Six Feet Deep was an American

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and heavy metal band started in 1991, which became popular in the mid-west United States due to success of their debut album. A review on ''

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'' of the band's album, ''

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'' was a 10/10 review. Their second album, ''

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'', made

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's No. 5 on the "Metalcore Bible: Part 1".

History

The band started in 1991, with members Myk Porter, Tom Wohlfield, Matt Simmons, and Mike Shaffer. They recorded their first demo, which was titled ''Self EP'' and ''

'' with this line-up. Johnny Amanse joined the band for a brief time and decided to leave to spend more time with his family. Shaffer and Simmons left the band and were replaced by

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and Matt Traxler, who recorded on ''

''. The band disbanded due to Porter wanting to change the band's musical style. Porter and Traxler later went on to form

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, with Bryan Gray going on to join

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, and

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Members

Last known line-up *Myk Porter – vocals (1991–1997) *Matt Traxler – guitar (1996–1997) *Mike Shaffer – guitar (1991–1997) *

– bass (1996–1997) *Tom A. Wohlfield – drums, percussion (1991–1997) Former members *Matthew Alan Simmons – bass (1991–1996) *Johnny Amanse – guitar (1994–1995) Live musicians *Daren Diolosa – guitar (1994)

Discography

Studio albums * ''Struggle'' (1994;

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) * ''The Road Less Traveled'' (1997) EPs * ''Self EP'' (1992;

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)

References

External links

R.E.X. Records article that mentioned Six Feet Deep
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