4CD - Obituary - Godly Beings4CD UK Import Formed in 1984 in Tampa, Florida, originally under the name Executioner, the band created a style that was characterized with dense groove based detuned riffs and the inhuman howl of frontman John Tardy. On early recordings Tardy dispensed with language entirely for his vocal approach, and instead made guttural, indecipherable noises that fit the music perfectly. Inspired by local heroes like Nasty Savage and Savatage, as well as the