History Music / SixFeetUnder

Unfortunately, however, things started to go downhill from there. The band's fourth album ''True Carnage'' was very poorly received, and to date is generally considered to be their worst album. It was widely criticized for its overly sludgy production, sluggish pace, lazy riffs, and prominent NuMetal elements. However, some considered Barnes' temporary return to his ''Tomb of the Mutilated''-esque vocal style to be a redeeming factor. 2003's ''Bringer of Blood'' fared a tad better in the production department, but overall wasn't much better. Barnes' voice was mixed loudly and sounded almost completely blown out, the lyrical content was among death metal's most juvenile, and the NuMetal elements were severely dialed up. The song "Amerika the Brutal" even gained infamy for its absolutely cringeworthy music video. However, the album's title track became a fan favorite.

* DrugsAreBad: Barnes is infamous for his extremely heavy marijuana usage and the damage that it has done to his throat. According to him, he ended up quitting smoking weed in late 2022, though whether it was due to health reasons, wanting to give more consistent performances again, or if he even told the truth is unknown.

As of March 2023, songwriting for their 14th record has been completed with a release date to be determined. It will be their first album since ''Death Rituals'' to feature the exact same lineup as the previous.

* ContemptibleCover: Most of their album covers aren't very graphic, but [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Qad7DlZ6L.jpg Nightmares of the Decomposed]] breaks the trend. The unused cover, which Chris stated was deemed too graphic, was unveiled via the band's social media on the album's third anniversary, and to say the least, it's [[https://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial/status/1709304695641235573?t=u2qMoHwUXTiKiUzgPFmu2Q&s=19 extremely unnerving]], easily harkening back to his early days in Cannibal Corpse.

** CoverVersion: Their original albums occasionally feature one cover; "Grinder" by Music/JudasPriest on their first [=EP=] ''Alive and Dead'', "Death or Glory" by Holocaust on ''Warpath'', "War Machine" by Music/{{Kiss}} on ''Maximum Violence'', and "Bastard" by Music/MotleyCrue on ''Death Rituals''. They also covered "Decency Defied" by Music/CannibalCorpse live in 2017, making it the first CC song performed by the band that Chris had no involvement in initially.

[[caption-width-right:550:The band's lineup as of 2017. From left to right: Jack Owen, Marco Pitruzzella, Chris Barnes, Ray Suhy,
and Jeff Hughell ]]