Obituary: “People listen to us and think of swamp water and alligators, but we’re just good kids with positive attitudes”
Donald Tardy remembers the time before death metal. Growing up in central Florida’s heat and humidity, the easy cool of ’70s rock captivated the Obituary drummer as a kid. As soon as the more serrated sounds of bands like Venom, Slayer and Celtic Frost began to hit home, though, there was no going back. Alongside vocalist brother John and six-stringer local buddy Trevor Peres, he would become a key figure in shaping much of the extreme music we know and love today. More than three decades sown the line, everything – and nothing – seems to have changed. Bludgeoning 11th album Dying Of Everything might be the product of ever-evolving legends, featuring some of the highest tempos and heaviest riffs in the Obituary catalogue, but it’s still the product of a collective...
