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june 16, 2008

What a great weekend! We have been working really hard on this new EP and Saturday night we finished it. I am totally psyched about this and can't wait to get it to you. I am not sure about the release date yet, but I'll post it as soon as I know. Once again, Mark Prator and RedRoom Recorders really helped us out to get this done. Markie, you rule...thanks for everything!!! Most of you probably know that we built our own studio for the recording of the Xecutioner's Return CD. We tracked this new EP in our studio and are really happy with the sounds we are getting. Because of our limited, but growing, Pro-Tools HD experience, we lean heavily on Mark for his guidence and help. We then take all those tracks to RedRoom where we put it all together. This process of being able to record right here in our own studio whenever we want has been an unbelievable asset to our writing and recording abilities!

This EP will contain 4 songs: 2 new ones, that are heavy as balls. A new 2008 studio recording of Slowly We Rot. Slowly is one of the first songs we ever wrote and of all our songs it gets played every show! It is interesting to hear this song re-recorded almost 23 later. Unbelievable! You have to hear it. Dethroned Emperior is a song by Celtic Frost that we sometimes play live or just while jammming in the studio. Because we enjoy it so much we recorded it for this EP as well.

I feel like we just got home from the first leg of our European Festival Tour and now we leave again Wednesday to start the second leg: Austria, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy...coming up!!!! I hope you come out and see us!

june 10, 2008

We just completed the first leg of our European Summer Festival Tour and everything went pretty good. It was another ridiculous amount of travel...I think we did like 14 flights in 13 days...but it was worth it. We had some great shows and got to meet some grreat fans for the first time in Israel and Serbia and got to see some old friends in Greece and Ireland. We fly out again next week to start the second leg of these runs and it looks like some really good shows so we hope to see you all out there.


NASCAR - Kasey Kahne / Budweiser

After 2 days of travel to get back to the U.S., we had a 5 hour lay-over in Philadelphia, but it was a nice welcome home to get to sit at the bar and watch some NASCAR and get to see the BUD car win while drinking a nice cold Budweiser (unoffical beer of Obituary).

june 2, 2008

After a great show in Thessalaloniki, Greece last night, we have the day off in Athens today before we head to Dublin, Ireland tonight for the next show at The Button Factory on the 3rd. Both shows in Greece were really great and it was good to get back here.

june 1, 2008

We have been doing a lot of traveling to make these shows, but we are having a blast. It was great to finally get to Serbia for the fist time and have a awesome show. Destruction and Testament, who are both good friends, were also playing so it was good to see and hang out with them. It has been a while since we played in Greece, so it was also good to get back here. Last night in Athens was a sick show and we thank all of you for coming out. Today we have our second show in Greece and we are here and ready to go!!! I have started to put up some photos so you can check those out here. PHOTOS

may 28, 2008

Here we go! We are getting ready to get on a plane here in Tampa and head to Serbia for the first show.

May 30 - Belgrad, Serbia
May 31 - Athens, Greece
June 1 - Thessaloniki, Greece
June 3 - Dublin, Ireland
June 6 - Tel Aviv, Israel

This should be a good run, our first time in Serbia and Israel and it has been a while since we have be to Greece! Ireland is always a great show!

 

may 26, 2008

USA

Today is Memorial Day in the U.S. and we would like to say thanks to all our soldiers around the world for all they do and the sacrifices they make.

May 24, 2008

Friday May 23rd Last nights show at the Crowbar in Tampa was awesome! Thanks to all of you (soldout) that came out to see us, thanks to Denial Fiend, Left in Ashes, Blood by Dawn and Disembodiment for playing with us and thanks to the guys at the Crowbar for all their help! It is always great to play here at home and get to hang with all our friends...we even managed to set a new liquor-sales record for the Crowbar!!

May 1, 2008

Evil ways video released on mtv

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MTV has released our new video for Evil Ways! It's broadcast debut is Saturday night!!! Check it out and let MTV know you want to see it!!!!!!

april 30, 2008

obituary play benefit concert in ecuador for the victims' families of club fire

fox new article

BBC news article

14 flights, 11 countries and 8 shows in 12 days!!! What a run that was. 4 great shows in Brasil, packed house in Chile and almost 2,000 fans in a bullfighting ring in Venezuela! Everything was going great when we got word that the final show in Ecuador was canceled. The club we were scheduled to play caught fire and tragically killed 17 people inside, one week before we were to play there. When you play places like this all the time and then hear about things like this it really makes you think! We were then ask to play a benefit concert where the proceeds would go to the families of the victims. When we said we would do it I don't think we new what we were in for. First, there was almost 20, 000 fans that showed up and we were the headlining band. Then, when they started to bring in survivors, friends and family members of the deceased into our backstage, it got real sad very fast. This was an entire community that came together and to be part of it was something I will never forget.

april 26 2008

Just when I say Santiago could have been the best show of the tour, our fans in Venezuela really show up for us and it was just an amazing show. This was our first time to Venezuela and I have no idea why we waited so long to get there. What a show. We actually played inside a bull-fighting ring. Sick! The fans were absolutly crazy!


Venezuela

Once again no sleep last night. We left the show around 1:00 am and had a 3 hour drive back to the airport. Our flights to Bogata left at 6:00 am but, we made it here and are ready for a good show tonight. We have never been to Columbia either, so I am really looking forward to tonights show. Bogata, we will see you tonight!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Tomorrow is our last show and it is in Ecuador. You may have read in the news about a club there that caught on fire and killed at least 14 people. We never like hearing anything like that and our thoughts are with those families. Because of this our show has been moved, but we are still playing. Check the tour schedule!!!

 

april 25, 2008

The show in Chile the other night was probably the best show so far on this South American Tour. What an unbelievable show and we thank you all very much! We had a nightmare of a travel day yesterday to get to Venezuela that started at 4:00am, took us through 3 countries, and got us to our hotel around 10:00pm! Yea! We have never been to Venezuela so we are really excited about this show. We look forward to seeing you all there!!!!!

...buenas roacheus'

2008 u.s. tour dates
released

***Our 2008 U.S. Tour is set to start September, 17th and run through October, 14th! CLICK HERE for the full schedule. It looks really good and is going to bring us to some places we have not be to at all and some we have not been too in a long time! I will have more information about that tour soon, but you can a least check out the dates, start to make your plans and PLEASE help us get the word out and lets make this an awesome tour!

***MTV is going to be doing a World Premiere release of our new Evil Ways video. This video was shot in Florida and we really had a blast doing it. You have got to check it out. I am dying to post it and have the website ready to go, but I have to wait for them. It will be on our downloads page as soon as MTV releases it!!!! I do not have MTV's release date yet, but I will let you know as soon as I know! CLICK HERE for the photos of the video shoot!

april 23, 2008

We had a great show the other night in Porto Alegre, Brasil. You guys are crazy and it was such a good time. Thank you! We had the night off last night, did an in-store and got to go out for some cool-ones here in Santiago, Chile. It was a good night and we need to thank all of our fans that came out to see us at the record store. Last time we were here it was an awesome show and I hope tonight is the same. Tomorrow is another travel day to get to Maracay, Venezuela for the next show.

april 21, 2008

Things are going pretty good down here in South America. We are 3 shows in and the fans and the shows have been awesome! Thanks to all of you for the support. Tonight we are in Porto Alegre. This is the show that we missed last year with Sadus when we got fogged in at the airport so it is nice to be back and make it up tonight!

We have a day off tomorrow and will make our way to the next show in Santiago, Chile. Hope to see you all there in a couple of days!!!!

April 16, 2008

We leave today for South America for a couple of weeks. This is always a great time with insane fans!!! This trip will take us to places we have been and places we have not been too yet, so we are really getting excited! We have 4 shows in Brazil and 1 in Chile, Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador! CLICK HERE for the full schedule.

We have so much going on when we get back it is just crazy. We started to write new music for an EP that we plan on releasing in a few months and we need to get that recorded, so Redneck Studios will be getting fired back up for that! We have to get our new setlist ready for a really busy Europen Summer Festival Tour and we finally have a show set up in Tampa!!!! We will be playing at The Crowbar in Tampa, FL (Ybor City) on Friday May, 23 2008.

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April 16, 2008

We leave today for South America for a couple of weeks. This is always a great time with insane fans!!! This trip will take us to places we have been and places we have not been too yet, so we are really getting excited! We have 4 shows in Brazil and 1 in Chile, Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador! CLICK HERE for the full schedule.

We have so much going on when we get back it is just crazy. We started to write new music for an EP that we plan on releasing in a few months and we need to get that recorded, so Redneck Studios will be getting fired back up for that! We have to get our new setlist ready for a really busy Europen Summer Festival Tour and we finally have a show set up in Tampa!!!! We will be playing at The Crowbar in Tampa, FL (Ybor City) on Friday - May, 23 2008.

 

february 18, 2007

One of the best things about what we do is getting to go to a lot of different places and meet a lot of great people. Many years ago we met Pascal. He was the director of the Bugerweeshuis for many years and recently with club Hedon. You don't come across anyone any nicer than Pascal and he immediately become a very close friend of ours. Pascal passed away last week and he will be missed very much. I say with a heavy heart that our trips to Holland will never be the same without him around. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

february 8, 2008

Another successful European Tour complete and we all made it home safely. 5 weeks on the road and that bus could not have felt any smaller, but we really had a good time! We made it home on Wednesday and it has taken me a couple of days to get into my office and get the website updated. I still have a bunch of photos to go through and I will work on those and get them up as soon as I can. To back up several days, I have to say that the show in Belgium was one of the best shows of the tour. Belgium, all I can say is thank you! You guys always take care of us and we really appreciate it very much. We finished up the tour in London, and thank all of you as well, then took the 'redeye' ferry and made it back to Amsterdam before on flights left on Tuesday. It made for a couple of busy last days, but it all worked out.

I would like to say thanks to Holly Moses and Avatar - 5 weeks and no cancelled shows means a lot of hard work by everyone. We wish both of you all the best and hope you keep in touch! To all of our crew guys - you make it happen every day and we could not do it without you. One last time, to all our fans...Thank you...Thank you...Thank you!!!!!!! You are the best!!!!

We hope to have some shows in South America in April. We never did play a show in Tampa on our U.S. Tour, so hopefully we can set one of those up sometime soon. Then we will be back in Europe during the summer for a big run on the festivals!!!!! Those are always a good time...

february 2, 2008

What a great show last night in France at the La Laiterie! This is such a nice venue and just a great place to have a show. Add several hundred sick French fans and you have a great night!!!! We thank all of you for your support!

Tonight in Belgium, The Hof Ter Loo, is another awesome venue and we always have good shows here so we hope to see ya'll tonight!

After the show we have a long night ahead of us. We should be off stage around 11:30pm, leave Belgium around 1:30am, drive around 3 hours to the ferry, go through immigration into England, have about an 2 hour ferry ride, and then will still have to drive into the city! It all will be worth it, because I know our show at ULU in London is going to be awesome...and it is the last show of this tour!!!!

february 1, 2008

February already? Where has the month gone? Today we are back in France for our show at the La Laiterie! This is an awesome place for a show and hopefully the turn out will be good. Last night at the Z7 in Switzerland was a great show and we thank all of you for coming out! We are getting close to the end of this run of shows with only 2 shows left after tonight. Tomorrow in Belgium and then London on the 3rd!

january 31, 2008

We played our last of 7 German shows last night in Munich and it was a good one. We appreciated all of you that came out! Today we are in Pratteln, Switzerland for our show tonight at Z7. We had been here before and those of you that have been to Z7 know that this is a great place for a concert! I really hope to see you all out here tonight!

January 30, 2008

Last night was a great show in Budapest. We played A38, which is actually a boat anchored in the Danube River. The promoters, Lazlo and Gabor, are great guys and very professional. Budapest is a great city, and Hungarian people are extremely cool and hospitable. A couple of us went to the thermal baths at the Gelart Hotel, and that was a unique experience. We're on the last leg of 5 weeks in Europe. Tonight's show is at the Backstage in Munich, Germany, hope to see you guys here. - Ralph

january 29, 2008

After a day off in Budapest, Hungary yesterday, we are setting up for our show tonight at A38! We have not played at this venue before, but it is really cool. It is actually on a ship that is docked on the Danube River right in the center of Budapest.

The last show in Prague was incredible. Sold out and one of the largest shows of the tour!!! Thanks to all of you for coming out and making it a really great show.

Tonight we will be headed back for our last show in Germany, The Backstage in Munich!

january 27, 2008

The show last night in Glauchau was totally sick and packed! We really appreciate all the support from our German fans. I think we have played like 6 shows in Germany and all the shows there were awesome. We will be back for one more show on the 30th in Munich. Today, we are in Prague, Chech Republic and it looks like from the presales that the show at Abaton may end up sold out! I am sure it is going to be crazy in here tonight! Tomorrow is a day off, and after 7 consecutive shows I think we are all ready for that. The plan is to spend the day in Budapest, Hungary, which is also the city where the next show will be! A38 is the club we will be at.

january 26, 2008

Yesterday was Langenprozelten, Germany. It's a small village near the site of the Up From the Ground Festival. The venue was right next to a river and mountains, so it was a better vibe than the usual industrial scenery. Another day of sitting around with not much to do, so we started working out our set list for the summer festivals. We've got some suprises for you guys, you should be happy with what we've come up with. Thanks to all the people who came out last night. Tonight we're in Eastern Germany, a town called Glauchau. It's cold as hell, but it looks like a sold out show. See you tonight! - Ralph

january 24, 2008

After a good show last night in Bochum we have made our way to Club Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. Thanks to all of you for coming out last night and we look forward to our second show in Gemany!

I did get our festival season tour schedule and as soon as I have them all confirmed I will let you know what is going on. Gods of Metal, Graspop and Wacken all look like they will be on the schedule...Awesome!!!!

january 23, 2008

january 21, 2008

After our day off yesterday, we made it to France for the first of 2 shows! Frank made it back safely, so we are back at full force. Tonights show is at the Antipode in Rennes! See you tonight!

january 20, 2008

Last nights show in Bergara went well and we thank you all for the support! Hopefully, that should be the last show we have to do without Frank. We wish him safe travels.

I do have to appologize to anyone that may have emailed us through our fans email...the mail box got full and I just had delete a bunch of old shit to make room. If you emailed us in the last couple of days and got it back you can try to resend it and I will get back with you...my bad!

Today we have a day off, which is pretty much going to be consumed by driving, so it kind of sucks but...we are looking forward to getting to France. Our first show, the 21st, is in Rennes and the night after will be Paris.

january 19, 2007

No internet yesterday, so I was not able to update the website. I need to start off by saying that Barcelona was unbelievable! Probably the best show of the tour yet! Barcelona is a very beautiful city and has some of the best OB fans in the world. Thank you all for coming out!

As if Barcelona wasn't good enough, our Spanish fans keep on coming. Last night in Madrid was another totally packed and sick show, even without Frank Watkins with us. Frank had to fly home yesterday to go to his grandmothers funeral back in Florida. Our thoughts are with him and his family! He will be back for the show in Rennes.

Tonights' show is in Bergara at Club Sala Jam and we hope to continue the run of good shows. See you all tonight!!!

january 17, 2008

After hearing a promoter cry all day about low pre-sales it was nice to see the venue filled up by the end of the night! France thanks for coming out and having a kick ass show with us. Tonights gig is in Barcelona at the Razzmatazz II. This is an awesome venue in a great city!

january 16, 2008

It was a great night in Milano yesterday. Alcatraz was a really nice venue and made for a great show! Thank you to all that came out! Tonight we are in Lyon, France at CCO and it should be another great night! We hope to see you all out there

january 15, 2008

After a really great show last night in Florence, Italy we made our way to Milano for tonights show at Alcatraz. Thanks to all of you for coming out and supporting us last night. Alcatraz is a great venue and this should be a completly sick show!

january 14, 2008

Our first time in Croatia and it was great. I wish we did not wait so long to come here and I really hope we can come back soon. We had a great time with some really awesome fans that made it an incredible show.

After a day off yesterday we are getting set up for our first of 2 shows in Italy. We are playing tonight in Florence and tomorrow in Milan...I hope to see our Italian fans come out as they usually do!!!!!!!!!!

...we are ready

january 12, 2008

As usual the show in Vienna was awesome and we really appreciate all of you coming out and supporting us! We had a blast!!!!

We really need to thank Chris Cannella and Jackson Guitars for saving our asses! They set us up with two new Jackson guitars before we left and one of them is on tour by ifself, I guess??? The airlines can't find it and Ralph had only one guitar for the tour until they took care of us! Thank you very much!!!!!

Tonights show is at The Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia! This is our first time in this country and we are really looking forward to tonights show. After the show we have a long drive tonight to Italy, but then we do have a day off that I am looking forward too!

january 11, 2008

We had a great show in Graz last night. Thanks to all of you for coming out! We have a second Austrian show tonight at Planet Music in Vienna. We have been here before and it is always a good show.

january 10, 2008

We have been in Poland and without internet for the last few days so let me get you caught up. First, thanks to all of you in Hamburg for coming out and making it a great show! We appreciate all the support! Both shows in Poland were also awesome and our Polish fans are some of the best fans we have.

Tonights show is at the Orpheum in Graz, Austria! This is a really nice club and it should be an awesome show. I hope you all can make it out!

january 6, 2008

Osnabruck, thank you all very much for coming out last night and making it a killer show!

We are in Germany again tonight for a show at Markthalle in Hamburg! We have been here before and it is always a awesome show! I hope to see you all here tonight!

january 5, 2006

Thanks to all of you that showed up last night at 013 in Tilburg. It was good to see all our friends and fans! What a great show! It should be no surprise to anyone that we love being in Holland and our shows there are always such a good time. Thanks to all the people at 013 for putting on a great show!!!

We are in Osnabruck today and setting up for our show tonight at Hyde Park. This is the first of many German shows we will be doing and I hope to see you guys out here.

january 4, 2008

Last night we had an unbelievable show in Zwolle! Thanks to the people at Hedon and to all of you that came out and supported us. Not only was it a sold out show, but the club set a new beer sales record!!!! What a great way to start the tour off. Tonight's show is at 013 and this is one of the best venues in Europe! It should be a great show and we hope to see you all out here!!!!!

january 3, 2008

We made to Holland yersterday and had the day to get all our suff together. It also gave us a chance to rehearse the set one time before today. Tonight is the first show in Zwolle at Club Hedon. It should be a great show to start things off and we hope to see you all here.

 

January 1, 2008

YSYMC

Happy New Year to everyone! We hope all of you have a safe and great new year! Our 2008 European Tour starts in a couple of days and we are ready to go. We fly out today headed to Amsterdam. This is going to be an awesome tour and we can't wait to play a lot of the new material off Xecutioner's Return! You guys have had a several months to learn the new stuff and I hope you are ready! We have a lot of shows set up, so I hope we make it somewhere close to where you are! SEE YOU OUT ON THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!

DECEMBER 17, 2007

We had a few busy days over the weekend to get the video for Evil Ways done but, we did it. It was actually a pretty good time and not to painful. Shooting videos is not any of our favorite thing to do but, I think we got some good stuff!

We shoot at a couple of locations and really need to thank Eric and the guys from Etech, Mark Prator (RedRoom Recorders), Dan from Dan's Three Corners Bar and the guys from The Castle down in Ybor City for all their help. The Director Hart and his crew did a great job and we really appreciate all their hard work.

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE PHOTOS

 

december 12, 2007

We made it back safely from our "northern" run through New York and New Jersey! The shows were awesome and our fans were great as usual. Leaving the 70 degree temps for the 20's was actually a nice change, atleast for a few days. Thanks to all of you that showed up and supported us!

CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTOS!

We start filming today for our new video. We hope to have it done in January sometime. I will let you know how it is going and put up some photos once we actully start shooting.

 

december 6, 2007

We are off to NY for what should be a good time. Leaving a sunny 70 degrees for the freezing cold and snow is not exactly easy, but I guess you got to do what you got to do! Actually, it should be a nice get-a-way weekend for us and hopefully the weather won't be to bad that anyone has a problem making it to the show. We look forward to seeing all of you starting tomorrow!

December 7, 2007
Northern Lights
Clifton Park, NY

December 8, 2007
Club Europa
Brooklyn, NY

December 9, 2007
Starland Ballroom
Sayreville, NJ

October 29, 2007

We have a lot going on right now! It took me a while to recover from that U.S. Tour, so I have a lot to get you caught up on! First, we set up some shows in New York and New Jersey in December. I am looking forward to a nice trip up north in December and playing a couple of sick shows. It should be a good time and we hope to see you all out there.

December 7, 2007
Northern Lights
Clifton Park, NY

December 8, 2007
Club Europa
Brooklyn, NY

December 9, 2007
Starland Ballroom
Sayreville, NJ

Second, we are trying to get a video shot for Evil Ways. I am not sure what it is going to be like yet, but we are trying to get something going. I will give you all a heads up when we start shooting and have a full video shoot report!

We are doing another logo contest and have been getting some good entries. I still have not decided what the prize will be, but we are working on something good for you guys. Send as many logos as you want to logocontest@obituary.cc. We did a logo contest a few years ago and you can check out the entries for that here. LOGO CONTEST.

Europe! January is getting closer and closer and those dates have all been confirmed. We have a lot of shows planned all over the place so make sure to check out the tour dates to see where we will be. TOUR DATES

 

Tour report

october 6, 2007

This 2007 U.S. Tour finished up last night in Houston with a really great show! We know there are a lot of tours going on right now, so we thank all of you that came out and supported us this time around. It is because of you that we are able to keep this thing going!!! Hemmlock, Full Blown Chaos and Alabama Thunder Pussy, it was a pleasure touring with you all and I hope you keep in touch! Richie, Kenny, Joe, Tim and Sarah (our crew) we could not have done it without you guys! Thank you! I will continue going through all our photos, but you can check out all the ones we have so far! PHOTOS

NEW logo CONTEST !!!!!!!

I have been spending hours going through all the old photos from the old website and after looking through the logo contest photos (CLICK HERE) we have decided to do another logo contest. Design your own Obituary logo and email it to logocontest@obituary.cc - we have yet to decide what the prize is going to be, but give us a couple of days and we will come up with something. Get to work on your logos and keep an eye on the website for more information

october 5, 2007

The Dallas show yesterday was another great show. Thanks to all of you for coming out. It had been a while since we played in Dallas and it was good to see all of you. Our last show of this tour is in Houston tonight and we look forward to finishing this run there! The Meridian is a great club and should be a good time

october 4, 2007

San Antonio you guys are sick! ...and we had a blast! Last nights show was one of the best of the tour and we thank you guys very much for coming out! Tonights show is at the Granada Theatre in Dallas and it looks like a really cool place. 2 more shows in Texas and this U.S. run is over! Tomorrow's show is at the Meridian in Houston!

october 3, 2007

We spent the day off yesterday in El Paso, Texas and are now in San Antonio for the first of 3 Texas shows. Tonights show is at the White Rabbit! Tomorrow we are off to Dallas and then Houston!

october 1, 2007

Last nights show in Los Angeles was one of the best shows of the tour so far. L.A. you guys were going off and we appreciate all the support. Today we have about an 800 mile drive to Farmington, New Mexico for our show tonight at Gators! This is the show that took the place of the Mesa, AZ show and it is in short notice so we hope all you get the word and come out to the show. Arizona, we have gotten some emails about the cancelled show and we apologize, but there was not much we could do about it!

september 30, 2007

We are in Los Angeles tonight at the Knitting Factory for the last of our shows in California. We played here last year sometime at a Festival and it was totaly sick, so I am looking forward to tonights show!

september 29, 2007

Tonights show is at the Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. Yesterdays show was a good time and we appreciate all of you that showed up.

september 28, 2007

Obituary

Yesterday we spent the day off in Concord, CA and today we will be setting up for the show at Bourbon Street! A couple of the guys from Sadus stopped by last night for a couple of adult beverages and it was good to see them. The club tonight is kind of small, but I guess it is really nice. Concord, get your ass out to the show tonight! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

We spent the day off yesterday in Utah and made the trip to Corona, CA during the night. It is beautiful out and the Showcase is a great club. We played here a long time ago and look forward to the show tonight!

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Welcomed by rain and hail we made it to Denver for tonights show at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. We are about half way through this U.S. Tour and things are going well. After a day off yesterday we are ready to go tonight!

September 23, 2007

From Ohio to Minnesota to Indianapolis and now we are somewhere in Kansas for a day off, we have put some miles on the bus in last few days. Last nights show at the Indy Metal Festival was a good time and we thank all of you for coming out. We are now headed to Denver, Colorado for the next show at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

After a drive from hell, about 750 miles, we made it to The Rock in Maplewood, MN for tonights show. Last nights show in Cleveland went great and it was good to see all of you come out! Thank you!

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

We are in Cleveland tonight at Peabody's for what is sure to be an awesome show! We had a great time last night in Michigan and thank all of you for coming out!

september 19, 2007

We made it Michigan today where we will be playing at the Emeral Threatre in Mt. Clemens tonight! This place is really cool and we hope to see you all tonight!

Thanks to all of you that came out last night in West Dundee. It was a good show...thanks!

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

West Dundee

We are just outside of Chicago in West Dundee today at the Clearwater Theatre. This place is really nice and it should be a good show. All of you in Chicago that emailed me, "come to Chicago," we are here! So get you ass out to the show!!!!!

I have been putting some of this drive time to good use and going through all our old photos. Check out the photo page to see some of the older show photos and all of this tours photos! I still have a lot to do...

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

Things are moving right along. We played in Southbridge, MA yesterday. Thank you to everyone that came out. Right now we are setting up for the show in Williamsville, NY. It is a metal festival with a lot of bands playing so it is going to be a long day but, should be cool. We have a day off tomorrow as we head to West Dundee, IL.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Anytime you are in New York you know it is going to be a good night. The other nights show was awesome and we really appreciate all of the support! So much energy in the crowd that just spilled out on the stage...what a night!

Yesterday, headed to Canada we ran into problems at the border. It seems like it is something everyday, but this really sucked! Trevor and Ralph were not allowed into the country. Complete bullshit and totally ridiculous! A couple of misdemeanor charges from the past and they would not let them in the country! Unreal! It seemed like the only thing we could do was cancel the show. We could play with one guitarist, but not without both. On the bus with us is Jack Owen ( former Cannibal Corpse and current Deicide). Jack is just here for the fun and is just hangn'. We also have Ken Andrews (Anrew WK and former Pain Principle) who is teching for us on this tour. Those guys sat in the back lounge for about 5 hours and learned 11 of our songs. As they often say, the show must go on and instead of cancelling a show, we showed up and had a really great night. Toronto, we thank you guys for showing up and appreciate all the support. We owe a big thanks to both Jack and Kenny for busting their asses yesterday to make that show happen. We have not been in Canada for a long time and we did not want to cancel that show.

As it turns out, it looks like some paper work can be done so that this doesn't happen again. We plan on getting back to Canada and doing a lot more shows.

Today is a much need day off and we will be at the ADC Center in South Bridge, MA tomorrow!

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

BB Kings

Another great show last night in Virginia! Jaxx is always a good show and last night was another one. Today we made it New York City for what is sure to be sick! BB Kings is awesome and this city is crazy!

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

USA

September 11th is a day we will never forget. It changed all of our lives, but will never change the spirit of this nation. We remember all of those who lost their lives on this day and thank all the men and women in uniform that continue the fight against terrorism.

Now, last nights show in North Carolina was great. Thats to all of you for coming out and supporting us and it was good to meet the guys from Alabama Thunderpussy and Full Blown Choas. We meet the Hemlock guys in Miami and I think this is going to be a great tour!

Today we are in Virginia for the show at Jaxx. Jaxx is always a good show, so we look forward to seeing all of you.

 

September 10, 2007

What a great show the other night in Miami at Studio A. Thanks to all of you for coming out and supporting us and thanks to all of you that made the trip from Tampa! We made it to North Carolina today and are setting up for our show here at Volume 11. This is the first real show of the tour with Alabama Thunderpussy, Full Blown Choas and Hemlock on the bill.

 

sEPTEMBER 8, 2007

Miami

We made it to Miami for the first show! I love it down here and tonights show should be sick! This is our only show in Florida so I hope to see you all tonight!

 

September 7, 2007

The U.S Tour starts tomorrow! We have had a busy few weeks getting everything together and working out the new set, but I think we are ready to go. First stop: Miami, FL

Thanks to all of you that sent in your photos for the snare drum give away! The winner is Scottie DeFilippo of PA. We did a ramdom pick out of the first 50 emails and it was good to see a drummer win. He is a long time fan and grew up in Florida! He is also going to make the trip from PA to NY to see us at B.B. Kings and hopefully we will give him the snare drum there! Congratulations!

Winner

Yamaha

September 4, 2007

XEcuTIONER'S RETURN

OUT NOW

DT

Send your email NOW to snaredrum@obituary.cc with a photo of yourself holding your copy of Xecutioner's Return. This is your chance to win this Custom Yamaha Chrome Plated Brass snare drum of DT's signed by the band. We are going to randomly pick one of the first 50 emails, so this is going to go fast! GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Yamaha

Xecutioner's Return

Metal Maniacs

Thanks to Metal Maniacs for all their support. They were one of the Mags that came down to the listening party and we all had a blast. Go get this issue!!!!!!!!

 

BUY THE NEW cd THIS WEEK AND HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN DONALD'S YAMAHA SNARE DRUM AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BAND!!!!!! ...see below!!!

DT

Yamaha

This is the snare drum we are giving away to one lucky fan that buys the new CD this week! This is a very expensive Yamaha Custom Model, Chrome Plated Brass Snare Drum that Donald has been using for the last few years and is autographed by the band. See below for more details.

OUR OFFICIAL WEBSTORE IS NOW OPEN!!! nEW MERCH AVAILABLE ONLY HERE!!!!

Xecutioner's Return

THIS THING IS OUT NOW!!!!!!!

Xecutioner's Return is out now! Our fan email, fans@obituary.cc, is going crazy! Thank you guys for all the postive things you have had to say. We appreciate your support and love to hear what you you think!!!

Let us know what you think when you get it!!!!

This is what we are gonna do! In one week, on Tuesday, September 4, I will put up an email address right here! The first 50 people to send me an email, to that address, with a photo of you holding your new CD will have a chance to win the autographed Yamaha snare drum!

 

August 26, 2007

Xecutioner's Return

ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!

With only a fews days until the release of our newest CD, Xecutioner's Return, we really want to thank all of the people that have helped us this far. Starting with Mark Prator and RedRoom Recorders, Jim and Tom Morris and Morrisound Studios, Candlelight Records, and the unbelieavable coverage from all the magazines, radio stations, webzines and our fans! This has been the most positve feedback about any release we have ever done. I am totally psyched and ready to get this thing out!

Mark Prator who produced / engineered Xecutioner's Return with us, also helped us design and setup our own studio for the recording of this CD. This was so important and now gives us the abilitity to record right here at my house. We tracked the new CD in our studio and then worked with Mark at his studio, RedRoom Recorders, to complete the mixing. Thank you Markie!

Our new label Candlelight Records has done a better job with this release than we have ever had before. We have been busy every day with something to promote this CD! Thank you!

Like I said, this has been the most unbelievable coverage that we have ever had! Thank you to all the writers and all the magazines for all that you have done for this band!

To our fans: We have layed it on the line with this CD for you guys and really need your help to finish this! I know how easy it is to download music for free, but without the sale of CD'S all the above becomes harder and harder for us to do. Please give us the support we need to continue!!! Thank you

OBITUARY

July 23, 2006

Xecutioner's Return

All is going good. We have been busy putting one last song together for a Limited Edition release of Xecutioner's Return. Along with the newest song, it will have special packaging and a poster included! We have also been working out our set list for the U.S. Tour so we have been busy! Remember July 31 is the iTunes exclusive release of Evil Ways!!!!!!!

 

july 8, 2007

This years Walrock Festival was awesome! After several days of rain and some really thick mud, the weather cleared up and made for a sick day of metal.

Obituary

There were a lot of good bands and we had an absolute blast yesterday! Today we are headed home and will start to focus on our U.S. Tour.

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DATES

 

July 6, 2007

What a show last night at the Underworld! Sold out and packed! We had a absolute blast the last few days and the show just cap it off! Thanks to all of you that came out to see us and thanks to Candlelight Records for taking care of us while we were there. It is so nice to have a label that actually cares about you and believes in you!

We arrived in Holland today for the Walrock Festival. The show is tomorrow, and there are a lot of good bands playing, I am looking forward to seeing Celtic Frost. Today we are here for the pre-show party that is tonight and we will fire it up tomorrow!!!

july 5, 2007

London

After a couple of busy days of driving around, interviews and photos it is going to be nice to actually play a show tonight! It sounds like Candlelight has quite the party set up and it should be a packed house. The Underworld is not the biggest place in London, but it is going to be in your face!!!

We head back to Holland tomorrow and look forward to the Waldrock Festival and the line-up for that show. We will be playing a few of the new songs tonight and tomorrow!

 

July 2, 2007

Holland

We had a great day off in Deventer and had a good practice. We always have a good time here.

Holland

Holland

We are made it to London today and have a couple of days of press before our show on Thursday. Maybe it will stop raining...maybe not!

 

June 30, 2007

Deventer

We made it to Holland safely and had a great night off in Amsterdam last night. We are in Deventer today to rehearse and go over the set for the London show at the Camden Underworld July 5 and the Walrock Festival in Holland on July 7. We will be playing a couple of new songs!

Deventer

I have great news for all of you who cannot wait for the August 28 release of Xecutioner's Return. We have comfirmed that we will be doing an iTunes exclusive release of "Evil Ways", a new song off our Xecutioner's Return CD. July 31, 2007 will be the release date for that!!!!!

U.S. Tour dates for September / October have changed CLICK HERE for the current dates.

 

June 28, 2007

We fly out today for another trip! Headed for Amsterdam where we will be playing the Waldrock Festival in Holland on July, 7th and we have a short flight to London were we will be playing at the Camden Underworld on July 5th! We will be playing a couple of new songs for the first time so get out to the shows!!!

June 27, 2007

Listening Party 2007

We have been wanting to have a "real" listening party for a long time, but somehow it never happened the way we wanted it too. This was the listening party we wanted and it was awesome! I would like to thank all of our friends and family, Mark Prator, both Metal Maniacs and Decible Magazines for coming down and being apart of it.

We had our new 20 X 20 backdrop hanging in Morrisound's studio and it looked sick! Thanks to them for letting us have this party in their facitlity.

click here for photos

 

YSYMC

 

June 21, 2007

YSYMC

Check this out! This is the new cover for our newest CD Xecutioner's Return! It will be out at the end of August!

We are done with the new CD and all masters are on their way for print! We have a listening party tonight for some friends and writers and I am looking forward to hear what they think of the new material! Candlelight got their first preview of the new songs and we have heard nothing but postive responses from them!

We have been rehearsing with Ralph and getting him up to speed with our set for the Walrock Festival and the London show! All is good!!!!!

September dates for the U.S. Tour are coming in - CLICK HERE FOR DATES

June 15, 2007

xxx

Check this out! This is the new cover for our newest CD Xecutioner's Return! It will be out at the end of August!

We are done with the mixing of the new CD and will be doing the mastering tomorrow!

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June 12, 2007

tour / studio report

samerica

South America was an absolute blast! We did play in Argentina once a long time ago, but Chile and Brasil were a first. We should have gotten down there a long time ago because our fans were completely sick! Once again we set a schedule that was probably to much (5 shows-5 days-5 cities-3 countries) and this time it bit us in the ass. After the Argentina show we got stuck in the airport because of bad weather and the airport was closed for 30 hours! That really sucked, but the thought of missing a sold out show in Porto Alegra was the worst part! I know how much trouble some of you went through to get to that show and believe me we did everything possible to get out of Argentina, but it just was not gonna happen! The good news is that we have already discussed it with the promoter and we will be back to make up that show! I am not sure when that will be, but as soon as we work it out I will let you know. We do thank all of our fans for coming out and supporting us!

We made it home yesterday tired but safe and were back in the studio last night. We should be done mixing at Redroom Recorders on Thursday and in Morrisound Studios on Friday for the mastering! Every day in the studio gets me more and more excited about these new songs!

 

Next up!

July 5, 2007
London England - TPA

July 7, 2007
Waldrock Fesival - Holland

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june 3, 2007

STUDIO REPORT

There is so much going on! The most important thing is the recording/mixing of the new CD and that is going amazing! These new songs are so heavy and we are happy and lucky to announce that Ralph Santolla is helping us with some of the guitar work. To have someone like Ralph working with us is totally new to Obituary and I can't tell you how excited we are. This new album, Xecutioners Return, is just coming to life!

Ralph
Ralph Santolla

I know there has been a lot of speculation about what we were going to do for another guitarist now that Allen West is unavailable. It is kind of strange how things work out. We have known Ralph for a long time and it is no suprise how good of a guitar player he is, but what was really nice is how good we work with each other and how good we get along. Not only is Ralph recording with us, but he will also be going with us to Europe in July and on our U.S. Tour in September.

Studio

We leave for South America tomorrow for the next set of shows and they should be some good ones. We have been to Argentina (a long time ago), but we have never been to Chile or Brazil, so we are looking forward to these shows.

When we get home we will finish up the mixing of the new CD and we are on schedule for a late August release!

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May 28, 2007
Memorial Day

flag

obituary would like to thank all the men and women in the united states armed forces. we remember and honor all those who lost their lives making this world a safer place!

 

TOUR / STUDIO REPORT

May 23, 2007

australia

Unbelievable trip! It took us over 20 years to get to Australia, but we finally made it and had a great time. Thanks to all our Australian fans that came out to see us.

australia

We got the extreme tour hitting 4 cities in 4 days, but Australia is a great place to be and we do plan to get back after the new CD comes out. Believe it or not we logged over 60 hours of flight time! Flight time!!! I am not even talking about hours in the airport, drive times or flight delays...I'm am talking about sitting on a plane for over 60 hours in our week long trip! Maybe that is why I feel like I was hit by a truck! Looking back it was probably too much too fast, but next time we will plan to spend more time and enjoy it a little more.

australia

...some bum sleeping in the airport!

australia

The shows were really great and I know our fans there waited a long time for this so it was nice to finally get down there.

We are moving along in the studio in between trips. It is actually kind of nice to walk away from it and then come back with a "clean" ear. Markie was busy doing all the editing stuff he can do without us around and now that we are back we can continue with more of the mixing. The good news is it looks like the release date is getting moved up! I am not positive, but I think it is now the end of August!!!

South America is up next. After that the schedule is cleaned up a little. I know I will be ready for some rest after the South American dates and we get this new CD finished. We will be back in Europe in July for the Waldrock Festival in Holland and I think we are gonna do a show in the UK while we are there. I will get you that date when I know it, but it should be around July 6th!!!!

June 5, 2007
Teatro Teleton - Santiago, Chile

June 6, 2007
The Roxy - Buenos Aires, Argentina

June 7, 2007
Bar Opiniao - Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil

June 8, 2007
Hangar 110 - Sao Paulo/SP, Brasil

June 9, 2007
Lapa Multishow - Belo Horizonte, Brasil

 

CLICK HERE for the full Tour Schedule

 

mex

We had 4 great shows in Mexico with Sadus and really want to thank all our fans for coming out and supporting us and our crew guys for their hard work! This trip took us through 4 cities and saw the reunion S.O.S. show - Sepultura - Obituay - Sadus! What a blast!!!

mex

4 shows in 4 cities in 4 days was not exactly easy, but it was a lot of fun!

mex

The good news! The studio has been going great and all the music is just about done being tracked. This is some really heavy material and I can't wait to get this released! When we get back from Australia we will start the final mix with Mark Prator at RedRoom Recorders!

The bad news! Anyone that keeps up with this website or our message board knows we usually keep you up to date with what is going on. We have been usually quite about Allen and his absence from these last set of shows. Well, Allen has gotten himself into trouble again and we have been waiting for him to make a statement himself:

To my friends and fans,
I have gotten into trouble that can only be resolved by my incarceration. I will do this with thoughts of all of you. Soon I will be free again and come back stronger and better. My release is scheduled for February 2008. I will not let this problem kill my spirit and will use it to sharpen my creativity. Hope to see all of you next year. Allen West

This sucks and there is not much we can do about it but, we will continue to move on and do what Obituary does! We have a lot planned for this new album with Candlelight and look forward to the September release of our new CD! Tomorrow we are off to Australia for our first trip down under and we can't wait to have a few cool ones with our Australian fans!!!!!

May 16, 2007
Manning Bar - Sydney, Australia

May 17, 2007
The Prince - Melbourne, Australia

May 18, 2007
Club Phoenix - Brisbane, Australia

May 19, 2007
Club Capital - Perth, Australia

After Australia we head to South America for 5 shows! CLICK HERE for the full Tour Schedule

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May 3, 2007

We get to take a small break from the studio and head to Mexico! Everything is going great and when we get back we will start to mix down at RedRoom Recorders! We have 4 shows with Sadus and it should be a great run!

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May 1, 2007

studio report

FW

Things are moving along nicely in the studio and we are really happy with the way the new songs are sounding. We got a lot done over the last couple of weeks and should finish up most of the tracking by tomorrow.

TP

TP2

When we get back from Mexico we will start mixing and then when we get back from Austrialia we should finish it up!

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APRIL 23, 2007

First I need to say how happy we are to be signed with a new record company. We signed with Candlelight Records. We did a lot of work over the last several months and Candlelight just felt right for Obituary. It feels like we hit the ground running with this label and things are already moving forward quickly. We have a release date of September, 11 in the U.S. and September, 10 in Europe.

studio1

We have been in the studio full time working on the new album and it is coming along great.

studio2

studio3

We have a lot of shows coming up too. Mexico, Australia, South America, Europe and a full U.S. Tour in September. There is a lot going on and I will give you more information as we go along.

upcoming shows

May 3, 2007
Ibex bar - Monterrey, Mexico

May 4, 2007
Poliforum (Expo Feria Torreon)
Torreon, Coahuila Mexico

May 5, 2007
Circo Volador - Mexico, City

May 6, 2007
Cocktail bar - Leon, Guanajuato Mexico

May 16, 2007
Manning Bar - Sydney, Australia

May 17, 2007
The Prince - Melbourne, Australia

May 18, 2007
Club Phoenix - Brisbane, Australia

May 19, 2007
Club Capital - Perth, Australia

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APRIL 15, 2007

Thanks to all of you that came out and supported us these last shows. It was a busy schedule, but 3 really great shows.

Naplam

We always have a good time with our friends from Napalm Death!

crew

Thanks to our crew guys for all their help!

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APRIL 9, 2007

OB

What an awesome show last night in Belgium! The No Mercy Festival is a great line up of bands and we are happy to jump on and play a couple of the shows. Today we are in Tilburg, Holland for the last of the shows we are doing for now. Looking forward to after the show and having a few cool-ones with our good friends in Napalm Death who are on this festival tour.

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April 7, 2007

First off, thanks to all of you that showed up to the show in Los Angeles! It was a great show and I was very suprised to see everyone going off hard even after watching a 100 bands before us! Thanks!

OB

We arrived in France yesterday and are getting ready for the first of 3 shows in Europe. Tomorrow we will be in Begium and the next day in Holland! Get your ass out to see us!

April 7, 2007
Killer Festival
Chaulnes, France

April 8, 2007
No Mercy Festival
Hof Terloo - Antwerpen, Belgium

April 9, 2007
No Mercy Festival
013 - Tilburg, Holland

When we get home we will start recording our new CD! We are fired up and ready to put down some sick songs that we have written!

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MARCH 14, 2007

We just added a 4th show in Australia. It will be at Club Captial in Perth!

Thanks for all your emails about our Street Team. We are working out all the details and you should be getting an email from us soon about how this is going to work.

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March 6, 2007

We are setting up an Obituary Street Team and need your help! If you are interested email us at streetteam@obituary.cc for more information.

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February 27, 2007

We finally got around to redoing the website. All of the pages are not done so don't panic. Most of the site is working and we will get the rest finished soon. Let us know what you think!

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February 19, 2007

All is going well with the new DVD and we really appreciate all the support! Frozen Alive has sparked a bunch of new shows that we have set up! Here they all are and we are really looking forward to all of them. Some of the newer shows are in France, Mexico with Sadus and believe it or not we are finally going to make it to Australia! We have had offers in the past, but they just never worked out. This will be our first time in Australia, so for all of you that have emailed over the years about coming there, we finally will have a chance to meet! We also have some S. American dates we are working on and as soon as I find out for sure I will let you know.

We are still working on the new CD and are getting really excited about these new songs. This is some pretty sick shit! I still do not know what we are going to do about a record label. We are still talking with a few labels and trying to work something out! Hopefully something gets done soon, so we can move forward and concentrate on future events! We still plan on starting to record in March!!!

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DECEMBER 20, 2006

DEBUT DVD RELEASE
Obituary's debut DVD release, "Frozen Alive," is out now in Europe and will be released on January 2, 2007 in the U.S.  This thing is sick and we know you will disturb the neighborhood with it!  Send us an email and let us know what you think after you see it!

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TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
We have 2 shows set up for the month of April 2007. The shows are part of the No Mercy Festivals in Europe! We hope to see you there. Check back for more tour dates and further developments.

NO MERCY FESTIVALS
April 8, 2007
Hof Ter Lo - Antwerp, Belgium

April 9, 2007
013 - Tilburg, Holland

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NEWS & REVIEWS ARCHIVE
To read past news posts and CD reviews, click on the links below. The news archive is broken down into quarterly sections for each year. The reviews are listed by magazine/website name. We hope you enjoy this news and reviews archive.

2006 NEWS ARCHIVE
October - December 2006
July - September 2006
April - June 2006
January - March 2006

2005 NEWS ARCHIVE
October - December 2005
July - September 2005
April - June 2005
January - March 2005

2004 NEWS ARCHIVE
October - December 2004
July - September 2004

REVIEWS ARCHIVE
Fuse/Metal Asylum
Room Thirteen
Blabbermouth
Vampire Magazine
The Dark Side
Aversionline
Hailmetal
Crave
Whiskey Soda
Metal Chaos
Rock Maniacs
Hyperblast Metal
Rockeyez
Rocksound
Doomsdaymusic.com - Article 1 / Article 2
Relectionsofdarkness.com
Raginpit.com
Metalupdate.com

 

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