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Obituary

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Gibsonton, Florida
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1988
Genre:
Death Metal
Themes:
Death, Gore, Life, Ecology
Current label:
Relapse Records
Years active:
1984-1986 (as Executioner), 1986-1988 (as Xecutioner), 1988-1998, 2003-present
Contact: [email protected]

Pictured from left to right: 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 Roadrunner Records.

Obituary is considered to be one of the ...
Current
Donald Tardy Drums (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Andrew W.K.
Trevor Peres Guitars (rhythm) (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed
John Tardy Vocals (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner
Terry Butler Bass (2010-present)
See also: Denial Fiend, Inhuman Condition, Hideous, Left to Die, Living Monstrosity, ex-Castrofate, 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: ex-After Death, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Nocturnus AD, ex-Wilted Existence
Allen West Guitars (lead) (1988-1989, 1991-1998, 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 (1989-1998, 2003-2010)
(R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-The Henchmen, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Hellwitch, ex-Murder Machine, ex-Sacrosanct
James Murphy Guitars (lead) (1990)
See also: ex-Metal Against Coronavirus, ex-Disincarnate, ex-James Murphy, Living Monstrosity, ex-Cancer, ex-Konkhra, ex-Testament, ex-Tiwanaku, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Death, ex-Hallows Eve, ex-Assassin
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-Blood Divisions, 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-Fatalator, ex-Witchborn, ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia, ex-Suffocation (live), ex-Accursed
Steve DiGiorgio Bass (2010)
See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Geoda, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Futures End, ex-Synesis Absorption, Bassists Alliance Project, Death to All, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Itself, ex-Memorain, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-Painmuseum, 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, Inhuman Condition (live), ex-Submission, Lavoizen, ex-Atheist, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Terrorizer, ex-Desecrated Tombs, ex-Midnight
Donald Tardy Drums (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed, ex-Andrew W.K.
Trevor Peres Guitars (rhythm) (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: ex-Catastrophic, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Meathook Seed
John Tardy Vocals (1988-1998, 2003-present)
See also: Tardy Brothers, ex-Xecutioner
Terry Butler Bass (2010-present)
See also: Denial Fiend, Inhuman Condition, Hideous, Left to Die, Living Monstrosity, ex-Castrofate, 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: ex-After Death, ex-Xecutioner, ex-Nocturnus AD, ex-Wilted Existence
Allen West Guitars (lead) (1988-1989, 1991-1998, 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 (1989-1998, 2003-2010)
(R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-The Henchmen, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Hellwitch, ex-Murder Machine, ex-Sacrosanct
James Murphy Guitars (lead) (1990)
See also: ex-Metal Against Coronavirus, ex-Disincarnate, ex-James Murphy, Living Monstrosity, ex-Cancer, ex-Konkhra, ex-Testament, ex-Tiwanaku, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Death, ex-Hallows Eve, ex-Assassin
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-Blood Divisions, 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-Fatalator, ex-Witchborn, ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia, ex-Suffocation (live), ex-Accursed
Steve DiGiorgio Bass (2010)
See also: Act of Denial, Charred Walls of the Damned, Geoda, Gone in April, Johnny Newman, Mythodea, Spirits of Fire, Terra Odium, Testament, ex-Control Denied, ex-Futures End, ex-Synesis Absorption, Bassists Alliance Project, Death to All, Devil's Highway, Quadvium, ex-Anatomy of I, ex-Artension, ex-Beltfed Weapon, ex-Dragonlord, ex-Faust, ex-Itself, ex-Memorain, ex-Sadus, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Obscura (live), ex-Death, ex-Ephel Duath, ex-Painmuseum, 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, Inhuman Condition (live), ex-Submission, Lavoizen, ex-Atheist, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Terrorizer, ex-Desecrated Tombs, ex-Midnight
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Added on: 2002-07-18 01:21:18 Last modified on: 2024-03-08 09:58:37