Obituary "Cause Of Death (1997 Remastered)"

Cause of Death is the second album by American death metal band Obituary. It was released on September 19, 1990. Cause of Death is considered a classic album in the history of death metal. The artwork was done by artist Michael Whelan. It is their first release with longtime member Frank Watkins on bass, and also their first and only album with guitarist James Murphy, previously of the group Death.

The cover art of this album was used in an H.P. Lovecraft collection, Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, and part of it was used in The Tomb and The Doom That Came to Sarnath paperbacks. It was supposed to be the cover of Sepultura's album Beneath the Remains, but Roadrunner Records let Obituary use it first, even though Cause of Death was released a year after Beneath the Remains. Roadrunner Records forced Sepultura to use another Michael Whelan illustration for Beneath The Remains's cover.

Reissued by Roadrunner Records on September 9th 2003 as a part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series remastered along with Slowly We Rot on 2 CD's, CD 2 has the same bonus tracks as the 1998 reissue.

Obituary played Cause of Death in its entirety at the 2019 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cause of Death contains a cover of Celtic Frost's "Circle of the Tyrants". Celtic Frost frontman Tom G. Warrior has since endorsed the cover.

Obituary went on tour in the United States to support Cause of Death in November 1990 together with label mates Sepultura as headliner and Sadus, starting in Florida. They continued their tour activities in Europe in mid-1991.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John Tardy, except where noted; all music is composed by Trevor Peres and Donald Tardy, except where noted.

1. "Infected" 5:34
2. "Body Bag" 5:49
3. "Chopped in Half" 3:43
4. "Circle of the Tyrants" (Celtic Frost cover) T. G. Warrior T. G. Warrior 4:25
5. "Dying" 4:29
6. "Find the Arise" 2:51
7. "Cause of Death" Allen West, Peres 5:38
8. "Memories Remain" 3:44
9. "Turned Inside Out" 4:57

The Obituary Remasters 1997 Bonus Tracks

1. "Infected" (Demo Version) 4:16
2. "Memories Remain" (Demo Version) 3:34
3. "Chopped in Half" (Demo Version) 3:45

Total length: 52:37

Released as part of Roadrunner Records' the Obituary Remasters series.

Including a new expanded booklet.

Recording information:

Co-produced by Obituary.

Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida.

Mastered at Fullersound, Miami, Florida.