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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: James Murphy, ex-Disincarnate, 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-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Millenium, 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-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 | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (2010) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Synesis Absorption, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-James Murphy, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, 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: James Murphy, ex-Disincarnate, 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-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Millenium, 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-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 | |
| Steve DiGiorgio | Bass (2010) |
| See also: Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Geoda, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Synesis Absorption, Bassists Alliance Project, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, Death DTA (live), ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-James Murphy, ex-Memorain, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-SMRT, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, 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: maxkov03 |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 01:21:18 | Last modified on: 2020-07-25 06:28:39 |
Below picture from L to R: Terry Butler, Trevor Peres, John Tardy, Donald Tardy, Kenny Andrews
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 ...