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
Occupations	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 and lyricist.

Barnes was the co-founder and original lead vocalist and lyricist of Cannibal Corpse, staying with the band from 1988 to 1995. He later founded the Florida death metal band Six Feet Under, for whom he also provided lead vocals. In addition, he has also appeared on Torture Killer's second album Swarm!

Barnes is notorious for his extremely low guttural vocals and explicitly violent lyrics. Barnes designed the original Cannibal Corpse logo, the Six Feet Under logo and the artwork for the band's 1997 album Warpath.