empty Words|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref> and signed with [[Hammerheart Records]] in December 2000.<ref name="ewdec00">{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/NEWS2000.htm|title=Friday December 1 2000|work=Empty Words|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref>

The second album (which began to be recorded at Morrisound with Jim Morris under the initial title of ''When Hate Strikes Down'',<ref name=tm/> but which was later tentatively titled ''When Man and Machine Collide)'', was partly recorded in November 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/ASmemorial03-2002MemoriesofChuck.htm|title=Memories of Chuck|accessdate=December 24, 2022|author=Robbie Woning|work=Aardschok|date=March 2002}}</ref> According to an interview with Hamm originally done in the Tampa Metal Music Examiner, Schuldiner and Christy had completed their tracks, while Hamm recorded three of his tracks before the funds were diverted to pay for Schuldiner's medical bills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-death-guitarist-chuck-schuldiner-was-my-best-friend-my-brother|title=Ex-DEATH Guitarist: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Was My Best Friend, My Brother'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}</ref> The death of Schuldiner in 2001 put the recordings on hold. Remaining band members had expressed a wish to complete and release the material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/VoicesFromTheDarkside.htm|title=A Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner|accessdate=October 12, 2008|author=Laurent Ramadier|publisher=SNAKEPIT MAGAZINE # 10|year=2008}}</ref> However, there existed a longstanding legal dispute over the rights of the material with Hammerheart Records{{refn|group=note|name=first|Hammerheart Records changed its name to Karmageddon Media in 2003, but changed it back in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metal1.info/interviews/hammerheart-records-label-special/?lang=english|title=Interview mit Guido Heijnens von Hammerheart Records|work=Metal1.info|date=January 12, 2020|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref>}}, further postponing the completion and release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/chuck-schuldiner-s-estate-involved-in-legal-dispute-with-hammerheart-records|title=CHUCK SCHULDINER's Estate Involved In Legal Dispute With HAMMERHEART RECORDS|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 24, 2003|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref>

Schuldiner's mother, Jane, affirmed in January 2003 that the album would be released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/jane-schuldiner-new-control-denied-album-will-definitely-be-released|title=JANE SCHULDINER: New CONTROL DENIED Album Will 'Definitely' Be Released|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 21, 2003|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref> Hammerheart indicated in a 2003 press release that it would release the "incomplete recordings",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/control-denied-unfinished-album-to-see-light-of-day|title=CONTROL DENIED: Unfinished Album To See Light Of Day|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 24, 2003|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> to which Schuldiner responded that it would be "sacrilege."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/chuck-schuldiner-s-mother-says-plan-to-release-incomplete-control-denied-album-is-sacrilege|title=CHUCK SCHULDINER's Mother Says Plan To Release Incomplete CONTROL DENIED Album Is 'Sacrilege'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 24, 2003|accessdate=January 4, 2024}}</ref> Schuldiner initially announced in March 2004 that they would be uploaded and made available for free download.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/chuck-schuldiner-s-mother-control-denied-album-to-made-available-for-free-download|title=CHUCK SCHULDINER's Mother: CONTROL DENIED Album To Made Available For Free Download|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=March 3, 2004|accessdate=January 4, 2024}}</ref> The following month, she indicated that rather than release the rehearsal tracks, the entire completed album should be released instead.<ref name=blabapril4>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/jane-schuldiner-chuck-s-last-masterpiece-deserves-to-be-heard|title=JANE SCHULDINER: CHUCK's Last Masterpiece Deserves To Be Heard|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 4, 2004|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref> Part of these incomplete recordings were released without authorization on the ''[[Zero Tolerance (album)|Zero Tolerance]]'' album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-tolerance-mw0000633137|title=Zero Tolerance Review by Alex Henderson|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 18, 2024|author=Alex Henderson}}</ref> which was announced as the title by Karmageddon Media in March 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/chuck-schuldiner-s-zero-tolerance-due-at-the-end-of-the-month|title=CHUCK SCHULDINER's 'Zero Tolerance' Due At The End Of The Month|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=February 1, 2024|date=March 5, 2004}}</ref> Schuldiner estate lawyer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/10/31/r-i-p-eric-greif-1962-2021-death-manager/|title=R.I.P. Eric Greif (1962-2021) (Death manager)|work=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|accessdate=January 5, 2024|date=October 31, 2021|author=Albert Mudrian}}</ref> and Death manager [[Eric Greif]] settled all matters with the label by 2009, allowing for the possibility of completing the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise-web.com/interviews/2013/0113_death.htm|title=Interview parue également dans le Metallian 75 de janvier 2013 (en version éditée)|work=NoiseWeb|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>

On December 4, 2010, Aymar released a statement saying that plans were being made to record and release the album, stating that Jim Morris of Morrisound Studios (with whom Chuck Schuldiner recorded several albums during his career) had been in contact with Greif to begin planning and booking studio time to record the remaining parts of ''When Man and Machine Collide''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/control-denied-frontman-issues-update-on-long-awaited-second-album|title=CONTROL DENIED Frontman Issues Update On Long-Awaited Second Album|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=August 8, 2023|date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> Plans were cut short by a break-in at Morrisound in the spring of 2011 that saw much of their equipment stolen, pushing back the completion of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/legendary-recording-studio-morrisound-burglarized|title=Legendary Recording Studio MORRISOUND Burglarized|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=January 25, 2024|date=April 13, 2011}}</ref> An exploratory meeting between producer Jim Morris and guitarist [[Shannon Hamm]] was held in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/work-begins-on-long-awaited-sophomore-control-denied-album|title=Work Begins On Long-Awaited Sophomore CONTROL DENIED Album|date=December 17, 2012|accessdate=January 25, 2024|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Greif stated in October 2016 that the recordings would not be completed.<ref name=mi>{{cite news|url=https://www.metalinsider.net/sad-news/deaths-manager-eric-grief-shuts-down-possibility-of-releasing-new-control-denied-album|title=Death's manager Eric Grief (sic) shuts down possibility of releasing new Control Denied album|accessdate=January 25, 2024|date=October 10, 2016|author=Alix Vallecillo|newspaper=Metal Insider}}</ref> The progressive metal band Black Water Sunset released a tribute album featuring re-recorded versions of the four leaked tracks in May 2024, marking what would have been Schuldiner's birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metaladdicts.com/black-water-sunset-release-complete-recreation-of-lost-control-denied-chuck-shuldiner-demos/|title=BLACK WATER SUNSET Release Complete Recreation Of Lost CONTROL DENIED (CHUCK SHULDINER) (sic) Demos|work=Metal Addicts|accessdate=July 20, 2024|date=May 13, 2024|author=Reeder}}</ref>