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Cause of Death

Obituary
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 19, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: September 19, 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Roadrunner Records
  • ASIN: B000000H83
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,427 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Infected
2. Body Bag
3. Chopped in Half
4. Circle of the Tyrants
5. Dying
6. Find the Arise
7. Cause of Death
8. Memories Remain
9. Turned Inside Out

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Death metal with the qaulity of Bach, October 27, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Cause of Death (Audio CD)
Who ever thinks that death metal is written by morons with no talent is mostly correct. This album by Obituary is actually intelligently composed and artfully executed (no pun intended). It shows a level of artistry that is way beyond the strereotypical death metal album. Even though it of a qaulity that would please any music critic, it does not mean it is a light or commercial recording. The rythems are absoloutely bone crushing, and the drum work is mind blowing. The album is flavored with sound effects that give me nightmares, and the vocalist is pure evil. This album is not for the faint of heart! Totally awesome even after listening to it for 8 years now, this classic will survive for a long time.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A monument of death metal, June 20, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Cause of Death (Audio CD)
In a world of trendy corporate sellouts and faceless nobody copycat death bands, one band that refuses to change is Obituary. This album, their second, is packed full of the usual heavy guitars and utterly inhuman vocals that define the Obituary sound. Joining them on lead guitar this album is master shredder James Murphy. His soloing is phenomenal! The songs are crafted with such an eerie feel, you get goose bumps from beginning to end (the front cover is just as eerie), and John Tardy's lacerating vocals leave you breathless by the album's end.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice!!!, October 20, 2004
By Aaron D. Hueber (Rome, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cause of Death (Audio CD)
Obituary are certainly members of a rare breed. 'Cause of Death' is one of the finest releases from any Death Metal outfit since the 1980's. Considering the album as a whole, it blisters from start to finish, relentlessly leaving its listener in the midst of an uncontrollable head nod. The vocals are rough and gnarly, spanning from a low growl to a medial shriek, remaining decipherable throughout. Even with your first experience you'll feel its trembling groove. Minutes pass, at times, where no vocals are present. As the band grooves, they seem aware that the listener is pleading for the track not to end, but ultimatley it does, only to lead into another [revelry] of the senses. Get this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "...And Justice For All" for death metal
"Cause of Death" sounds rather different than Obituary's debut album "Slowly We Rot". Whereas their debut was essentially a 40 minute blast of stripped-down, raw death metal, but... Read more
Published 14 days ago by William Dorfer

5.0 out of 5 stars DEATH=OBITUARY
Cause of the death is one of the best in DEATH metal the inhuman sounds from obituary are awesome this is a must own. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Brock Compton

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't even consider hesitation here
One of the best metal albums you will ever be fortunate enough to hear. Words cannot do it justice, the best Obituary by far. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jack

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
This album is a classic. All of the songs are very good and memorable. The continuation between the songs is slightly different than most albums. Read more
Published on January 15, 2007 by Phlegmak

5.0 out of 5 stars No Filler On This Killer
After Slowly We Rot Obituary was THE death metal band. Slowly We Rot was and is one of the most talked about death metal debuts ever, and with good reason, but after that tour... Read more
Published on July 27, 2006 by Haywood Jablowme

5.0 out of 5 stars Florida's answer to brutallity
I started listening to obituary around a year and a half ago and basically their albums are in heavy circulation in my radio, car stereo(love scaring all the emo kids) and my... Read more
Published on June 29, 2006 by Abomination to god

5.0 out of 5 stars groovy death metal
This album represents dark and groovy metal with brutal psychotic screams.
Riffs get a bit repetitive, even though you will find yourself headbanging, and jumping as hell... Read more
Published on April 21, 2006 by Vsevolod Y. Koudriavtsev

5.0 out of 5 stars A better review...
I wrote a review a long time ago for this album, but I didn't explain much, so heres a better review, this is a classic album, Slowly We Rot was nice and raw, also a classic, this... Read more
Published on October 21, 2005 by Obiturized

5.0 out of 5 stars SOUNDTRACK TO OUR HELL!!!!!!
I remember when I first got this and put it on..and then DIED!!! prob the most INTENSE METAL ALBUM EVER!!! ONLY THE FIRST TWO DISMEMBER CAN MATCH IT!!! Read more
Published on October 14, 2005 by INFESTER

4.0 out of 5 stars More heavy headbanging fun from Tampa Bay's best!
Obituary's sophmore effort isn't as good as their debut a year earlier, but it definitely doesn't suck. Read more
Published on September 21, 2005 by Zander Haberstaft

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