Graveyard Classics 3
Six Feet Under · 2009
46 min · 10 tracks · death metal
A brutal homage to metal's past, blending death and groove elements with relentless energy and visceral intensity.
Top tracks — play these first
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A Dangerous Meeting — This track opens the album with an explosive energy that sets the tone for the entire collection, highlighting Six Feet Under's heavy approach to classic music.
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The Frayed Ends of Sanity — This cover showcases the band's ability to merge intricate guitar work with guttural vocals, breathing new life into a Metallica classic while keeping its intensity intact.
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Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck — Delivering one of the most recognizable riffs from the original, this rendition captures the raw aggression of the source material while infusing it with Six Feet Under's distinctive style.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album effectively pays tribute to classic metal but lacks significant originality or depth.
What we noticed
- Each track maintains a high tempo and aggressive instrumentation, with little variation in pace throughout the record.
- Vocals are delivered in a guttural style typical of death metal, while the guitar work emphasizes heavy riffs and solos characteristic of the original songs.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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5/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady intensity for headbanging
- nostalgic covers with ferocity
- mid-tempo tracks for focus
- pounding rhythms for workout sessions
Maybe skip if you
- prefer softer, melodic sounds
- seek immediate hooks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- When Six Feet Under released Graveyard Classics 3 in 2009, they were solidifying their reputation as a premier death metal act. This album is the third installment in their covers series, following Graveyard Classics and Graveyard Classics 2, which showcased their influences from classic metal bands while maintaining their signature sound. The release came after the band had established itself within the genre through previous successful albums, marking a phase of embracing nostalgia in their music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Cannibal Corpse· Obituary· Dying Fetus
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 A Dangerous Meeting 5:10
- 2 Metal on Metal 4:07
- 3 The Frayed Ends of Sanity 7:40
- 4 At Dawn They Sleep 6:30
- 5 Not Fragile 4:02
- 6 On Fire 3:16
- 7 Pounding Metal 4:23
- 8 Destroyer 4:09
- 9 Psychotherapy 2:31
- 10 Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck 4:13
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