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Obituary are a death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Formed in 1985 as Xecutioner, the band changed their name shortly before the release of their first album Slowly We Rot in 1989. The band are regarded as influential proponents of the Floridian death metal sound that emerged in the late 1980s and officially they are one of the best-selling death metal bands of all time.

Following the release of their fifth album - 1997's Back From The Dead - Obituary disbanded, although a live album Dead surfaced a year later.

In 2005 the band reformed, recording the reunion album Frozen In Time, since then, the band has continued to tour and release new material.
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Discography

Releases:
Slowly We Rot (Album) (7 versions)   R/C Records ... 1989
Cause Of Death (Album) (6 versions)   Roadracer Records ... 1990
Turned Inside Out (Vinyl, Ltd, MiniAlbum)   Penetration Records (2) 1991
The End Complete (Album) (7 versions)   Roadrunner Records ... 1992
Don't Care (Single) (2 versions)   Roadrunner Records 1994
World Demise (Album) (6 versions)   Roadrunner Records 1994
Back From The Dead (CD)   Roadrunner Records 1997
Dead (Album) (2 versions)   Roadrunner Records 1998
Anthology (Comp, Album) (2 versions)   Roadrunner Records ... 2001
Slowly We Rot / Cause Of Death (2xCD)   Roadrunner Records 2003
The End Complete / World Demise (2xCD)   Roadrunner Records 2004
Frozen In Time (CD, Album)   Roadrunner Records 2005
Xecutioner's Return (Album) (4 versions)   Candlelight Records USA ... 2007
Left To Die (CD, Ltd)   Candlelight 2008
Darkest Day (CD, Ltd)   Candlelight Records USA 2009
Darkest Days (2xLP, Gat)   Back On Black 2009
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The Heart Of Roadrunner Records (CD) The End Complete Roadrunner Records 2003
Appears On:
At Death's Door - A Collection Of Brutal Death Metal (CD, Comp) Til Death R/C Records 1990
Sorting Of The Insects East Coast Tour 1992 (Cass) Cause Of Death Not On Label 1992
Forgotten The Past (Cass) Slowly We Rot, Slowly ... Drowned Productions 1993
Cold Core Collection (2xCD, Comp) Slowly We Rot FaceFront 2000
Affiliated With The Suffering (CD, Album, Dig) Deadly Intentions Hammerheart Records 2003
The Concert (2xDVD, NTSC) The End Complete Roadrunner Records 2005
Maximum Metal Vol. 119 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Evil Ways Metal Hammer (Germany) 2007
Primitive Death Attack (10", Ltd) Slowly We Rot Thirteen Robes 2008
Tracks Appear On:
At Death's Door - A Collection Of Brutal Death Metal (Comp) (2 versions) Til Death R/C Records ... 1990
Masters Of Brutality (CD, Comp) Rotten Ways Fnac Music 1992
Rock Hard Presents Monsters Of Death (2 versions) Rotting Ways Roadrunner Records ... 1992
Rock Hard Presents: Songs Of Pain (CD, Promo, Car) I'm In Pain Roadrunner Records, RockHard 1992
Hertzschrittmacher (CD, Promo) Don't Care Roadrunner Records 1994
Attitude (CD, Comp) Threatening Skies Roadrunner Records 1997
Dynamit Vol. 6 (CD, Comp) Threatening Skies RockHard 1997
Hard Rock N°5 (CD, Smplr) Threatening Skies Hard Rock 1997
Mutilated (CD) Platonic Disease Roadrunner Records 1997
Download (CD) Final Thoughts (Live) Roadrunner Records 1998
Hard Rock Hitters (4xCD, Album, Comp) Chopped In Half Disky 1998
Large Bonus CD 1 (CD, Maxi) Infected (Live) Roadrunner Records 2000
Faust (Cass) Chopped In Half Metal Mind Records 2001
The Heart Of Roadrunner Records (CD) The End Complete Roadrunner Records 2003
Choosing Death: The Original Soundtrack (CD) Slowly We Rot Relapse Records 2004
Death Metal Special (CD, Comp, Car) Back To One RockHard 2005
Legacy 03/05 (CD, Comp, Smplr) Insane Legacy Magazine 2005
Off Road Tracks Vol. 94 (CD, Enh) Insane Metal Hammer (Germany) 2005
Rock Tribune - Gratis CD Juli 2005 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Insane Rock Tribune Magazine 2005
Candlelight Sampler Vol.1 2007-2008 (CD, Promo, Smplr, Comp) Evil Ways Candlelight Records 2007
Dynamit Vol. 57 (CD, Car) Evil Ways RockHard 2007
Maximum Metal Vol. 119 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Evil Ways Metal Hammer (Germany) 2007
Metallian - Dans L'Enfer Du Hellfest 2007 ! (DVD-V, Smplr, PAL, Car) Evil Ways Metallian Editions 2007
Candlelight USA Winter Sampler (CD, Smplr, Car) Lasting Presence Candlelight Records USA 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Cause Of Death (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1991
Rock Hard Presents Monsters Of Death - Part 1 (Cass) Rotting Ways MG Records (2) 1992
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Review by Alastis Mar 02, 2008
There's no doubt in mind that Obituary are at the top of their game - be it death metal, thrash metal or metal in general. Unlike many of their peers, they don't rely on shock values, but in general they can still beat listener into submission. They also don't rely on the same tempos and you can actually hear variation among songs, which is quite an achievement for otherwise limited death metal genre. Occasionally John Tardy sounds like acne-sprayed teenager, but that never detracts from the overall experience. All in all, one classy band.

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