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Obituary
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Gibsonton, Florida
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1988
- Genre:
- Death Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Death, Gore, Life, Ecology
- Current label:
- Relapse Records
- Years active:
- 1984-1986 (as Executioner), 1986-1988 (as Xecutioner), 1988 (as Desecration), 1988-1997, 2003-present
| Current | |
| Donald Tardy | Drums (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Trevor Peres | Guitars (rhythm) (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed | |
| John Tardy | Vocals (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner | |
| Terry Butler | Bass (2010-present) |
| See also: Denial Fiend, Hideous, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Death, ex-Obliterhate | |
| Kenny Andrews | Guitars (lead) (2012-present) |
| See also: ex-Azrael, ex-Pain Principle, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Past | |
| Daniel Tucker | Bass (1988-1989) |
| See also: Nocturnus AD, ex-After Death, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Wilted Existence | |
| Allen West | Guitars (lead) (1988-1989, 1991-1997, 2003-2006) |
| See also: ex-Lowbrow, ex-Southwicked, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Lustmord (live), ex-Corpse Rot, ex-Cyanide, ex-Gallery of Suicide | |
| Frank Watkins | Bass (1989-1997, 2003-2010) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-The Henchmen, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Hellwitch | |
| James Murphy | Guitars (lead) (1990) |
| See also: Tiwanaku, ex-Disincarnate, ex-James Murphy, ex-Cancer, ex-Konkhra, ex-Testament, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Death, ex-Hallows Eve | |
| Ralph Santolla | Guitars (lead) (2007-2011) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Hollow, ex-Millenium, ex-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Toxik, ex-Iced Earth (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Death (live), ex-Devil's Highway, ex-Eyewitness, ex-Monarch, ex-Ralph Santolla, ex-Redscream, ex-Serpent Seduced Eve, ex-Stare | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Keith DeVito | Vocals (1997) |
| See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia, ex-Suffocation (live), ex-Accursed, ex-Witchborn | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (2010) |
| See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift | |
| Kenny Andrews | Bass, Guitars (2010, 2011) |
| See also: ex-Azrael, ex-Pain Principle, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Lee Harrison | Guitars (2012), Drums (2018-?) |
| See also: Monstrosity, Terrorizer, Lavoizen, ex-Atheist, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Midnight, ex-Submission | |
| Donald Tardy | Drums (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Trevor Peres | Guitars (rhythm) (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed | |
| John Tardy | Vocals (1988-1997, 2003-present) |
| See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner | |
| Terry Butler | Bass (2010-present) |
| See also: Denial Fiend, Hideous, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Death, ex-Obliterhate | |
| Kenny Andrews | Guitars (lead) (2012-present) |
| See also: ex-Azrael, ex-Pain Principle, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Daniel Tucker | Bass (1988-1989) |
| See also: Nocturnus AD, ex-After Death, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Wilted Existence | |
| Allen West | Guitars (lead) (1988-1989, 1991-1997, 2003-2006) |
| See also: ex-Lowbrow, ex-Southwicked, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Lustmord (live), ex-Corpse Rot, ex-Cyanide, ex-Gallery of Suicide | |
| Frank Watkins | Bass (1989-1997, 2003-2010) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-The Henchmen, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Hellwitch | |
| James Murphy | Guitars (lead) (1990) |
| See also: Tiwanaku, ex-Disincarnate, ex-James Murphy, ex-Cancer, ex-Konkhra, ex-Testament, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Death, ex-Hallows Eve | |
| Ralph Santolla | Guitars (lead) (2007-2011) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Hollow, ex-Millenium, ex-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Toxik, ex-Iced Earth (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Death (live), ex-Devil's Highway, ex-Eyewitness, ex-Monarch, ex-Ralph Santolla, ex-Redscream, ex-Serpent Seduced Eve, ex-Stare | |
| Past | |
| Keith DeVito | Vocals (1997) |
| See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia, ex-Suffocation (live), ex-Accursed, ex-Witchborn | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (2010) |
| See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Itself, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Synesis Absorption, Testament, ex-Control Denied, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-James Murphy, ex-Dark Hall, ex-Soen, ex-Suicide Shift | |
| Kenny Andrews | Bass, Guitars (2010, 2011) |
| See also: ex-Azrael, ex-Pain Principle, ex-Andrew W.K. | |
| Lee Harrison | Guitars (2012), Drums (2018-?) |
| See also: Monstrosity, Terrorizer, Lavoizen, ex-Atheist, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Midnight, ex-Submission | |
| Added by: nothingman | Modified by: Quorthallis |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 01:21:18 | Last modified on: 2020-12-27 11:45:12 |
Originally formed in 1984, under the name Executioner. Since there was already a band called Executioner in Boston, they changed it to Xecutioner and then finally to Obituary in 1988, after they signed with Roadrunner Records.
Obituary are considered to be one of the pioneering bands of the death ...