Throughout an look on the newest episode of the “100 Songs That Outline Heavy Steel” podcast, hosted by Steel Blade Data CEO Brian Slagel, SIX FEET UNDER vocalist Chris Barnes spoke in regards to the progress of the recording classes for the band’s upcoming album. The follow-up to final yr’s “Killing For Revenge” is tentatively due in early 2026 through Steel Blade Data. Barnes mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Effectively, the brand new album’s accomplished. I completed vocals final week down in Miami, on the Standards [studios].”
Concerning what followers can count on from the brand new SIX FEET UNDER LP, Chris mentioned: “It is a actually attention-grabbing album… Effectively, me and Jack [Owen, SIX FEET UNDER guitarist] wrote the songs on this… This time he wrote half of the lyrics on the album; I wrote the opposite half. And that is been actually attention-grabbing for me too, to collaborate as a lyricist with somebody… So me and Jack collaborated on [CANNIBAL CORPSE‘s debut album] ‘Eaten Again To Life’, on [the song] ‘Shredded People’. And his writing model and his storytelling could be very immersive as nicely. And I really like the way in which Jack writes. He is been a extremely wonderful addition to SIX FEET UNDER so far as progressing the band and conserving issues attention-grabbing.”
He continued: “This album, it encompasses simply numerous every thing we have accomplished. I imply, even going again to ‘Haunted’, there are some songs which are very rhythmic and I believe extra on the easy, simple facet. After which there’s some songs which are very thrashy, which type of got here into play on the final album, on ‘Killing For Revenge’, the place they’re extra thrashy-based sort of demise steel. After which there’s some songs — one of many songs actually jogs my memory of like one thing we might’ve accomplished on ‘The Bleeding’ once I was in CANNIBAL CORPSE, when [Jack and I] had been each in CANNIBAL CORPSE. So it is actually, actually cool.”
Concerning the manufacturing of the upcoming SIX FEET UNDER LP, Barnes mentioned: “We have not blended the album but; that begins subsequent month in November. Mark Lewis is gonna be mixing this album. So we’re gonna be working with him once more. We have not labored with him since ‘Undead’ and ‘Unborn’. And I actually favored his combine that he did on — he did the brand new DYING FETUS document, however the final one, I used to be actually, actually a fan of that. And we really reconnected on SIX FEET UNDER‘s tour earlier this previous yr — it was January, February 2025 right here after we had been in Nashville and we talked backstage and we had a extremely good dialog. So it was sticking with me for a couple of months after that, like, ‘Man, I simply actually love that manufacturing he did on the FETUS album and it might be nice to work with him once more.’ So I type of related with him after that tour, a few months after, and he was, like, ‘Oh, man, I am down. Let’s do that.’ So he is actually open to discover the manufacturing and the combo in an attention-grabbing manner in order that it enhances these songs, ‘trigger they’re very numerous from one another.”
He added: “I do not like blanket productions. I believe I discussed to you years in the past, I used to be, like, how come one track cannot have one manufacturing, like with a distinct snare sound, as an illustration? And why cannot that track have one other sound to it on the identical album? And I perceive there must be some cohesiveness all through the album. I am an enormous fan of creating every track its personal entity. We’re not gonna go to date with it like that, however I’ve all the time revered bands and albums and producers which were ready to do this and never simply do a blanket manufacturing to make it sound extra natural, I suppose.”
A month in the past, SIX FEET UNDER canceled its beforehand introduced “Midnight In Hell” tour with EXHORDER, WRETCHED and INCITE “because of unexpected circumstances”. The trek was scheduled to launch on September 20 in Indianapolis, Indiana and conclude on October 25 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
“Killing For Revenge” got here out in Might 2024 via Steel Blade Data. The LP marked the second effort that Barnes and Owen (ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) had created collectively since reuniting for 2020’s “Nightmares Of The Decomposed”. Owen additionally produced “Killing For Revenge”.
SIX FEET UNDER was initially fashioned as a facet venture for Barnes throughout his last years with the band that he co-founded, CANNIBAL CORPSE. It grew to become the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the discharge of their debut, “Haunted”. Solely Barnes stays from SIX FEET UNDER‘s authentic incarnation, however the high quality has remained remarkably constant. The present lineup of Barnes, guitarists Owen and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell and drummer Marco Pitruzzella make for a devastating unit.
Whereas Barnes is the only real remaining member, SIX FEET UNDER is about greater than he and Owen. The singer is thrilled with the present lineup, and what every member brings to the desk. “Jeff and Marco have been with me for about 10 years,” Barnes mentioned in final yr’s press launch. “I am actually lucky that I’ve most likely the very best musicians in steel. Should you have a look at it, now we have the identical quantity of authentic members as CANNIBAL CORPSE. Jeff is a killer bass participant. Marco‘s most likely the very best drummer on the market. Jack‘s the best songwriter I’ve ever been concerned with over the 30-plus years I have been doing music professionally. And Ray is only a phenomenal guitarist who can play every thing from jazz to demise steel. The lineup now could be untouchable.”
“Killing For Revenge”, which featured a visitor look by guitarist Jason Suecof on “Neanderthal”, was blended and mastered by Chaz Najjar at Badlands Recording in Denver, Colorado. The document was launched on CD and digital codecs in addition to vinyl.
SIX FEET UNDER is:
Chris Barnes – vocals
Jack Owen – rhythm guitar
Ray Suhy – lead guitar
Jeff Hughell – bass
Marco Pitruzzella – drums