On a chilly February evening in Munich, the metal scene was ablaze with the resonance of death metal legends – Obituary, who performed live on 17th February 2023 at the Zenith, Die Kulturhalle alongside Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, and Malevolence​¹​​²​​³​​⁴​.

The event was part of Obituary’s Europe Tour 2023, an adventure that saw them sharing the stage with formidable bands across various cities. Munich’s Zenith, Die Kulturhalle, with its vast capacity of 6,000, reverberated with the brutal and iconic riffs that Obituary is celebrated for, in the metal community. The venue located at Lilienthalallee 29, 80939 Munich, Germany, played host to not just the locals but metal enthusiasts who traveled across borders to bang their heads to the vicious tempo of Obituary’s death metal orchestrations​⁴​.

Obituary, with their unrelenting energy, showcased their famed discography, which has been a cornerstone in the death metal genre since the 1980s. Their setlist was a journey through the morbid and the eerie, the quintessence of death metal. The band’s ability to meld melody with ferocity kept the crowd moshing from start to finish.

The night was not just a display of Obituary’s musical prowess but also a communion of metalheads, reveling in the live music experience after what has been a taxing period due to the global pandemic. The camaraderie among the fans, the collective roars, and the synchronized headbanging underlined the undying spirit of the metal community.

The tour also served as a promotion for Obituary’s latest album, “Dying of Everything”, an offering that once again proves the band’s unwavering commitment to the death metal genre​⁵​. The merchandise stalls were abuzz with fans grabbing the last pieces of tour memorabilia, a testament to the band’s enduring legacy and the indelible mark they have left on the metal music scene.

As the echoes of the last riff faded away, the crowd dispersed with ringing ears and euphoric hearts, holding onto the brutal melodies that graced Munich that night.