New from Obituary is "Back From The Dead". I do use the term new loosely however, because if you've heard an Obituary album previously you've heard what this album has to offer. This album is about as uninspiring as is possible. The typical Obituary song takes on riff and plays it over and over throughout the song. The best thing about this band is the extreme heaviness, but unfortunately the slow droning riffs become quite boring. In much of this album Obituary does attempt to play faster, and sometimes with success. More guitar soloing is present than in any previous Obituary album, which is a plus and serves to break up the repetition which plagues this album. John Tardy performs the vocal dury, but unfortunately he has very little actual ability, as each verse sounds the same as the next. His growls are very monotonous, as Tardy's vocal range is next to nothing. An attempt to annunciate by Tardy would be nice as Obituary never include the lyrics to the songs for reasons unknown.
The final track "Bullituary" is quite humorous, and can best be described as death rap. Typical Obituary music is combined with the lyrical stylings of the Bullet Boys. This is probably the only original moment to be found on this album.
Included on the disc is a multimedia portion including interviews and Obituary videos. Unforunately it ran like shit on the computer I tried it on, even with an 8X CD player. It is one of the more legitimate CD-Rom additions I have seen on a music disc, as it is not simply a cheap promotion of the record label as is so often the case.
There just aren't very many reasons for anyone to actually buy this disc. Perhaps Obituary would be better off just staying dead.
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