Maximum Violence | ||||
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Released | July 13, 1999 | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 37:13 | |||
Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
Producer | Brian Slagel | |||
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Maximum Violence is American death metal band Six Feet Under's 3rd studio album. The album goes back to Chris Barnes' roots in Cannibal Corpse with violent themes/lyrics. It was also the first Six Feet Under album to feature Steve Swanson on guitars.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Feasting on the Blood of the Insane" | 4:32 |
2. | "Bonesaw" | 3:08 |
3. | "Victim of the Paranoid" | 3:06 |
4. | "Short Cut to Hell" | 3:12 |
5. | "No Warning Shot" | 3:05 |
6. | "War Machine" (Kiss cover) | 4:27 |
7. | "Mass Murder Rampage" | 3:10 |
8. | "Brainwashed" | 2:43 |
9. | "Torture Killer" | 2:43 |
10. | "This Graveyard Earth" | 3:27 |
11. | "Hacked to Pieces" | 3:40 |
Total length: | 37:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Wrathchild" (Iron Maiden cover) | 2:52 |
13. | "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy cover) | 4:08 |
14. | "War is Coming" (Live) | 3:15 |
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