History Music / Obituary

* LongRunnerLineUp: Only their bassist has changed frequently. Everyone else has been with the band since their inception.

* SpecialGuest: [[Music/{{Death}} James Murphy]] filled in for Allen West on ''Cause of Death'', as West was on a leave of absence for unspecified reasons.

Obituary is a DeathMetal band from Tampa, Florida. The band is considered one of the first true death metal bands, having emerged only a few short years after Possessed, Death, and the like. They were originally named Xecutioner, but changed it for unknown reasons. The band is the 5th best-selling death metal band of all time. They are known for their simplistic yet crushing sound, as well as their vocalist John Tardy's style, which consists of mainly clearer shouts as opposed to their genre's usual [[HarshVocals death growls]]. Their debut album, ''Slowly We Rot'', was released in 1989. Their next album, ''Cause of Death'', is considered to be a classic in the death metal genre. Afterwards, the band released 3 more albums before breaking up in 1997; ''The End Complete'', ''World Demise'', and ''Back from the Dead''. They broke up because they were bored with touring. The band got back together 6 years later, and released their first album in 8 years since their breakup, ''Frozen in Time'', in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album also features one of their best-known songs; the instrumental track 'Redneck Stomp'. Two more albums were made and released by the band since, those two being ''Xecutioner's Return'' (a ShoutOut to their original name) and ''Darkest Day''. A ninth album, or fourth since their reunion, was slated for 2012, but a couple years of DevelopmentHell ended up pushing it to 2014. They have partnered with Relapse Records to release and promote the album, but it is currently not known if they will ink a deal with them.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The ninth album slipped into DevelopmentHell for a while after the band's release from Candlelight and subsequent inability to find a new label, and they ended up having to set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for an independent release. However, the band was able to raise $60,000 on a goal of $10,000, guaranteeing both the album's release and a set of documentary-style mini-films shot at Morrisound.

Obituary is a DeathMetal band from Tampa, Florida. The band is considered one of the first true death metal bands, having emerged only a few short years after Possessed, Death, and the like. They were originally named Xecutioner, but changed it for unknown reasons. The band is the 5th best-selling death metal band of all time. They are known for their simplistic yet crushing sound, as well as their vocalist John Tardy's style, which consists of mainly clearer shouts as opposed to their genre's usual [[HarshVocals death growls]]. Their debut album, ''Slowly We Rot'', was released in 1989. Their next album, ''Cause of Death'', is considered to be a classic in the death metal genre. Afterwards, the band released 3 more albums before breaking up in 1997; ''The End Complete'', ''World Demise'', and ''Back from the Dead''. They broke up because they were bored with touring. The band got back together 6 years later, and released their first album in 8 years since their breakup, ''Frozen in Time'', in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album also features one of their best-known songs; the instrumental track 'Redneck Stomp'. Two more albums were made and released by the band since, those two being ''Xecutioner's Return'' (a ShoutOut to their original name) and ''Darkest Day''. A ninth album, or fourth since their reunion, was slated for 2012, but a couple years of DevelopmentHell ended up pushing it to 2014.

Obituary is a DeathMetal band from Tampa, Florida. The band is considered one of the first true death metal bands, having emerged only a few short years after Possessed, Death, and the like. They were originally named Xecutioner, but changed it for unknown reasons. The band is the 5th best-selling death metal band of all time. They are known for their simplistic yet crushing sound, as well as their vocalist John Tardy's style, which consists of mainly clearer shouts as opposed to their genre's usual [[HarshVocals death growls]]. Their debut album, ''Slowly We Rot'', was released in 1989. Their next album, ''Cause of Death'', is considered to be a classic in the death metal genre. Afterwards, the band released 3 more albums before breaking up in 1997; ''The End Complete'', ''World Demise'', and ''Back from the Dead''. They broke up because they were bored of touring. The band got back together 6 years later, and released their first album in 8 years since their breakup, ''Frozen in Time'', in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album also is home to one of their best-known songs; the instrumental track 'Redneck Stomp'. Two more albums were made and released by the band since, those two being ''Xecutioner's Return'' (a ShoutOut to their original name) and ''Darkest Day''. A ninth album, or fourth since their reunion, was slated for 2012, but a couple years of DevelopmentHell ended up pushing it to 2014.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Rumored to have played a role in both the lower quality of ''Back From the Dead'' and the band's 1998 break-up. Given that Roadrunner had already [[ScrewedByTheNetwork axed every other death metal band on the label]], this seems likely.

* GaiasLament: ''World Demise'' has shades of this throughout. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yb88fa4MA The music video for "Don't Care"]] really plays this up. (be warned, contains possible NauseaFuel)

* NeverLiveItDown: Allen West's post-Obituary/Six Feet Under life has become one big string of these, with ''five'' DUI arrests (in the state of Florida, three major violations makes one eligible for habitual offender status, which is an automatic five-year license revocation; five of them got him an eight-month prison sentence and most likely rendered him permanently ineligible to legally drive in the state) on his record, not to mention an arrest in March of 2013 for running a meth lab in his house that was discovered after ''[[WhatAnIdiot he called the police to report a burglary]]''.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Unlike [[Music/{{Death}} many]] [[Music/{{Behemoth}} other]] [[Music/{{Nile}} death]] [[Music/CannibalCorpse metal]] bands, they usually settle on 9/low 10.

* SignatureStyle: Dirty raw atmosphere, the instantly recognizable laid-back guitar style of Allen West, [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth repetitive groovy riffs]] that will find their way into your head, and John Tardy's inimitable deranged wailing. Also, they tend to have more traditional song structures than most death metal bands, giving them a sound that is basically impossible to miss unless you know nothing about deathmetal.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The song "Bullituary" on ''Back from the Dead'' could best be described as [[RapMetal rap death metal]], as it features two rappers on the song.

* TropeCodifier: One of the TropeCodifiers for death metal, along with Music/{{Deicide}}, MorbidAngel, and CannibalCorpse.

* TheUnintelligible: Averted. Unlike nearly all death metal bands, there are times you can actually understand what John is saying.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Unlike [[Music/{{Death}} many]] [[Music/{{Behemoth}} other]] [[Music/{{Nile}} death]] [[Music/CannibalCorpse metal]] bands, they usually settle on 9.

* GaiasLament: ''World Demise'' has shades of this throughout.

* DevelopmentHell: Their ninth album slipped into this for a while after their release from Candlelight and subsequent inability to find a new label, to the point that they had to set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for an independent release. However, the band was able to raise $60,000 on a goal of $10,000, guaranteeing both [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell the album's release]] and a set of documentary-style mini-films shot at Morrisound.

* DevelopmentHell: Their ninth album slipped into this for awhile after their release from Candlelight and subsequent inability to find a new label, to the point that they had to set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for an independent release. However, the original goal of $10,000 was met six times over, guaranteeing both the album's release and a set of documentary-style mini-films shot at Morrisound.

Obituary is a DeathMetal band from Tampa, Florida. The band is considered one of the first true death metal bands, having emerged only a few short years after Possessed, Death, and the like. They were originally named Xecutioner, but changed it for unknown reasons. The band is the 5th best-selling death metal band of all time. They are known for their simplistic yet crushing sound, as well as their vocalist John Tardy's style, which consists of mainly clearer shouts as opposed to their genre's usual [[HarshVocals death growls]]. Their debut album, ''Slowly We Rot'', was released in 1989. Their next album, ''Cause of Death'', is considered to be a classic in the death metal genre. Afterwards, the band released 3 more albums before breaking up in 1997; ''The End Complete'', ''World Demise'', and ''Back from the Dead''. They broke up because they were bored of touring. The band got back together 6 years later, and released their first album in 8 years since their breakup, ''Frozen in Time'', in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album also is home to one of their best-known songs; the instrumental track 'Redneck Stomp'. Two more albums were made and released by the band since, those two being ''Xecutioner's Return'' (a ShoutOut to their original name) and ''Darkest Day''. A ninth album, or fourth since their reunion, was slated for 2012, but TroubledProduction has sent it into DevelopmentHell.

* DevelopmentHell: Their ninth album slipped into this for awhile after their release from Candlelight and subsequent inability to find a new label, to the point that they had to set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for an independent release. However, the original goal of $10,000 was met six times over, guaranteeing both the album's release and a documentary filmed at Morrisound.

* DevelopmentHell: Their ninth album has slipped into this after their release from Candlelight and subsequent inability to find a new label, to the point that they had to set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for an independent release.

* DevelopmentHell: Their ninth album has slipped into this due to their inability to get on a label, to the point that they've had to set up a Kickstarter to try to raise funds for an independent release.

Obituary is a DeathMetal band from Tampa, Florida. The band is considered one of the first true death metal bands, having emerged only a few short years after Possessed, Death, and the like. They were originally named Xecutioner, but changed it for unknown reasons. The band is the 5th best-selling death metal band of all time. They are known for their simplistic yet crushing sound, as well as their vocalist John Tardy's style, which consists of mainly clearer shouts as opposed to their genre's usual [[HarshVocals death growls]]. Their debut album, ''Slowly We Rot'', was released in 1989. Their next album, ''Cause of Death'', is considered to be a classic in the death metal genre. Afterwards, the band released 3 more albums before breaking up in 1997; ''The End Complete'', ''World Demise'', and ''Back from the Dead''. They broke up because they were bored of touring. The band got back together 6 years later, and released their first album in 8 years since their breakup, ''Frozen in Time'', in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album also is home to one of their best-known songs; the instrumental track 'Redneck Stomp'. Two more albums were made and released by the band since, those two being ''Xecutioner's Return'' (a ShoutOut to their original name) and ''Darkest Day''. Later in 2012, they will release their ninth album, or fourth since their reunion.