Six Feet Under was initially formed as a side project for Chris Barnes during his final years with the band that he co-founded, Cannibal Corpse. It became the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the release of their debut, 'Haunted'. The current lineup of Barnes, guitarists Jack Owen (also ex-Cannibal Corpse) and Ray Suhy (ex-Cannabis Corpse!), bassist Jeff Hughell, and drummer Marco Pitruzzella make for a devastating unit. “I'm really fortunate that I have probably the best musicians in metal. The lineup now is untouchable,” Barnes says.
Six Feet Under's new album, 'Killing for Revenge', is not for the faint-hearted. “I chose the title 'Killing for Revenge' after we completed writing and noticed that all the lyrics and storylines had a common theme of revenge. Revenge by human or revenge by nature—or both in the song “Bestial Savagery,” which describes the destructive paths of man-made storms,” frontman Chris Barnes says.
'Killing for Revenge' marks the second album that Barnes and guitarist Jack Owen (ex-Cannibal Corpse) have created together since reuniting for 2020’s 'Nightmares of the Decomposed', an album one critic praised an “often slow-ish and doomy yet crushing death metal” which offered an “uncompromising show of strength.” Owen also produced 'Killing for Revenge'. “We worked well together in Cannibal Corpse,” Barnes says. “ I loved him to death as a friend and a musician, so I'm really comfortable giving him the reins because I just have such great respect for him as an artist.”
The songs on 'Killing for Revenge'—highlighted by the singles “Know-Nothing Ingrate,” “Ascension” and “When the Moon Goes Down in Blood”—dive headfirst into subjects that are as gleefully vile, graphic and downright grotesque as you might dream of from a Barnes/Owen project. After all, the two men were vital cogs in the Cannibal Corpse band that released such delightfully offensive death metal classics as 'Butchered at Birth' and 'Tomb of the Mutilated'.
180 Gram Heavy Black Vinyl Pressing
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Know-Nothing Ingrate
2. Accomplice to Evil Deeds
3. Ascension
4. When the Moon Goes Down in Blood
5. Hostility Against Mankind
6. Compulsive
Side B:
1. Fit of Carnage
2. Neanderthal (Special Guest Guitar Lead: Jason Suecof)
3. Judgement Day
4. Bestial Savagery
5. Mass Casualty Murdercide
6. Spoils of War
