Once upon a time, Obituary were one of the very few genuinely frightening metal bands.
Vocalist John Tardy wasn't even forming words, for hell's sake; on the group's 1989 debut, Slowly We Rot, he just babbled and shrieked like the crazy guy nobody wants to sit beside on the bus.
Meanwhile, the band ground out riffs that mixed the high-speed staccato assault of death metal with a swampy downtempo side that sounded like Black Sabbath sinking into soupy mud.
Beginning with the 1990 album Cause of Death, their membership pretty much solidified around a core of Tardy and his drummer brother Donald, guitarist Trevor Peres, and bassist Frank Watkins.
When Allen West joined on 1992's World Demise, they had the lineup they'd stick with until 2007's Xecutioner's Return, when Ralph Santolla (Deicide, Iced Earth) replaced West.
On this, their third album since reuniting, the formula remains basically the same as it's always been: churning, brutal guitar riffs, lyrics about death and violence (yes, there are lyrics at this point), pummeling drums.
Santolla's melodic guitar solos add some much-needed flair and style to the band's songs, and the result is a fierce album that demonstrates why Obituary remain a band to be reckoned with in death metal, even 20 years after their debut album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | List of DeadTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Blood to GiveTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Lost InsideTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Outside My HeadTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | PaybackTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Your Darkest DayTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | This LifeTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | See Me NowTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Fields of PainTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Violent DreamsTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Truth Be ToldTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 12 | Forces RealignTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | Left to DieTrevor Peres, Donald Tardy, John Tardy | Obituary | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 14 | Dragon Killer | Obituary | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 57 mins | 131 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 392 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Marschall | Cover Art |
| 2 | Obituary | Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Trevor Peres | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Package Design |
| 4 | Mark Prator | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Ralph Santolla | Group Member, Guitar |
| 6 | Donald Tardy | Composer, Drums, Group Member |
| 7 | John Tardy | Composer, Group Member, Vocals |
| 8 | Tim Turan | Mastering |
| 9 | Frank Watkins | Bass, Group Member |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |