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The second Control Denied release has yet to be completed and was mired in legal problems involving its Dutch label, the musicians and Schuldiner's sister Beth, the former of whom have publicly stated their desire to complete the album, and former manager Eric Greif representing the Estate. In 2004, [[Hammerheart Records]] released a two-part bootleg made up of old, pre-''Scream Bloody Gore'' demos, along with partial demos of the unfinished album and live Death recordings from 1990. This was issued under the name Chuck Schuldiner, not Death or Control Denied, but its markedly unfinished state and lack of vocals led to the release not being successful, aided by Schuldiner's mother Jane's pleas for fans to stay away from it. In October 2009, Greif litigated against Hammerheart, representing Schuldiner's Estate, and all matters were settled by December, theoretically allowing for the Control Denied album to be completed by the other musicians.
Members of Death have since stayed active as musicians. [[Gene Hoglan]] from [[Dark Angel]] and [[Andy LaRocque]] from [[King Diamond]] had already made a name for themselves, with LaRocque continuing to work with King Diamond while Hoglan has done stints with a wide variety of bands including [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Old Man's Child]], [[Opeth]], [[Zimmers Hole]], [[Unearth]], [[Pitch Black Forecast]], [[Dethklok]], [[Fear Factory]], and most recently, [[Testament]]. [[Paul Masvidal]] found success with [[Cynic]] alongside fellow Death member [[Sean Reinert]], who continue to release albums and tour in the present. [[Richard Christy]] went on to gigs with [[Acheron]] and [[Iced Earth]] before joining [[The Howard Stern Show]], though he has recently resurfaced on the metal scene with [[Charred Walls of the Damned]] and guesting on a Crotchduster album. [[Ralph Santolla]] has also played with Iced Earth, as well as [[Sebastian Bach]]; both are bands which [[Steve DiGiorgio]] played in as well. While Santolla is now in [[Obituary]], he was previously in [[Deicide]]. DiGiorgio also played for [[Testament]] and is still active with his original band [[Sadus]]. Bobby Koelble founded the Orlando rock-funk-Latin fusion group JunkieRush in 2000. [[James Murphy]] was also in [[Testament]], formed projects such as [[Disincarnate]], as well as having stints with death metal bands [[Obituary]] and [[Cancer]]. Murphy was also stricken with cancer, for which he received treatment, and, along with [[Deron Miller]] of [[CKY]], attempted to organize a Death tribute album. [[Kam Lee]] formed the band Denial Fiend with [[Terry Butler]], who has also found success in [[Six Feet Under]]. [[Scott Clendenin]] resides in Central Florida and works in production.
On May 10, 2010, it was announced that Perseverance Holdings Ltd. and the Schuldiner family had partnered with Relapse Records to re-master and re-issue the Death and [[Control Denied]] releases. On December 13 of the same year, it was announced that ''[[The Sound of Perseverance]]'' would be the first Death album to receive this treatment, and was released February 2011 in a 2-CD and 3-CD format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emptywords.org/NEWS.htm|title=12th Anniversary of Chuck's Passing, Day Of Remembrance|publisher=Empty Words|date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> The ''[[Human (Death album)|Human]]'' album has been remixed, with Schuldiner's intellectual property lawyer Eric Greif stating that Sony had lost the tapes of the original mixes,<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Metal Television Episode 2: Death Tribute Show|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNmUcX4yeg|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and was reissued in 2-CD and 3-CD formats as well as a digital release. Shortly after, the ''[[Individual Thought Patterns]]'' album was reissued. In February 2012, Relapse Records released a 2 CD live album entitled ''[[Vivus!]]'' that included the previously released 1998 concerts ''Live in L.A.'' and ''Live in Eindhoven'', including liner notes by drummer Christy and manager/lawyer Greif. The Relapse deal does not include Death's acclaimed 1995 album ''[[Symbolic]]'', whose rights are still retained by [[Roadrunner Records]] as of 2008.