Cause of Death (album)

Cause of Death
Studio album by Obituary
Released	September 19, 1990
Recorded	1990 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	41:02
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns and Obituary
Obituary chronology
Slowly We Rot (1989) Cause Of Death (1990) The End Complete (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.^[2] 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,^[3] 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Infected"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	5:34
2.	"Body Bag"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	5:49
3.	"Chopped in Half"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	3:43
4.	"Circle of the Tyrants" (Celtic Frost cover)	T. G. Warrior	4:25
5.	"Dying"	Obituary/Peres	4:29
6.	"Find the Arise"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	2:51
7.	"Cause of Death"	Peres/A. West/J. Tardy	5:38
8.	"Memories Remain"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	3:44
9.	"Turned Inside Out"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:57
Total length:			41:02

Bonus Tracks 1997 Roadrunner Remasters
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Infected" (demo version)	4:16
11.	"Memories Remain" (demo version)	3:34
12.	"Chopped in Half" (demo version)	3:45

Personnel

• John Tardy - vocals
• James Murphy - lead guitar
• Trevor Peres - rhythm guitar
• Frank Watkins - bass
• Donald Tardy - drums

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Cause of Death - Obituary". Allmusic. Retrieved December 12th, 2010.
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "The End Complete - Obituary". Allmusic. Retrieved September 11th, 2011.
3. Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces from Decibel Magazine.