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Cause of Death
Obituary
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- September 19th, 1990
- Catalog ID:
- RO 9370-1
- Label:
- Roadracer Records
- Format:
- 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
- Reviews:
- 26 reviews (avg. 89%)
| Side A | |||
| 1. | Infected | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Body Bag | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Chopped in Half | 03:43 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Circle of the Tyrants (Celtic Frost cover) | 04:24 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 5. | Dying | 04:29 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Find the Arise | 02:49 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Cause of Death | 05:38 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Memories Remain | 03:44 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Turned Inside Out | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| John Tardy | Vocals, Lyrics |
| James Murphy | Guitars (lead) |
| Trevor Peres | Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-9) |
| Frank Watkins (R.I.P. 2015) | Bass |
| Donald Tardy | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9) |
| Guest/Session | |
| Kent Smith | Sound Effects |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Carole Segal | Photography (back cover) |
| Michael R. Whelan | Cover art |
| Mike Fuller | Mastering |
| Allen West | Songwriting (track 7) |
| Scott Burns | Producer, Engineering, Mixing |
| Shaun Clark | Photography |
| Tim Hubbard | Photography |
| Patricia Mooney | Art direction |
| Rob Mayworth | Design (logo) |
| John Tardy | Vocals, Lyrics |
| James Murphy | Guitars (lead) |
| Trevor Peres | Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-9) |
| Frank Watkins (R.I.P. 2015) | Bass |
| Donald Tardy | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9) |
| Kent Smith | Sound Effects |
| Carole Segal | Photography (back cover) |
| Michael R. Whelan | Cover art |
| Mike Fuller | Mastering |
| Allen West | Songwriting (track 7) |
| Scott Burns | Producer, Engineering, Mixing |
| Shaun Clark | Photography |
| Tim Hubbard | Photography |
| Patricia Mooney | Art direction |
| Rob Mayworth | Design (logo) |
| Opaque rhythm without a plan B | 67% | Annable Courts | September 27th, 2024 | |
| Cause of Death Metal (Boom) | 91% | Hames_Jetfield | March 2nd, 2023 | |
| Death Metal Perfection | 100% | yawner | April 18th, 2021 | |
| A riff-reliant step back | 78% | deathmetal69_ | June 2nd, 2020 | |
| YOU'RE DYING! | 94% | PL_OO_PY | May 2nd, 2020 | |
| Dishevelled (sometimes)... | 83% | gasmask_colostomy | February 15th, 2018 | |
| The Apex of Density | 85% | Zealot_Crusader | April 7th, 2017 | |
| overrated death metal | 60% | Mikhail95 | March 30th, 2016 | |
| How to Death Metal, Step 1:... | 100% | Roffle_the_Thrashard | April 21st, 2015 | |
| Fairly Unique | 92% | StainedClass95 | July 7th, 2014 | |
| And now you rot and lie... | 97% | kybernetic | March 30th, 2013 | |
| Obituary - Cause of Death | 100% | Orbitball | January 30th, 2013 | |
| I like this album. | 100% | enigmatech | October 19th, 2012 | |
| Vibrantly evil and threatening | 95% | autothrall | November 13th, 2009 | |
| Sorry, drags too often for... | 50% | morbert | March 25th, 2009 | |
| An Essential Death Metal Album | 100% | DarkSurgeon | March 23rd, 2009 | |
| Anthems of Decay | 100% | MegaHassan | February 7th, 2009 | |
| Classic Death Metal | 96% | ahsanxr | January 24th, 2009 | |
| Their Most Representative... | 97% | CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8 | May 7th, 2008 | |
| Feel The Blood Spill From... | 100% | gone_homocide | February 25th, 2007 | |
| The supreme epitomization... | 100% | Kishmakay | May 17th, 2005 | |
| The Sound of an Axe Hitting... | 90% | corviderrant | October 22nd, 2004 | |
| Death Metal aquires... | 90% | Fungicide | October 21st, 2004 | |
| Classic & Essential Death... | 95% | AeroScarr | October 22nd, 2003 | |
| Guess who plays leads and... | 58% | Estigia666 | April 26th, 2003 | |
| Chopped in Perfection! | 85% | Shovel | March 19th, 2003 |
The cover art 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 in 1990, a year after "Beneath the Remains". Sepultura chose another Michael Whelan illustration instead.
Recording information:
Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida.
Mastered at Fullersound, Miami, Florida.
Sound effects created by Kent Smith, Soundsmith Productions.
Co-produced by Obituary.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 0 16861-9370-10
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): 08 30243 20 1A1 9370-1 C
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): 08 30243 20 1B1 9370-1 A
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): 08 30243 20 1A1 9370-1 B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): 08 30243 20 1B1 9370-1 A
Other (Side A label, manufacturing code): 08-030243-20-1
Other (Side B label, manufacturing code): 08-030243-20-2
Other (Price Code): NR 355
Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Label Code: LC 9321
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