In these ever-changing times, it's nice to know there are still some constants in the world. Sunday afternoon will always be reserved for football and beer, cops will always let cute girls off for speeding tickets and Six Feet Under will always deliver solid grunt-n-grumble death metal.
The band just released its eighth studio album of originals (SFU also have two cover albums), Death Rituals, which contains 12 new songs, including "Seed of Filth," the video for which we premiered yesterday. The album features the same lineup Six Feet Under have had since 1999 -- Barnes, guitarist Steve Swanson, bassist Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall. The bulk of production was handled by Chris Carroll and drums were recorded by metal veteran bill Metoyer, who recorded the band's 1997 record Warpath. Death Rituals was mixed by Toby Wright, who has worked with everyone from Alice in Chains to Slayer.
We recently phoned up Barnes to talk to him about the title of the album, death as creative subject matter, his approach to songwriting, his interest in touring with Cannibal Corpse and the strength of the current death metal scene. Click "more" to stream or download the podcast. Read more...
