Obituary might as well be spelled “ubiquitous.” What other words of praise are left to describe one of death metal’s charter groups; key instigators behind the very foundation of this musical form – one of heavy metal’s most popular, eclectic, and enduring sub-genres.

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Beginning with their mid-‘80s hatching as Xecutioner and through a string of massively influential, genre-defining albums, core Obituary members John Tardy, Trevor Peres, Allen West, Frank Watkins and Donald Tardy (plus a handful of briefly tenured musicians, besides) have virtually traced the history of death metal itself. And now, with this collection, Roadrunner Records has painstakingly dissected, dismembered, severed, and spliced all of Obituary’s finest songs and vital songs in order to give life to the ultimate death metal Frankenstein. ‘The Best Of Obituary’ album is set for release on June 16, 2008. On Roadrunner records.

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