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The Killing Kind

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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.

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.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Overkill

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

Personnel

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

Details

• Recorded September – October, 1995 at Carriage House Studio, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
• Produced by Overkill
• Mixed by Chris Tsangarides and Overkill
• Engineered by Andy Katz, John Montagnese, and Phil Magnotti
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisc, New York City, USA

Trivia

• The audio samples for the song "Battle" were taken from the feature film Batman Returns. The dialog is from a scene between Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Max Shreck (Christopher Walken).

External links

• Official OVERKILL Site
• Overkill Lyrics