On May 27th, Six Feet Under will release the fourth instalment of their Graveyard Classics series, this time paying tribute to two of metal's most heralded legends: Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Entitled Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest and mixed by Jesse Kirkbride at Kirkbride Recordings in Cape Coral, FL, the album is comprised of five Judas Priest covers (side A), and six Iron Maiden covers (side B), handpicked by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel.

For a first preview, the cover version of Judas Priest’s "Invader" is streaming below. The record is available for pre-order in various formats at this location.

In regards to this new serving of death metal tributes, Six Feet Under founder Chris Barnes comments: "Get ready to have your ears violated and your mind blown! Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of Te Priest just crawled out of the Heavy Metal Cemetery! Having a good time playing music is what it's always been about since day one, and that's what the Graveyard Classics albums are to me... a good fucking time! On this trip down memory lane, we cover songs from Judas Priest and Iron Maiden; the two greatest metal bands of all time. Ray Alder from Fates Warning did a guest background vocal appearance on “Invader”, our first single. Ray is a great friend, and an awesome vocalist, and I felt our differences in styles blended well together for the middle section and added some harmony to the rawness. I hope you all enjoy the band's twist on these legendary songs!"

Tracklisting:

Side A: Judas Priest
“Night Crawler”
“Starbreaker”
“Genocide”
“Invader”
“Never Satisfied”

Side B: Iron Maiden
“Murders In The Rue Morgue”
“Prowler”
“Flash Of The Blade”
“The Evil That Men Do”
“Stranger In A Strange Land”
“Total Eclipse”

“Invader”:

Six Feet Under will be on tour this summer in Europe for a very special select run of dates. Chris Barnes comments: "Graveyard Classics The Tour begins June 30th and ends July 9th, with our return to the all powerful With Full Force festival!! Looking forward to that as well as playing an entire set list of cover songs on this tour - something we've never done before! It will prove to be a very special group of shows. If you're anywhere near these places this summer, make sure not to miss this!"

Tour dates:

June
30 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg

July
1 - Roitzschjora, Germany - With Full Force Festival
2 - Flensburg, Germany - Roxy
3 - Rostock, Germany - Alte Zuckerfabrik
4 - Hamburg, Germany - Bambi Galore
5 - Munchen, Germany - Backstage
6 - Innsbruck, Austria - PMK
7 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
8 - Pratteln , Switzerland - Z7
9 - Essen, Germany - Turok

Six Feet Under lineup:

Chris Barnes - vocals
Ray Suhy - guitars and bass
Josh Hall - drums