Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death

Obituary

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B0000C0FIF
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,940 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK twofer combines the death metal band's 1989 & 1990 albums. Features 26 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Find The Arise' (Demo), 'Like The Dead' (Demo), 'Infected' (Demo), 'Memories Remain' (Demo) & 'Chopped In Half' (Demo). Roadrunner. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars its fathersday, & i want my cake., January 11, 2005

By	rodney rainey "meathead" (louisville ky usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

if a rotting corpes popped out of the ground & started talking to you, he would sound like john tardy.i heard that on the 1st album ("slowly..") they did'nt even bother to write lyrics for a lot of the songs.he would just scream,growl,grunt,& howl whatever sounded right.this may turn some people off but its so cool to me.this may have came out 4 or 5 years after "scream bloody gore" & "seven churches" but i still consider obituary 5 of the founding fathers of death metal.nothing realy stands out on either album from any other part of either album(did that make sence?).no one band member realy stands out either .they all compliment one another equally here for two well rounded & very entertaining cds.i would have to say, though that if somone asked me what death metal was i'd have to pop in "cause of death" track 7 ,the title track.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two classic death metal albums. Buy these, not the old ones., June 29, 2004

By	Brasington "johnsan50" (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

If you are thinking of buying any Obituary, really you can't go wrong. Every album they made--
Slowly We Rot
Cause of Death
The End Complete
World Demise
Back from the Dead--
all kick much a$$. The first four CDs listed above you can get cheap and remastered with these 2-fer sets, which are a good deal. Their style is blood-gurgling/bass-drum battering death metal that never relents. These two albums just sound mean.

If you already have these CDs, then you may still want to upgrade for a few reasons. This set features 5 demos at the ends of the respective CDs and the other 2-fer has 5 live tracks from way back. The original album covers are included full-size inside the packaging, so don't worry about having to squint to see the Cause of Death painting. The remaster job makes it all a little crisper, but let's be honest, these albums are more-or-less intentionally lo-fi. There aren't any lyrics included, oddly enough. Obituary often wrote some of the best lyrics around, particularly as their career wore on and they became more socially-conscious.

If you are new to Obituary's style of DM, then I have to say they offer a new twist on the typical proceedings. The musicianship is commendable, but John Tardy's vocals are really what sets them apart from other great bands like Suffocation or Pestilence.

Should you buy this album. Yes. Cast a vote for Obituary and send Britney Spears to hell!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beauty in ugliness, February 27, 2004

By A Customer

this is not at all pretty, or beautiful. i love that. an album that can really create a mood. obituary are a band of simplicity. what more can you want if its just perfect? nothing extreme, or pushing the limit. the vocals are very stand out, and every guitar line is dark, low, fast, to slow. i love it. if you are just looking for a simple death metal CD, from back in the day , this is it.