| Dead | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | September 10, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 62:47 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Jaime Locke and Obituary | |||
| Obituary chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [2] |
Dead is a live album by American death metal band Obituary. The title is a comical reference to it being a "live" album.
| No. | Title | Music | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Download" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Chopped in Half" | Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy | Cause of Death | 0:46 |
| 3. | "Turned Inside Out" | Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy | Cause of Death | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Threatening Skies" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 2:27 |
| 5. | "By the Light" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Dying" | Obituary/Peres | Cause of Death | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Cause of Death" | Peres/J. Tardy/West | Cause of Death | 5:43 |
| 8. | "I'm in Pain" | Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy | The End Complete | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Rewind" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 4:03 |
| 10. | "'Til Death" | Obituary/J. Tardy | Slowly We Rot | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Kill for Me" | Obituary | World Demise | 2:34 |
| 12. | "Don't Care" | Obituary | World Demise | 3:09 |
| 13. | "Platonic Disease" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Back from the Dead" | Obituary | Back from the Dead | 5:55 |
| 15. | "Final Thoughts" | Obituary | World Demise | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Slowly We Rot" | Obituary/J. Tardy | Slowly We Rot | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 62:47 | |||
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