{"id":54808,"date":"2017-02-24T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=54808"},"modified":"2017-05-01T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:29:47","slug":"album-review-six-feet-under-torment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-six-feet-under-torment\/","title":{"rendered":"SIX FEET UNDER – Torment (2017) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIX FEET UNDER
Torment<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMetal Blade (2017)<\/span>
Rating: 5.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have to be honest here. I\u2019ve listened to this record several times and it still takes me four tracks in before I can connect with it, but after that I\u2019m fine. \u2018Sacrificial Kill\u2019, \u2018Exploratory Homicide\u2019 and \u2018The Seperation Of Flesh From Bone\u2019 lack that trademark groove and breakdown-grind that I dug with earlier Six Feet Under releases.<\/p>\n

This band has seen a lot of personnel changes over the years, but in the end it\u2019s always going to fall back on frontman Chris Barnes, good or bad. The question is, can this record stand up against previous Six Feet Under releases and stand the test of time? That\u2019s a tough one to call, and it could go either way.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sacrificial Kill\u2019 starts out the record but feels choppy and minimal, not enough meat on the bone to really sink your teeth into. \u2018Exploratory Homicide\u2019 is next, but it\u2019s a bit too reminiscent of early Deicide for my own personal tastes, and it\u2019s also hard to get past that same choppy, minimal-esque, deathcore type sound I touched on with the opener. That also comes through loud and unfortunately clear on \u2018The Seperation Of Flesh From Bone\u2019. <\/p>\n

But the record comes alive with track four, \u2018Schizomaniac\u2019. Barnes\u2019 vocals still sound forced in parts, but the song works. And the same sentiment holds true for \u2018Skeletons\u2019; what I dig about this tune is the fact that it has remnants of that groove, breakdown, grind beat I mentioned earlier. That\u2019s what drew me into earlier songs like \u2018Lycanthropy\u2019, from their 1995 debut disc Haunted<\/em>, and much of the follow-up Warpath<\/em> (1997) as well. A perfect example of this on Torment<\/em> is \u2018Slaughtered As They Slept\u2019, which has that Haunted<\/em>-type feel I\u2019m missing with the first three songs.<\/p>\n

I think what might be plaguing Six Feet Under, Chris Barnes in particular, is that revolving line-up of musicians that\u2019s been an issue with this band since its inception in 1993. Different players mean different styles, nuances, techniques, and as hard as any one musician might try to channel that classic Six Feet Under sound, their personal style will eventually show through. Chemistry is everything.<\/p>\n

The other problem might be coming up with fresh, original song ideas. Barnes seems to trot out the usual \u201cserial killer, death and dismemberment, necrophilist\u201d song themes every record, or, every other record, and getting a fresh take on song ideas that have been recorded before, either with Six Feet Under or other death metal band, must be tough. Although I appreciate Barnes\u2019 insight and lyrical take on said themes, maybe it\u2019s time to move onto something else.<\/p>\n

Torment<\/em> is not my favourite Six Feet Under record, but not my worst either. It does have some inspired moments, namely \u2018Slaughtered As They Slept\u2019. If you\u2019re a Six Feet Under fan you\u2019ll probably appreciate it a lot more than I did. If not, I\u2019d wait till this one ends up in the bargain bin and take a chance on it.<\/p>\n

Theron Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SIX FEET UNDERTorment Metal Blade (2017)Rating: 5.5\/10 I have to be honest here. I\u2019ve listened to this record several times and it still takes me four tracks in before I can connect with it, but after that I\u2019m fine. \u2018Sacrificial Kill\u2019, \u2018Exploratory Homicide\u2019 and \u2018The Seperation Of Flesh From Bone\u2019 lack that trademark groove and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[402],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-six-feet-under"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54809,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54808\/revisions\/54809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}