The Death Metal Thread

Six Feet Under - "Haunted" (1995)

I picked this debut album up from Neuropath vocalist Mark Wangmann shortly after it was released. The whole band was looking forward to it at the time given the star-studded lineup. Six Feet Under comprised of Cannibal Corpse/Torture Killer front man Chris Barnes, guitarist Allen West (Massacre/Obituary), bassist Terry Butler (Inhuman Condition/Left to Die/Obituary/Death/Massacre) & future Nasty Savage drummer Greg Gall so it was a bit of a who's who of the Florida scene. Now, Six Feet Under get universally slammed these days but I have to admit that I quite liked this one back in the day, even though I haven't felt the urge to return to it since. It sounds very much like Barnesy singing over Obituary's instrumentation but that can't be such a bad thing. Unfortunately, it's very, very simply in its structure & execution & Barnes' higher register vocal stuff has never offered me much appeal but there's enough groovy graveyard shit here to keep me interested, particularly the very solid "Lycanthropy" & my personal favourite "Remains of You" which might as well have been taken straight from Obituary's "World Demise" album. In fact, I'm gonna suggest that "Haunted" is still Six Feet Under's best album all these years later.

For fans of Torture Killer, Obituary & Jungle Rot.

3.5/5

Fossilization - "Advent of Wounds" (2026)

This one is getting some praise on the internet and it is not hard to see why.  Full of the best bits of Dead Congregation, Incantation and a selection of death/doom acts to boot this is pretty intense stuff from these two Brazilians.  Justin Stubbs of Encoffination fame makes an appearance to provide additional vocals on track three.  It's right up my street this one is as I have been finding a renewed interest in death metal this year and this one has made a real splash after three spins.  Might get around to a review at some point.  Also reminds me of early Altarage (opening to 'Scalded by His Sacred Halo', especially).