US death metallers Obituary will headline the European Metal Chainsaw Massacre Tour, taking place in March and April. Support on the trek will come from Grave and Pathology. Below are the confirmed dates:

European Metal Chainsaw Massacre Tour Dates:

March 24th - Germany, Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik
March 26th - France, Paris @ Elysée Montmartre
March 29th - Germany, Munich @ Backstage Hall
March 30th - Germany, Bochum @ Matrix
April 02nd - Denmark, Aarhus @ Vox Hall
April 07th - Finnland, Helsinki @ Nosturi
April 13th - Poland, Warsaw @ Progresja
April 14th - Germany, Berlin @ K17
April 15th - Czech Republic, Prague @ Rock Café
April 16th - Czech Republic, Brno @ TBA
April 17th - Slovakia, Bratislava @ TBA
April 19th - Italy, Bologna @ Estragon
April 20th - France, Montpellier @ Secret Place
April 21th - Spain, Lleida @ Cotton Club
April 30th - The Netherlands, Tilburg @ Neurotic Deathfest

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Event:	Obituary + Grave: European Metal Chainsaw Massacre Tour

In a recent interview with Tomb Of The Opinionated, Obituary singer John Tardy confirmed the rumour that the band has parted ways with bass player Frank Watkins, who has been performing with the latest incarnation of Gorgoroth.

John Tardy answered to the question about Watkins' departure and replacement: "Frank is no longer in the band and Terry Butler will be doing all the shows that he can with us. Right now we are happy with that and if Terry's schedule does not allow him to play with us we can always lean on Stever DiGiorgio or Kenny Andrews."

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Steve DiGiorgio (does this guy ever sleep?) will be the touring bassist for death metal act Obituary this summer. In a statement on their website, the band - who just finished a handful of North American shows - comments:

"We now focus on Europe and our first of two runs for the summer festivals. We will have Steve DiGiorgio of Sadus on bass with us! How cool is that? We have known Steve for a long time and it is going to be great jamming with him. He will be here next weekend to practice and I will make sure the web-cam is back on by then so check it out."

An overview of Obituary live dates here.

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Obituary vocalist John Tardy has issued the following update:

"We are enjoying some time off and it has given us a chance to finally work on some new music. Trevor Peres (guitar) was in town and we got some new Obituary songs down. Heavy as balls! Drummer Donald Tardy and I also have been working on some new TB Bloodline material... just having a blast jamming!

I am still working on this studio. It is coming along slowly, but starting to see the light at the end of tunnel. I need some carpet! Can't find anything I like! I will also try to get that webcam back up soon.

We are getting closer and closer to the start of our US Tour. It starts off in Orlando and the Club Firestone. This place is awesome and we have not played in Orlando in a long, long time so we are hoping for a killer show!"

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Live Xecution - Party.San 2008, the new DVD from US metallers Obituary, will be released in January 2010 via Regain Records.

A DVD trailer from Live Xecution - Party.San 2008 can be viewed at this location.

Live Xecution - Party.San 2008 cover art] tracklist:

01. Find the Arise
02. On the Floor
03. Chopped in Half
04. Turned Inside Out
05. Forces Realign
06. Insane
07. Face Your God
08. Dethroned Emperor (Celtic Frost cover)
09. Evil Ways
10. Drop Dead
11. Contrast the Dead
12. Second Chance
13. Stand Alone
14. Slow Death
15. Slowly We Rot


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Obituary will tour the Southern Americas in December. Belphegor will support the band in Brazil, Benediction in Peru.

The dates are as follows:

02/12 Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Bar Opinião (with Belphegor)
03/12 TBA, Brazil @ TBA (with Belphegor)
04/12 São Paulo, Brazil @ Hangar 110 (with Belphegor)
05/12 Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Bar Brasil (with Belphegor)
06/12 Brasília, Brazil @ TBA (with Belphegor)
08/12 Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Teletón
10/12 Vaparaíso, Chile @ El Huevo
11/12 Lima, Peru @ Marina Park (with Benediction)
13/12 Cuenca, Ecuador @ Coliseo Benigno Malo
16/12 Caracas, Venezuela @ Moulin Rouge
18/12 Medellín, Colombia @ Auditorio UCC
19/12 Bogotá, Colombia @ Teatro La Mama

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Source:	obituary.cc
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Event:	Obituary + Belphegor

Original news, posted on 10.05.2009

An e-card for "Darkest Day", the forthcoming album from US metallers Obituary, can be found at this location.

"Darkest Day" is scheduled for release on June 30 via Candlelight Records. The cover art was done by Andreas Marschall, who created the art for "The End Complete", "Frozen In Time", and the band's lastest album, "Xecutioner's Return".

"Darkest Day" cover art] tracklisting:

01. List Of Dead
02. Blood To Give
03. Lost
04. Outside My Head
05. Payback
06. Your Darkest Day
07. This Life
08. See Me Now
09. Fields Of Pain
10. Violent Dreams
11. Truth Be Told
12. Forces Realign
13. Left To Die

UPDATE (thanks to 34595)

Obituary have posted a new song online called "List Of Dead". Check it out here. The song comes from the band's upcoming album "Darkest Day", which will be released on June 30 via Candlelight Records.

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U.S. death metallers Obituary have completed work on their new album for a tentative May/June release via Candlelight Records. The artwork of the new album can be viewed at this location Vocalist John Tardy states:

"Sorry I have not updated the website in a while. We have been so busy finishing up this new Obituary album and getting ready to leave for Europe in a few days that I just have not had time to do it. The good news is, last night, we finished up the mixing and we are done. It came out really sick and I cannot wait for you guys to hear it... it is heavy! Like I said, we now focus on heading to Europe for our Full of Hate tour that runs pretty much the month of March! It should be a good time and I hope you all can come out and see us."

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Obituary have issued the following update:

"We did not play a show in Tampa, or in Florida for that matter, on our last U.S. Tour, but we have one set up now! We will be playing at the Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday, December 19th! We really had a great show the last time we played there and we are looking forward to doing another one!

I apologize for the website not getting updated since we got home from Japan, but I just did not get around to it and not much has been going on! We have just been locked in the studio and working on a new Obituary album and finishing up the Tardy Brothers Project. Both are coming along great! I will keep you updated with both of these as we get further along.

We have some give-aways planned for this Tampa show and as always we will be around for autographs! I hope to see you all out at the Crowbar on the 19th!"

Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

The following update was posted on the official website of Obituary on June 16th :

"What a great weekend! We have been working really hard on this new EP and Saturday night we finished it. I am totally psyched about this and can't wait to get it to you. I am not sure about the release date yet, but I'll post it as soon as I know. Once again, Mark Prator and RedRoom Recorders really helped us out to get this done. Markie, you rule...thanks for everything!!! Most of you probably know that we built our own studio for the recording of the Xecutioner's Return CD. We tracked this new EP in our studio and are really happy with the sounds we are getting. Because of our limited, but growing, Pro-Tools HD experience, we lean heavily on Mark for his guidence and help. We then take all those tracks to RedRoom where we put it all together. This process of being able to record right here in our own studio whenever we want has been an unbelievable asset to our writing and recording abilities!

This EP will contain 4 songs: 2 new ones, that are heavy as balls. A new 2008 studio recording of Slowly We Rot. Slowly is one of the first songs we ever wrote and of all our songs it gets played every show! It is interesting to hear this song re-recorded almost 23 later. Unbelievable! You have to hear it. Dethroned Emperior is a song by Celtic Frost that we sometimes play live or just while jammming in the studio. Because we enjoy it so much we recorded it for this EP as well.

I feel like we just got home from the first leg of our European Festival Tour and now we leave again Wednesday to start the second leg: Austria, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy...coming up! I hope you come out and see us!"

Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

Florida death metallers Obituary have issued the following update:

"We leave today for South America for a couple of weeks. This is always a great time with insane fans!!! This trip will take us to places we have been and places we have not been too yet, so we are really getting excited! We have 4 shows in Brazil and 1 in Chile, Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador! (all dates: Link]).
We have so much going on when we get back it is just crazy. We started to write new music for an EP that we plan on releasing in a few months and we need to get that recorded, so Redneck Studios will be getting fired back up for that! We have to get our new setlist ready for a really busy European Summer Festival Tour (full list here) and we finally have a show set up in Tampa!!!! We will be playing at The Crowbar in Tampa, FL (Ybor City) on Friday - May, 23 2008."

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Obituary have cancelled their upcoming tour with Dying Fetus, Origin, and Thy Will Be Done.

Here's a statement from the band: "We regret to inform you for reasons beyond our control we must cancel this May tour. We wanna thank everyone for their hard work and dedication for this tour and we WILL reschedule this for September 2008... look for updates."

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Event:	Obituary + Dying Fetus [POSTPONED]

Roadrunner Records has set a January 29, 2008 release date for a "best-of" collection from legendary Florida death metallers Obituary.

The press release reads as folows:
"If you're a true metalhead, the name Obituary isn't new to you. They made some of vilest and darkest music there ever will be and was once the definitive death metal band. The Best of Obituary comes out on January 8, 2008."

"The Best of Obituary" cover] tracklist:

01. Internal Bleeding
02. 'Til Death
03. Slowly We Rot
04. Cause Of Death
05. Chopped In Half
06. Turned Inside Out
07. The End Complete
08. I'm In Pain
09. Don't Care
10. Final Thoughts
11. Kill For Me
12. Threatening Skies
13. On The Floor

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
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Obituary's new album "Xecutioner's Return" is available for streaming in full for a limited time on MP3.com.

The album has been released last week.

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The cover artwork for upcoming Obituary album "Xecutioner's Return" has been posted at this location. The band once again worked with artist Andreas Marshall, who has previously created the art for "The End Complete" and the group's most recent record, "Frozen in Time".

"Xecutioner's Return" was mixed at Redroom Recorders and was mastered at Morrisound Studios in Tampa. The album will be released on August 28 via Candlelight Records (Europe and USA).

In other Obituary news, the band have announced the routing for their upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off early September. The dates are as follows:

07 September 2007 - Ft. Lauerdale, FL
08 September 2007 - Jacksonville, FL
09 September 2007 - Atlanta, GA
11 September 2007 - Springfield, VA
12 September 2007 - Richmond, VA
14 September 2007 - New York, NY
15 September 2007 - Sayerville, NY
16 September 2007 - Southbridge, MA
18 September 2007 - Cleveland, OH
21 September 2007 - Detroit, MI
22 September 2007 - Indianapolis, IN
23 September 2007 - Chicago, IL
25 September 2007 - Denver, CO
27 September 2007 - Las Vegas, NV
28 September 2007 - Orange County, CA
29 September 2007 - Los Angeles, CA
30 September 2007 - San Diego, CA
02 October 2007 - Phoenix, AZ
03 October 2007 - Tucson, AZ
05 October 2007 - San Antonio, TX
06 October 2007 - Dallas, TX
07 October 2007 - Houston, TX

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Source:	obituary.cc
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