Slowly We Rot

1989 studio album by Obituary

Slowly We Rot

Studio album by

Obituary

Released

June 14, 1989

Recorded

1988 (tracks 1-8) – March 1989 (tracks 9-12) at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, U.S

Genre

Death metal

Length

35:09

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Scott Burns

Obituary chronology

Slowly We Rot
(1989)

Cause of Death
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Slowly We Rot is the debut studio album by American death metal band Obituary, released on June 14, 1989. It is the only Obituary release to feature bassist Daniel Tucker.^[2]^[3] Lead guitarist Allen West would leave soon after but returned for the third album The End Complete (1992). It was re-released on January 27, 1997, by Roadrunner Records with remastered audio and liner notes. Despite being recorded in standard tuning and with Fender Stratocasters,^{[citation needed]} it is considered to be one of the band's heavier efforts. The remainder of the band's output has been recorded in D tuning. A live version of the album, Slowly We Rot: Live & Rotting, was recorded in October 2020 and released in August 2022 by Relapse Records.^[4]

Slowly We Rot remains a staple essential album of both death metal and the band's discography.^[5]

Track listing

All music by Obituary, all lyrics by John Tardy.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Internal Bleeding"	3:01
2.	"Godly Beings"	1:55
3.	"'Til Death"	3:56
4.	"Slowly We Rot"	3:36
5.	"Immortal Visions"	2:25
6.	"Gates to Hell"	2:49
7.	"Words of Evil"	1:55
8.	"Suffocation"	2:35
9.	"Intoxicated"	4:40
10.	"Deadly Intentions"	2:09
11.	"Bloodsoaked"	3:11
12.	"Stinkupuss"	2:59
Total length:		35:09

Bonus Tracks 1997 Roadrunner Remasters
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Find the Arise" (Demo)	2:39
14.	"Like the Dead" (Demo)	2:34

Slowly We Rot: Live & Rotting (2022)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (Live)	2:12
2.	"Internal Bleeding" (Live)	2:28
3.	"Godly Beings" (Live)	2:01
4.	"'Til Death" (Live)	4:30
5.	"Immortal Visions" (Live)	2:35
6.	"Gates to Hell" (Live)	3:35
7.	"Words of Evil" (Live)	2:28
8.	"Suffocation" (Live)	2:39
9.	"Intoxicated" (Live)	4:51
10.	"Deadly Intentions" (Live)	2:33
11.	"Bloodsoaked" (Live)	3:24
12.	"Stinkupuss" (Live)	2:46
13.	"Slowly We Rot" (Live)	6:03
14.	"Redneck Stomp" (Live)	3:31
15.	"Dethroned Emperor" (Live)	4:44
16.	"A Dying World" (Live)	2:21

Personnel

Obituary

John Tardy – vocals
Allen West – lead guitar
Trevor Peres – rhythm guitar
Daniel Tucker – bass
Donald Tardy – drums, percussion
JP Chartier - lead guitar on tracks 13 and 14
Jerome Grable - bass on tracks 13 and 14

Productions

Executive producer: Monte Conner
Arranged by Obituary
Produced, recorded & engineered by Scott Burns
Mixed by Scott Burns, Donald Tardy & John Tardy
Mastered by Mike Fuller

References

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Slowly We Rot - Obituary". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^ Dick, Jonathan (October 21, 2014). "Obituary: 30 Years In and Still Rotting Slowly".
^ Shteamer, Hank (March 15, 2017). "Death-Metal Vets Obituary on 30-Year Quest for 'Meat-and-Potatoes' Riffs".
^ Kennelty, Greg (2022-07-13). "OBITUARY Surprise Releases Slowly We Rot & Cause Of Death Live Albums". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "The 10 Greatest Death Metal Albums of All-Time". The Pit. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.