![]() At first it was just me contacting Rob, wanting to utilize him as a writer and bounce ideas off him. “Rob really didn’t join until he decided he wanted to leave Chimaira. “Well yeah, it’s just something that needed to happen,” says Barnes. With longtime member Steve Swanson and new recruit Rob Arnold in the band, Undead marks the first time Six Feet Under has had two guitarists, changing the musical dynamic somewhat. It’s so nice that the attention’s been paid to this, and the belief is there that this is really good and we have a really strong future ahead of us I felt really proud of that.” I’m talking about all the people I worked with on this – Rob Arnold (lead, rhythm and bass guitar) 100%, Kevin Talley (drums), everyone at Metal Blade, I’m telling you everyone’s been so involved in this. I went into this knowing what I needed to do… and I think I accomplished it with the help of the very best of the best. Like usual, I’m my worst fucking critic I’ve got to be my worst enemy too. Barnes was well aware that “Everybody’s fucking looking in on it,” but insists “I didn’t feel any pressure. Given the fact that original bassist Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall have been replaced by Rob Arnold (CHIMAIRA) and Kevin Talley (Chimaira, DYING FETUS, DAATH), an undeniable air of curiosity surrounded the band would there be a change in direction? The result is classic SFU, with a lethal new intensity to it. Undead is the vicious new Six Feet Under album sadistic and brutally violent, marking the first original studio material from Barnes in four years. Now in 2012, after losing his rhythm section and selecting a new lineup, Barnes is nastier than ever, returning full-circle to where the gore began thereby ushering in the third coming. The second coming occurred in 1995 when Barnes launched SIX FEET UNDER. He first turned heads in 1990 with CANNIBAL CORPSE. That’s right, Chris – not Christ – Chris as in Barnes, the Godfather of Death Metal. ![]()
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