Back from the Dead

Back from the Dead Artist: Obituary
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 016861883126
EAN: 0016861883126
ASIN: B000000H4Q


Release Date: 1997-04-22

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  1. Death Metal at its finest!
  2. 1997's best metal albums
  3. Obituary
  4. Death Metal
  5. Metal and NOT METAL 101
  6. and now, the GOOD side of a good label, Roadrunner Records
  7. The very early days of metal
  8. The only death metal I like
  9. Essential Florida Death Metal Part One
  10. True Metal and peripheri

Tracks:

  1. Threatening Skies
  2. By The Light
  3. Inverted
  4. Platonic Disease
  5. Download
  6. Rewind
  7. Feed On The Weak
  8. Lockdown
  9. Pressure Point
  10. Back From The Dead
  11. Bullituary (Remix)

Similar Items:

  1. Frozen in Time
  2. World Demise
  3. Anthology
  4. The End Complete/World Demise
  5. Slowly We Rot/Cause of Death

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Definitely underrated !!.......2006-11-09

I don't understand the lackluster reviews for this album because I definitely consider it as one of their better albums. Instead of the constant slow/doomy sound the band is known for, this CD is more fast paced which makes for a much better listen. As for John Tardy's vocals, I think they keep getting better as each CD is released (I can barely stand his vocals on 'The End Complete'!!) If you like their latest comeback release 'Frozen in Time' then I would recommend this CD without a doubt!

5 out of 5 stars Great, non-generic death.......2006-06-08

See, in my opinion, there's only so much you can do with the standard death metal formula. Traditional DM tends to get boring rather quickly, I think, and therefore I'm always on the lookout for bands who try to push the boundaries, either in terms of brutality or . . . something else. That's why I love Bloodbath's 'Resurrection Through Carnage', and that's why I love this album from Obituary. This is not just standard, tried-and-true DM, but it actually displays influences from the rather more punk side of extreme music. I can see why DM purists are eager to condemn this album, but for any open-minded devotee of extreme music, this ought to be mandatory listening.

3 out of 5 stars Doesn't come close to Obituary's past greats.......2005-07-23

1997's "Back From the Dead" was a step down from the past masterpieces that Obituary fans came to expect from "Slowly We Rot" and "Cause of Death". There isn't much diversity here, but the band's patented pummeling drum assault and John Tardy's great vocals save "Back From the Dead" from mediocrity. Opening track "Threatening Skies" is superb and an Obituary classic, while "Platonic Disease" and "Feed on the Weak" are solid. As a whole, the album is shorter than one would hope, and long time Obituary fans who grew up on the previously mentioned albums will be very disappointed here. New fans to the band are better off checking out "Cause of Death" and "Slowly We Rot" first before checking out "Back From the Dead", and hear first hand one of the greatest death metal bands of all time in their prime.

2 out of 5 stars RIP Obituary.......2004-12-29

I'm basing this review on growing up with Cause of Death & Slowly We Rot...this album is not even close to these classic albums and should be avoided if you're looking for the classic sound.

5 out of 5 stars FINAL GREAT DEATH METAL ALBUM.......2003-06-01

I haven't heard a better death metal album since Obituary's swansong "Back From the Dead" (1997 and still waiting) and I've been waiting for something from anyone to even touch Obituary but all of the other death metal bands are too busy either ripping off At The Gates or Mortician. "Threatening Skies" is an instant DM classic and much of the album does a good job of diversifying. This album is a much better all around product than World Demise and a good note to go out on. I give it a 5 outta 5 because it's the last Death Metal album even worth [it]and in my opinion is DMs final chapter.

Music CD:

  1. Jesse Strange ~ Jesse Strange
  2. Demons ~ Spiritual Beggars
  3. Inside Out ~ Fates Warning
  4. Hit and Run ~ T.S.O.L.
  5. The Eye ~ King Diamond
  6. The Best of Christian Death ~ Christian Death
  7. Diamonds: Best Of Dio (Germany) ~ Dio
  8. Stormblast ~ Dimmu Borgir
  9. Oriental Beat ~ Hanoi Rocks
  10. Close to a World Below ~ Immolation

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Abandin My Own Mind ~ Michael Monroe

Devil in the Details ~ Saigon Kick

Make Yourself ~ Incubus

The Best of Agricantus ~ Agricantus

Traditional Flamenco Music ~ Various Artists

Collection ~ Kim & Hallo

Il Volo ~ Il Volo

Archetype ~ Fear Factory

Moulin Rouge ~ Original Soundtrack

Web of Life ~ Dan Curtin