| Artist | Six Feet Under |
|---|---|
| Cover | Sixfeetunder-mv.jpg |
| Released | July 13, 1999 |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Length | 37:13 |
| Label | Metal Blade Records |
| Producer | Brian Slagel |
| Prev year | 1997 |
| Next year | 2000 |
Maximum Violence is the third album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The album goes back to Chris Barnes' roots in Cannibal Corpse with violent themes/lyrics. It was also the first Six Feet Under album to feature Steve Swanson on guitars and the first to be recorded in C Standard tuning (CFBbEbGC), which they've used ever since except for select occasions.
Style
Steve Huey of AllMusic described the sound as "basically simple riffs alternat[ing] between slow and fast tempos, with ridiculously over-the-top vocals spewing tales of death, dismemberment, and other variations on gore and splatter themes."[1]
Reception
Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote: "The main problem with the record is its lack of variety, in both style and subject matter -- one gets the impression that any riff or lyric could be moved from one song to another with no noticeable difference in the overall effect. Still, if you're a fan of this particular style of death metal, Maximum Violence does deliver the goods."[1]
Personnel
- Six Feet Under
- Chris Barnes - vocals
- Steve Swanson - guitars
- Terry Butler - bass
- Greg Gall - drums
- Additional musicians
- Paul Booth - Backing vocals on "Feasting on the Blood of the Insane" and "Bonesaw"
- Chris Carroll - Backing vocals on "Bonesaw"
- Production
- Produced by Brian Slagel
- Engineered by Chris Carroll, Kieran Wagner and Luly Deya
- Mixed by Brian Slagel and Chris Carroll
- Mastered by Brad Vance
- Artwork
- Cover art by Paul Booth
- Graphics by Brian Ames
- Photography by Joe Giron
Trivia
- "Torture Killer" inspired the band Torture Killer.
- The album cover art was illustrated by tattoo artist Paul Booth.
References
- ^ "Maximum Violence - Six Feet Under | Album | AllMusic", retrieved 2025-05-10