Maximum Violence

{{Infobox album

| name = Maximum Violence

| type = studio

| artist = Six Feet Under

| cover = Sixfeetunder-mv.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 13, 1999

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Death metal

| length = 37:13

| label = Metal Blade Records

| producer = Brian Slagel

| prev_title = Warpath

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Graveyard Classics

| next_year = 2000

}} {{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r424012|pure_url=yes}} 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."{{Citation |title=Maximum Violence - Six Feet Under {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maximum-violence-mw0000052029 |access-date=2025-05-10 |language=en}}

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."

Track listing

{{track listing

| total_length = 37:13

| title1 = Feasting on the Blood of the Insane

| length1 = 4:32

| title2 = Bonesaw

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Victim of the Paranoid

| length3 = 3:06

| title4 = Short Cut to Hell

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = No Warning Shot

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = War Machine

| length6 = 4:27

| note6 = Kiss cover

| title7 = Mass Murder Rampage

| length7 = 3:10

| title8 = Brainwashed

| length8 = 2:43

| title9 = Torture Killer

| length9 = 2:43

| title10 = This Graveyard Earth

| length10 = 3:27

| title11 = Hacked to Pieces

| length11 = 3:40

}}

{{track listing

| all_writing =

| headline = Reissue bonus tracks

| title12 = Wrathchild

| length12 = 2:52

| note12 = Iron Maiden cover

| title13 = Jailbreak

| length13 = 4:08

| note13 = Thin Lizzy cover

| title14 = War is Coming

| length14 = 3:15

| note14 = Live

}}

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

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20041026081310/http://www.sfu420.com/ Six Feet Under's Home Page]

Category:Six Feet Under (band) albums

Category:1999 albums

Category:Metal Blade Records albums