Comments on: Six Feet Under – Death Rituals http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/ Metal News, Reviews, and Interviews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:08:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Harold http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-45306 Harold Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:29:48 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-45306 The primary thing that was going through my head during the entirety of Death Rituals was how truly pathetic a vocalist Chris Barnes really is; this is easily the worst vocal performance I’ve ever heard on a death metal album, bar none. These vocals make Lord Worm’s tired showing on Cryptopsy’s Once Was Not sound like the dude from Pagan’s Mind by comparison. Even in the man’s “glory” days in Cannibal Corpse Barnes was never capable of anything more than a one-dimensional, unaggressive grunt, which makes it all the more amazing that he’s actually managed to get this much worse since then. Barne’s choked, indistinct barks are almost hilariously inadequate. He frequently lags behind the music’s tempo, sounds like he’s going to fucking suffocate if he doesn’t catch his breath at times, and occasionally breaks away from the growling to throw in this random garbled screech that had me pissing myself with laughter. The production keeps him mercifully buried, but even low in the mix Barnes turns in a positively embarassing performance, and it was enough to make me want to toss this album and never consider listening to it again. The primary thing that was going through my head during the entirety of Death Rituals was how truly pathetic a vocalist Chris Barnes really is; this is easily the worst vocal performance I’ve ever heard on a death metal album, bar none. These vocals make Lord Worm’s tired showing on Cryptopsy’s Once Was Not sound like the dude from Pagan’s Mind by comparison. Even in the man’s “glory” days in Cannibal Corpse Barnes was never capable of anything more than a one-dimensional, unaggressive grunt, which makes it all the more amazing that he’s actually managed to get this much worse since then. Barne’s choked, indistinct barks are almost hilariously inadequate. He frequently lags behind the music’s tempo, sounds like he’s going to fucking suffocate if he doesn’t catch his breath at times, and occasionally breaks away from the growling to throw in this random garbled screech that had me pissing myself with laughter. The production keeps him mercifully buried, but even low in the mix Barnes turns in a positively embarassing performance, and it was enough to make me want to toss this album and never consider listening to it again.

]]> By: Dan Marsicano http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43996 Dan Marsicano Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:26:13 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43996 Don't worry about it; I gotten a lot worse feedback than that. Trust me though; you'll be reading a lot of reviews of death metal from me in the future. Don’t worry about it; I gotten a lot worse feedback than that. Trust me though; you’ll be reading a lot of reviews of death metal from me in the future.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43979 Anonymous Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:52:37 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43979 5.5, ahh that makes sense. Sorry if the earlier comment seemed a little negative, I guess I just assumed that the rating was low since many people hate Six Feet Under. It just made me think of the common subjective anti-death metal viewpoint that many people have, giving it no chance. It was definitely objectively written though, only the .5 threw me off. Makes sense now though, and yeah, the album is definitely a 5.5/10. Good review. :) 5.5, ahh that makes sense. Sorry if the earlier comment seemed a little negative, I guess I just assumed that the rating was low since many people hate Six Feet Under. It just made me think of the common subjective anti-death metal viewpoint that many people have, giving it no chance. It was definitely objectively written though, only the .5 threw me off. Makes sense now though, and yeah, the album is definitely a 5.5/10. Good review. :)

]]> By: Dan Marsicano http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43971 Dan Marsicano Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43971 The rating was actually suppose to be 5.5 out of 10. I don't know why it says .5 in the review; in the original document, I definitely put down 5.5. It's not too big of a deal; I just wanted to set the record straight. Thanks for the postive feedback though. The rating was actually suppose to be 5.5 out of 10. I don’t know why it says .5 in the review; in the original document, I definitely put down 5.5. It’s not too big of a deal; I just wanted to set the record straight. Thanks for the postive feedback though.

]]> By: mmmmdaddyjustdoit http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43951 mmmmdaddyjustdoit Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:41:13 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43951 I would care more about a six foot turd than this album. I would care more about a six foot turd than this album.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43678 Anonymous Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43678 0.5 out of 10? Not to say that the album is good or not, but to give ANY album a rating of 0.5 out of 10 indicates some kind of bias. I think that this review is somewhat accurately written, but all credibility gained is shattered when seeing the rating at the end. To rate something that low is to say that this album will appeal to practically nobody, which is obviously wrong, because many death metalheads I know thoroughly enjoy Death Rituals. It might not be the best album, but unless its Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, it should not be rated 0.5 out of 10. Be more objective in these reviews SMN. Just out of respect for all types of metal. 0.5 out of 10?

Not to say that the album is good or not, but to give ANY album a rating of 0.5 out of 10 indicates some kind of bias. I think that this review is somewhat accurately written, but all credibility gained is shattered when seeing the rating at the end. To rate something that low is to say that this album will appeal to practically nobody, which is obviously wrong, because many death metalheads I know thoroughly enjoy Death Rituals. It might not be the best album, but unless its Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, it should not be rated 0.5 out of 10.

Be more objective in these reviews SMN. Just out of respect for all types of metal.

]]> By: WyKyD http://www.smnnews.com/2008/11/17/six-feet-under-death-rituals-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43488 WyKyD Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:18:39 +0000 http://www.smnnews.com/?p=21243#comment-43488 man...idk what happened to this band but i really did enjoy the first few albums...Enemy Inside, One Bullet Left, Victim Of The Paranoid...all great tracks from back in the day...i guess theyve just completely burned themselves out smoking too much herb...theyre chill dudes though. When my band opened for em a few years ago we hung out with Terry all day and Took pictures with Chris outside the bus that evening...eh well man…idk what happened to this band but i really did enjoy the first few albums…Enemy Inside, One Bullet Left, Victim Of The Paranoid…all great tracks from back in the day…i guess theyve just completely burned themselves out smoking too much herb…theyre chill dudes though. When my band opened for em a few years ago we hung out with Terry all day and Took pictures with Chris outside the bus that evening…eh well

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