''Deviate'' is the second studio album by English
heavy metal band
Kill II This
Kill II This (sometimes typeset as Kill 2 This) are an English metal band from Manchester.
History Beginnings and ''Another Cross II Bare'' (1995–1997)
Kill II This blend extreme metal music with elements of dance music, hip hop/trip-h ...
, released on 6 October 1998 by
Visible Noise. The album is often considered to be one of their best.
Reception
''Rock Hard'' magazine approved of the album, comparing it to the music of
Clawfinger and
Machine Head
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. French metal band
Dagoba considered it one of their top-ten favourite
groove metal
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albums of all time in 2022.
Track listing
All lyrics written by and music composed by Mark Mynett.
Personnel
Content adapted from the album's liner notes.
Kill II This
* Matt Pollock – vocals
* Mark Mynett – guitar
* Caroline Campbell – bass
* Ben Calvert – drums
Other musical roles
*
Jeff Singer – session drums
* Robert "Taf" Girdlestone – narration
* DJ III Dom – scratching
* Sheila M Gott – female vocals
* Taylor Wilson – operatic vocals
*
Barney Greenway
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Greenway has stated his nickname "Barney" came fr ...
– additional vocals on "Freedom of Speech" and "The Flood"
Production, other roles
*
Andy Sneap – production, mixing
* Danny Sprigg – engineering
* Kevin Waddington – pre-production
* Ben Aquilina – art direction
Notes
References
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Nu metal albums by English artists
1998 albums
Visible Noise albums