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"Crypt of the Devil" is the eleventh studio album from American death metal band Six Feet Under. The album was released on May 5, 2015 through Metal Blade Records. The album features Phil Hall on guitar and bass, Josh Hall on drums and Brandon Ellis on lead guitar of the band Cannabis Corpse as the studio line up.
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As is usually the case with new Six Feet Under albums, Barnes and Co. haven’t made any drastic changes or have tried to venture too much outside of the sound we expect out of them. And this isn’t a bad thing at all since they seemed to have a winning formula about them. Songs like “Eternal Darkness” and “Stab” are just fast enough to get you moving in pits and your neck a little bit sore, while “Slit Wrists” and “Open Coffin Orgy” won’t make you stop banging your head, but might make just want to groove out. Barnes is of course leading the charge with his trademarks growls and grunts, switching between those and some crushing higher shrieks. It’s all the right stuff that you should be rightfully looking forward to in a Six Feet Under record.
But, the truth of the matter is that it’s all very predictable. We expect to hear the grooves, we expect to hear the absolute minimum of blast beats and we expect the Barnes gutturals, and all of those expectations certainly are met. It’s sort of an opportunity for people to take optimistic or pessimistic stances. Personally, I think Crypt Of The Devil is absolutely fantastic, and one of the best in their entire discography. Sure, it’s all of the elements we’re accustomed to, but this is all of the elements done the right way that they all should be done. After a while, I forgot that I was listening to the lovechild of Six Feet Under and Cannabis Corpse. And if that doesn’t speak for the albums accomplishment, then just try it out for yourself and you’ll see what I mean.
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