Six Feet Under originally started as a side project of Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes and former Obituary guitarist Allen West. Eventually Six Feet Under became a full-time band after Barnes quite Cannibal Corspe. The band also featured ex-Death bassist Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall.
Six Feet Under-Alive & Dead (Metal Blade)
1. "Insect" (3:00)
2. "Drowning" (3:02)
3. "Grinder" (4:03)
4. "Suffering in Ecstasy" -live (2:35)
5. "Human Target" -live (3:10)
6. "Lycanthropy" -live (4:30)
7. "Beneath a Black Sky" -live (3:01)
I must confess I am not much of a fan of death metal. There are a few bands I dig, but my interest in this album was purely for the Judas Priest cover, "Grinder." (Cookie Monster would be proud of S.F.U.'s interpretation of the song.) I saw this used for $2.99 and decided to pick it up for that song alone. However, the whole disc ended up being pretty darn good.