Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal
SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of the band's cover series,
"Graveyard Classics 3", due out via
Metal Blade Records on January 19, 2010.
"Graveyard Classics 3" was recorded at
D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida, was mixed at
Audiohammer Studios by
Mark Lewis, and was produced by
Chris Barnes.
Commented
Barnes: "We went about picking the tracks for this installment of
'Graveyard Classics' by really just trying to search out songs from early on in our musical upbringing, as well as tracks from when we were just fans of heavy music, before we started playing in a band. Once again choosing songs that have really stuck with us over the years, also choosing the songs that we felt would sound interesting when played in the
SFU 'death groove' style.
"Through the years of doing covers, many of our fans have inquired about us covering a
SLAYER or a
METALLICA song. It was really something we wanted to do for some time, those two bands being our biggest influences, as well as influencing a generation of death metal musicians.
"To sum it up... this is a tribute to honor the great teachers that have influenced us as well as the world of metal we all belong to. We hope our fans will enjoy."
"Graveyard Classics 3" track listing:
01.
A Dangerous Meeting - MERCYFUL FATE
02.
Metal On Metal - ANVIL
03.
The Frayed Ends Of Sanity - METALLICA
04.
At Dawn They Sleep - SLAYER
05.
Not Fragile - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE
06.
On Fire - VAN HALEN
07.
Pounding Metal - EXCITER
08.
Destroyer - TWISTED SISTER
09.
Psychotherapy - RAMONES
10.
Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck - PRONG
SIX FEET UNDER covered
AC/DC's entire
"Back In Black" album for
"Graveyard Classics 2", which came out in October 2004.
The original
"Graveyard Classics" LP, was released in October 2000. It included cover versions of
BLACK SABBATH's
"Sweet Leaf",
DEEP PURPLE's
"Smoke on the Water" and
JIMI HENDRIX's
"Purple Haze".
"Death Rituals" (2008), the latest album from
SIX FEET UNDER, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64. The CD sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. The LP debuted at No. 14 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
