Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under is an American band from Tanpa, Flotida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannible corpse vocalist Chris Barners with guitarist Allen of Obituary. They were joined by bassist Terry Butler (formerly of Massarce and Death) and drummer Greg Gall, Butler's brother-in-law.

Their first album, Haunted, was released on September 1, 1995. Haunted was produced by Brain Slagel(who discovered Slayer) and Scots Burns . Unlike either of the members' main bands, Six Feet Under did not play many guitar solos on the album, and the songwriting was still a work-in-progress. However, the grooves and the distinct vocals were praised. By this point Chris Barnes had made Six Feet Under his main priority. In 1996, in the process of recording , he parted ways with Cannibal Corpse.

Six Feet Under's next release was the Alive and Death EP on October 29, 1996. A dual studio/live EP, it contains three studio recordings ("Insect," "Drowning," and a Judas Priest, "Grinder") and four tracks from Haunted performed live. The band released their second studio album, Warpath, on September 9, 1997. Of note are the tracks "Death or Glory", which is a cover of the Holocaust song, and "4:20," which showcases Barnes' clean vocals and his love of marijuana "4:20," duration four minutes and 20 seconds, was recorded on April 20, 1997 at 4:20 pm.

Maximum Violence was recorded from February-March 1999 at Criteria Studios in Miami and was produced by the band and Metal Blade head Brian Slagel. "We recorded a couple of songs for the EP [1996's Alive and Dead] there," says Barnes. "It's a really comfortable studio with a real good vibe. The obvious thing for us would have been to stay local and record at Morrisound. But we thought of ourselves as a new band and wanted to start off fresh." A limited-edition' digi-pack version of Maximum Violence is also available, containing two covers, Iron Maiden's "Wrathchild" and a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," which are in addition to a reverent rendition of Kiss' "War Machine," which appears on all versions of the album.

They play a more grooving style of death metal compared to either Cannibal Corpse or Obituary, performing slower or mid-tempo paced songs than most death metal acts.but Today, Barnes mainly writes about violence, gore and death, with some political leanings, such as the legality of marijuana and criticism of the government.

Current members

• Chris Barnes − vocals (1995−present)
• Steve Sanson − guitars (1998−present)
• Terry Butler − bass (1995−present)
• Greg Gall − drums (1995−present)

Former members

• Allen West − guitars (1995-1998)