The discography of Obituary, an American death metal band, consists of ten studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two extended plays, two DVDs and seven music videos.
| Obituary discography | |
|---|---|
 Obituary live in Toronto, 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 7 |
| EPs | 2 |
Obituary was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1984 under the name Executioner (later called Xecutioner). The band spent four years playing live locally and went through several line-up changes, before changing their name to Obituary in 1988. After signing to Roadrunner Records, Obituary's debut album, Slowly We Rot, was released in 1989, followed one year later by Cause of Death (1990); both albums did not chart.
Obituary gained their first mainstream exposure with their third studio album, The End Complete (1992), which was accompanied by their first music video "The End Complete", and was the band's first album to chart in the United States,[1] United Kingdom[2] and some parts of Europe,[3][4] leading the album to sell more than a hundred thousand copies.[5] Obituary continued their success with their next two studio albums—World Demise (1994) and Back from the Dead (1997)—before calling it quits in 1997.[1][3]
Obituary reunited in 2003, and released their sixth studio album Frozen in Time two years later. Around 2006, Obituary ended their 18-year relationship with Roadrunner, and signed to the independent record label Candlelight Records, and their debut for the label Xecutioner's Return was released in 2007, followed two years later by Darkest Day (2009). Obituary did not release their next studio album, Inked in Blood, until 2014; it was their first release on Gibtown Music/Relapse Records, and their first to enter the Billboard 200 charts, where it peaked at number 75.[1] That album was followed three years later by Obituary (2017), which was also successful, peaking at higher chart positions in Europe.
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||
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| US [6] |
US Heat [1] |
BEL (FL) [7] |
BEL (WA) [8] |
GER [4] |
NLD [3] |
SWI [9] |
UK [2] | ||||||||||||
| Slowly We Rot |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Cause of Death |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| The End Complete |
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— | 16 | — | — | 43 | 74 | — | 52 |
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| World Demise |
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— | 17 | — | — | 59 | 49 | 39 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Back from the Dead |
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— | 25 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Frozen in Time |
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— | 44 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — |
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| Xecutioner's Return |
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— | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Darkest Day |
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— | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Inked in Blood |
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75 | — | 121 | 90 | 56 | 81 | 65 | 174 |
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| Obituary |
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184 | — | 45 | 83 | 24 | 67 | 34 | — | ||||||||||
| Dying of Everything |
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— | — | 51 | — | 7 | 24 | 8 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Dead |
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| Slowly We Rot - Live and Rotting |
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| Cause of Death - Live Infection |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | EP details |
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| Don't Care |
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| Left to Die |
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| Ten Thousand Ways to Die |
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Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Anthology |
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| The Best of Obituary |
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Video albums edit
| Title | Video details |
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| Frozen Alive |
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| Live Xecution Party San 2008 |
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Music videos edit
| Year | Title | Directed | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "The End Complete" | —
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The End Complete |
| 1994 | "Don't Care" | —
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World Demise |
| 2005 | "Insane" | Michael Sarna[13] | Frozen in Time |
| 2006 | "On the Floor" | —
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| 2008 | "Evil Ways" | Hart Fisher[14] | Xecutioner's Return |
| 2014 | "Violence" | Balazs Grof & Obituary | Inked in Blood |
| 2017 | "Ten Thousand Ways To Die" | Balazs Grof | Obituary |
| "Sentence Day" | James Pesature | ||
| "Brave" | Shaun Egger | ||
| 2022 | "The Wrong Time" | Odd Life Studios | Dying Of Everything |
| 2023 | "Dying Of Everything" | Natalie Wood, Donald Tardy, Josh “BooBoo” Richardson |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Obituary | Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ a b "OBITUARY | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ a b c Steffen Hung. "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Obituary" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "It's Official: Cannibal Corpse Are The Top Selling Death Metal Band Of The Sound Scan Era". Blabbermouth.net. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Obituary - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Entire New Album Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Obituary: 'Darkest Day' First Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Obituary's 'Inked In Blood' Cracks U.S. Top 100". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Obituary | Insane | Music Video". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Obituary | Evil Ways | Music Video". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.