Slowly We Rot | ||||
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Released | June 14, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 (tracks 1-8) – March 1989 (tracks 9-12) at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, U.S | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 35:09 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Scott Burns | |||
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Slowly We Rot is the debut studio album by American death metal band Obituary, released on June 14, 1989. It is the only Obituary release to feature bassist Daniel Tucker.[2][3] Lead guitarist Allen West would leave soon after but returned for the third album The End Complete (1992). It was re-released on January 27, 1997, by Roadrunner Records with remastered audio and liner notes. Despite being recorded in standard tuning and with Fender Stratocasters,[citation needed] it is considered to be one of the band's heavier efforts. The remainder of the band's output has been recorded in D tuning. A live version of the album, Slowly We Rot: Live & Rotting, was recorded in October 2020 and released in August 2022 by Relapse Records.[4]
Slowly We Rot remains a staple essential album of both death metal and the band's discography.[5]