OBITUARY “Slowly We Rot” /LP/

Embroidered bordered woven patch.

90x60mm 

Embroidered bordered woven patch.

90x60mm 

Remastered re-release of the third full-length album by legendary American Death Metal band.
Clocking in at a taut nine songs in 39 minutes without a second of filler, "The End Complete" may be the definitive Obituary studio album. The band's third, it marks the return of lead guitarist Allen West and it also marks an impressive leap forward in production. The songwriting and playing on Obituary's past albums had been commendable, and "The End Complete" is no exception in that regard. Rather, it's the return of West and the remarkable production job by Scott Burns that sets this album apart from its predecessors. The return of West is important not only because his solos are one of the band's trademarks but also because he's an integral songwriter, here co-penning four of the nine songs. Burns' crystal-clear, in-your-face production is not to be underestimated, either. If anything had marred Obituary's past two albums, both of them otherwise excellent, it was the murkiness of the sound, especially the drums. That's not an issue here at all, however, as Obituary have never sounded this great. The guitar tones especially are downright vivid, particularly when West and rhythm guitarist Trevor Peres depart from one another such as during the solos (the title track is a great showcase for this, and so is "Rotting Ways"). You can practically feel the respective guitar tones buzzing through your head, they're so well recorded. And so are John Tardy's vocals, which are sometimes overdubbed to make them all the more potent and nuanced. They're so well recorded, in fact, you can actually understand some of the lyrics!
This album is Obituary's best selling, with over 200000 copies sold in the U.S. and more than 550000 worldwide. It reached #16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Also, the band's new logo introduced on "The End Complete" is the best selling shirt print in the history of Roadrunner Records.
Re-edition includes two bonus tracks!
Roadrunner Records, 1992/1998/2013 (RR 8741-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. I`m In Pain 4:01
2. Back To One 3:42
3. Dead Silence 3:21
4. In The End Of Life 3:42
5. Sickness 4:06
6. Corrosive 4:11
7. Killing Time 4:00
8. The End Complete 4:03
9. Rotting Ways 5:18
Bonus Tracks:
10. I`m In Pain (Live) 4:49
11. Killing Time (Live) 4:01
Total playing time: 45:14 min.

The second DVD by legendary American Death Metal band.
Beginning their career as Xecutioner in 1984, Obituary remains one of the most influential and groundbreaking bands in the Death Metal genre, one that they helped to create.
Obituary, along with Death, Morbid Angel, and Deicide, combine hyper-speed guitar riffing, complex arrangements and guttural screams to create a bleak and violent soundscape that defined a genre.
Filmed live at the San Open Air Festival in Bad Berka, Germany, August 9, 2008.
Region 0 | Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo | Pal | 4:3.
Regain Records, 2009 (RR169). Made in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Find the Arise 02:33
2. On the Floor 03:25
3. Chopped in Half 04:03
4. Turned Inside Out 02:08
5. Forces Realign 05:26
6. Insane 03:39
7. Face Your God 03:12
8. Dethroned Emperor (Celtic Frost cover) 05:15
9. Evil Ways 03:27
10. Drop Dead 03:36
11. Contrast the Dead 06:47
12. Second Chance 03:40
13. Stand Alone 10:00
14. Slow Death 03:08
15. Slowly We Rot 06:16
Total playing time: 97 min.

The eleventh full-length studio album by legendary American Death Metal band.
Death Metal icons return with their highly anticipated new album. Propelled by the inhuman vocals of John Tardy, the obscenely brutal guitar tone of Trevor Peres and rhythmic brilliance of drummer Donald Tardy, Obituary redefined heaviness throughout the 1990s. From undisputed classics "Slowly We Rot" and "Cause Of Death", through an unexpected hiatus to their current creative renaissance, Obituary have pioneered, defined and expanded extreme metal, becoming one of the underground’s most recognized and respected acts.
"Dying Of Everything" destroys in the time-honoured tradition of early classics "Slowly We Rot" and "Cause Of Death", while maintaining the killer studio sound that the band has been perfecting in their own studio since 2007’s monstrous "Xecutioner’s Return".
These ten new songs smash, kick, and slay with admirable levels of vehemence and viciousness, as if Obituary have reawakened the virile, fearless spirit of their younger selves! It is a crushing slab of the dark'n'hard stuff, executed with merciless precision, and delivered with a killer mix!!
Orange Krush Edition Vinyl in gatefold cover.
Relapse Records, Inc., 2023 (RR7520 | LP7520R / RR75201). Made in the Czech Republic for the world.


Tracklist:

Side I
1. Barely Alive 3:32
2. The Wrong Time 4:25
3. Without A Conscience 4:28
4. War 4:25
5. Dying Of Everything 4:43

Side II
1. My Will To Live 5:20
2. By The Dawn 4:35
3. Weaponize The Hate 4:00
4. Torn Apart 3:37
5. Be Warned 5:49

Total playing time: 44:54 min.


Samples: https://obituary.bandcamp.com/