Maximum Violence
| Maximum Violence | ||||
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| Released | July 13, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Brian Slagel | |||
| Six Feet Under chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Maximum Violence is the third album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The album goes back to Chris Barnes' roots in Cannibal Corpse with violent themes/lyrics. It was also the first Six Feet Under album to feature Steve Swanson on guitars.
Style
Steve Huey of AllMusic described the sound as "basically simple riffs alternat[ing] between slow and fast tempos, with ridiculously over-the-top vocals spewing tales of death, dismemberment, and other variations on gore and splatter themes."[1]
Reception
Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote: "The main problem with the record is its lack of variety, in both style and subject matter -- one gets the impression that any riff or lyric could be moved from one song to another with no noticeable difference in the overall effect. Still, if you're a fan of this particular style of death metal, Maximum Violence does deliver the goods."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feasting on the Blood of the Insane" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Bonesaw" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Victim of the Paranoid" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Short Cut to Hell" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "No Warning Shot" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "War Machine" (Kiss cover) | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Mass Murder Rampage" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Brainwashed" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Torture Killer" | 2:43 |
| 10. | "This Graveyard Earth" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Hacked to Pieces" | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 37:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Wrathchild" (Iron Maiden cover) | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy cover) | 4:08 |
| 14. | "War is Coming" (Live) | 3:15 |
Personnel
- Six Feet Under
- Chris Barnes - vocals
- Steve Swanson - guitars
- Terry Butler - bass
- Greg Gall - drums
- Additional musicians
- Paul Booth - Backing vocals on "Feasting on the Blood of the Insane" and "Bonesaw"
- Chris Carroll - Backing vocals on "Bonesaw"
- Production
- Produced by Brian Slagel
- Engineered by Chris Carroll, Kieran Wagner and Luly Deya
- Mixed by Brian Slagel and Chris Carroll
- Mastered by Brad Vance
- Artwork
- Cover art by Paul Booth
- Graphics by Brian Ames
- Photography by Joe Giron
Trivia
- "Torture Killer" inspired the band Torture Killer.
- The album cover art was illustrated by tattoo artist Paul Booth.
References
- ^ a b Maximum Violence - Six Feet Under | Album | AllMusic, retrieved May 10, 2025
External links