Former Obituary Bassist Frank Watkins Dies At 47". Blabbermouth.net. October 18, 2015 . Retrieved October 19, 2015. 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.

Major respect is due to Obituary considering how it's almost 40 years and nothing on this album feels forced, and nothing is lazy or awkward either. Very few bands can keep up this level of solid quality and listenable songwriting for 45 minutes straight when they're this old. I get a clear sense that the band and the recording staff all took the album totally seriously while in the studio. 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." 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. Dying Of Everything features cover art by Mariusz Lewandowski, the Polish painter whose stunning work has appeared on albums by Rogga Johansson, Morgue Supplier, Psycroptic and Abigail Williams, to name just a few, but who sadly died unexpectedly in 2022. “He did a fantastic job on the artwork,” John reflects, “but he passed away not long after he did our album cover. I think our cover art might’ve been the last thing he did.”Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY will release a new studio album, "Dying Of Everything", on January 13 via Relapse Records. We chose 'The Wrong Time' for the first single as it is a true depiction of the sound, style and feel we went for in the studio and is a great taste of what you can expect from 'Dying of Everything'." There's also moments on the album where John Tardy seems completely absent, and it's usually during riffs or sections where you would expect the vocals to be. Songs like 'By The Dawn' and the outro 'Be Warned' spend way too much time on the same slow repeating riffs, and it always follows the same pattern of overstaying it's welcome rather than progressing or transitioning into something new and unique. While that's not an uncommon issue with doom metal, I would've expected better of a band that have crowned themselves as the kings of this type of shit with over thirty years of experience under their belts.

a b "OBITUARY: New Album Title Revealed - July 28, 2014". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved July 29, 2014. This is Ken’s song. He was doing everything he could to come up with something killer. He was working on this on his own at his house, and when he first sent it to me, the drumbeat was totally different. It was more of an upbeat hardcore gallop. But, again, Pantera is one of my favorites, so I changed it to more of a Pantera-type beat. It’s one of my favorite songs on the album. I’m very proud of what Ken did on this one.” 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.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. On August 24, 2016, Obituary streamed a new song called "Loathe", a B-side to their then-upcoming single "Ten Thousand Ways to Die", which was released on October 21. [22] The band released their self-titled tenth studio album on March 17, 2017. [23] A month prior to its release, the band released a song called "No", which appeared on Decibel magazine's flexi disc series. [24]