Chris Barnes (born December 29, 1966) is an American musician mainly noted for his deep-throat vocals, explicitly violent lyrics. He was the founding vocalist and lyricist of the death metal band
Cannibal Corpse (from 1988 to 1995), later working as part of
Six Feet Under, and has appeared on the Finnish death metal band
Torture Killer's second album
Swarm!. Barnes designed the original Cannibal Corpse logo, the Six Feet Under logo and also created the artwork for
Warpath, released in 1997.