Obituary - Cause Of Death

8.7 | 523 votes |

Release date:	19 September 1990
Style:	Death metal
Owners:	724 have it 62 want it 1 trades it

01. Infected
02. Body Bag
03. Chopped In Half
04. Circle Of The Tyrants [Celtic Frost cover]
05. Dying
06. Find The Arise
07. Cause Of Death
08. Memories Remain
09. Turned Inside Out
10. Infected [demo] [1997 remaster bonus]
11. Memories Remain [demo] [1997 remaster bonus]
12. Chopped In Half [demo] [1997 remaster bonus]

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Staff review by
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Rating:
9.0

Long before the clean and crisp sounding, skull-splitting, face-melting, guttural, hyperactive instrumental aficionados of the modern death metal scene, there was Obituary.

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published 08.09.2019 | Comments (10)

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Pauleto Account deleted	20.03.2010 - 11:45 Pauleto Account deleted "Cause of Death" and "Slowly We Rot" it are best albums that the when Obituary issued. Unfeigned jewel Death Metal!!! Loading...
BeastOfMetal456 Account deleted	30.08.2011 - 16:37 BeastOfMetal456 Account deleted Great album. A Death Metal gem. Crushing guitar riffs, uncommon vocals in death metal, mouthwatering solos and some sick lyrics. What do you want more? Loading...
Sean 79 Posts: 218 From: Ireland	30.08.2011 - 16:47 Sean 79 Posts: 218 From: Ireland Quote: Great album. Probably my favorite Obituary record quote author=119833 date=2011-08-30 16:37:26] .................... and some sick lyrics. What do you want more? I'm sure there might be some sick lyrics but he could also be singing about kittens, seeing as no one has ever seen John Tardy's lyrics and he's damn hard to understand when singing Loading...
BeastOfMetal456 Account deleted	30.08.2011 - 16:50 BeastOfMetal456 Account deleted Quote: Written by Sean 79 on 30.08.2011 at 16:47 Great album. Probably my favorite Obituary record quote author=119833 date=2011-08-30 16:37:26] .................... and some sick lyrics. What do you want more? I'm sure there might be some sick lyrics but he could also be singing about kittens, seeing as no one has ever seen John Tardy's lyrics and he's damn hard to understand when singing Right, he's hard to understand, but the lyrics on Chopped In Half slay: Chopped in half Feel the blood spill from your mouth With rotting ways comes destiny Feel the soul taking over, bleed! Loading...
musicalkaratekid Posts: 1504 From: UK	25.03.2012 - 19:58 Rating: 8 musicalkaratekid Posts: 1504 From: UK Guitar work on this album is extremely tight, though the riffs can sound a bit repetitive on repeated listens. I plan to listen to 'Slowly we rot' in a more focussed manner as well. It's weird that I only managed to stat listening to this band 3 months ago... Loading...
Illog1cal Account deleted	17.05.2012 - 00:01 Illog1cal Account deleted This is their best release so far. Loading...
Maco Classless Posts: 3174	28.01.2013 - 05:14 Maco Classless Posts: 3174 The best of this album, are the lyrics, so poetic, so much of feeling, and of course understandable ---- Never trust a junkie. Loading...
Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 2411 From: Canada	29.09.2013 - 06:47 Rating: 9 Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 2411 From: Canada Its classic... -_- All I have to say ---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=1233 Loading...
Maco Classless Posts: 3174	02.04.2014 - 08:12 Maco Classless Posts: 3174 Written by deadone on 02.04.2014 at 08:00 I hope this is sarcasm. As for the album it's ok but like all Obituary those vocals get tired really quickly. Though this is probably my favourite Obituary album. Leaving the sarcasm, John Tardy is one of my favorite death metal vocalists of all time. His voice is so evil and full of violence (especially on Slowly We Rot) the first time it was like a punch in the face. I still enjoy it. ---- Never trust a junkie. Loading...
LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 3676 From: Canada	04.07.2014 - 17:02 Rating: 6 LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 3676 From: Canada Only marginally less boring than their debut. I don't get what the big deal with this album - or band - is... ---- Most Talented Vocalists In Metal Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS So I Heard You Like Opeth... Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	04.07.2014 - 17:03 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Written by LeKiwi on 04.07.2014 at 17:02 Only marginally less boring than their debut. I don't get what the big deal with this album - or band - is... I've never got the appeal of them either. Some people just like plodding death metal I guess. Loading...
LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 3676 From: Canada	04.07.2014 - 17:06 Rating: 6 LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 3676 From: Canada Written by Guest on 04.07.2014 at 17:03 I've never got the appeal of them either. Some people just like plodding death metal I guess. Plodding is a good way to describe this. They seem to have a (inordinately?) huge fan-base, at least based on the amount of shirts that I see around festivals, mostly with this album as the design. ---- Most Talented Vocalists In Metal Tasty Stuff Not Currently Featured On MS So I Heard You Like Opeth... Loading...
Lit. Account deleted	04.07.2014 - 19:19 Lit. Account deleted This (and Slowly We Rot) is actually one of the few early death metal releases I prefer. Way better than the likes of early stuff by Autopsy, Asphyx, Deicide, etc. Loading...
Dr. Strawberry Posts: 698	24.02.2015 - 08:31 Dr. Strawberry Posts: 698 Obituary are definitely not much similar to other death metal bands and they have their own trademark and completely different sound....Actually this album is PUNKY. I don't call this pure Death Metal. Loading...
Lit. Account deleted	24.02.2015 - 18:40 Lit. Account deleted Written by Dr. Strawberry on 24.02.2015 at 08:31 Actually this album is PUNKY. I don't call this pure Death Metal. ...And you'd be wrong about that obviously. Loading...
raveneffect Posts: 541 From: Portugal	25.02.2015 - 11:36 Rating: 8 raveneffect Posts: 541 From: Portugal Ah God Buster and his unique genre definition Loading...
Paw!! Posts: 1007 From: Indonesia	27.04.2015 - 07:06 Rating: 7 Paw!! Posts: 1007 From: Indonesia Written by raveneffect on 25.02.2015 at 11:36 Ah God Buster and his unique genre definition Agree. Ban him now Loading...
Fearmeister Account deleted	27.04.2015 - 14:41 Fearmeister Account deleted Written by Paw!! on 27.04.2015 at 07:06 Agree. Ban him now For being wrong? That's not a good excuse for a ban Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands	28.04.2015 - 02:18 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands Written by deadone on 28.04.2015 at 02:15 Ok album but nothing spectacular. Huh? a total death metal classic this, together with Slowly We Rot. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
BitterCOld waltrsobchakheit Posts: 14765 From: Brazil	28.04.2015 - 03:31 Rating: 9 BitterCOld waltrsobchakheit Posts: 14765 From: Brazil Plod <> Groove. Really enjoy it, along with Slowly We Rot and The End Complete. ---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes! Loading...
Redel Posts: 580 From: Germany	29.07.2020 - 23:37 Rating: 9 Redel Posts: 580 From: Germany After 30 years and probably 100 spins or so this still grows on me. What a classic! Loading...