The Killing Kind

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The Killing Kind
The Killing Kind cover
Studio album by Overkill
Released Mar 5, 1996
Recorded Sep – Oct, 1995
Carriage House Studio,
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Genre Thrash metal
Post-Thrash
Length 49:56
Label CMC International
Producer Overkill
Professional reviews
Overkill chronology
Wrecking Your Neck
(1995)
The Killing Kind
(1996)
!!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some
(1997)

The Killing Kind was the eighth full-length album released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1996. It was the first album to feature new guitarists Joe Comeau and Sebastian Marino.

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[edit] Overview

In 1995, both guitarists Rob Cannavino and Merritt Gant decided to leave Overkill; Cannavino to focus on motorcycle racing, and Gant to spend more time with his family. To everyone's surprise, Overkill then hired Joe Comeau, former singer of Liege Lord (now playing guitar). Comeau brought along former Anvil guitarist Sebastian Marino, with whom he had worked with in the past.

The new line up recorded The Killing Kind in 1996, again self-produced and mixed by Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Helloween). While staying well within the thrash genre, the album was a departure from its predecessor's more traditional thrash metal style and featured many modern elements, such as hardcore elements, while vocally some influences were even drawn from outside the rock and metal genres. Since Comeau was also a singer, backing vocals on The Killing Kind and subsequent albums were more elaborate and frequent than before, adding another new element to the band's sound.

Press response to The Killing Kind was very positive, but the album remains a hotly contested topic among the band's audience, with some longtime fans resistant to the new modern elements, while many others hailed The Killing Kind as one of the band's finest moments.

Overkill toured Europe twice in support of The Killing Kind, first in February 1996 with Megora and Accu§er, and then again in November with Anvil and Stahlhammer.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Battle" – 4:31
  2. "God-Like" – 4:11
  3. "Certifiable" – 3:25
  4. "Burn You Down/To Ashes" – 6:47
  5. "Let Me Shut That for You" – 5:19
  6. "Bold Face Pagan Stomp" – 5:42
  7. "Feeding Frenzy" – 4:13
  8. "The Cleansing" – 5:50
  9. "The Mourning After/Private Bleeding" – 4:36
  10. "Cold, Hard Fact" – 5:19

[edit] Personnel

  • D.D. Verni – Bass
  • Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – Vocals
  • Joe Comeau – Guitars, Vocals
  • Sebastian Marino – Guitars
  • Tim Mallare – Drums

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