Slowly We Rot

Slowly We Rot
Studio album by Obituary
Released	June 14, 1989
Recorded	1988 (tracks 1-8) – March 1989 (tracks 9-12) 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 June 14, 1989 and is the only Obituary album to feature bassist Daniel Tucker. 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 on Roadrunner Records with remastered sound and liner notes. Despite being recorded in standard tuning and with Fender Stratocasters, 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 on Relapse Records.

Track listing

All music by Obituary, all lyrics by John Tardy.

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

Slowly We Rot: Live & Rotting (2022)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (Live)	2:12
2.	"Internal Bleeding" (Live)	2:28
3.	"Godly Beings" (Live)	2:01
4.	"'Til Death" (Live)	4:30
5.	"Immortal Visions" (Live)	2:35
6.	"Gates to Hell" (Live)	3:35
7.	"Words of Evil" (Live)	2:28
8.	"Suffocation" (Live)	2:39
9.	"Intoxicated" (Live)	4:51
10.	"Deadly Intentions" (Live)	2:33
11.	"Bloodsoaked" (Live)	3:24
12.	"Stinkupuss" (Live)	2:46
13.	"Slowly We Rot" (Live)	6:03
14.	"Redneck Stomp" (Live)	3:31
15.	"Dethroned Emperor" (Live)	4:44
16.	"A Dying World" (Live)	2:21

Personnel

Obituary

• John Tardy – vocals
• Allen West – lead guitar
• Trevor Peres – rhythm guitar
• Daniel Tucker – bass
• Donald Tardy – drums
• JP Chartier - lead guitar on tracks 13 and 14
• Jerome Grable - bass on tracks 13 and 14

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

External links

• Slowly We Rot at Media Club