World Demise is the fourth album by American death metal band Obituary. It was released on September 6, 1994. A music video was made for the track "Don't Care".

World Demise
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994
Recorded1993-1994 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
GenreDeath metal
Length50:57
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerScott Burns and Obituary
Obituary chronology
The End Complete
(1992)
World Demise
(1994)
Back from the Dead
(1997)
Singles from World Demise
  1. "Don't Care"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Production edit

Of note, World Demise was the last album recorded with long-time producer Scott Burns[3] until Frozen in Time.

Musical style edit

While remaining, at the core, a death metal band, there's definite changes in Obituary's overall sound. World Demise has, in general, a slower pace and more groove-oriented beats. The band also increased the use of sampling.[4][5][3]

Track listing edit

  • All songs written and arranged by Obituary.
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Care"3:08
2."World Demise"3:43
3."Burned In"3:32
4."Redefine"4:39
5."Paralyzing"4:57
6."Lost"3:59
7."Solid State"4:38
8."Splattered"4:15
9."Final Thoughts"4:08
10."Boiling Point"3:09
11."Set in Stone"4:50
12."Kill for Me"5:59
Total length:50:57
Bonus Tracks 1998 Roadrunner Remasters
No.TitleLength
13."Killing Victims Found"5:05
14."Infected [Live]"5:00
15."Godly Beings [Live]"2:01
16."Body Bag [Live]"5:59
Total length:1:07:22

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeffries, Vincent. "World Demise - Obituary". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ a b Kaye, Don (1998). World Demise (CD booklet). Obituary. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. p. 7.
  4. ^ Mehling, Shane (May 27, 2015). "Justify Your Shitty Taste: Obituary's "World Demise"". Decibel. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Kaye, Don (1998). World Demise (CD booklet). Obituary. New York, NY: Roadrunner Records. p. 6.

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