The End Complete

The End Complete
Studio album by Obituary
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1991
Studio	Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	36:17
Label	R/C
Producer	Scott Burns, Obituary
Obituary chronology
Cause of Death (1990) The End Complete (1992) World Demise (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10 [2]

The End Complete is the third album by American death metal band Obituary, released on April 21, 1992, through R/C Records.

Background

The album marked the return of guitarist Allen West who performed on the debut album. This is their first of four consecutive albums with the full classic lineup of the Tardy Brothers, Perez, West and Watkins. A music video was made for the title track.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception and legacy

The End Complete is Obituary's best-selling album, with over 100,000 copies sold in the U.S. and more than 250,000 worldwide^{[ citation needed ]}. It reached No. 16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Additionally, the band's new logo introduced on The End Complete is the best-selling shirt print in the history of Roadrunner Records.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"I'm in Pain"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:01
2.	"Back to One"	D. Tardy/West	3:42
3.	"Dead Silence"	D. Tardy/West	3:21
4.	"In the End of Life"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	3:41
5.	"Sickness"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:06
6.	"Corrosive"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:11
7.	"Killing Time"	D. Tardy/West	3:59
8.	"The End Complete"	Peres/D. Tardy/J. Tardy	4:03
9.	"Rotting Ways"	D. Tardy/West	5:13
Total length:			36:17

Bonus Tracks 1997 Roadrunner Remasters

No.	Title	Length
10.	"I'm In Pain" (Live)	4:49
11.	"Killing Time" (Live)	4:01

Personnel

• John Tardy - vocals
• Allen West - lead guitar
• Trevor Peres - rhythm guitar
• Frank Watkins - bass
• Donald Tardy - drums

Trivia

• Interested in industrial music, Trevor Peres suggested the use of drum machines for the album, but the other band members did not agree. This refusal led him to form Meathook Seed. ^[3]

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "The End Complete - Obituary". AllMusic . Retrieved December 12, 2010.
2. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 323. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Arnopp B 1993, p. 44.

Works cited

• Arnopp, Jason (1993). "Industrial Metal: A User's Guide". Kerrang!. No. 462. p. 44.

External links

• The End Complete at Media Club