Graveyard Classics

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Graveyard Classics
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Studio album of cover tracks by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
Genre Death 'n' roll
Length46:06
Label Metal Blade Records
Producer Chris Barnes, Brian Slagel
Six Feet Under chronology
Maximum Violence
(1999)
Graveyard Classics
(2000)
True Carnage
(2001)
Professional ratings
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Graveyard Classics is a cover album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. It includes cover versions of such classic rock hits as "TNT" by AC/DC, "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, and "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Holocaust" (Savatage)4:39
2."T.N.T." (AC/DC)3:29
3."Sweet Leaf" (Black Sabbath)5:22
4."Piranha" (Exodus)3:50
5."Son of a Bitch" (Accept)3:39
6."Stepping Stone" (The Monkees)2:39
7."Confused" (Angel Witch)2:51
8."California über alles" (Dead Kennedys)3:40
9."Smoke on the Water" (Deep Purple)5:24
10."Blackout" (Scorpions)3:43
11."Purple Haze" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)2:52
12."In League with Satan" (Venom)3:58
Total length:46:06
Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."War Machine" (Kiss cover) 
14."Wrathchild" (Iron Maiden cover) 
15."Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy cover) 

Personnel

Six Feet Under
Guest musician
Production
Artwork

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References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Review Graveyard Classics". Allmusic . Retrieved 28 February 2012.