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Obituary - Slowly We Rot Audio CD

A fair review of the Obituary "Slowly We Rot" 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: Slowly We Rot
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Release Date: 2008-04-29
Media: Audio CD

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 [*][Demo Version] 14: Like the Dead [*][Demo Version]

One of the most seminal and important death metal albums ever
This is Obituary's "Slowly We Rot". 41 minutes of grinding, snarling guitar riffs, pounding drums, chaotic guitar solos and some of the most demonic vocals ever recorded. This is hands-down one of the most crucial death metal albums ever recorded! Of course, Cannibal Corpse essentially invented the "brutal death metal" subgenre a year later in 1990 with their "Eaten Back To Life" album, and Death is considered the first, real death metal band, BUT Obituary gave us so much intensity and ferocity with this album, that it's simply mind-blowing.

In a similar way to how Slayer took ten songs in 29 minutes with "Reign in Blood", this remastered edition of "Slowly We Rot" contains 14 songs in just over 41 minutes. . . wow. That's intense, if I do say so myself! Although most of the songs do sound similar and do not contain the dynamics of more progressive or experimental metal sub-genres, there are some interesting touches on several songs. For example, the title track "Slowly We Rot" opens with a slow, almost doom-metal sounding guitar riff. "Gates of Hell" is in the key of B-minor, instead of E-minor like most songs, so the riff is slightly more melodic and creepier.

And wow, I still can't get over how evil John Tardy sounds on this album. About 99 percent of the time, his vocals are essentially indecipherable, and yet ironically he doesn't even technically use death growls! He uses a sort of voice more akin to Morbid Angel's vocal work. Between this, Allen and Trevor blasting riff after riff from their guitars and John's brother Don Tardy pounding his drums like it was a dark ritual, this album delivers everything stripped-down, old-school death metal should deliver. A true classic to put it simply! Thanks for the time, and peace.


My favorite by them
They were one of the first Death metal bands in existence. This is my favorite by Obituary. In their sound they utilize slower tempos in some parts. The kick drum is always pounding and the guitar solos are plentiful. I highly recommend this. .


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.


An overlooked classic
And even though they were one of the best bands to come out of that movement, Obituary never quite achieved the success of their peers (Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, and Deicide), because they were always kind of overshadowed by Metallica and Slayer. Obituary were on of the pioneers of the Florida death metal wave. Granted, Obituary's guitarists, James Murphy and Trevor Peres, do unleash a furious barrage of blistering riffs that is as fast and precise as Eighties' Metallica (and sometimes, as in "Godly Beings," even Slayer); but Obituary aren't just another thrash knock-off. "Slowly We Rot" is catchier and usually pounds harder than a typical Metallica or Slayer song. Plus, John Tardy's growls and belching noises are more reminiscent of Max Cavalera than James Hatfield or Tom Araya. And finally, Murphy and Peres do toss in some guitar solos, here ("Suffocation" and "Like The Dead" both have two wailing solos), but they are slower and a bit more technical than Metallica's and Slayer's solos. "Slowly We Rot" sounds great all the way through, but it's most awesome when it's super speedy (which is about 95% of the time). And even when it slows down, like for the beginning of track three, it usually speeds up a lot and the rest of the song flies by. The door opening song, "Internal Bleeding," has a creepy intro, but (about half a minute later) it rockets into a full-fledged, breakneck, bullying guitar assault. Next, tracks six and seven, "Gates To Hell" and "Words Of Evil," are explosive salvos of scorching guitars and thumping double bass drums, and "Intoxicated" is a pounding rhythm with insanely fast riffing, barked vocals, and one of the album's longest guitar solos. The rest of the world may have (more-or-less) forgotten about Obituary and "Slowly We Rot," but that doesn't mean you have to. If you like any one of the Floridian death metal bands or Eighties' thrash bands, or if you just enjoy metal that sounds great through and through, definitely pick this up.


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