Six Feet Under and Exhorder

Exhorder, a thrash-groove metal band from New Orleans, formed in 1985. Known for their influential debut "Slaughter in the Vatican," they framed the Louisiana metal sound with tight, syncopated riffs.

Six Feet Under, a Tampa-based death metal band, is known for their heavy grooves and graphic lyrics by founder Chris Barnes. They gained fame globally with songs like "Maximum Violence," and their Graveyard Classics covers series includes death metal spins on rock and metal classics. Collaborations include Ice-T and Karyn Crisis. Albums like "True Carnage" charted well, while live performances bolstered their international reputation. Despite lineup changes, they continued to evolve with releases like "Nightmares of the Decomposed" and "Killing for Revenge," featuring a cover of "Hair of the Dog."