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Overkill - Killbox 13


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=Staff's pick

Devil By The Tail*
Damned*
No Lights
The One
Crystal Clear
The Sound Of Dying
Until I Die
Struck Down*
Unholy
I Rise


Genre Thrash Metal
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
Vocals
Tracks 10
Dave Linsk
Guitar
Runningtime 49 Min.
Derek Tailer
Guitar
Label Spitfire
D.D. Verni
Bass
Release 24 March 2003
Tim Mallare
Drums
Country USA
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Keyboards
Similar artists Testament, Flotsam & Jetsam

Killbox 13 by Overkill is a real display of strenght. The thrashband that has been holding on since the early eighties has in my opinion done four albums in the later half of the nineties that have been a bit disapointing and thats also been far away from what they are capable of.

But with Killbox 13 they more than restore their honour, this album is not far from earlier masterpieces like Horrorscope (1991) or W.F.O. (1994).
The album kicks off with the heavy as hell track Devil By The Tail and then it just keeps on going only to increase at the end with Struck Down, a killer track to be compared with classics like Elimination (The Years Of Decay ´89) and Wrecking Crew (Taking Over ´87). Moving on to the mighty second to last track Unholy that just as well could be taken from the album W.F.O, and to then nicely round it of with the raw I Rise.

It´s a hungry Overkill that´s delivering thrashmetal without compromises straight through the entire album with a material that is better than in a long time making Killbox 13 a pure pleasure for the listener.

See also review of: Wrecking Everything , RelixIV

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Summary



9 chalices of 10 - Thomas

Related links:

www.wreckingcrew.com
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