Death Rituals Explained

Death Rituals
Type:studio
Artist:Six Feet Under
Cover:Six Feet Under - Death Rituals.jpg
Released:November 11, 2008
Recorded:May–September 2008 at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida
Genre:Death metal
Length:49:10
Label:Metal Blade
Producer:Chris Barnes
Prev Title:Commandment
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Graveyard Classics 3
Next Year:2010

Death Rituals is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released on November 11, 2008, through Metal Blade Records. 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 Metal Blade Records MySpace page from October 21, 2008.[1] 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 Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall. 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 Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll.[2]

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

Personnel

Six Feet Under
Session musician
Production
Artwork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metal Blade Records Europe | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos.
  2. Web site: Six Feet Under begins recording new album . May 9, 2008 . blabbermouth.net . October 2, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163932/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96660 . October 17, 2008 .