Customer Reviews

Bringer of Blood (W/Dvd) (Dig)

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

It was with incredible anticipation that I placed Bringer of Blood into my CD player. Immediately I was assailed by the sonic assault that was "Sick in the Head", the first of 11 similarly crushing songs in the newest offering from Six Feet Under. And while there exists a definite SFU sound in this release, even a casual listening reveals that this is an entirely different beast. Firstly the vocals seem to have undergone a change: Barnes seems to have backed off the classic death metal growl (most recently characterized on SFU's past album "True Carnage") and unleashed a roar that is slightly more defined and *ahem* "comprehensible. That is not to say he has lost his ferocity: the sound is still as brutal as ever. The change seems fitting considering the shift in the lyrical content. These tracks seem defiantly more introverted. While we are still afforded such classic SFU gore songs (Murdered in the Basement, Escape the Grave), most of the songs seem to reflect more psychological and real-life terrors, most prominent being the Anti-War anthem that is "Amerika the Brutal". Further the music of SFU seems to have undergone some refinement. Steve Swanson's guitar work, though superb as ever, doesn't seem as crunchy as past offerings. The lesser permeation by double-bass drums also contributes to this looser feel in the music.

All and all this is a solid release from Six Feet Under. And with the release of the music video for "Amerika the Brutal" upon the unwashed masses of MTV, it very may well be that this will be the album that launches Six Feet Under beyond the underground and into the mainstream. Heaven help those who are not ready for their coming.

The CD is worth the money for sure but nothing to rave about. The lyrics to most of the songs repetitive and kinda lame. The guitars are great, the drums are perfect and the vocals are excellent. The DVD is a nice touch but lacks content. the videos of the band playing are fun to watch once, the interview with Barnes is a chance to watch him roll a joint, then babble for quite sometime. If you are a fan of six feet under or the old days of cannibal corpse then this cd is a must.

I used to hate Six Feet Under/Cannibal Corpse type bands, including said bands themselves, mainly because of the lame-ass cookie monster vocals and lack of talent in the music. However, I have recently noticed some great new directions in both of these "death-metal" bands, and I absolutely love it, especially "amerika the brutal".

I am more into black metal than hard core death metal, but am starting to get into some bands, usually these bands (especially this one and cannibal corpse) seem to go on a mission to sound like they are singing in a toilet at 2000 miles an hour to insure you will need to crack open a lyric book to desipher it like ancient writings or something, this album broke the trend, you can understand the dude, and the songs sound different from one another, also very catchy stuff, didnt know a chris barnes band had it in them, I am now a fan. These songs will stick in your head, and you will feel the evil

This is a great cd, but in my opinion it just falls short of Maximum Violence. With this cd Chris Barnes really varies in his sound... its not all just the same. This cd does have some of their best songs to date though, songs like My Hatered, Murdered in the Basement, and Ugly, just to name a few. All in all any fan of six feet under should definately pick this one up.

the songs are catchy, and for once, the singer is Decipherable....good stuff, although, its growlly death metal, love this album though, better than cannibal corpse!

The semi-rawness of Haunted, and the fact that every song is great, makes it my favorite. But this album comes in close at 2nd.
Every album SFU has released is amazing. They are (IMO) the best death metal band out there.
My favorite thing about this album is the music. Musically I think it is their best. I think Chris Barnes has the right idea about changing up the vocals, but I don't think all vocals on this album are as good as they could have been. Overall this is a great album.

Yea its good, but not great. The vocals are better than on True Carnage, there not too deep and you can understand most of what hes saying. Its no Maximum Violence though...

Hell yeah! This is a kick ass release from sfu! Very well done on all levels, especially the musicianship. Same grindy gore or gory grind, but actually very technical. Pick it up and fire it up!

Chris Barnes at is best. The cd is great.If you are a six feet under to get fan you got this cd.