Obituary gained their first mainstream exposure with their third studio album, The End Complete (1992), which was accompanied by their first music video "The End Complete", and was the band's first album to chart in the United States,[1] United Kingdom[2] and some parts of Europe,[3][4] leading the album to sell more than a hundred thousand copies.

[5] Obituary continued their success with their next two studio albums—World Demise (1994) and Back from the Dead (1997)—before calling it quits in 1997.

[1][3] Obituary reunited in 2003, and released their sixth studio album Frozen in Time two years later.

Around 2006, Obituary ended their 18-year relationship with Roadrunner, and signed to the independent record label Candlelight Records, and their debut for the label Xecutioner's Return was released in 2007, followed two years later by Darkest Day (2009).

[1] That album was followed three years later by Obituary (2017), which was also successful, peaking at higher chart positions in Europe.