Obituary - Live Xecution - Party.San 2008 (2009)

 

 Obituary is an American death metal band formed in 1984 in Tampa, Florida under the name Executioner, then changed the name’s spelling to Xecutioner, and later changed their name to Obituary in 1988. The band comprises vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarist Trevor Peres and bassist Terry Butler. The band is a fundamental act in the development of death metal music and one of the most successful death metal bands in the world.

Obituary is one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre. Founded as Executioner in Seffner, Florida during 1984. They soon dropped the «E» from their name because of another band of the same name, becoming Xecutioner. At the time the band was composed of John Tardy (vocals), Allen West (lead guitar), JP Chartier (guitar), Jerome Grable (bass) & Donald Tardy (drums). The band released demos in 1985, 1986, and 1987, the 1985 demo as Executioner and the 1986 and 1987 demos as Xecutioner. They made their vinyl debut in 1987 with two tracks («Find The Arise» & «Like The Dead») on the Raging Death compilation. Not long after its release, Grable was replaced with bassist Daniel Tucker. Shortly before the release of its first album the following year, Slowly We Rot, they changed their name to Obituary. The band still remains an influential piece of the Florida death metal movement that arose in the late 1980s.

After 1997’s Back from the Dead album, the band had grown tired of touring, which led to the band disbanding. During the hiatus, Donald Tardy played in Andrew W.K.’s touring band (during W.K.’s appearance on Saturday Night Live Tardy wore an Obituary shirt). Allen West focused on his two projects, Lowbrow and Six Feet Under while not playing in Obituary. Trevor Peres formed Catastrophic in 2001, which released one album, The Cleansing, in that same year. Obituary reformed in 2003 and Catastrophic continued to exist alongside the reformed Obituary. A reunion album, Frozen in Time, was released in 2005. The band’s first live DVD, Frozen Alive, was released in January 2007.

 

-Tracklist:

1. Find the Arise     02:33
2. On the Floor     03:25
3. Chopped in Half     04:03
4. Turned Inside Out     02:08
5. Forces Realign     05:26
6. Insane     03:39
7. Face Your God     03:12
8. Dethroned Emperor (Celtic Frost cover)     05:15
9. Evil Ways     03:27
10. Drop Dead     03:36
11. Contrast the Dead     06:47
12. Second Chance     03:40
13. Stand Alone     10:00
14. Slow Death     03:08
15. Slowly We Rot     06:16

01:06:35

 

-Line up:

 • John Tardy : Vocals
 • Ralph Santolla (R.I.P. 2018) : Guitars
 • Trevor Peres : Guitars
 • Frank Watkins (R.I.P. 2015) : Bass
 • Donald Tardy : Drums.

 

 

 

 Label: Regain Records.

 Filmed live at the Party San Open Air Festival in Bad Berka, Germany, August 9, 2008.

 Mixed at Redroom Recorders; Tampa, Florida. 

 Cover art: Marcelo Vasco.

Photography by Rudy De Doncker.