
The Best of Obituary
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The Best of Obituary is a compilation album by American
death metal
band Obituary
, released in 2008.
United States
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death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Obituary
Obituary (band)
Obituary is an American death metal band formed in 1984 in Tampa, Florida under the name Executioner, then changed the name's spelling to Xecutioner, and later changed their name to Obituary in 1988. The band comprises vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarists Trevor Peres and Ralph...
, released in 2008.
Track listing
- "Internal Bleeding" – 3:01
- "'Til Death" – 3:56
- "Slowly We Rot" – 3:37
- "Cause of Death" – 6:31
- "Chopped in Half" – 3:45
- "Turned Inside Out" – 5:10
- "The End Complete" – 4:04
- "I'm in Pain" – 4:01
- "Don't Care" – 3:09
- "Final Thoughts" – 4:09
- "Kill for Me" – 2:57
- "Threatening Skies" – 2:20
- "On the Floor" – 3:10
- All lyrics written by John Tardy, all music written by Donald Tardy, Trevor Peres and Allen West.
Personnel
- John TardyJohn TardyJohn Tardy is an American vocalist who is best known for his work with the death metal bands Obituary and Tardy Brothers. He is the brother of Donald Tardy who is the drummer of Obituary.- References :...
– vocals - Trevor PeresTrevor PeresTrevor Peres born July 25, 1969 is an American heavy metal musician best known as the guitarist, song writer and one of the founding members of the death metal band Obituary.-Bands:*Obituary *Meathook Seed *Catastrophic...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - James Murphy – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(tracks 4–6) - Allen WestAllen West (musician)Allen West is an American guitarist who has been a member of Obituary, Six Feet Under and Lowbrow. He is considered to have been one of the first musicians to play a style of music known as death metal in the 1980s.In high school, West formed the band Massacre...
– lead guitar (tracks 1-3, 7–13) - Daniel Tucker – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(tracks 1–3) - Frank WatkinsFrank WatkinsFrank Watkins is an American heavy metal musician best known as the former bass player for the death metal band Obituary. As of September 2010, Watkins is no longer a member of the band...
– bass (tracks 4–13) - Donald TardyDonald TardyDonald 'Don' Tardy is the drummer of death metal band Obituary and the brother of John Tardy, who is the lead singer of the band. Besides Obituary, they have a band called Tardy Brothers, where Donald also plays guitar and bass, as well as drums. Donald also played drums for Andrew W.K on the...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....