Graveyard Classics 3

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Graveyard Classics III
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Compilation album of cover tracks by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010
RecordedNovember–December 2009 at D.O.I. Digital Audio, Tampa, Florida
Genre Death 'n' roll
Length46:07
Label Metal Blade
Producer Chris Barnes
Six Feet Under chronology
Death Rituals
(2008)
Graveyard Classics III
(2010)
Undead
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Graveyard Classics III is the third cover album by Six Feet Under. It was released on January 19, 2010 on Metal Blade Records.

Contents

The album was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida. Mark Lewis mixed Graveyard Classics III at Audiohammer Studios, and the album was produced by band member Chris Barnes.

This was the last album to feature original members Greg Gall and Terry Butler before their departure in early 2011.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Dangerous Meeting" (Mercyful Fate)5:10
2."Metal On Metal" (Anvil)4:07
3."The Frayed Ends of Sanity" (Metallica)7:40
4."At Dawn They Sleep" (Slayer)6:30
5."Not Fragile" (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)4:02
6."On Fire" (Van Halen)3:15
7."Pounding Metal" (Exciter)4:23
8."Destroyer" (Twisted Sister)4:09
9."Psycho Therapy" (The Ramones)2:30
10."Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" (Prong)4:13
Total length:46:07

Personnel

Six Feet Under
Productions

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References

  1. Prato, Greg. "Review: Graveyard Classics 3". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-01-19.