Six Feet Under return with their twelfth studio album and a leap in intensity. There's plenty of classic Six Feet Under groove to be had on Torment, but fans will note a much more aggressive approach, and even more modern blast beats throughout. This is a cantankerous Six Feet Under with absolutely nothing to prove. This is Six Feet Under at its most deadly. Torment was brought to life by Chris Barnes with bassist/guitarist Jeff Hughell (Brain Drill) shouldering the load of writing the music, along with heralded drummer Marco Pitruzzella (Brain Drill, Anomalous, Sleep Terror).

The combination of Barnes' multi-decade death metal experience and the speed and precision of Hughell and Pitruzzella's relative youth go a long way to cementing this as a solid foundation for high level death metal. This is immediately apparent in the first track "Sacrificial Kill" and expanded further right away in the second track "Exploratory Homicide." Both Hughell and Pitruzzella are allowed to play their style of metal with a unique Six Feet Under flair. That's what makes Torment a unique and welcome addition to the band's stories catalog.

1. Sacrificial Kill
2. Exploratory Homicide
3. The Separation of Flesh from Bone
4. Schizomaniac
5. Skeleton
6. Knife Through the Skull
7. Slaughtered As They Slept
8. In the Process of Decomposing
9. Funeral Mask
10. Obsidian
11. Bloody Underwear
12. Roots of Evil

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