KILLER BE KILLED

Groove Metal • United States
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KILLER BE KILLED is an US groove/thrash metal act formed by Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY) and Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) in 2011. In 2012 they were joined by Dave Elitch (THE MARS VOLTA) and Troy Sanders (MASTODON). KILLER BE KILLED released their self-titled debut full-length studio album in May 2014.

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KILLER BE KILLED Killer Be Killed album cover 3.89 | 5 ratings
Killer Be Killed
Groove Metal 2014
KILLER BE KILLED Reluctant Hero album cover 3.31 | 4 ratings
Reluctant Hero
Groove Metal 2020

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KILLER BE KILLED Reluctant Hero

Album · 2020 · Groove Metal
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"Reluctant Hero" is the second full-length studio album by US alternative/groove metal act Killer Be Killed. The album was released through Nuclear Blast in November 2020. There´s been one lineup change since the 2014 eponymously titled debut album as drummer David Elitch (The Mars Volta) has been replaced by Ben Koller (All Pigs Must Die, Converge...etc.). The members remaining from the lineup who recorded the debut album are guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Nailbomb, Cavalera Conspiracy), bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders (Mastodon), and guitarist/vocalist Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan).

Stylistically the material on "Reluctant Hero" continues the alternative/groove metal sound of the debut album. Little has changed and the big attraction here is still how well playing the band are and that three different singers contribute to the music. Cavalera has his parts, but it´s predominantly Sanders and Puciato who are heard. The latter typically adding a melodic metalcore touch to the music. The tracks feature both groove, thrash, and more straight forward power chord riffs. The latter typically during the choruses of the songs. Koller is a skilled and energetic drummer, who understands exactly which grooves/beats are needed at any given point during a track.

The material are generally well written and relatively catchy (typically the tracks are 3-4 minutes long featuring regular vers/chorus structures), and while the tracks didn´t stick in my mind after my initial listening session, a couple of more spins helped and the tracks began to stand out a bit more. I still feel that some of the vocal melodies are on the simplistic side and the tracks could have been stronger with more interesting vocal melodies. Overall the tracks are well crafted though.

"Reluctant Hero" features a clear, detailed, and well sounding production job, which suits the material perfectly and upon conclusion it´s a good quality sophomore release by Killer Be Killed. It´s not an album which blows me away, but it´s a quality release on most parameters and a 3.5 star (70%) rating isn´t all wrong.

KILLER BE KILLED Killer Be Killed

Album · 2014 · Groove Metal
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"Killer Be Killed" is the self-titled debut full-length studio album by US alternative/thrash metal act Killer Be Killed. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Records in May 2014. Killer Be Killed was formed by Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) and Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Nailbomb, Cavalera Conspiracy) in early 2011. During 2012 they were joined by Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and Dave Elitch (The Mars Volta...among others). A bunch of quite prolific guys and I don´t hesitate to call Killer Be Killed a "supergroup".

Stylistically the music on "Killer Be Killed" is alternative/thrash/groove metal, with both harder edged and heavy thrashy riffing and more mainstream oriented melodic content. The band are really well playing and with no less than three vocalists sharing vocal duties on the album, the vocal part of the music is nicely varied. Max Cavalera sings his usual raw and aggressive type vocals, Troy Sanders is also pretty raw sounding yet a bit more melodic, and Greg Puciato delivers both clean sung and more aggressive "core" tinged vocals. The material are generally very energetic and played with both passion and conviction. Tracks like "Face Down", "Snakes of Jehova" and the melodic opening track "Wings of Feather and Wax" are some of the highligths on the album, but there are not a dull moment here or anything sub par.

"Killer Be Killed" is simply a quality release through and through. Intriguing and clever songwriting, convincing delivery, and a powerful and detailed sound production. However the greatest asset here is probably how well Killer Be Killed strike the balance between hard edged aggression and more melodic moments (even pop oriented at times). The latter mentioned moments are just on the right side of being saccharine, and the aggression is also kept on a leash, so that the music never becomes one-dimensionally savage. So-called "supergroup" projects don´t always work wonders. Sometimes the chemistry between the involved musicians just don´t burn through on the final product and sometimes the material written for the project aren´t strong enough. There can be many reasons for projects like this to fail, but once in a while a project like Killer Be Killed pops up and prove all negative "supergroup" theories wrong and thank you for that. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.

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