hell bent for metal

One of the bands I’m most look­ing for­ward to see­ing is Obit­u­ary.

I got my first real intro­duc­tion to the band shortly before see­ing them live last year. I was tasked with writ­ing a review for Faster­Louder and fig­ured I’d bet­ter get up to speed quick. After a bit of research and then a kick-arse live set, I was sold: old-school Florida death metal for the win!

Faster­Louder Live Review: Obit­u­ary rips up Club Capi­tol, Perth

Luck­ily for me, all the Obit­u­ary albums have been re-released recently so I was able to stock up quite eas­ily. And I was pretty excited to hear about their newest effort, Xecutioner’s Return, which is meant to be more in line with the older Obit­u­ary stuff. Met­alUn­der­ground just posted my review of that album (and here’s a hint: I really really liked it):

Met­alUn­der­ground CD Review: Obit­u­ary — Xecutioner’s Return

So I sus­pect that Obit­u­ary might be one of my Wacken high­lights. I’m a par­tic­u­larly huge fan of both Don­ald Tardy’s drum­ming and John Tardy’s hair.

Their MySpace page says they’re the heav­i­est band in the world, and I think I actu­ally believe that.

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