''Killbox 13'' is the 12th studio album by
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Overkill, released in 2003. It is the first album with rhythm guitarist Derek Tailer. The name stems from the fact that the band considers this to be their thirteenth release because they include the ''
Overkill EP'' as their first, or that they had released the covers album ''
Coverkill
''Coverkill'' is a cover album released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1999. The album consists of cover songs by artists that influenced the band, including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Kiss, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Ramones, Se ...
'', which would have been their eleventh studio album. "Well, it is the thirteenth, but it's only really the thirteenth for people who followed the band. There was an EP called ''
Overkill'' back in '84...", said Bobby Ellsworth.
''Killbox 13'' received much critical acclaim because some of the songs marked a return to the raw unpolished thrash style exhibited on the first album ''Feel The Fire'', which Overkill had gradually moved away from afterwards.
Track listing
Credits
*Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – lead vocals
*D.D. Verni – bass, backing vocals
*Dave Linsk – lead guitar
*Derek Tailer – rhythm guitar
*Tim Mallare – drums
Production
* Produced by Colin Richardson and
Overkill
Charts
References
External links
Official OVERKILL Site
Overkill (band) albums
2003 albums
Spitfire Records albums
Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)
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