Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. Their sonic trademark offers filthy, plodding, straight-ahead grooves and crunchy blastbeats along with controversial lyrics from founder and vocalist Chris Barnes; the latter continually revolve around themes of graphic violence, gore, and death, exemplified to an extreme degree on 1999's Maximum Violence. The band's straightforward performance approach relies more on physical force than speed and endeared them to live audiences across the globe. Since 2000, Six Feet Under have appended their original releases with a cyclical, numbered series of covers albums entitled Graveyard Classics wherein the band applies their "death 'n' roll" approach to hard rock, punk, and metal standards. 2003's Bringer of Blood found Barnes grafting his now-signature, high-pitched "pig squeal" onto his guttural vocals, adding an instantly recognizable textural dynamic to his delivery. 2008's Death Rituals integrated thrash riffs and blastbeats over 13 brutal songs. 2012's Undead wed that sound to a nearly industrial brand of death metal. 2016's Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest offered only the songs of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. For 2017's Torment, the band showcased a more groove-centric approach. Nightmares of the Decomposed appeared in 2020, followed four years and several tours later by Killing for Revenge.

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