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OBITUARY Frontman Issues Post-LORCA ROCK Update; Video Available

July 27, 2009

Vocalist John Tardy of Florida death metallers OBITUARY has issued the following road update:

"That was a busy few days there to finish this run out! Not much sleep happening, a lot of travel, but some really good shows. Thanks to all of you that came out to see us!

"We finished out in Spain at a great festival in Lorca. It was a good show and great to see our good friends in SEPULTURA. It had been a while since we saw them and they want us to put the 'S.O.S.' tour back together — SEPULTURA, OBITUARY, SADUS...that sounds fun to me. We will see what happens.

"Next up for us, we will be headed to Portugal for a festival and our first trip there! After that we start our U.S. tour and we are looking forward to that!"

Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY performing at the Lorca Rock festival in Lorca, Spain on July 25, 2009 can be viewed below.

"Darkest Day", the new album from OBITUARY, sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 32 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Darkest Day" was released on June 30 via Candlelight Records.

Check out the album artwork below. The band once again worked with artist Andreas Marschall, who created the art for "The End Complete", "Frozen in Time", and the group's last record, "Xecutioner's Return".

An e-card for "Darkest Day" is available at this location. It features audio clips of three songs from the CD —"List of Dead", "Blood to Give" and "Payback".

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