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Six Feet Under looks inside and dishes up a great album

Ian Davison | Flagstaff, AZ | 09/30/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It was with incredible anticipation that I placed Bringer of Blood into my CD player. Immediately I was assailed by the sonic assault that was "Sick in the Head", the first of 11 similarly crushing songs in the newest offering from Six Feet Under. And while there exists a definite SFU sound in this release, even a casual listening reveals that this is an entirely different beast. Firstly the vocals seem to have undergone a change: Barnes seems to have backed off the classic death metal growl (most recently characterized on SFU's past album "True Carnage") and unleashed a roar that is slightly more defined and *ahem* "comprehensible. That is not to say he has lost his ferocity: the sound is still as brutal as ever. The change seems fitting considering the shift in the lyrical content. These tracks seem defiantly more introverted. While we are still afforded such classic SFU gore songs (Murdered in the Basement, Escape the Grave), most of the songs seem to reflect more psychological and real-life terrors, most prominent being the Anti-War anthem that is "Amerika the Brutal". Further the music of SFU seems to have undergone some refinement. Steve Swanson's guitar work, though superb as ever, doesn't seem as crunchy as past offerings. The lesser permeation by double-bass drums also contributes to this looser feel in the music. All and all this is a solid release from Six Feet Under. And with the release of the music video for "Amerika the Brutal" upon the unwashed masses of MTV, it very may well be that this will be the album that launches Six Feet Under beyond the underground and into the mainstream. Heaven help those who are not ready for their coming."

Pretty good, but not great

Carl Brandl-Salutz | Minnesota | 01/19/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The CD is worth the money for sure but nothing to rave about. The lyrics to most of the songs repetitive and kinda lame. The guitars are great, the drums are perfect and the vocals are excellent. The DVD is a nice touch but lacks content. the videos of the band playing are fun to watch once, the interview with Barnes is a chance to watch him roll a joint, then babble for quite sometime. If you are a fan of six feet under or the old days of cannibal corpse then this cd is a must."

Some graet new changes...

I | Indiana | 11/05/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I used to hate Six Feet Under/Cannibal Corpse type bands, including said bands themselves, mainly because of the lame-ass cookie monster vocals and lack of talent in the music. However, I have recently noticed some great new directions in both of these "death-metal" bands, and I absolutely love it, especially "amerika the brutal"."