{"product_id":"obituary-cause-of-death-etr-exclusive-color-variant-limited-to-300-pre-order-ships-mid-august-2026","title":"Obituary - Cause of Death (ETR Exclusive Color Variant, Limited to 300) PRE-ORDER, SHIPS MID-AUGUST 2026","description":"\u003cp style=\"line-height: 140%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObituary’s second album \u003c\/strong\u003estands astride the annals of death metal and will stay there…eternally. That’s because very few albums in any genre come close to matching its intensity; \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCause of Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e alternates (often in the same song) between the sludgiest power chords known to mortal man and breakneck tempos that verge on hardcore punk. All punctuated, of course, by the unearthly, guttural maledictions of vocalist John Tardy (one reviewer described them as “senseless gurgles”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 140%;\"\u003eThis is the only\u003cstrong\u003e Obituary\u003c\/strong\u003e album with former Death, Disincarnate, and Testament guitarist James Murphy, who contributes leads that, oddly, at times sound almost classical; it also features a no-holds-barred cover of Celtic Frost’s \u003cstrong\u003e“Circle of the Tyrants” \u003c\/strong\u003eendorsed by Celtic Frost themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 140%;\"\u003eThrow in \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Whelan’s foreboding cover art \u003c\/strong\u003e(originally used in an H.P. 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With that said, and with any colorful vinyl record we design, \u003cstrong\u003ewe CANNOT guarantee they will look exactly like this\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eno two records will be exactly the same, especially those with splatter\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please keep that in mind when purchasing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e Please be patient. Once your order ships, you will get tracking information. Please be aware that \u003cstrong\u003ePriority Mail orders WILL SHIP OUT FIRST\u003c\/strong\u003e, so if this is needed ASAP for a gift then please choose Priority Mail. This release, upon request, can be \u003cstrong\u003eshipped outside of the jacket to avoid seam splits.\u003c\/strong\u003e This album comes mailed inside of the jacket sealed with shrink wrap on the outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eTo clarify, It will come packaged in a full-color jacket (as pictured) \u003cstrong\u003esealed with plastic wrap\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUNLESS requested\u003c\/strong\u003e in the notes of your order to \"\u003cstrong\u003eopen the album \u0026amp; place outside of the jacket prior to shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" This is a good way to \u003cstrong\u003eprevent potential seam splits \u003c\/strong\u003ealong the top of the jacket due to careless handling by the post office, and this service is \u003cstrong\u003efree of charge\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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