Six Feet Under (review by MMB)

Six Feet Under

Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest

Metal Blade Records

Release: 27 May 2016

The new recording by growlgroove metal band Six Feet Under is:

"Graveyard Classics returns for an unhallowed fourth installment! This time, Chris Barnes and co. pay tribute to two of metal's most heralded legends: Iron Maiden and Judas Priest! Graveyard Classics IV: The Number of the Priest is comprised of five Judas Priest covers, and six Iron Maiden covers, handpicked by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel. The selections include absolutely essential cuts: 'Night Crawler,' 'Invader,' 'The Evil that Men Do,' 'Stranger in a Strange Land,' and more."

Here some basic reasons to look into the album.

1.You are curious to hear Judas Priest and Iron Maiden without traditional heavy metal singing, and instead you want to hear it with monotonous woof-woof vocals.

2.You hate singing. That's it. You can't stand the idea of someone using their voice to make melodies and various tones. You hate singing. You like animal growling.

3.You like covers in general. You enjoy hearing all sorts of versions of classic songs. In that sense, you are open-minded.

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Avoid this album like the plague if you:

1.You hate Chris Barnes with a passion. If you wish to hear the news of his death, then do not even bother with this album because, unfortunately for you, he is not dead. Yet. Cheer up! This is 2016 and there is hope that 2016 will take him, too.

2.You hate covers. You think that covers are stupid and you think that bands should record their own songs. This album will not change your mind. It will only make you that much angrier.

3.You think that Chris Barnes is a hack. You are convinced he's just a talentless hack trying to avoid having a day job. You think that he does covers because he has no talent and you think that somehow he has managed to fool people for decades. Well, you won't be happy, big fella, because Chris Barnes is still doing what he does.

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