OBITUARY

Release Year: 1997
Artist Origin: USA
Style: savage morbid crushing death metal

landmark sophomore studio recording [1990] by old school death metal household is a cornerstone of the ferocious genre, featuring brooding, downtuned riffs and punishingly slow tempos, enriched by fascinating searing guitar solos by James Murphy, oppressive, dark atmosphere, and distinct, guttural character of John Tardy's growls, setting a new standard for vocal intensity, triumphantly dominating the proceedings, while drastic tempo changes set Obituary apart from the majority of their peers at the time, taking more intricate twists and turns than ever before - a sick Celtic Frost Circle of The Tyrants cover yet strengthens the intrigue of this timeless opus that defines and elevates the Floridian death metal sound, establishing mortally crushing direction as a distinctive counterweight to the technical excesses of that era; recent Dutch re-issue comes with a remastered sound and three demo versions of album tracks as bonus