Death metal vets Six Feet Under have announced a new album, Killing for Revenge, arriving May 10th via Metal Blade Records. The opening track “Know-Nothing Ingrate” can be streamed now, offering a vicious tease of the full album to come.
Gut-punching rhythms blast away as frontman Chris Barnes spews misanthropy through coarse guttural vocals. It’s a smothering three minutes of frenetic death metal, which shouldn’t surprise anyone whose familiar with the band’s 30-plus years of output.
“I chose the title Killing for Revenge after we completed writing and noticed that all the lyrics and storylines had a common theme of revenge,” Barnes said of the LP in a press release. “Revenge by human or revenge by nature. The album title describes the flow of the stories within the lyrics perfectly.”
Killing for Revenge will be the second album released under the Six Feet Under name since Barnes reunited with his former Cannibal Corpse bandmate, guitarist Jack Owen, for 2020’s Nightmares of the Decomposed. Owen also handled the production of the new album.
“We worked well together in Cannibal Corpse,” recalled Barnes, who fronted Cannibal Corpse from 1988 to 1995. “I loved him to death as a friend and a musician, so I’m really comfortable giving him the reins because I just have such great respect for him as an artist.”
Pre-order Killing for Revenge via Metal Blade. Below you can stream “Know-Nothing Ingrate” and see the album art and tracklist.
Killing for Revenge Artwork:
Killing for Revenge Tracklist:
01. Know-Nothing Ingrate
02. Accomplice To Evil Deeds
03. Ascension
04. When The Moon Goes Down In Blood
05. Hostility Against Mankind
06. Compulsive
07. Fit Of Carnage
08. Neanderthal (Guest Lead Guitar Solo – Jason Suecof)
09. Judgement Day
10. Bestial Savagery
11. Mass Casualty Murdercide
13. Spoils Of War
13. Hair Of The Dog (Nazareth Cover – CD + Digital Only)
