Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death

• Artist: Obituary
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• Release Date: September 09, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

As part of its 1998 Obituary reissue campaign, Roadrunner released not only the albums themselves but also a pair of two-fers: Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death and The End Complete/World Demise. These two-fers feature not only the remastered sound of the reissues but also the same bonus tracks. Plus, they're quite a bargain relative to buying the albums individually. On the downside, you're stuck with typically unappealing two-fer artwork, and of course, you're stuck with two albums rather than one. This latter issue isn't such a big deal with these Obituary reissues because the partnered albums go together well. In the case of Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death, you get the band's first two albums, from 1989 and 1990, respectively. The former is a landmark, one of the first major death metal albums to surface and one of Obituary's best; the latter is an anomaly in the band's catalog, plagued by poor production values but highlighted by the substitute guitar duties of the mighty James Murphy of Death (lead guitarist Allen West is absent here). These are two of the most influential death metal albums ever and some of the best music to ever come out of the Florida school. If you're an Obituary fan, these are two of the band's albums you'll most certainly want to hear, along with the successive one, The End Complete. So if you see yourself getting into Obituary and are just now acquiring their music, you might as well save yourself some money and buy this two-fer, unless the original artwork is worth the extra money to you. Or if you're an old fan looking to replace your original, relatively crappy-sounding editions, this is a cheap way to do so, again as long as you don't mind the two-fer artwork. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Internal Bleeding	Obituary	Obituary
Godly Beings	Obituary	Obituary
'Til Death	Obituary	Obituary
Slowly We Rot	Obituary	Obituary
Immortal Visions	Obituary	Obituary
Gates to Hell	Obituary	Obituary
Words of Evil	Obituary	Obituary
Suffocation	Obituary	Obituary
Intoxicated	Obituary	Obituary
Deadly Intentions	Obituary	Obituary
Bloodsoaked	Obituary	Obituary
Stinkupuss	Obituary	Obituary
Find the Arise [*][Demo Version]	Obituary	Obituary
Like the Dead [*][Demo Version]	Obituary	Obituary

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Infected	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(5:35)
Body Bag	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy, Kurt Matlin, Keith Thornton	Obituary	(5:49)
Chopped in Half	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(3:45)
Circle of the Tyrants (Lyrics)	Thomas Gabriel Warrior	Obituary	(4:26)
Dying	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(4:30)
Find the Arise	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(2:51)
Cause of Death	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Allen West	Obituary	(5:39)
Memories Remain	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(3:44)
Turned Inside Out	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(4:59)
Infected [*][Demo Version]	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(4:16)
Memories Remain [*][Demo Version]	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(3:34)
Chopped in Half [*][Demo Version]	John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy	Obituary	(3:47)

Credits

Scott Burns (Producer), Rob Mayworth (Cover Illustration), John Tardy (Vocals), James Murphy (Guitar), Donald Tardy (Drums), Allen West (Guitar), Scott Burns (Mixing), Tim Hubbard (Photography), Rob Mayworth (Logo), Scott Burns (Engineer), Trevor Peres (Guitar), Mike Gitter (Liner Notes), Michael Whelan (Cover Illustration), Rick Miller (Producer), John Tardy (Mixing), Donald Tardy (Mixing), George Marino (Remastering), Daniel Tucker (Bass), Frank Watkins (Bass), Obituary (Producer), Susan Clark (Photography), Kent Smith (Sound Effects)