Obituary is listed by Nielsen Soundscan as the fifth best-selling death metal band of all time and their albums have sold 368,184 copies. Their 1992 release "The End Complete" has also more than 103,378 copies in the United States alone.
After 1997's Back from the Dead album, the band had grown tired of touring which led to the band disbanding. During the hiatus, Donald Tardy played in Andrew W.K.'s touring band (during W.K.'s appearance on Saturday Night Live Tardy wore an Obituary shirt). Allen West focused on his two projects, Lowbrow and Six Feet Under while not playing in Obituary. Trevor Peres formed Catastrophic in 2001. The band reformed in 2003 and Catastrophic continued to exist alongside the reformed Obituary. Catastrophic released one album, The Cleansing, in 2001. Obituary's reunion album, Frozen in Time was released in 2005. The band's first live DVD, "Frozen Alive", was released in January of 2007.
Obituary are currently signed to Candlelight Records for their seventh album Xecutioner's Return, which was released on August 28, 2007.
Obituary's guitarist, Allen West, was recently imprisoned for D.U.I. (driving under the influence of alcohol) and released in January 2008. During his incarceration, Ralph Santolla served as West's replacement. It is uncertain at this time whether or not West will be returning to the band.
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Set in Stone
Obituary Lyrics
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The devil loves the pain. Encircle victims, breath the pain.
Buried fears, weak the soul. No more to you, now you're set in stone.
Bowing at your feeds and thoughts. Cold winter freezing
solid, with your fights falling when. He hears voices say," Tall toys gone."
Fell aside with heaps of fear. Dreaded calls springs in year. One attacks
himself from them. Feel your own spirit, a spirit say Say, "Timeout in your
life." What's wrong? You're wrong. We're set in stone.
We're set in stone
Strike of thirst in hell it's sought.
By devil night we bought.
Heaps of pain, tools of war.
Towards my painful ever sore.
Set in stone.
We're set in stone
Over by the trees behind
Set in ourselves we find.
The power builds, why it lasts, come.
The lyrics to Obituary's song "Set in Stone" are cryptic and ominous, speaking of death, pain, and fear. The opening lines seem to indicate that someone is being killed, or at least threatened with death ("They're alive, die as I space you"). The singer then speaks of a spell, suggesting that some kind of supernatural force is at work. The next lines speak of the devil's love for pain, implying that the singer is somehow linked to demonic forces, or possibly possessed by them. The victims are encircled and made to breathe the pain, presumably suffering and dying as a result.
The following lines suggest that the singer is burying their own fears and weaknesses in order to become stronger, leaving behind others who are "set in stone." There are references to "tall toys" and "heaps of fear," which are not entirely clear, but seem to imply that the singer is surrounded by threatening forces that are closing in. The line "What's wrong? You're wrong" seems to be a challenge to those who would question the singer's motives, suggesting that they have no right to judge.
Overall, the song paints a picture of darkness and despair, with the singer seemingly trapped in a cycle of pain and fear from which there is no escape. The repeated refrain of "We're set in stone" reinforces the idea that there is no changing the course of fate or destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
They're alive, die as I space you. That's where I seize the spell.
The singer is coming for someone and intends to kill them. The singer believes that in doing so he emphasizes his power over the victim.
The devil loves the pain. Encircle victims, breath the pain.
The singer believes the devil is responsible for the pain that is inflicted upon victims, and the devil thrives off of that pain. The singer is urging the devil to continue to encircle victims and give into the pain.
Buried fears, weak the soul. No more to you, now you're set in stone.
The singer is referencing someone who has buried their fears, causing them to have a weak soul. The singer is saying that this person is no longer of concern to him, as they are now unchangeable and set in stone.
Bowing at your feeds and thoughts. Cold winter freezing solid, with your fights falling when. He hears voices say," Tall toys gone."
The artist is referencing someone who is submissive to someone else. The artist believes that this person's fights, or struggles, will fall apart when this other person, referred to as 'he', hears someone tell him that his 'tall toy', or source of power, is gone.
Fell aside with heaps of fear. Dreaded calls springs in year. One attacks himself from them. Feel your own spirit, a spirit say Say, "Timeout in your life."
The artist is referencing someone who has succumbed to fear and is attacked by their own thoughts. The artist urges this person to take a 'timeout' and connect with their own spirit, in hopes of overcoming their fears.
What's wrong? You're wrong. We're set in stone.
The singer is questioning what is wrong with a person, and then asserts that they themselves are wrong, too. It is then said that they are all now set in stone and unchangeable.
Strike of thirst in hell it's sought. By devil night we bought. Heaps of pain, tools of war. Towards my painful ever sore.
The singer believes that the thirst for pain is sought out in hell, and that they have bought into it. The singer also believes that war and pain have contributed to their own suffering.
Over by the trees behind Set in ourselves we find. The power builds, why it lasts, come.
The artist suggests that they can find power within themselves, and that they want the power to last. The artist invites something or someone to come and be with them in this quest for power.
Set in stone. We're set in stone
This line repeats the central theme of the song: the idea that everything is now set in stone, unchangeable and immutable.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALLEN WEST, DONALD WILLIAM TARDY, FRANK WATKINS, JOHN RUSSELL TARDY, TREVOR LEON PERES
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RycheRageForOrder
Still my fave death metal band. D. Tardy is on a par with Dave Lombardo, Cory Pierce, Charlie Benante, Igor Cavalera, Jason Costa and Jordan Mancino.Not to mention his bro, John's vocals crush.
Louis Csanko
MY FULL CONDOLENCES TO THE BUTLER FAMILY.
sergio arias
AGUANTE OBITUARY
MetalHammerUSA
CLASS-IC Obituary... \m/ \m/ All Hails The14thOrder. All Hails \m/ \m/
Branko R.
Set in stone.
We're set in stone
Loco Lobo
Sic!!
Rooster Diesel
Executioner!!!!
Rafael Pereira Porto
Quatro fãs de Pablo Vittar não gostaram
Christopher Lynch
Raaaggghhhhh!!!!!!
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