Six Feet Deep is loud. Pouring thick, chunky songs into forged steel arrangements, the gargled shoutings of Myk Porter convey a sense of urgency and emergency through their entire soph release, The Road Less Traveled. What's amazing is they transcend the genre--yes, there is enough hardcore here for everyone--but the members of Six Feet Deep pull it off artfully. No matter how hard the sledgehammer cracks against the immovable brick wall, hints of melody spout here and there. Guitar hooks, savage as they may be, force even the most reticent listener into full headbanging posture. And, most importantly, the soundtrack services the message well: These are dark musings on the nature of fake "Christians" who use the Gospel for their own ends; these are desperate pleas for mercy and grace; these are disappointed letters to fellow Brothers and Sisters who have lost their First Love. Some will find The Road Less Traveled a bitter pill to swallow, but medicine is like that.