Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under was one of the oldest punk/hardcore bands, who were active from around 1980-1983. They are not related to the metal band of the same name. They apparently only released one tape, which is very hard to find.

Members

• Ray Morris - Vocals
• Don DeLouise (deceased) - Guitar
• Mike Mockenhaupt - Bass
• Mike McDonough - Bass (2nd)
• Sammy ____ - Drums (1st one?)
• Tom ___ - Drums (2nd one?)
• Alan "Bagelface" Blum - Drums (deceased)

Releases

• Demo Tape
  • 8 Tracks Total
  • Tracks include Hide Out, Prison Camp and What the Fuck?
  • Recorded/Released between September 1981 & February 1982
  • Reviewed in CR #19

Memorable Shows

• October 5, 1980 at O'Banion's, with Strike Under
• October 1, 1981 at O'Banion's, with Husker Du
• January 8, 1983 at Metro with The Misfits
• January 13, 1983 at Club 950, with The Rocket 88s
• Opened up for the Misfits at Misfits, the band and the venue
• Opened up for The Damned at COD
• November 24 1981 opening for the Effigies @ EXIT! along with somebody else (maybe)

Notes

• A "newer" song (circa 1/1983) was Shut Up!
• A bassist's (likely Mike) last show was 1/8/1983 because of school

External Links

• Windycitypunk messageboard thread
• Marie Kanger-Born's live Six Feet Under pics
• Secret History of Chicago Music article on 6 Feet Under from 2016
• "1984" posted by Mike McDonough on YouTube
• "Hideout" posted by Mike McDonough on YouTube
• "Joke's On You" posted by Mike McDonough on YouTube