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The End Complete

Obituary - The End Complete Audio CD

A fair review of the Obituary "The End Complete" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Obituary reviews here, or go back to the Obituary tabs.

Band: Obituary
Title: The End Complete
Rating:

Release Date: 1998-06-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I'm In Pain 2: Back To One 3: Dead Silence 4: In The End Of Life 5: Sickness 6: Corrosive 7: Killing Time 8: The End Complete 9: Rotting Ways 10: I'm In Pain (Live) 11: Killing Time (Live)

Obituary"End Complete" Remastered
Killer out of print CD for an awesome price and for being shipped from Europe it was here fast as hell! 2nd time buying from this buyer and I would buy from them again in a second if they have what I'm looking for.

An Ending Worth Starting Again
Over the Course of three more years, they made two albums.
Starting out in 1985 having four years to make their debut, Obituary were well seasoned to say the least. "The End Complete" being their third release by this point, they have made their mark in being one of Death metal originators. Obituary came to be in easily the biggest Death Metal location of its time (and till thoroughly a large metal scene today). . . Florida!

I find Obituary to release some very solid music, but the recording quality is a bit lackluster. Especially having to deal with Metallica's insanely large budget "Black Album", " The End Complete" is going to take a nose dive in this section. Obituary in contrast are an early Death Metal act unlike Metallica being a thrash metal band. Quality isn't always a bands selling point, as this hard heavy hitter swings for powerful tunes.

Opening with a little bit of feed back swaying in to a mid paced tune "I'm In Pain" begins the wrath brought on by this album. The opening fifteen second solo lick burst screams! As the Vocals come into play around the minute mark, this is the true make or break deal of the album. You already know the guitar is a thick watery tone, the drums are thumping and kicking, the bass is darkening and gloomy. Many enjoy earlier Death Metal vocals (as compared to todays ever dwindling vocalist aiming for Deathcore vocals), some of my fellow metalheads dislike John Tardy's growls. He was a pioneer in the low dark growl scheme that emerged to be a staple to Death Metals ever thickening sound. I personally wasn't a big fan of the vocals at first, but as time set in I soon learned to enjoy and appreciate very much so. "Dead Silence" contrary to its name is a thrilling song, with an amazing solo nearing the end of the song. It pumps solid all the way through. "Sickness" begins with a very thrashy riff (given if the guitar had more treble and a bit drier. I find "Corrosive" to be another great guitar song. The riffs in general aren't too difficult and aren't displayed in a fashionable manor, but Death Metal never intended to be a friendly radio glammed genre anyways. I really enjoy "Killing Time" along gap pursues for a strong duration of the song, the vocals blast back in a startling manor. All the songs hold up some what well, but their are definitley some gems that shine more so than others here.

Overall not the best buy, but definitely worth checking the band out in general. The album delivers, but a bit of polish to the album would've been nice. Obituary have just recently released "Xecutioner's Return" in 2007, and have an unnamed title 'To Be Announced' (TBA) aiming for sometime in 09'.

Essential!
Suffice to say if you consider yourself a death metal fan and don't have this album, get real! I believe this was at the time the best selling death metal album ever, not sure if another has surpassed it since. I can't think of what else to say, some of the reviews on here really nailed it on the head. Also the album cover is awesome and looks about like a Missouri/Kansas sky when a tornado is coming.

Classic Death Metal, 5 Stars All The Way
They are no truly one of the greatest and I DO mean one of the greatest death metal bands of all time. God, I love Obituary. I've been a fan of theirs guys ever since I bought both 1989's "Slowly We Rot" and 1990's "Cause of Death" (which were both death metal classics and some of my favorite death metal albums I own) about four years back, and I still listen to them both to this day forward. Then a year later, I would go on to buy both 1994's "World Demise", and of course the album that I'am reviewing right now 1992's "The End Complete". Released in the year of 1992, Obituary's third studio album "The End Complete" is a true death metal classic. This album is also (from research that I did) is the best selling death metal album of all time as well. To me, "The End Complete" is arguably one of Obituary's best albums as well as being their best written album too. John Tardy is one of the best death metal vocalists of all time, and one of my favorites as well. His vocals on here are some of the most harsh, sickest, gutteral, and best sounding on here, I mean he just sounds like a freakin beast. Lead guitarist Allen West and rhythm guitarist Trevor Peres are both great guitarists. They both rip, tear, and slaughter through every song with heavy chainsaw like buzzing riffs, and Allen's solos are just absolutely fast, ripping, and wild throughout. Frank Watkins's bass is pretty good, and Donald Tardy's drumming is just great on here as well with plenty of great double bass kick action. Every song is a classic but my favorites on here are "I'm in Pain" "Back to One", "Sickness", "Killing Time", "In the End of Life", "Corrosive", and "The End Complete". There's also a couple of live versions of "I'm in Pain" and "Killing Time" which were both recorded live during the band's Back From the Dead World Tour in Austria as well. So anyways if you're a fan of Obituary, death metal, heavy metal, etc. you seriously gotta get your hands on this death metal classic known as "The End Complete". This my friends is classic essential death metal man. Enjoy and happy headbanging.
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. I'm in Pain (4:01) - 5/5
2. Back to One (3:42) - 5/5
3. Dead Silence (3:21) - 5/5
4. In the End of Life (3:41) - 5/5
5. Sickness (4:06) - 5/5
6. Corrosive (4:11) - 5/5
7. Killing Time (3:59) - 5/5
8. The End Complete (4:03) - 5/5
9. Rotting Ways (5:17) - 5/5
10. I'm in Pain (Live Bonus Track) (4:49) - 5/5
11. Killing Time (Live Bonus Track) (4:03) - 5/5
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The End IS COMPLETE!
C. M. Undead traded some 80's rock tape which he can't recall with some dumb punk kid who gave him The End Complete by Obituary in 1992 after Hurricaine Andrew destroyed his home. The End Complete simply was Complete as far as death metal goes. It carried M. C. Undead through dark times and tribulations especially since after Andrew everything really seemed like The End Complete. Every Single Friggin Track Overtly slays anything in its path. . . Nuff Said.

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