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2001 greatest hits album by Obituary

Anthology

Greatest hits album by Obituary

Released

January 23, 2001

Recorded

1988–1998

Genre

Death metal

Length

77:27

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Obituary, Scott Burns, Jaime Locke, Rick Miller and Mark Prator

Obituary chronology

Dead
(1998)

Anthology
(2001)

Frozen in Time
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer	9/10

Anthology is a 2001 greatest hits album by American death metal band Obituary. 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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Find the Arise" (Demo version)	JP Chartier/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	2:39
2.	"'Til Death"	John Tardy	3:56
3.	"Internal Bleeding"	John Tardy/Peres/West	3:02
4.	"Intoxicated"	John Tardy/Peres	4:40
5.	"Slowly We Rot"	John Tardy	3:38
6.	"Cause of Death"	Peres/J. Tardy/West	6:31
7.	"Dying"	Obituary/Peres	4:31
8.	"Chopped in Half"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	3:44
9.	"Turned Inside Out"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	5:10
10.	"Back to One"	D. Tardy/West	3:42
11.	"The End Complete"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:04
12.	"I'm in Pain"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:04
13.	"Kill for Me"	Peres/J. Tardy	2:56
14.	"Final Thoughts"		4:10
15.	"Don't Care"	Peres/J. Tardy	3:12
16.	"Threatening Skies"	Peres/J. Tardy	2:19
17.	"By the Light"		2:56
18.	"Back from the Dead"	Peres/J. Tardy	4:58
19.	"Buried Alive" (Venom cover)	Bray/Dunn/Lant	3:33
20.	"Boiling Point (212° Sporadic Mix)"		3:42
Total length:			77:27

Charts

Monthly

Year	Chart	Position
2001	Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	91

Personnel

John Tardy - vocals (all tracks)
Allen West - lead guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 - 20)
JP Chartier - lead guitar (track 1)
Trevor Peres - rhythm guitar (all tracks)
Daniel Tucker - bass (tracks 1 - 5)
Frank Watkins - bass (tracks 6 - 20)
Donald Tardy - drums (all tracks)
James Murphy- lead guitar (tracks 6-10)

References

Bukszpan, Daniel (March 23, 2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble Publishing. ISBN 9780760742181 – via Google Books.
Torreano, Bradley. Anthology at AllMusic
Lawson, Dom (January 27, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 837. EMAP. p. 46.
Dome, Malcolm (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 85.
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.
"Obituary Anthology". exclaim.ca.
"TOP100". July 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-07-08.

v t e Obituary
John Tardy Donald Tardy Trevor Peres Terry Butler Kenny Andrews Jerome Grable Allen West JP Chartier Daniel Tucker Frank Watkins James Murphy Ralph Santolla
Studio albums	Slowly We Rot Cause of Death The End Complete World Demise Back from the Dead Frozen in Time Xecutioner's Return Darkest Day Inked in Blood Obituary Dying of Everything
Live albums	Dead
Compilation albums	Anthology The Best of Obituary
EPs	Left to Die Ten Thousand Ways to Die
Video albums	Frozen Alive
Related articles	Obituary discography Death Deicide Six Feet Under Andrew W.K.

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