Metal Anarchy

Six Feet Under have premiered a new song titled “Unmistakable Smell Of Death.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Next To Die,” which will be released on April 24.

Guitarist Jack Owen commented on the single:

“This song began musically before I had any lyrical ideas in mind. I dug through my riff archive for some blast and fast riffs and updated them with some pull-offs and stop sections. The middle section riffs were also from my riff archive. I do scratch leads on my demos, but [guitarist] Ray [Suhy] always does a much better job with the leads.

Lyrically, I’m writing from the perspective of a killer who toys with a victim and unties them, allowing them to fight. He underestimates their ability to fight, and they get the better of the killer, ultimately impaling and beheading him. The ‘Unmistakable Smell Of Death‘ is now that of the killer!”

He also added the following about the album:

“It started out as an album full of death metal songs with speed and aggression. Then [vocalist] Chris [Barnes] had the brilliant idea to keep half of those death metal songs and add some groovier songs in the vein of the early Six Feet Under material. Chris emphasized tempo, so keeping with the beats per minute for early SFU classics, I wrote a side of tasty groove-laden music with Chris doing all the lyrics.”

“Next To Die” Track Listing:

01. “Approach Your Grave“
02. “Destroyed Remains“
03. “Mister Blood And Guts“
04. “Mutilated Corpse In The Woods“
05. “Unmistakable Smell Of Death“
06. “Wrath And Terror Takes Command“
07. “Skin Coffins“
08. “Mind Hell“
09. “Naked And Dismembered“
10 “Grasped From Beyond“
11. “Next to Die“
12. “Ill Wishes“

In other news, Six Feet Under have also announced a North American tour with Kataklysm and Wormhole:

07/08 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
07/09 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
07/10 Montreal, QC – Fairmount
07/11 Ottawa, ON – Overflow
07/12 Worcester, MA – Palladium Upstairs
07/13 Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
07/14 New York, NY – Gramercy Ballroom
07/15 Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet
07/16 Raleigh, NC – Chapel Of Bones
07/17 Jacksonville, FL – Albatross
07/18 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
07/19 Orlando, FL – Conduit
07/21 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
07/22 Austin, TX – Come And Take It
07/23 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
07/24 Farmington, NM – Lauter Haus
07/25 Phoenix, AZ – Nile
07/26 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
07/27 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
07/28 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
07/29 Roseville, CA – Goldfield
07/30 Boise, ID – Shredder (no Kataklysm)
07/31 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
08/01 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
08/02 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
08/04 Calgary, AB – Arrowhead
08/05 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
08/06 Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat
08/07 Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
08/08 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
08/09 Madison, WI – The Annex
08/10 Covington, KY – Madison Theater
08/11 Chicago, IL – Reggies