''The End Complete'' is the third album by American

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band

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, released on April 21, 1992, through R/C Records.

Background

The album marked the return of guitarist Allen West who performed on the debut album. This is their first of four consecutive albums with the full classic lineup of the Tardy Brothers, Perez, West and Watkins. A

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was made for the title track.

Reception and legacy

''The End Complete'' is Obituary's best-selling album, with over 100,000 copies sold in the U.S. and more than 250,000 worldwide. It reached No. 16 on Billboard's

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chart. Additionally, the band's new logo introduced on ''The End Complete'' is the best-selling shirt print in the history of

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Track listing

Personnel

*John Tardy - vocals * Allen West - lead guitar *

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- rhythm guitar * Frank Watkins - bass *Donald Tardy - drums

Trivia

*Interested in industrial music, Trevor Peres suggested the use of

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for the album, but the other band members did not agree. This refusal led him to form

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References

Works cited

External links

''The End Complete'' at Media Club
1992 albums Obituary (band) albums Roadrunner Records albums Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer) Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub