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Obituary

Metal band from Tampa, FL · formed 1988

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
53
Cities
48
Releases
30
Last show
Aug 4, 2026Revival

About

Obituary is a band from Tampa, FL, formed in 1988, tagged death metal, metal, old school death metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2022 to 2026, across 53 rooms in 48 cities.

  • Obituary formed in 1988 — MusicBrainz
  • Obituary is based in Tampa — MusicBrainz
  • Terry Butler: electric bass guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Kendall Andrews: electric guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Daniel Tucker: electric bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Allen West: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Trevor Peres: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Donald Tardy: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • John Tardy: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Frank Watkins: electric bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • James Murphy: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Ralph Santolla: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Obituary has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1987–2023 — MusicBrainz
  • Obituary (band) formed in 1984 — Wikipedia
  • Obituary (band) is from Tampa, Florida , U.S. — Wikipedia
  • Obituary (band) has 5 members: John Tardy, Donald Tardy, Trevor Peres, Terry Butler, Ken Andrews — Wikipedia
  • Obituary (band) plays Death metal — Wikipedia
  • Obituary has 396603 listeners on Last.fm — Obituary on Last.fm
  • Obituary has released 10 recordings between 2014 and 2025 — Obituary on Discogs
  • Country (per TheAudioDB): Tampa, Florida, USA — Obituary on TheAudioDB
  • Formed 1984 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
  • Genres per Wikidata: death metal — Wikidata
  • Members per Wikidata: John Tardy, Terry Butler, Donald Tardy, Trevor Peres, Kenny Andrews, Allen West, James Murphy, Ralph Santolla, Frank Watkins, Daniel Tucker — Wikidata
  • Labels per Wikidata: Roadrunner Records — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20226 shows
  2. 202330 shows
  3. 202421 shows
  4. 20251 show
  5. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 4, 2026Revival · AshevilleHeadlinerwith Harsh Realm
Mar 28, 2026White Oak Music Hall - Lawn · HoustonSupportwith Acid Bath, High On Fire, Necrofier
May 26, 2025Peabody's · Virginia BeachHeadlinerwith Sacrificial Betrayal, Mean Jesus
Nov 24, 2024O2 universum · PragueSupportwith Parkování - O2 arena Praha, Sepultura, Jinjer, +1
Nov 23, 2024O2 universum · PragueSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 22, 2024Columbiahalle · BerlinSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 21, 2024Spodek · KatowiceSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 20, 2024Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer · ViennaSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 19, 2024Haus Auensee · LeipzigSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 17, 2024Barba Negra · BudapestSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 16, 2024Zenith, die Kulturhalle · MunichSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 15, 2024MHP Arena Ludwigsburg · LudwigsburgSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 14, 2024The Hall · DubendorfSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 12, 2024Eventim Apollo · LondonSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 11, 2024Barrowland Ballroom · GlasgowSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 10, 2024Telegraph Building · BelfastSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 9, 2024Olympia Theater · DublinSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 8, 2024Manchester Academy · ManchesterSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 6, 2024Rockhal · Esch Sur AlzetteSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 5, 2024AB Box · BrusselsSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 2, 2024Palladium · CologneSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Nov 1, 2024edel-optics.de Arena · HamburgSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Oct 31, 2024Stadthalle Offenbach · OffenbachSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Oct 30, 2024Zénith Paris La Villette · ParisSupportwith Sepultura, Jinjer, Jesus Piece
Jul 9, 2023Underbelly - Fyf · JacksonvilleHeadlinerwith 200 Stab Wounds, Tribal Gaze
Jul 8, 2023The Abbey - Fyf · OrlandoHeadlinerwith 200 Stab Wounds, Tribal Gaze
Jul 7, 2023Piper's Pub · Pompano BeachHeadlinerwith 200 Stab Wounds, Tribal Gaze
May 12, 2023Gothic Theatre · EnglewoodHeadlinerwith Blood Incantation, Ingrown, Axeslasher
Feb 20, 2023myticket Jahrhunderthalle · FrankfurtSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 19, 2023Alcatraz Milano · MilanSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 18, 2023The Hall · DubendorfSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 17, 2023Zenith, die Kulturhalle · MunichSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 15, 2023Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer · ViennaSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 14, 2023Barba Negra · BudapestSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 12, 2023Uber Eats Music Hall · BerlinSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 11, 2023Hamburg Sporthalle · HamburgSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 10, 2023MHP Arena Ludwigsburg · LudwigsburgSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Feb 8, 2023TRANSBORDEUR · VilleurbanneSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Feb 7, 2023Razzmatazz · BarcelonaSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Feb 5, 2023La Riviera · MadridSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Feb 4, 2023Sala Tejo, Meo Arena · LisbonSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Feb 3, 2023Santana 27 · BilbaoSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Feb 1, 2023L'Olympia · ParisSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Jan 31, 2023Ancienne Belgique (AB) · BrusselsSupportwith Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Malevolence
Jan 29, 2023Haus Auensee · LeipzigSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 28, 2023Amager Bio · CopenhagenSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence, +2
Jan 27, 2023Fållan · JohanneshovSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 25, 2023House of Culture · HelsinkiSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 23, 2023Klub Stodoła · WarsawSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 22, 2023Forum Karlín · PragueSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 21, 2023Messehalle Erfurt · ErfurtSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 20, 2023Mitsubishi Electric Halle · DüsseldorfSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 18, 2023Saarlandhalle · SaarbrückenSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Jan 17, 2023013 · TilburgSupportwith Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Malevolence
Apr 10, 2022Zydeco · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds, Kamikaze Zombie
Apr 5, 2022The Loud · HuntingtonHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds
Apr 4, 2022HI-FI · IndianapolisHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds, cadaverous
Mar 29, 2022Upstairs at the Palladium · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds
Mar 25, 2022Fête Music Hall · ProvidenceHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds
Mar 20, 2022Local 506 · Chapel HillHeadlinerwith Gruesome, 200 Stab Wounds

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

53 rooms in 48 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Prague3 shows
  • Berlin2 shows
  • Brussels2 shows
  • Budapest2 shows
  • Dubendorf2 shows

and 43 other cities

Releases

30 releases, 1987–2025

  • Godly Beings

    2025

  • Dying of Everything

    2023 · Album

  • Cause of Death – Live Infection

    2022 · Album

  • Slowly We Rot – Live and Rotting

    2022 · Album

  • Live "Starclub" 30.08.1990

    2022

  • Dying Of Everything

    2022

  • Torture Chamber (Live 1992)

    2020 · Album

  • A Dying World

    2019

  • Obituary

    2017 · Album

  • No

    2017

  • Ten Thousand Ways to Die

    2016 · Album

  • Inked in Blood

    2014 · Album

  • The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1989–2005

    2013 · Compilation

  • Darkest Day

    2009 · Album

  • Live Xecution – Party.San 2008

    2009 · Album

  • The Best of Obituary

    2008 · Compilation

  • Xecutioner’s Return

    2007 · Album

  • Frozen Alive

    2006 · Album

  • Frozen in Time

    2005 · Album

  • Two From the Vault: The End Complete / World Demise

    2004 · Compilation

  • Two From the Vault: Slowly We Rot / Cause of Death

    2003 · Compilation

  • Anthology

    2001 · Compilation

  • Dead

    1998 · Album

  • Back From the Dead

    1997 · Album

  • World Demise

    1994 · Album

  • The End Complete

    1992 · Album

  • Cause of Death

    1990 · Album

  • Slowly We Rot

    1989 · Album

  • 1987 Rehearsal

    1987 · Album

  • Raging Death, Vol. 1

    1987 · Compilation

Lineup

  • Terry Butler · electric bass guitar
  • Kendall Andrews · electric guitar

Former

  • Daniel Tucker · electric bass guitar
  • Allen West · electric guitar
  • Trevor Peres · electric guitar
  • Donald Tardy · drums (drum set)
  • John Tardy · lead vocals
  • Frank Watkins · electric bass guitar
  • James Murphy · electric guitar
  • Ralph Santolla · electric guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 24 plays, 2011-01-09–2025-04-13 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Obituary — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Obituary — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Obituary — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Obituary — White Oak Music Hall - Lawn, 2026-03-28
Poster · White Oak Music Hall - Lawn, 2026-03-28 — Songkick
Obituary — Peabody's, 2025-05-26
Poster · Peabody's, 2025-05-26 — Songkick
Obituary — O2 universum, 2024-11-23
Poster · O2 universum, 2024-11-23 — Songkick
Obituary — myticket Jahrhunderthalle, 2023-02-20
Poster · myticket Jahrhunderthalle, 2023-02-20 — Songkick
Obituary — TRANSBORDEUR, 2023-02-08
Poster · TRANSBORDEUR, 2023-02-08 — Songkick
Obituary — Helsinki Ice Hall / Helsingin Jäähalli, 2018-12-08
Poster · Helsinki Ice Hall / Helsingin Jäähalli, 2018-12-08 — Songkick
Obituary — Royal Arena, 2018-12-03
Poster · Royal Arena, 2018-12-03 — Songkick
Obituary — Starland Ballroom, 2017-09-17
Poster · Starland Ballroom, 2017-09-17 — Songkick
Obituary — Revolution Live, 2016-03-20
Poster · Revolution Live, 2016-03-20 — Songkick
Obituary — The Stone, 1990-07-20
Poster · The Stone, 1990-07-20 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Obituary on Last.fmArtist facts
Obituary on DiscogsArtist facts
Obituary on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.