Death Rituals

Death Rituals
Studio album by Six Feet Under
Released	November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)
Recorded	May – September 2008 at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, USA
Genre	Death metal
Length	49:10
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Chris Barnes
Six Feet Under chronology
Commandment (2007) Death Rituals (2008) Graveyard Classics 3 (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Blabbermouth	[3]

Death Rituals is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released on November 11, 2008 through Metal Blade Records. It is also available in a limited digipak edition with three live bonus tracks.

On October 6, 2008, the song "Shot in the Head" was posted at Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles as part of their "Knuckle Tracks" online player. The song was removed on October 12, 2008.

Another new song called "Seed Of Filth" is available for streaming on the Metal Blade Records MySpace page since October 21, 2008. [1] This song will also be the first single, with a video shot on October 31, 2008 at Gasoline Alley in Largo, Florida.

Recording and production

The recording process of the album began in May 2008 at the Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll.^[4]

"It's great to be back in the studio and we feel really psyched to lay these new songs down. They are some of the best stuff we have come up with, and can't wait for all of our fans to hear the new stuff!!"

—Chris Barnes^[4]

The album has so far proved slightly more popular amongst fans than Commandment. Kerrang also gave the album a rare '5K' rating.

Track listing

1. "Death by Machete" - 3:45
2. "Involuntary Movement of Dead Flesh" - 3:28
3. "None Will Escape" - 3:24
4. "Eulogy for the Undead" - 4:17
5. "Seed of Filth" - 4:58
6. "Bastard" - 3:25 (Mötley Crüe cover)
7. "Into the Crematorium" - 3:42
8. "Shot in the Head" - 5:02
9. "Killed in Your Sleep" - 4:37
10. "Crossroads to Armageddon" - 2:08
11. "Ten Deadly Plagues" - 5:10
12. "Crossing the River Styx" - 1:16
13. "Murder Addiction" - 3:56

Digipak edition bonus tracks

14. "Victim Of The Paranoid (Live)"
15. "Revenge Of The Zombie (Live)"
16. "Human Target (Live)"

Personnel

• Chris Barnes – vocals
• Steve Swanson – guitar
• Terry Butler – bass
• Greg Gall – drums
• Chris Barnes – producer
• Toby Wright – mixer

References

1. ^ About.com review
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Blabbermouth review
4. ^ ^{a b} "Six Feet Under begins recording new album". blabbermouth.net. 2008-05-09. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96660. Retrieved 2008-10-02.