Slowly We Rot

Slowly We Rot
Studio album by Obituary
Released	May 16, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida.
Genre	Death metal
Length	35:09
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns
Obituary chronology
Slowly We Rot (1989) Cause of Death (1990)

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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 also the only album on which Obituary used E standard guitar tuning, as all of Obituary's other albums use D standard tuning. Despite this, it is widely considered to be Obituary's heaviest album. It was re-released in 1997. Slowly We Rot is the only Obituary album to feature bassist Daniel Tucker.

Track listing

• Lyrics By John Tardy. Music By Obituary.

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

Personnel

Obituary

• John Tardy – Vocals
• Allen West – Lead guitar
• JP Chartier - Lead Guitar on Find the Arise & Like the Dead
• Trevor Peres – Rhythm guitar
• Daniel Tucker – Bass
• Donald Tardy – Drums

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

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Slowly We Rot - Obituary". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

External links

• Slowly We Rot at Media Club