最初由Cannibal Corpse乐队的主唱Chris Barnes和Obituary乐队的吉他手Allen West组合而成的玩票乐队Six Feet Under，在Barnes与其原乐队伙伴关系闹僵之后正式成立。前Death乐队的贝司手Terry Butler和鼓手Greg Gall加入后，Six Feet Under在1995年发行了他们的首张专辑《Haunted》。而Barnes也停止了与Cannibal Corpse的合作关系。Six Feet Under在1996年录制了一张EP《Alive and Dead》，1997年录制专辑《Warpath》。第三张专辑《Maximum Violence》在1999年出炉。紧接着一年是《Graveyard Classics》，而2001年的《True Carnage》请来了Ice-T加入说唱。2002年，发行《Double Dead》，2003年发行《 Bringer of Blood》，2004年发行《Graveyard Classics, Vol. 2》，2005年发行《13 and the Decade in the Grave box》，2007年发行全新大碟《Commandment》。

Originally a side project for Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes and former Obituary guitarist Allen West, Six Feet Under eventually became a full-time proposition when friction between Barnes and his other bandmates became too much to bear. Featuring ex-Death bassist Terry Butler and drummer Greg Gall in the rhythm section, Six Feet Under issued their debut album, Haunted, in 1995. Barnes subsequently quit Cannibal Corpse, and Six Feet Under issued the stopgap EP Alive and Dead in 1996 to tide fans over until the following year's full-length, Warpath. Third album Maximum Violence appeared in 1999. Graveyard Classics followed a year later and 2001's True Carnage featured guest vocals from Ice-T. Double Dead arrived in 2002, followed by Bringer of Blood in 2003, Graveyard Classics, Vol. 2 in 2004, 13 and the Decade in the Grave box in 2005, and the all-new Commandment in 2007.