OBITUARY FINALIZE ALBUM TITLE

Obituary has confirmed Xecutioner's Return as the title for their forthcoming album. The album's release date has been pushed forward to August 28 from the earlier announced September 11 date. The band are finalizing US touring plans now that will kick off in early September. Full tour details to be announced shortly.

Vocalist John Tardy comments about the band's recent trip to Australia, "it took us over 20 years to get to Australia, but we finally made it and had a great time. The shows were really great and I know our fans there waited a long time for this so it was nice to finally get down there."

The band are working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for Xecutioner's Return. Marshall has worked with the band for The End Complete and their most recent record Frozen in Time. Tracking of the record has now been completed with mixing and mastering now on schedule in the coming weeks.

Obituary's next live performances are confirmed as noted below.

Jun-05, Teatro Teleton (Santiago, Chile)
Jun-06, The Roxy (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Jun-07, Bar Opiniao (Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil)
Jun-08, Hangar 110 (Sao Paulo/SP, Brasil)
Jun-09, Lapa Multishow (Belo Horizonte, Brasil)