Jack Owen (born December 6, 1967) is an American guitarist and a member of the death metal band Six Feet Under.[1][2] He was one of the founding members of Cannibal Corpse. He also had a stint with Deicide—another influential and long-running Florida death metal band—with whom he recorded four albums..[3][4] In 2007, Owen played shows with Adrift before joining Order of Ennead at times when their guitarist, John Li, was unavailable.[5]
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Born | Akron, New York, U.S. | December 6, 1967
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Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Century Media |
Member of | Six Feet Under |
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Career
editEarly life
editOwen recalls a cassette dub of Kiss' album Alive is what initially got him into heavy metal music and playing guitar. He experimented on his father's acoustic guitar before ultimately purchasing his own.[6]
Cannibal Corpse
editOwen was originally in a band called Beyond Death with Alex Webster before forming Cannibal Corpse. They started off playing Metallica and Beastie Boys covers.[7]
He stayed with the band from their formation in 1988 until 2004 when he left because he wanted to move on, as stated in the Centuries of Torment DVD.
Deicide
editOwen joined Deicide in 2004. His first release with the band was 2006's The Stench of Redemption. Owen left Deicide in 2016. He claims it stemmed from a dispute over writing credit with drummer Steve Asheim. Owen claims to have "walked out and ghosted them".[8]
Six Feet Under
editDiscography
editCannibal Corpse
edit- Eaten Back to Life (1990)
- Butchered at Birth (1991)
- Tomb of the Mutilated (1992)
- Hammer Smashed Face (1993)
- The Bleeding (1994)
- Vile (1996)
- Gallery of Suicide (1998)
- Bloodthirst (1999)
- Live Cannibalism (2000)
- Gore Obsessed (2002)
- Worm Infested (2003)
- The Wretched Spawn (2004)
Deicide
edit- The Stench of Redemption (2006)
- Till Death Do Us Part (2008)
- To Hell with God (2011)
- In the Minds of Evil (2013)
Six Feet Under
edit- Nightmares of the Decomposed (2020)
- Killing for Revenge (2024)
Adrift
edit- Absolution (2007)
Estuary
edit- Played bass live in 2007 on European tour.
Attack
edit- Fade Away 2009
Grave Descent
edit- Grave Descent MCD 2011
Tennessee Murder Club
edit- Sessions, "The Pact" 2013 Full Length Release
References
edit- ^ "Guitarist Jack Owen Joins Former Cannibal Corpse Bandmate in Six Feet Under". Loudwire. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Chris Barnes: How Jack Owen Came To Join Six Feet Under". Blabbermouth.net. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Deicide Quietly Replaces Guitarist Jack Owen With Monstrosity's Guitarist". Metal Injection. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "Deicide Drummer On Jack Owen's Departure: 'He Kind Of Left One Day And Just Never Came Back'". Blabbermouth.net. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Order of Ennead".
- ^ "RichardMetalFan Interviews! Ep. 240: Jack Owen of Six Feet Under". YouTube. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "RichardMetalFan Interviews! Ep. 240: Jack Owen of Six Feet Under". YouTube. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "RichardMetalFan Interviews! Ep. 240: Jack Owen of Six Feet Under". YouTube. March 27, 2024.