Dying of Everything

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Stevenson, Arielle (October 22, 2009). "The way the music died: The earliest days of Tampa Death Metal". Tampa Bay Times. Times Publishing Company. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009 . Retrieved April 26, 2016. Yardley, Miranda (August 24, 2012). "The Terrorizer Friday Death Metal Top 15". Terrorizer.com . Retrieved June 1, 2020. In my opinion, this is my brother’s best performance on the album. Again, he’s not the dude that’s going to write a thousand words per song. He uses his voice more than he uses his words, but this one is definitely the most lyrically powerful song on the album. The groove is just nonstop on this one, and I think the fans are going to love it. We’re probably going to end up playing it live.”

a b "It's Official: CANNIBAL CORPSE Are The Top-Selling Death Metal Band Of The SoundScan Era". Blabbermouth.net. November 17, 2003 . Retrieved June 1, 2020. Massive riffs, tortured howls, thrashy old school death and doomy stomps through poisonous swamps of filth… The official music video for the LP's first single, "The Wrong Time", directed by Odd Life Studios, can be seen below.So, what about the title of the album? Well, it’s the question “what the hell happened to our planet?” that set Donald thinking. “ Dying Of Everything seems like a proper name for this point in history”, he says. “I think it just fits with what everybody has been going through these last two years”. I don’t think you can argue with him. The riffs flow like a swollen river, unstoppable, relentless. The band once more intersperse their crushing, slower style with bursts of thrashing intensity. The music is instantly memorable, hooking into the brain and digging in deep. “Barely Alive” is demonic, a frantic rager that will stir the pits into an absolute frenzy in the live setting. It’s got the Buzzsaw guitar sound, John Tardy’s gravel-soaked vocals, some lovely thrash metal breakdowns, and enough energy to power an entire city. It is some opening. In 1991, just prior to the writing and recording sessions of their third album, Murphy left Obituary to join Cancer and was replaced by a returning Allen West. The lineup of Peres, Watkins, West and the Tardy brothers recorded the band's next three albums, starting with The End Complete (1992). The End Complete was a moderate success for Obituary, having sold more than a hundred thousand copies, [2] and it was the band's first album to chart in the US and Europe. [7] [8] [9] [10] This success also resulted in the release of Obituary's first-ever music video "The End Complete", which received significant airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball, [11] and the band toured behind the album in over year, going from playing clubs to theaters and arenas. [4] The songwriting is quality and the guitar riffs are catchy. I liked this whole album I thought that they have a lot to offer (still) and I think they have more full-length albums up their alley in the future. The music is pretty slow but chunky riffs. Definitely one of their better releases. Cuts like "Weaponize The Hate" and "By The Dawn" are not going to surprise any Obituary fans, as the band doesn't deviate too much from their formula. "Torn Apart" is in similar vein but it does have some tremendous riffing that makes this particular song stand out a bit when compared to the rest of Side B.

Amanda Hatfield (November 10, 2022). "Obituary announce new LP 'Dying of Everything,' share "The Wrong Time" (exclusive vinyl)". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved November 10, 2022. Dying Of Everything" destroys in the time-honored tradition of early OBITUARY classics "Slowly We Rot" and "Cause Of Death", while maintaining the killer studio sound that the band has been perfecting in their own studio since 2007's monstrous "Xecutioner's Return". As the doom-laden sludgy finale of “Be Warned” provides one last hurrah, it’s incredible to reflect on the quality of a band who hit 40 years in a mere year’s time. Like many of their peers, Obituary’s ethos is simple. Enjoyment. “I think it comes down to passion,” John offers. “I say this all the time, but if something’s not fun, I’m not gonna do it. And we’re having more fun than ever.” The chaos of the album finished with “Be Warned” which leans heavily into their murky past,eking out every bit of grit and grime possible. It’s a heavy and surprisingly quiet ending to an album that feels lighter and tighter than its predecessors. Ferocity, friction, and dagger power chords make up the spine of this album. It also appropriately makes up the manual of the parent genre. Obituary’s haze however, their own swamp tethered menace, still shines through here, with equal parts aplomb and defiance. Following “Barely Alive” is “The Wrong Time” which is probably the album’s catchiest song, appropriately released as a lead single and best exemplifying Obituary’s strongest and most pronounced qualities. The chorus is easy to follow along with, the main riff is steady and engaging, and the aesthetic still feels very much dripping in old school grime.However, following the release of their surprisingly decent self-titled album in 2017, they appeared to be riding a sudden wave of momentum that would eventually culminate in 2023's Dying of Everything. When Obituary released the first singles from this album, my initial reaction was one of continual disappointment. The tone was good, and some of the riffs were cool, but it felt like another Xecutioner's Return; a failed attempt to be what they once were. However, these songs grew on me to the point where newfound intrigue was sparked, and now I'm here dissecting it. Following the release of their self-titled album in 2017, which stands as one of their best works, it was interesting to see how Obituary would continue on with that sound...and this album is quite different. That's not a bad thing obviously, it's way better for a band to make an album that stands out on it's own rather than writing a direct continuation of their previous work and letting the rest of their discography fall into irrelevance, and the Florida death metal legends seem to have learned that lesson well by now. With six years between releases, it seems like they used their time well. Moving on from the songs, I'd like to discuss the album's production. It's surprisingly natural for a modern death metal record, and it's not overproduced. It's not a raw record at all, but the production is solid. The instantly recognizable Obituary guitar tone roars and takes the limelight on this album, sounding like Cause of Death from an alternate reality. The bass cuts through for the most part as well, though it isn't the album's main attraction. The drums are rather "blunt" (as previously stated) and, while present, sound a bit quiet in the mix.

I first want to make mention of the beautiful artwork, reputedly to be one of the final works of incredible artist Mariusz Lewandowski, whose work has graced some of the underground’s finest albums in the last few years. It seems fitting that, if it is his final piece, it is on an Obituary record. This is one that Ken and I wrote together. I guess you’d call Ken the new guy, but he’s been in the band for 10 years now. He did a great job on this. And my brother just did a killer job on the vocals. In the middle part, he did like a nightmare, talking-in-your-sleep kind of thing where it builds from a whisper to kind of getting mad, and then there’s a brutal sound effect on his voice when he says, ‘Your only choice is death!’” Rivadavia, Eduardo (November 1, 2018). "11 Florida Death Metal Albums You Need". Loudwire.com . Retrieved June 1, 2020. Like just about every album in OBITUARY's vast catalog, "Dying Of Everything" is instantly memorable; it's a skill that OBITUARY have only improved upon over the years.

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I think it comes down to passion," vocalist John Tardy offers. "I say this all the time, but if something's not fun, I'm not gonna do it. And we're having more fun than ever." Propelled by the inhuman vocals of John Tardy, the obscenely brutal guitar tone of Trevor Peres and rhythmic brilliance of drummer Donald Tardy, Obituary redefined heaviness throughout the 1990s. From undisputed classics Slowly We Rot and Cause of Death, through an unexpected hiatus to their current creative renaissance, Obituary have pioneered, defined and expanded extreme metal, becoming one of the underground’s most recognized and respected acts." - Decibel Magazine OBITUARY comments: "We couldn't be more excited to FINALLY get this new album out and into the hands of the fans! Dying Of Everything destroys in the time-honored tradition of early OBITUARY classics Slowly We Rot and Cause of Death while maintaining the killer studio sound that the band has been perfecting in their own studio since 2007’s monstrous Xecutioner’s Return.