Six Feet Under
Graveyard Classics

THE REVIEW

"Graveyard Classics" comes out as the fourth album by the band led by Chris Barnes, Six Feet Under, in 2000. This album is a Death Metal reinterpretation, including the corresponding Growl vocals, of historical Rock and Metal tracks.

I approached this work due to my curiosity about this initiative taken by the band, and I got the album, which exceeded my expectations.

The album opens with the cover of the song "Holocaust" by Savatage, where we immediately notice the originality in the execution of the piece due to Barnes' Growl singing (one of the best growlers ever) and Steve Swanson's guitars that offer us a heavy sound, truly from a morgue. The version of "TNT" by AC/DC is very interesting, leading us towards the psychedelic and historic "Sweat Leaf" by Black Sabbath, in my opinion, one of the most significant moments of the album. Passing through other covers, including the famous "Son of a Bitch" by Accept and various others by Angelwitch, Dead Kennedys, and Sex Pistols, we come to "Smoke on the water", truly a blast in that funereal guise. Not to mention "Purple Haze" by Mr. Hendrix. "Wrathchild" and "In League with Satan" are also interesting.

Metaphorically speaking, I could describe it as a band composed of Zombies bringing classics from the past back to light, all the covers are personal and captivating. Yes, indeed, Six Feet Under managed to make these songs their own with much style.

I highly recommend it, it will be a pleasure to listen to these morgue version tracks.

Target hit as far as the band is concerned.