The End Complete

The End Complete
The End Complete
Studio album by Obituary
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1991 at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	36:17
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns and Obituary
Obituary chronology

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. It was released on April 21, 1992. This 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.

This album is Obituary's best selling, with over 100,000 copies sold in the U.S. and more than 250,000 worldwide^{[citation needed]}. It reached #16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Also, the band's new logo introduced on The End Complete is the best selling shirt print in the history of Roadrunner Records^{[citation needed]}.

A music video was made for the title track.

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

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

Trivia[edit]

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[edit]

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The End Complete - Obituary". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ 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.
^ Arnopp B 1993, p. 44.

Works cited[edit]

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

External links[edit]

The End Complete at Media Club

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[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.

[FOOTNOTEArnopp_B199344-3] Arnopp B 1993, p. 44.

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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.