''Killing for Revenge'' is the fourteenth studio album by American

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band Six Feet Under, released on May 10, 2024 by

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Background and recording

The album was recorded in Badlands Recording, Denver, Colorado. In an interview with

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, Chris Barnes stated that he wrote the lyrics to the album collaboratively with Jack Owen, with the lyrical themes centred around violence and revenge leading to the album title. Barnes said, "It was really cool to challenge myself and make this really collaborative. Then when I was going back through and reading all the lyrics, I realized it was a revenge story: man against man, man against himself, man against nature. That was an interesting idea for me, so that’s where the title came from. I didn’t really plan on that, but that’s where the lyrics took me. I chose the title ''Killing For Revenge'' after we completed writing and noticed that all the lyrics and storylines had a common theme of revenge. Revenge by human or revenge by nature. The album title describes the flow of the stories within the lyrics perfectly."

Reception

The album received generally mixed reviews upon release, with critics noting the improvement in Chris Barnes' vocals, with some criticising the songwriting and production quality. New Noise Magazine gave the album a 5 star rating, describing the album as "crushing", stating "Chris Barnes completely shatters the soul with his guttural growls".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Six Feet Under *

Chris Barnes Chris Barnes may refer to: * Chris Barnes (actor) (born 1965), American child actor *Chris Barnes (bowler) Chris Barnes (born February 25, 1970) is an American professional Ten-pin bowling, bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Associat ...

– vocals, lyrics (tracks 2-11) * Ray Suhy – guitar *

Jack Owen Jack Owen (born December 6, 1967) is an American musician and guitarist of the death metal band Six Feet Under. He was one of the founding members of Cannibal Corpse. He also had a stint with Deicide—another influential and long-running Fl ...

– guitar, lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5-12) *

Jeff Hughell Jeff Hughell (born December 4, 1979) is an American musician. He is the former bassist for death metal bands Asylum, Vile and Brain Drill and the current bassist for Six Feet Under and Reciprocal. He has released four solo albums and has pla ...

– bass * Marco Pitruzzella – drums Guest/Session *

Jason Suecof Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer, and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder ...

- guitars (lead), track 8 Miscellaneous staff *

Brian Slagel Brian Slagel (born February 14, 1961) is an American music executive. He is the founder and CEO of the independent record label Metal Blade Records. Slagel is known for having initiated the '' Metal Massacre'' series of compilation albums in 198 ...

– executive producer *Brian Ames - layout *Chaz Najjar – mixing, mastering *Jack Owen – songwriting, producer *

Vince Locke Vincent Locke () is an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Deadworld'' and ''A History of Violence'' and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Biography Locke began work in 1986 illustrating '' ...

– artwork

Charts

References

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