Slowly We Rot | ||||
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Studio album by Obituary | ||||
Released | May 16, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida.[1] | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 35:09 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Scott Burns | |||
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Slowly We Rot is the debut album by American death metal band Obituary. It was released on May 16, 1989 and is the only album on which Obituary used E standard guitar tuning, as opposed to the D standard tuning used on all their other albums. Despite this, it is widely considered to be Obituary's heaviest album.Slowly We Rot is the only Obituary album to feature bassist Daniel Tucker, guitarist Allen West would leave soon after but returned for the third album The End Complete. It was re-released on January 27, 1997 with remastered sound and liner notes.
All music by Obituary, all lyrics by John Tardy.