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Slowly We Rot / Cause Of Death

Obituary

2003 · Rock

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Slowly We Rot / Cause Of Death by Obituary

Slowly We Rot / Cause Of Death is a Rock album by Obituary, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Unlike most of the Florida bands that first defined death metal at the tail end of the ’80s, Obituary didn’t rely strictly on lightning speed. In fact, on songs like “’Til Death” and “Slowly We Rot,” they often sludged in the opposite direction, fabricating rigor mortis like the corpses John Tardy was barking and burping about. He sounds unbelievably malevolent, and between chainsaw guitar solos (check “Suffocation”) and double bass drums that actually roll, he gets all the wicked support he needs.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Internal Bleeding3:01
  2. 1-2Godly Beings1:55
  3. 1-3'Til Death3:56
  4. 1-4Slowly We Rot3:36
  5. 1-5Immortal Visions2:25
  6. 1-6Gates To Hell2:48
  7. 1-7Words Of Evil1:55
  8. 1-8Suffocation2:35
  9. 1-9Intoxicated4:40
  10. 1-10Deadly Intentions2:09
  11. 1-11Bloodsoaked3:11
  12. 1-12Stinkupuss2:59
  13. 1-13Find The Arise (Demo)2:39
  14. 1-14Like The Dead (Demo)2:34
  15. 2-1Infected5:35
  16. 2-2Body Bag5:49
  17. 2-3Chopped In Half3:45
  18. 2-4Circle Of The Tyrants4:26
  19. 2-5Dying4:30
  20. 2-6Find The Arise2:51
  21. 2-7Cause Of Death5:39
  22. 2-8Memories Remain3:44
  23. 2-9Turned Inside Out4:59
  24. 2-10Infected (Demo)4:16
  25. 2-11Memories Remain (Demo)3:34
  26. 2-12Chopped In Half (Demo)3:45

Sound DNA

  • Rock

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded and Mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL
Remastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Issued under licensed to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V.
Compilation as part of the "Two From The Vault" series issued by Roadrunner Records.
Disc 1, "Slowly We Rot", was originally released in 1989 and this re-release contains 2 bonus tracks taken from the 1986 Demo by Xecutioner, as the band was called then.
Disc 2, "Cause Of Death", was originally released in 1990 and contains 3 bonus tracks from demo recordings of the album.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Donald TardyDRUMS
  • John TardyVOCALS
  • Trevor PeresRHYTHM GUITAR
  • Allen WestLEAD GUITAR
  • Daniel TuckerBASS
  • Frank WatkinsBASS
  • James MurphyLEAD GUITAR

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