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Chris Barnes

クリス・バーンズ　/　くりす・ばーんず

American singer

December 29, 1966 (age 59)　・　Buffalo, New York, United States

New York
singer
record producer
songwriter

My Take

What strikes me about Chris Barnes is how singular a path he carved out. As the longtime frontman of Six Feet Under, he built his reputation entirely on those guttural, almost subterranean death metal vocals and unflinchingly violent lyrics. That's not a style designed to win mainstream radio play, and I respect that he never seemed to chase it. Coming out of Buffalo, New York, he committed to one of the most uncompromising corners of heavy music and stayed there. To me, he reads as a genuine genre lifer: someone whose voice is instantly recognizable to fans and who clearly built a career on conviction rather than crossover ambition.

Overview

Chris Barnes (born December 29, 1967) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chris Barnes
Name (Japanese): クリス・バーンズ
Reading: くりす・ばーんず
Born: December 29, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Buffalo, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / record producer / songwriter / musician / guitarist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

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