Six Feet Under / former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes recently guested on the Garza Podcast, which is hosted by Suicide Silence guitarist / founder of Suicide Silence, Chris Garza. In the clip below, Barnes opens up about his current relationship with his Cannibal Corpse successor, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher.
Barnes was a founding member of Cannibal Corpse, and was with the band from 1988 – 1995. He left the band due to “creative differences.” Six Feet Under was launched in 1993 and released their debut album, Haunted, in 1995.
Barnes: “I’ve got no problem with him. When I met him I thought everything was cool (between us). We were at an Iron Maiden concert in one of the boxes; (Brian) Slagel (Metal Blade CEO) got us all together in the same room. I was talking to him (Fisher), I was having a good time talking about video games. I respect that he’s been a great vocalist for the band for many years. I just don’t like being poked at (in an on stage rant). I’ve never done anything to the guy. It hurts my feelings.”
Six Feet Under’s fourteenth studio album, Killing For Revenge, is out now via Metal Blade Records.
A gnarly beast of a record that’s not for the faint-hearted, Killing For Revenge dishes up nightmare-inducing imagery courtesy of legendary frontman Chris Barnes via the vocalist’s trademark guttural vocals. Both the album title and darkly detailed red-hued album cover by artist Vince Locke are perfect containers for the brutality within.
Forged as a side project for Barnes during his final years with the band that he co-founded, Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under became the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the release of their debut, Haunted. Only Barnes remains from Six Feet Under’s original incarnation, but the quality has remained remarkably consistent. The current lineup of Barnes, guitarists Jack Owen (ex-Cannibal Corpse) and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell, and drummer Marco Pitruzzella make for a devastating unit.
Killing For Revenge marks the second album that Barnes and Owen have created together since reuniting for 2020’s Nightmares Of The Decomposed. Owen also produced the record. The chemistry between the five men is palpable; listening to Killing for Revenge, one could be forgiven for assuming that they hid themselves away for a couple of months and hammered it out in creative seclusion. Not the case. “We all recorded it on our own, in different parts of the country since we’re all spread out,” says Barnes. “I think the most important thing is to put everybody in a comfortable space so that they get a great performance. That’s what you want to capture. It’s really hard nowadays to afford everyone being in the studio recording like we used to back in the ’90s. It can be done just as effectively this way.”
Killing For Revenge, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Jason Suecof on “Neanderthal,” was mixed and mastered by Chaz Najjar at Badlands Recording in Denver, Colorado.
Order here.
Killing For Revenge tracklisting:
“Know-Nothing Ingrate”
“Accomplice To Evil Deeds”
“Ascension”
“When The Moon Goes Down In Blood”
“Hostility Against Mankind”
“Compulsive”
“Fit Of Carnage”
“Neanderthal” (Guest Lead Guitar Solo – Jason Suecof)
“Judgement Day”
“Bestial Savagery”
“Mass Casualty Murdercide”
“Spoils Of War”
“Hair Of The Dog” (Nazareth Cover – CD + Digital Only)
“When The Moon Goes Down In Blood” lyric video:
“Ascension” lyric video:
“Know-Nothing Ingrate” lyric video:
Six Feet Under lineup:
Chris Barnes – vocals
Jack Owen – rhythm guitar
Ray Suhy – lead guitar
Jeff Hughell – bass
Marco Pitruzzella – drums
Source: bravewords.com
