Cause of Death
by Obituary
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 September 1990
- Label: Roadracer
- Country: United States
- Length: 52:57
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: James Murphy, Frank Watkins, Trevor Peres, John Tardy, Donald Tardy
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Featuring the intricate lead guitar work of James Murphy, 'Cause of Death' is an undeniably heavy, sludgy triumph of Florida death metal. Obituary merges John Tardy's iconic, unintelligible guttural vocals with highly aggressive, apocalyptic riffs to craft a profoundly dark and violent masterpiece.
Genres
Descriptors: death, violence, brutal, relentless, chugging
Tracklist
- Infected (5:35)
- Body Bag (5:49)
- Chopped in Half (3:45)
- Circle of the Tyrants (4:26)
- Dying (4:30)
- Find the Arise (2:39)
- Cause of Death (5:39)
- Memories Remain (3:44)
- Turned Inside Out (5:10)
- Infected - Demo (4:16)
- Memories Remain - Demo (3:34)
- Chopped in Half - Demo (3:45)
Credits
- Obituary - primary artist, producer
- Monte Conner - a&r
- Patricia Mooney - art direction
- Michael R. Whelan - artwork [cover illustration]
- Rob Mayworth - artwork [obituary logo]
- Frank Watkins - bass
- Donald Tardy - drums, music by
- Kent Smith - effects [sound effects]
- Scott Burns - engineer, mixed by, producer
- James Murphy - lead guitar
- Mike Fuller - mastered by
- Carole Segal - photography by [back cover photo]
- Trevor Peres - rhythm guitar, music by
- John Tardy - vocals, lyrics by
- Tom G. Warrior - lyrics by, music by
- Allen West - music by