Terry Butler of
Tampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
,
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is the current bassist in the
death metalDeath metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band
ObituaryObituary is an American death metal band formed in 1984 in Tampa, Florida under the name Executioner, then changed the name's spelling to Xecutioner, and later changed their name to Obituary in 1988. The band comprises vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarists Trevor Peres and Ralph...
. He was also a member of
Six Feet UnderSix Feet Under is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes with guitarist Allen West of Obituary...
, Massacre and Death. He was credited on the Death albums
Spiritual HealingSpiritual Healing is the third album by death metal band Death, released in February 1990. This album is currently out of print but will be reissued by Relapse Records in 2011....
and
LeprosyLeprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era...
, though band leader
Chuck SchuldinerCharles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...
stated he played bass on the
Leprosy album, as Butler was unable to complete the bass tracks.
He is married with three children, and is brother-in-
law of bandmate
Greg GallGreg Gall, of Tampa, Florida, was the drummer for the death metal band, Six Feet Under. He does not play the classic death metal style of drumming...
.
Before he joined Six Feet Under, he was in Massacre with
Steve SwansonSteve Swanson, of Tampa, Florida, is the current lead guitarist for the death metal band, Six Feet Under. He took over guitar duties from Allen West . Allen left the band in late 1997. Before Steve joined he was in Massacre with Terry Butler on bass...
, the current guitar player of
Six Feet UnderSix Feet Under is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993. The band was originally a side project by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes with guitarist Allen West of Obituary...
. In an interview, he said: "I'd rather be popular in the underground, than be unknown in the mainstream."
Terry, along with
Kam LeeKam Lee is an American singer. He is best known for his vocal contributions to an early incarnation of Death in 1983–84, and later joined Massacre in 1985, founded and formed by Bill Andrews....
, Curtis Beeson, and Sam Williams, formed the band Denial Fiend, which he is still active in.
Equipment
- B.C.Rich Wave Bass
- B.C.Rich IronBird Bass
- Ibanez BTB Bass
- Ampeg SVT Head 8 x 10 Cabinet
- ibanez iceman bass
- peavey cirrus bass
- kxk bass guitar
Six Feet Under
- Haunted
Haunted is Six Feet Under's debut album. It was released on Metal Blade in 1995, after Barnes' departure from Cannibal Corpse.-Track listing:*All Songs Written By Chris Barnes & Allen West.#"The Enemy Inside" - 4:17#"Silent Violence" - 3:33...
(1995)
- Alive and Dead
Alive and Dead is Six Feet Under's first EP, released October 29, 1996. The EP compiles a handful of live songs culled from Six Feet Under's debut album, Haunted, and features three new studio tracks, including a cover of Judas Priest's "Grinder."...
(1996)
- Warpath
Warpath is Six Feet Under's second studio album. Tracks on this album include "Death or Glory", which is a cover of a song originally done by Holocaust and "4:20", a song 4:20 in length which, according to the liner notes, was recorded at 4:20 PM on April 20, 1997-Track listing:#"War Is Coming" –...
(1997)
- Maximum Violence
Maximum Violence is Six Feet Under's 3rd studio album. The Album goes back to Chris Barnes' roots in Cannibal Corpse with a more violent track listing...
(1999)
- Graveyard Classics
Graveyard Classics is a cover album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. It includes cover versions of such classic rock hits as "TNT" by AC/DC, "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, and "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix.-Track listing:...
(2000)
- True Carnage
True Carnage is the fourth album by death metal band Six Feet Under. The album contains fan favourites such as "The Day the Dead Walked", "One Bullet Left" and "Sick and Twisted".-Track listing:#"Impulse to Disembowel" - 3:11...
(2001)
- Bringer of Blood
Bringer of Blood is Six Feet Under's fifth studio album. Bringer of Blood contains fan favorites such as Amerika the Brutal, Murdered in the Basement, When Skin Turns Blue, and Bringer of Blood...
(2003)
- Graveyard Classics 2
Graveyard Classics 2 is the second cover album by Six Feet Under. It is an album cover version of AC/DC's 1980 album Back in Black.-Track listing:All Songs by Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young#"Hells Bells" – 5:11...
(2004)
- 13
13 is the sixth studio album by death metal band Six Feet Under. The album was released in 2005 on Metal Blade Records.-Track listing:#"Decomposition of the Human Race" – 3:42#"Somewhere in the Darkness" – 3:53#"Rest in Pieces" – 3:08...
(2005)
- Commandment
Commandment is the seventh album by death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released April 17, 2007, on Metal Blade Records. They have released videos for "Ghosts of the Undead" and "Doomsday"...
(2007)
- Death Rituals
Death Rituals is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. It was released on November 11, 2008 through Metal Blade Records. It is also available in a limited digipak edition with three live bonus tracks....
(2008)
- Graveyard Classics 3
Graveyard Classics III is the third cover album by Six Feet Under. It was released on January 19, 2010 on Metal Blade Records.The Album was Recored at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida...
(2010)
Massacre
- From Beyond
From Beyond is the first album by Massacre released in 1991 on Earache Records. The album was re-released with a different cover and the Inhuman Condition EP as bonus tracks....
(1991)
- Inhuman Condition
Not to be confused with the Sam Roberts' album The Inhuman ConditionInhuman Condition is an EP by Massacre. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records.-Track listing:# "Inhuman Condition" – 5:41# "Plains of Insanity" – 4:48...
(1992)
Death
- Leprosy
Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era...
(1988) (Was Creditied, but did not play)
- Spiritual Healing
Spiritual Healing is the third album by death metal band Death, released in February 1990. This album is currently out of print but will be reissued by Relapse Records in 2011....
(1990)