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Killer Be Killed (album)

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Released
  
May 9, 2014

Producer
  
Josh Wilbur

Label
  
Nuclear Blast

Recorded
  
September 2013 Fortress Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Genre
  
Groove metal, sludge metal

Length
  
45:46 (w/out Bonus Track)

Killer Be Killed is the debut studio album from the supergroup Killer Be Killed featuring Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Max Cavalera of Soulfly/ex-Sepultura, Troy Sanders of Mastodon, and Dave Elitch of the Mars Volta. It was recorded in September 2013 at Fortress Studio in Los Angeles, CA and released May 9, 2014 on Nuclear Blast Records. The album reached No. 58 on the U.S. Billboard 200 during its first week of release and sold around 5,500 copies.

Contents

Credits

  • Greg Puciato – vocals, guitar
  • Max Cavalera – vocals, guitar
  • Troy Sanders – vocals, bass guitar
  • David Elitch – drums, percussion
  • Juan Montoya – additional guitar
  • Josh Wilbur – production, mixing, mastering, engineering
  • Paul Suarez – engineering
  • Monte Conner – A&R
  • Ryan Clark – art direction, design
  • Glen La Ferman – band photography
  • Reception

    Killer Be Killed has been well received by critics. Writing for All About The Rock, Zack Slabbert said "From the opening track till the closing track this album thrusts into your mind and takes over. The vocals, guitaring, drumming and bass on this album is flawless." Alkahest of MetalSucks writes that Killer be Killed "is a proper culmination of influences that represents each member’s artistic lineage and talents in a manner that does each act’s legacy justice."

    References

    Killer Be Killed (album) Wikipedia