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Obituary is one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre. The band came from Tampa, Florida, and was founded as Xecutioner in 1985. In 1988, shortly before the release of its first album "Slowly We Rot", they changed their name to Obituary. It still remains an influential band of the Florida death metal movement that arose in the late 1980s. The 1990 release "Cause of Death" has been described as a seminal album in the genre, and vocalist John Tardy is recognized as one of the first vocalists to use an abnormally low growl (compared to the screechy growls used by predecessors Death and Possessed). Obituary is listed by Nielsen Soundscan as the fifth best-selling death metal band of all time and its albums have sold 368,184 copies. Its 1992 release "The End Complete" has also more than 103,378 copies in the United States alone. 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. The band reformed in 2003 and Catastrophic continued to exist alongside the reformed Obituary. Catastrophic released one album, The Cleansing, in 2001. Obituary's reunion album, "Frozen in Time", was released in 2005. The band's first live DVD, "Frozen Alive", was released in January of 2007. Obituary is currently signed with Candlelight Records for its seventh album "Xecutioner's Return", which was released on August 28, 2007. Obituary's guitarist, Allen West, was recently imprisoned for DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) and released in January 2008. During his incarceration, Ralph Santolla served as West's replacement. It is uncertain at this time whether or not West will be returning to the band.
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Metal, Florida Death Metal, Death Metal
James Murphy---- Guitar, Daniel Tucker ----- Bass, Kenny Andrews---Guitar, Lee Harrison---Guitar, Steve Digiorgio -- Bass, Frank Watkins ---- Bass, Terry Butler ------ Bass, Trevor Peres ---- Guitar, Donald Tardy ---- Drums, Jerome Grable ---- Bass, Kenny Andrews - Bass, John Tardy -------Vocals, Ralph Santolla-----Guitar, Allen West -------- Guitar
All the bands sounded absolutely pristine. I do wish the venue had a bit more area of enclosure because the mosh becomes a huge hole of emptiness and three people throwing punches. I feel more enclosed space would make the mosh a more energetic and less dangerous experience. But I still understand and applaud the venue for having rest areas and good visibility of the stage throughout. Skeletonwitch greatly surprised me and I really hope to see them again!
The Ground - FL Miami, FLObituary NEVER disappoints! Only stopped banging my head between songs! Hanging Fortress and Hate Unbound from Michigan BROUGHT IT, although Exmortus is very talented, they played too long, and a few of their songs droned on and on and on..... My two sons and I came from Detroit, never been there before, restrooms were clean, bar maids were nice. Pretty nice bar / club, I would go back there. Craig from Detroit
Civic Music Hall Toledo, OHObituary was the first death metal band I got into back in high school, so this was very nostalgic for me. They closed their set with Slowly We Rot and reminded everyone why they are one of the pillars of this genre! Everyone was incredible! Castrator far exceeded anything anyone could have hoped for or expected! It was the best performance I have seen in a long time.
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio Denton, TXI am definitely never disappointed with Obituary. I would love to meet them in person and get to talk to each and every one of the guys. I'm so happy Sepultura had them on their final tour because it makes it so much better with a really good opening band. Which Obituary is one of the best out there?
The Ogden Theater Denver, COAmazing show, the openers were amazing, but I think overall terror was the best preformance, along with nails. Terror most definitely had the "craziest" pit, but sadly I did not mosh for them. Crowd could have been better, but that's the San antonio scene for you. I went for nails, and found all performers to be amazing. 🗣‼️
Aztec Theatre San Antonio, TXYes, Obituary is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Obituary concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Obituary tour is scheduled for 2 dates across 2 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Obituary is scheduled to play 2 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Obituary's tour starts Jun 05, 2026 and ends on Aug 15, 2026. They will play 2 cities; their most recent concert was held in Milwaukee at The Rave / Eagles Club and their next upcoming concert will be in Los Angeles at Exposition Park.
As part of the Obituary tour, Obituary is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
