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Obituary came out of Florida in the late 1980s, part of that state's early death metal scene. Their first album, 'Slowly We Rot' from 1989, became a...

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Obituary's slow, crushing Florida death metal.

A steady force in death metal since the late 1980s, built on guttural vocals and heavy riffs.

For their sound, try 'Violence' or 'Dying'. The focus has always been on the weight of the music itself.

Their first album, 'Slowly We Rot' from 1989, became a touchstone for the genre's raw sound. Songs like 'Intoxicated' and 'The Wrong Time' show their straightforward, pummeling approach. They helped define what death metal could sound like with records like 'Cause of Death' and 'The End Complete'.

Obituary came out of Florida in the late 1980s as part of that state's early death metal scene. They kept making albums through the 1990s and 2000s, including 'World Demise' and 'Back from the Dead', and released 'Inked in Blood' in 2014.

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Obituary came out of Florida in the late 1980s, part of that state's early death metal scene. Their first album, 'Slowly We Rot' from 1989, became a touchstone for the genre's raw, heavy sound. The band's lineup has stayed fairly steady over time, with John Tardy on vocals, his brother Donald on drums, Trevor Peres on rhythm guitar, and Allen West on lead guitar.

Their music is built on slow, crushing riffs and Tardy's distinctive guttural vocals. Songs like 'Intoxicated' and 'The Wrong Time' show their straightforward, pummeling approach. They followed 'Slowly We Rot' with 'Cause of Death' in 1990 and 'The End Complete' in 1992, records that helped define what death metal could sound like.

Obituary kept making albums through the 1990s and 2000s, including 'World Demise' and 'Back from the Dead'. They released 'Inked in Blood' in 2014. Their songs often deal with dark themes, but the focus has always been on the weight of the music itself rather than elaborate concepts.

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