''Graveyard Classics'' is a cover album by American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...
band
Six Feet Under. It includes cover versions of such classic rock hits as "TNT" by
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formativ ...
, "Smoke on the Water" by
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally for ...
, and "Purple Haze" by
Jimi Hendrix
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.
Track listing
Personnel
;Six Feet Under
*
Chris Barnes - vocals
*
Steve Swanson - guitars
*
Terry Butler
Terry Butler is an American bassist who currently performs with the death metal bands Obituary (band), Obituary and Inhuman Condition. He was also a member of Six Feet Under (band), Six Feet Under, Massacre (metal band), Massacre and Death (me ...
- bass
*
Greg Gall - drums
;Guest musician
*
John Bush - guest vocals on "Blackout"
;Production
*Produced by Brian Slagel
*Engineered by Chris Carroll
*Mixed by Brian Slagel at Morrisound Studios
*Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering
;Artwork
*Cover art by Paul Booth
*Photography by Joe Giron
References
External links
Official website
Six Feet Under (band) albums
2000 albums
2000s covers albums
Metal Blade Records albums
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