Origin United States Labels Nuclear Blast Past members Dave Elitch Albums Killer Be Killed | Years active 2011–present Website killerbekilled.com Record label Nuclear Blast | |
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Associated acts Soulfly, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon, Antemasque, The Mars Volta, Converge Genres Groove metal, Thrash metal, Sludge metal, Metalcore Members Max Cavalera, Greg Puciato, Troy Sanders, David Elitch, Juan Montoya Profiles | ||
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Killer Be Killed is an American heavy metal supergroup founded by The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato and Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy/ex-Sepultura/Nailbomb frontman Max Cavalera in early 2011. The lineup also features Mastodon bassist and co-vocalist Troy Sanders and Converge drummer Ben Koller. The band had slowly been working on material before announcing its name in October 2013, along with their signing to Nuclear Blast. The group's self-titled debut record was released on May 13, 2014.
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History
The band was first announced in February 2011, when Metal Hammer reported news of Puciato and Cavalera planning a new project in the vein of Cavalera's Nailbomb band with Alex Newport in the mid 1990s. Shortly afterwards, The Mars Volta's Dave Elitch and Mastodon bassist Troy Sanders were announced to be part of the project. Converge bassist Nate Newton was originally eyed to be included in the project, but was unable to join, so Cavalera reached out to Sanders instead. Despite not yet having a name, the group entered the Fortress Studio in Los Angeles in September 2013 with producer Josh Wilbur.
In October 2013, the band revealed Killer Be Killed as their name and announced that their first album would be released through Nuclear Blast. In March 2014, an announcement confirmed that the band's debut album would be self-titled, Killer Be Killed, and would be released on May 13, 2014. On March 14, 2014, two songs from the upcoming eponymous debut, "Wings of Feather and Wax", and "Face Down" were made available for streaming.
In 2015, it was announced that Elitch left the band because of a dispute between the band members and managers (Ryan J. Downey, Nick Jon, Gloria Cavalera) and conflict of being in Antemasque as well. Converge drummer Ben Koller filled in for the band's live debut at Soundwave Festival and eventually became an official member.
Musical style
Commenting on the writing process of their first album, Cavalera told Decibel that the record will be "politically charged" and that the composition will be a merging of styles of each of its members. In a press release, Puciato characterizes the style, "It's a bit of Sabbath-y doom, a bit of thrash, a bit of hardcore and punk" continuing, "Of any of our bands, it sounds the furthest away from mine..."
Members
Accolades
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
Songs
Wings of Feather and WaxKiller Be Killed · 2014
Curb CrusherKiller Be Killed · 2014
Snakes of JehovahKiller Be Killed · 2014