Chris Barnes (musician)

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Chris Barnes
Barnes in 2009
Background information
Born	(1967-12-29) December 29, 1967 (age 56) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres	Death metal
Occupation(s)	Vocalist songwriter record producer
Years active	1986–present
Member of	Six Feet Under
Formerly of	Cannibal Corpse Torture Killer

Chris Barnes (born December 29, 1967) is an American death metal vocalist. He is noted for his low guttural vocals and explicitly violent lyrics. He was the co-founder, original lead vocalist and lyricist of Cannibal Corpse from 1988 to 1995, later founding and performing as part of Six Feet Under, and has appeared on Torture Killer's second album Swarm! Barnes designed the original Cannibal Corpse logo, the Six Feet Under logo the artwork for the band's 1997 album Warpath.