Six Feet Under – Crypt of the Devil (2015)

Leaving us wanting more after their last release, Six Feet Under returns with another opus of catchy and grooviness inspired Death Metal with “Crypt of the Devil”. Led by Chris Barnes and Steve Swanson, this band has been refining their sound over the last 10 years and is far from sounding like any other Death Metal band in the scene. Dividing 37 minutes of music through 10 tracks, this release has enough catchiness to send you to the hospital from a neck injury after a day of extreme head banging.

Kicking off with the traditional sounding “Gruesome”, the band gradually increases their effectiveness through tracks like the hyper catchy “Open Coffin Orgy” and the brutally titled (and crushing) “Broken Bottle Rape”. The Six Feet Under signature sound is always present in the tracks in this release as Chris Barnes iconic vocals shine through. There are killer guitar solos and funky riffs in all tracks, but we particularly love the insane solos on “Broken Bottle Rape”. The band can switch up the tempo quite effectively with the chugging “Break the Cross in Half”.

Delivering a riffing barrage in tracks like “Lost Remains”, “Slit Wrists”, and “The Night Bleeds”, we constantly found ourselves headbanging through this release…. even at work, a testament of how effective and engaging this release is. Leaving the best for last, two of our favorite tracks in this release are the complex “Compulsion to Brutalize” and the very melodic “Eternal Darkness”.

In general, Six Feet Under continues to impress by tweaking their style with every release. In “Crypt of the Devil” they continue their neck-snapping ways while adding more catchiness to their music and killer melodic guitar leads. If you like catchy music to headbang to, it does not get any better than this.

Label: Metal Blade Records

Release: May 5th, 2015

Genre: Death/Groove Metal

Country: USA