''Death Rituals'' is the eighth studio album by American

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band Six Feet Under. It was released on November 11, 2008, through

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. It is also available in a limited digipak edition with three live bonus tracks. On October 6, 2008, the song "Shot in the Head" was posted at Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles as part of their "Knuckle Tracks" online player. The song was removed on October 12, 2008. Another song titled "Seed Of Filth" was available for streaming on the

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page from October 21, 2008. The song was also released as the album's first single. A video was shot on October 31, 2008, at Gasoline Alley in Largo, Florida. This was the last album of original material to feature founding bassist

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and drummer

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. It is also their longest album to date, clocking in at just under 50 minutes.

Recording and production

The recording process of the album began in May 2008 at the Morrisound Studios in

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with Chris Carroll. The album has so far proved slightly more popular amongst fans than Commandment. Kerrang also gave the album a rare '5K' rating.

Track listing

Personnel

;Six Feet Under *

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– vocals * Steve Swanson – guitars *

– bass *

– drums ;Session musician *

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– voice message on "Shot in the Head" ;Production *Produced by Chris Barnes *Mixed by Chris Carroll, Toby Wright, James Musshorn and Ian Blanch *Tracked drums by Bill Metoyer *Engineered by Alex Graupera, Sean Burnett and Jason Blackerby *Mastered by Alan Douches ;Artwork *Graphic design, cover artwork and layout by Meran Karanitant *Photography by Christian Girstmair

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Six Feet Under (band) albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording