LP Record review:
Obituary - Slowly We Rot

Obituary - Slowly We Rot

Band: Obituary Title: Slowly We Rot Rating: Release Date: 16 May, 1989 Media: LP Record Tracks: 1: Internal Bleeding 2: Godly Beings 3: 'Til Death 4: Slowly We Rot 5: Immortal Visions 6: Gates to Hell 7: Words of Evil 8: Suffocation 9: Intoxicated 10: Deadly Intentions 11: Bloodsoaked 12: Stinkupuss 13: Find the Arise 14: Like the Dead

Customer Reviews Warning: This album will tear you in half Okay, that was a bit extreme, but so is this album. If you think Slipknot is heavy, this will crush your skull and **** you in your bleeding neckhole. This is an excellent old-school death metal album, and while Obituary isn't my favorite death metal band, John Tardy has one of my favorite death metal growls. He's one of the first to use a variant of the guttural death growl, but he uses various pitches in his growls, so he doesn't sound like a dead horse(i'm looking at you, Mortician). His lyrics are the typical death metal subject matter, but it isn't generic. The guitarists are very good. The riffs are heavy and rather catchy, and the solos are quite complex and grind you up like a chainsaw. The bassists isn't that audiable, but this is death metal, so it isn't a big deal. The drummer is great. His style is quite interesting, as he doesn't use that many blasts, though out of all of their albums, this one has the most. While the rest of Obituary's albums are mid-paced, groovy death metal, this album is a bit different. The tempo switches between blazing fast and slowly crawling constantly, which keeps things fresh. It's a nice death metal album that is quite unique. Legendary! Obituary had to be highly influnced by Slayer mainly due to the guitar solos. Obituary maybe my second favorite extreme death metal band! Only the even more legendary Death would come ahead. Vocalist John Tardy sounds a bit like Chuck Schuldner(RIP) of Death. After all the two bands originated around the same time at the same place! This is one of the most brutal bands to be signed on to the great Roaadrunner Records second most brutal on that label. The most brutal band on that label is probably Suffocation(another awesome band). This is Obituary's debut and their best album as well. I'm glad they reunited for a new album in 2005! The vocals are great! The guitars are killer! The drums sound excellent! The bass is audible! This album is a death metal classic all the way. WARNING: If you think Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park are heavy than avoid this album at all costs! And if you're one of those people than you suck!. The Ultimate It is the ultimate in true death metal. After over 15 years since I last heard their music, I decided to pick up this CD. I don't even listen to this type of music any more, but I listen to this CD. For anyone new to the genre; don't start here. . . you will be dissapointed in anything else you listen to in the genre from here on out. . You can see a complete list of all Obituary discography, or go back to the Obituary tabs