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Disco de Obituary: “Cause of Death”
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Fecha de Publicación:1990-09-19
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Metal
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Sello Discográfico:Roadrunner
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:762185248904
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Lead guitarist {$Allen West} didn't join {$Obituary} for their second album, {^Cause of Death}, which makes a bigger difference than you might expect. His replacement is a close associate of the band, {$James Murphy} of the band {$Death} -- the man many consider to be the godfather of {\death metal} -- and he brings his own style to {^Cause of Death}, resulting in an album that sounds like a hybrid of {$Obituary} and {$Death}. This isn't necessarily bad; in fact, it's somewhat fascinating, especially for metalheads well immersed in the Florida school of {\death metal}. You can hear {$Murphy}'s influence throughout the album, as he often leads the band into eerie dirge-like moments that sound like the eye of the storm at hand. {$Murphy}'s contribution to {^Cause of Death} aside, not much else has changed in the year since {$Obituary}'s 1989 debut, {^Slowly We Rot}. The vocals of {$John Tardy} still dominate the proceedings, the drastic tempo changes still set {$Obituary} apart from the majority of their peers of the time, and producer {$Scott Burns} still struggles with seemingly low-budget values that actually sound worse than they did on {^Slowly We Rot} (not in a good, {\lo-fi} way, either). The band's songwriting -- handled almost entirely by {$Tardy}, rhythm guitarist {$Trevor Peres}, and drummer {$Donald Tardy}, with the exception of a {$Celtic Frost} cover, {&"Circle of the Tyrants"} -- has become a bit more progressive (perhaps because of {$Murphy}'s influence), as several songs top the five-minute mark (none did previously, averaging a couple minutes less per song) and take more twists and turns than before. These slight differences certainly distinguish {^Cause of Death} from its landmark predecessor, and you can quibble about which approach is better, as many fans have and always will. In the end, {^Cause of Death} is still a great album for its time. Remember, this is 1990 -- still way at the dawn of {\death metal}. And though {$Obituary} would make big strides forward with {^The End Complete} in a year and a half, {^Cause of Death} is nonetheless an intriguing album, especially from a historical perspective. It's not one of the band's best, but it's definitely one of their most interesting and, along with {^Slowly We Rot}, their most distinct. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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