Darkest Day

Obituary

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Original Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Candlelight
• ASIN: B001YTONHM
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,279 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

2009 album from the veteran Death Metal band. When Obituary announced their plans to record a new album in early 2007 the Metal world stood up and applauded. The album, Xecutioner's Return, delivered the goods as only Obituary could. Now, two years and one world tour later, the band are back with their new epic. Signature in every way, Darkest Day shows that this band truly gets better with age. With a headline world tour already confirmed this year , these Tampa legends continue to prove that their work ethic and credo continues unwavered, unmatched and truly inspirational.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is what you want, July 1, 2009

By	lenny calderon "music rider" (nyc, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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If you're reading this,than most likely you are an old fan. And I got great news for you. This belongs right beside "The End Complete" and "Cause Of Death". Right from the opener and throughout this is the Obits in all their glory. Crunchy rhythm guitar clanging away, drums galloping along and of course the voice of John Tardy just the way you remembered it from Tampa Florida's glory days. In these days with the Sweden sound dominating the death metal scene its great to remember the late 80's early 90's period. And this Obituary's Darkest Days is right on and puts you in that time capsule. Obituary never put out that many albums so this is another fine treat and addition to their catalog. Anybody intrested in this band can start right here and work your way backwards and enjoy it all classic death, by one of the originators of the genre.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OBITUARY!!!!, July 9, 2009

By	Taylor Nordberg (Gorelando, Florida) - See all my reviews

Obituary has yet again, shocked me with another great album! First of all, I'd like to say that I love the fact that they have released so much material over the past few years [Xecutioner's Return, Left To Die ep, Tardy Brothers, Darkest Day]. I have all the Obituary albums and I can honestly say I love every one. This one included. People wonder how the new album sounds? It's Obituary. nothing more. nothing less.

First of all, the sound:
Recorded at their own Redneck Studios, Obituary has improved their sound since their last album. The guitars are more crunchy, almost of a 'modern' World Demise-esque tone. John's vocals on this album are of course amazing. To me, one of the most consistent death metal vocalists. The album seems to have a small amount of vocals, but when they kick in, there's no mistaking who it is. Ralph Santolla's leads on this album are the most creative I've ever heard him play. Extremely complex, extremely fast, extremely tasty. The drums on the album are my favorite part. Donald's kick drum and his toms sound similar to the Cause of Death [Scott Burns' infamous drum sound] sound. Overall, very well produced and mixed.

The tracks:
Some classic Obituary style riffing, some that are nauseatingly fast/brutal for them. Also on this record are some of the heaviest riffs I've heard them put out since "Dying" off of Cause of Death. Towards the middle/end of Payback is an excellent example of this as well as all of Outside My Head. List Of Dead, the opening track is a major kick in the testicles. Totally brutal, and crushing throughout. Your Darkest Day stood out to me as well, while being slow and ominous reminiscent of Slowly We Rot. Violent Dreams is my personal favorite because it's extremely thrashing death metal, that sounds straight off of Slowly We Rot. Of course, you also get Forces Realign and Left To Die from their last EP [both goodies!]

Overall, an extremely solid Obituary album. I recommend for any classic death metal head, or anyone interested in finding out what the word "HEAVY" means.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Tardy.......but better late than never!!!!, July 17, 2009

By	wayne the devil "sepulnut" (La-La Land..down the rabbit hole! ect. ect.) - See all my reviews

I'm having a good time with the latest from Obituary. Dont expect another 'Slowly We Rot' kind of disc. However it is better than the last two. With that in mind, this one is just a strange one. Very doomish sounding at times and at other times it's hard to put a finger on the sound. But dont get me wrong,if your familiar, you'll know it's the Tardy Brothers right away. Darkest Day may not get the nod for album of the year and it certainly isnt' one of their best, but it is a enjoyable opus with some freakishly original moments...like Obituary throwing down some melody on the lead guitar and some tribal drumming, beleive it or not. The only srub on this disc that I can think of is that there are no lyrics included. Some of the tunes need them so I can figure out what the hell John is going on about....it's just a weird album. But a good one none-the-less.