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Obituary - Xecutioner's Return Audio CD

A fair review of the Obituary "Xecutioner's Return" 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.

Obituary Band: Obituary
Title: Xecutioner's Return
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Release Date: 2007-09-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Face Your God 2: Lasting Presence 3: Evil Ways 4: Drop Dead 5: Bloodshot 6: Seal Your Fate 7: Feel the Pain 8: Contrast the Dead 9: Second Chance 10: Lies 11: In Your Head 12: Executioner Returns

Obituary should have stayed dead.
Death, Obituary, and Carcass were all the best back then. First off, Obituary was one of my favirote death metal bands when I first started getting into metal in my teens. Cause of Death was, and still is, the pinnacle of their career and pretty much all of the mid-paced junk that followed isn't even worth mentioning.

Having said all of that, this album is stuck in time. Reforming and creating a new album after 10 years or more usually entails some pretty drastic changes. Peopel mature, musician's grow, and tastes change. Apparently, none of this is true for Obituary. Everyone here seems to want to love this cd because it sounds like they did in '89(which is totally wrong anyways, this stuff doesn't even come close to Cause of Death). Making muddy distortion, adding way too much reverb to a drumkit, or using mundane drumbeats and palm-muted child-like guitar riffs in 2008 doesn't cut it. Many things are timeless, especially in music and there are some bands I would love to do what Obituary has done by recreating their best sound, but this cd is such total mediocrity at its worst. This band is simply an embarassment to bands like Death or Carcass who actually DID evolve.

I'm sorry, but if you want to live in the past and prefer your music to sound like something a garage band full of pre-teens recorded on their Tascam 4-track, then get this cd. If your into anything sicne 1995 that has pushed metal beyond the bounds of midnight radio such as Death, Opeth, or Dark Tranquillity, then by god stay away!

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Xecutioner's Return
. Obituary is the reason why i started playing the guitar, i never heard the guitar play so thick, deep and low like that before, the sound of the guitar is very unique, that was in 1990, this album is like the old albums first time you need to get used to the rhythm and then it will be a master piece.


xecutioners return/ exicute the new guitarist
don't get me wrong i liked cause of death with jame murpy but this is processed guitar work to many processed leads and effects added. this cd is realy good but it's missing something more than allen west's leads and his writing influences. in general the cd good but i like frozen in time better than this I hope left for dead cd will be better and west returns!.


Obituary's best ever cd
The songs tear the roof off and as heavy as ever for this veteran death metal band. "Xecutioner's Return" is Obituary's best cd ever. Former Deicide guitarist Ralph Santolla takes Allen West's place for now and totally shreds throughout the cd. This Limited Edition Box verison has a 2-sided poster and bonus track-"Executioner Returns". Don't miss out getting this Limited Edition verison of this cd. Obituary Rules.


Good comeback
They have stuck to the original Obituary but the guitar work (solos) is worlds better. I always liked Obituary and was glad to see this on the shelves. IMO they don't use melody and variation enough like most of the new metal, it is still an awesome album. Although, I'm not sure Obituary's sound can be compared to anything else I've ever heard, you either like it or you don't.

I'll be honest - I didn't like it at first. By the 3rd or 4th time you listen to it you'll start to appreciate what they have done on this album. It's definitely one of my favorites so far this year.


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