Six Feet Under – Unborn (2013)

Cranking out another release in less than one year, today we have Six Feet Under and their Groove infused Death Metal. Not lacking in quality and diving a bit into their older sound, “Unborn” delivers 11 crushing tracks that any fan of the band and American Death Metal will enjoy from beginning to end. Being the band’s 13th full-length release, they still have the magic to make the crows mosh themselves to a pulp and they are not afraid to pull the trigger on it.

Opening with the crunchy “Neuro Osmosis”, Chris Barnes treats us with his powerful growls and the band does a great job in crafting meaty hooks and solid melodic sections. After the quintessential Death Metal track “Prophecy”, the band delivers the groovy goods with the super catchy “Zombie Blood Curse”. With back to back neck breaking anthems with “Incision” and “Decapitate”, Six Feet Under keeps the album varied and entertaining, something that has been a problem with them in the past, but in “Unborn” they deliver without getting repetitive.

The devastating drumming in “Alive to Kill You” has that hateful tone of older US Death Metal that we have been missing for a while and only Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under manage to produce with high quality. Our favorite riffs in this release come in the crazy track “Psychosis”, at first you will think WTF, but then you will totally enjoy this somewhat different track.

Closing with the powerful “The Curse of Ancients”, the band leaves on a high note full of energy and a very crushing Death Metal sound that we haven’t heard from them in many years. If you are a fan of their older material, “Unborn” is an album you should check out. Six Feet Under can still go back to their roots and kick ass, and with this release they prove that they can deliver the goods even after years of focusing on more catchy and groovy music.

Release: March 19th, 2013

Genre: Death Metal

Country: USA