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Cause of Death is the second album by American death metal band Obituary. It was released on September 19, 1990. Cause of Death is considered a classic album in the history of death metal.[2] The artwork was done by artist Michael Whelan. It is their first release with longtime member Frank Watkins on bass, and also their first and only album with guitarist James Murphy, previously of the group Death. Murphy did not contribute to the songwriting as the riffs he showed to the band would end up appearing on Disincarnate's Dreams of the Carrion Kind.[3]

Cause of Death
Studio album by Obituary
Released	September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)
Recorded	1990
Studio	Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	41:02
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns, Obituary
Obituary chronology
Slowly We Rot (1989) Cause of Death (1990) The End Complete (1992)

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AllMusic	[1]

The cover art of this album was used in an H. P. Lovecraft collection, Lovecraft's Nightmare A. It was supposed to be the cover of Sepultura's album Beneath the Remains, but Roadrunner Records let Obituary use it first. Monte Connor of Roadrunner forced Sepultura to use another Michael Whelan illustration for Beneath the Remains. The second portion of the painting, Lovecraft's Nightmare B was used by Demolition Hammer for their 1992 album Epidemic of Violence. The incident with Sepultura led to Igor Cavalera become upset with Monte Connor, with Cavalera notably having a tattoo of the cover on his arm.[3]

Obituary played Cause of Death in its entirety at the 2019 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]

Cause of Death contains a cover of Celtic Frost's "Circle of the Tyrants". Celtic Frost frontman Tom G. Warrior has since endorsed the cover.[3]

Touring

Obituary went on tour in the United States to support Cause of Death in November 1990 together with label mates Sepultura as headliner and Sadus, starting in Florida. They continued their tour activities in Europe in mid-1991.[5]

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Personnel

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На других языках

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[de] Cause of Death

Cause of Death ist das zweite Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Death-Metal-Band Obituary. Es erschien im September 1990 bei Roadrunner Records. Es gilt als Klassiker in der Geschichte des Death Metals.[1]

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- [en] Cause of Death (album)

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[es] Cause Of Death

Cause Of Death (Causa de Muerte) es el segundo disco de la banda de Death metal Obituary, publicado en 1990 y remasterizado en el año 1997. Este disco es considerado uno de los mejores dentro del género, con lo cual Obituary ganó gran popularidad en el ámbito del Death metal. La carátula del álbum fue diseñada por Michael Whelan, es el primer álbum con el bajista Frank Watkins así como el primer y único álbum con el guitarrista James Murphy, anterior guitarrista de la banda Death.

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[ru] Cause of Death

Cause of Death (с англ. — «Причина смерти») — второй студийный альбом американской дэт-метал-группы Obituary, выпущенный 19 сентября 1990 года на лейбле Roadrunner Records. Это первый альбом группы, записанный с давним участником группы Фрэнком Уоткинсом на бас-гитаре и единственный альбом для гитариста Джеймса Мёрфи, бывшего участника дэт-метал-группы Death.

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