The End Complete

1992 studio album by Obituary

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

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. 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

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

^ 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.