Chris Barnes

American death metal vocalist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1966 · age 59

Chris Barnes is an American death metal vocalist, lyricist and producer who currently serves as the frontman of Six Feet Under. Artistically, he is noted for his low guttural vocals and explicitly violent lyrics.

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2025“I'm not a death metal singer that sings one style or one tone throughout an entire album or sings the same way on every album.”In their words(2025)Read the whole statement

“It just felt right to enunciate and pronounce the lyrics more clearly [on The Bleeding] because I felt the music was more clearly pronounced.”In their wordsOn changes in vocal styles between Tomb of the Mutilated and The Bleeding (2025)Read the whole statement

“I just think that it gets really, really boring doing the same vocal approach, like as some vocalists do.”In their words(2025)Read the whole statement

2012“I believe [cannabis] was placed here on earth by a higher power, or another being, or an alien being, or something that has a plan for us.”In their words18 June 2012Interviewed on June 18th, 2012Read the whole statement

2009“It actually almost got me killed at gunpoint in 1994 before a show in East L.A. Some gang members came on the bus and told me they didn't like my lyrics.”In their wordsJanuary 2009"Florida Death Metal's Gory Rise, Groundbreaking Reign: The Definitive Oral History", Revolver (January 2009)Read the whole statement

1994“I think there's many faces of horror, and you can explore the different types of horror out there.”In their wordsInterviewed by MTV in 1994Read the whole statement

1966Born29 December 1966

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Barnes designed the original Cannibal Corpse logo, which was used until 1995.

Barnes with Six Feet Under at Wacken Open Air 2012

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Chris Barnes

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I understand when people say, "Oh he doesn't sound like he did on that album or song." Well yeah, that's how it's always been on every album.
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I was trying to [provoke] thought in some way [with violent lyrics]. Hoping someone would see the twisted dichotomy. To be sickened by it and yet entertained by it.
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If there are [young fans that are violent], [...] I think there's something wrong with them psychologically.
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