Anthology
Greatest hits album by
Obituary
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2001
Recorded1988-1998
GenreDeath metal
Length77:27
LabelRoadrunner[1]
ProducerObituary, Scott Burns, Jaime Locke, Rick Miller and Mark Prator
Obituary chronology
Dead
(1998) 		Anthology
(2001) 		Frozen in Time
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Metal Hammer9/10[3]

Anthology is a 2001 greatest hits album by American death metal band Obituary.[4][5] It contains songs recorded during the band's early career, from 1989's Slowly We Rot to 1997's Back from the Dead. The compilation also contains two previously unreleased tracks, recorded in 1998 before the band separated.

Track listing

All music by Obituary except where noted
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Find the Arise" (Demo version)JP Chartier/D. Tardy/J. Tardy2:39
2."'Til Death"John Tardy3:56
3."Internal Bleeding"John Tardy/Peres/West3:02
4."Intoxicated"John Tardy/Peres4:40
5."Slowly We Rot"John Tardy3:38
6."Cause of Death"Peres/J. Tardy/West6:31
7."Dying"Obituary/Peres4:31
8."Chopped in Half"Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy3:44
9."Turned Inside Out"Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy5:10
10."Back to One"D. Tardy/West3:42
11."The End Complete"Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy4:04
12."I'm in Pain"Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy4:04
13."Kill for Me"Peres/J. Tardy2:56
14."Final Thoughts" 4:10
15."Don't Care"Peres/J. Tardy3:12
16."Threatening Skies"Peres/J. Tardy2:19
17."By the Light" 2:56
18."Back from the Dead"Peres/J. Tardy4:58
19."Buried Alive" (Venom cover)Bray/Dunn/Lant3:33
20."Boiling Point (212° Sporadic Mix)" 3:42
Total length:77:27

Charts

Monthly

Year Chart Position
2001 Poland (ZPAV Top 100) 91[6]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (March 23, 2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble Publishing. ISBN 9780760742181 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Torreano, Bradley. Anthology at AllMusic
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 85.
  4. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (March 23, 2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. Jawbone Press. ISBN 9781906002015 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Obituary Anthology". exclaim.ca.
  6. ^ "TOP100". July 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-07-08.


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